ative function, as theartist availed himself of my substantialexistence to make several drawings andat least one clay model of an individualwhose pen (alas !) is not the instrumentreferred to in the proverb exalting thewriter above the soldier. The artist sur-prised me by the precision and… … : A VALLEY IN THE SOUTH DOWNSBY JOHN LITTLEJOHNS, R.B.A.27 JOHN LITTLEJOHNS, R.B.A. or bust. I was very familiar with theemergence of a good drawing out of amess of misdirected lines, but I found itfascinating (if melancholy) to watch anartist produce, at the prompting of anexacting self-criticism…
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