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Line & form (1921)

Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 · London : G. Bell · leaf 35

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EXPRESSION OF MOVEMENTeach figure takes the hne of the curve of a wave.The wave-Hne, indeed, may be said not only tosuggest movement, but also to describe its direc-tion and force. It is, in fact,//^^ line of movement.The principle may be seen in a simpler way, asHogarth points out in his Analysis… … • EFFECT • Of • WINt> i UPOK -TRi^tS r trate this recurrence of lines in the same directiogoverning their general shape ; and as each treis forced to spread in the direction away from thiwind, the effect is that of their being always struggling against its pressure even in the calmeweather; and…

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