Art in America : a critical and historical sketch (1880)
Benjamin, S. G. W. (Samuel Greene Wheeler), 1837-1914 · New York : Harper & Brothers · leaf 66
mn and majestic landscapes as The Edge of the Forest, in theCorcoran Gallery at Washington. The art of Durand is wholly national;few of our painters owe less to foreign inspiration. Here he learned thevarious arts that gave him a triple fame, here he found the subjects forhis compositions, and his… … i\OON BY THE SEASHORE. BEVERLY BEACH.—[j. F. KENSETT.] erent spirit and lofty poetic impulses, John F. Kensett holds a command-ing position. Like Durand, he began his career with the burin, and afterworking for the American Bank-note Company, drifted into painting.Circumstances seem to have favored…
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