Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 · London : G. Bell · leaf 142
is intended to suggest cupboard love, and there isa portentously large pitcher of ale in reserve onthe bench. But note the clever arrangement ofthe masses and lines, and how the lines of the 122 VALUE OF RECURRING LINEseat and the curves of the terminating scroll arere-echoed in the lines of the… … arched recess in the curves of the wings whichfollow it. There is also a charming corbel of a half-figureof an angel, which, though somewhat defaced,shows the architectural sense very strongly in itsdesign—the vertical droop of the wing-feathersinclosing the figure repeating and continuing…
Drawing · Decoration and ornament
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