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 328
sthe tawdry dresses beautiful. It is this handhng which givesinterest to Courbets many portraits of himself, and to his studyheads. The Man with the Leathern Belt, the Spinner, the Fan* Dutchwoman, do not need excuses for their craftsman-ship in any society. They have a quahty in places like… … GUSTAVE COURBET 209 It is true tiiat the work is often unequal. Coui-bet was apoor critic of what he did. To him it was all marvelous andadmii-able, and when the pure color was false in tone, or thebroad brush-work out of place, he was extremely likely to leaveit so, and insist that it was perfect.…
Painters -- France · Painting, French · Painting -- Reproduction
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