Some principles of every-day art: introductory chapters on the arts not fine (1890)
Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910 · London, Batsford · leaf 92
ts which, howeverbright, lose themselves at some little distance in ahaze of soft colour, and only reveal the design thatmay be there when you come closer and look for it.The difficulty is in inventing a pattern that shall notbe insignificant, nor yet beckon your attention. The The Use in… … Backgruund pattern. We see frequently, set in excellent cabinet work,panels of so trivial a character as to cast suspicion 8o Every-day Art. over the whole work, and make it hard to believethat the workmanship has been conscientious andcareful up to that point, and has failed only justwhere it…
Decoration and ornament
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