French art, classic and contemporary, painting and sculpture (1901)
Brownell, W. C. (William Crary), 1851-1928 · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 151
tude of poise, and poise is perhapsthe one essential element of criticism. In a word, that catho-licity of sensitiveness which may be called mere impression-ism, behind which there is no body of doctrine at all, is moretruly critical than intolerant depreciation or unreflecting en-thusiasm. The… … ..... i.. V ^Rl: AS....-,, _t:MOXTU.DEN FOUNDATIONS ■^ ROMANTIC PAINTING It is temptingly simple to deny all importance to painterswho are not poetic painters. And the temptation is especiallyseductive when the prosaic painters are paralleled by such adistinguished succession of their truly poetic…
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