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 56
corative effectand general balance, and no one part forces itself upon yourattention, yet individual figures are exquisitely beautiful intheir shghtly simplified but adequate drawing. The color isquiet and less strong than in earher work, but not withoutfullness and beauty. Opposite it stands the… … THE HEMICYCLE (DETAII/). BY PUVIS DE CHAVANNES SORBONNE, PARIS PIERRE-CECILE PUVIS DE CHAVANNES 25 perhaps, as in the Ave, Picardia Nutrix,— it could not wellbe finer,— but one misses the charm of detail and the refine-ment of foiin. Discarding our modern reahsm, Puvis has goneback as far as…
Painters -- France · Painting, French · Painting -- Reproduction
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