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The W. Martin Johnson school of art. Elementary instruction in color, perspective, lights and shadows, pen drawing and composition (1909)

Johnson, William Martin, 1862- [from old catalog] · New York city · leaf 116

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ntastic figures are so cleverly arranged that weoverlook the grotesque drawing. To be sure, the un-usual is to be sought for in composition, but an appar-ent straining for sensational effects is to be deplored. The highest phase in art is the expression of theimagination. Semiconsciously the… … in WI—I Q < o C/2 H—I o Oh pq _A ^s _ _ - - — - -- ---^^^^H —- ■^M ^1 •^s ^Pli ^^^^ii fc.^^ Composition showing horizon line high in picture We deal with a living world, and if an artist suc-ceeds in giving us the essence and character of thingswe may be lenient about technique. There is no…

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