Modern french masters; a series of biographical and critical reviews by American artists (1896)
Van Dyke, John Charles, 1856-1932 ed · New York, The Century co. · leaf 184
, even among the humblest surroundings, has triumphed.And in French art one of those who made possible this triumphwas Corot. Trained as he was in the Classic school, he wasnevertheless as devoted to the humble things of natme, thewillows, the grasses, the httle pools, the straw-thatched cot-tages,… … JEAN-BAPTISTE-CAMILLE COROT II3 art that is exceptionally individual and personal in its spirit.It shows, of course, his constant dependence on natui-e, bi;tbeyond that it shows the charm of a simple-minded, frank,loyal character. His art to many is a painted music. It is lyricand suggestive in the…
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