American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects (1889) (14596279769)

Identifier: americanartamer01mont (find matches)
Title: American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Montgomery, Walter
Subjects: Art Artists Art
Publisher: Boston, E.W. Walker & co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries



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kethe most extravagant fic-tion. Next to Fortuny, weturn to his brother-in-law, Raymundo Madrazo,whose perception of therequirements of his com-positions is only equalledby his power to expressthem. His Dancing ofthe yalco, in the Palaceof Pclato, Seville, is a marvellously painted picture, and in nothing more so than in the multi-tude of varying tints and hues the artist has successfully and harmoniously employed. Belongingto the same school of luxuriant Spanish colorists is Villegas, who on a small panel (9 in. X 12 in.)has produced a hand bouquet of chrome and orange, bluish white and bluish gray, light greensand dark greens, olives and purples, which is bewitching in its intensity. The subject of thepicture, Spanish Recreations, is shown by one of the sketches which illustrate this paper. Thereis a fervor in these Spanish brushes that is very fascinating, and one can see the passion of thelove-song and the stiletto through every touch. At the same time, as a school, these painters
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A Summer Stroll. — By BoldinlPen-and-Ink Sketch by James D. Smillie. — From a Photograph. AMERICAN ART 119 can hardly exert a healthy influence, for they fail to possess those higher ethical qualities whichshould always be the aim of true and enduring efforts. Although not of the Spanish school proper, yet holding a near relation to it, is Boldini,whose Summer Stroll is given on the preceding page. In his manner he almost borders on thegrotesque, here placing a thick dab of paint with the palette knife, and there leaving the canvaswholly uncovered ; yet his effects are good, and the luminosity of his pictures very remarkable.In the present example the grasses fairly sparkle with the mornings dew. Not unlike Boldiniin style, but much stronger, firmer, and purer, is Firmin Girard, who has well depicted twolovely Japanese maidens, elaborately and elegantly robed, reclining full length on the bank of astream, feeding a bevy of ducks. Mr. Gibson possesses excellent specimens of those t