Goodyear, W. H. (William Henry), 1846-1923 · Meadville, Pa. : Flood and Vincent · leaf 292
choice of subject.Millets well-known greatness consists in the devotion of hisart to the life of the French peasantry—but observe that it isalways the serious side of the peasant life that he has givenus. It is not the peasant in holiday dress or makingmerry. The life of toil, the dignity, the… … Fig. 187.—A Great Gale. Winslow Homer. Photographed for this work at theColumbian Exposition, by permission of the Artist and Owner. the position of the modern artist, viz., the point of viewwhich concerns his purpose and his thought. It is easiestto illustrate this point of view when we are…
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