Word: artiste
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Manet "Still Life of Fish," lent by Messrs. Durand-Ruel, there is an intensity of visual effect that startles. Here is no philosophizing or sentimentality. The artist sees with eyes more widely open than most of us. In contrast to this the Gauguin Still Life--the Table with Fruit and Flowers, lent by Mr. John T. Spaulding. Here the artist is in a tender mood which is something of a surprise...
...Spaulding has lent some of the very fine things in the exhibition. His pictures--eighteen in all--have a general high level of quality. His "Still Life" by Matisse is a daring picture. The artist is interested only in colour and pattern. It is subtle and defies accepted rules. On analysis it proves, like some of the most interesting music of the period, to be made up of discords of color rather than harmonies...
Countless requests that a new likeness he made of Professor Copeland led to a popular subscription. Instant response was made by many friends and graduates; in a short time the required amount had been raised and Mr. Hopkinson engaged as artist. The work is now on exhibition at the Gild of Boston Artists at 162 Newbury Street...
...Dauphine. He knew nothing of singing but he knew the stage and passionately probed all the great roles to their depths. He too loved Helma and had much to give. He gave it all and died. And Helma went on alone, only she was taller than before, and an artist...
...textiles to exquisite chapter headings, from designs taken from the mosaics of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome to sketches similar to one entitled "William Morris speaking from a wagon in Hyde Park, May 1, 1894." The drawings were intended for reproduction and many of them bear, in the artist's handwriting, instructions to the engraver and frequently the words: "Return to Walter Crane: 18 Holland St., Kensington...