French art, classic and contemporary, painting and sculpture (1901)
Brownell, W. C. (William Crary), 1851-1928 · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 333
o many Ledas and Susannahs andQuand-INIemes and Gloria Victis. And its penchant forRenaissance canons only emphasizes the absolute common-place of many of these. On the other hand, if Houdons felicitous harmony of styleand individual force are forgotten, there is hardly any recog-nized succession… … THE NEW YORKIPOBUCUBRART, MsiKm,Lsma. TORr I strax I ACADEMIC SCULPTURE instances scarcely the decorum of those splendid artists. Muchof the sculpture which figures at the yearly Salons is, to besure, the absolute negation of style; its main characteristic isindeed eccentricity; its main virtues,…
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