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Line & form (1921)

Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 · London : G. Bell · leaf 194

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give them relief by filling in theground by a series of waved lines to suggest theribbed sand. Add a few dots to soften and varythe effect, and we get a pattern of a certainbalance and consistency (No. i, p. 177). With the more varied and complex floral form,but treated in a very abstract way,… … RELIEF UPON A DIAPERED GROUND : BRASS OF MARTINDE VISCH, BRUGES, 1452. •75 RELIEF OF FORM BY LINEAR SHADINGgroups of three slightly radiated vertical strokes(No. 2, p. 177). A pattern of two elements,again, may be formed in a still more simple wayby linear contrast, as in No. 3, where the…

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