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Nature's laws and the making of pictures (1903)

Wyllie, W. L. (William Lionel), 1851-1931 · London, E. Arnold · leaf 42

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more behind the horizon, peep-ing up half hidden, and at last disappearing behindthe sea altogether. Then take the wet sand : itslopes away towards the sea ; its vanishing-line issomewhere about the hull of the nearest boat, foryou notice that the sails of the distant craft arereflected in its… … When wading figures are introduced intopictures, it is quite a common thing to see thempainted with the surface of the water cutting themat various heights, as though some of them werestanding in holes in the sand. It is true that innature the water deepens suddenly at times, butin this case the…

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