the colors, thedistinction of the gray background, the precious aspect of thewhole vision, which seems to have been created rather thanpainted, so mysterious are the means employed, so perfect theartists power of expression, so intense the evocation of beauty,of exquisiteness, and of color… … NOCTURNE IN BLUE AND SILVER—FRAGMENT OF OLD BATTERSEA BRIDGE.From the painting by James McNeil Whistler. AMERICAN ARTISTS AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION. 89 In presence of an artistic vision of such refinement as TheBalcony, I feel inclined to anticipate none of the restrictionswhich the inopportune…
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