Pictorial composition and the critical judgment of pictures; a handbook for students and lovers of art (1903)
Poore, Henry Rankin, 1859-1940 · New York, The Baker & Taylor co · leaf 173
suresare all well defined. There are schemes of muchdark and little light, or the reverse, or an even[ 155] PICTORIAL COMPOSITION division, and in each case the balance of lightand dark is sustained ; for when there is littledark its accenting power is enhanced and whenlittle light is allowed, it,… … The View-Metee.what is to be the scheme of light and shade ?The direction or source of the light helps a de-cision. The illumination of the subject is a studymost easily proceeded with by induction, fromparticular cases to general conclusions. The effectiveness of the first of the two re-versible…
Composition (Art) · Art criticism
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