arts exhibition notes - harmonies - nocturnes messrs dowdeswell london 1884

7/30/2019 Arts Exhibition Notes - Harmonies - Nocturnes Messrs Dowdeswell London 1884

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me11CJ . _wlleu l le go; la ~ - B h e e t & 1M r J V h i n l Ge.llery ia full ot illustrations 1o bis""'iliitlietio , full of worka of a master (we do not deny it), but of a ll.la8Uir wbo hu ou.ly beenatblmpting begitwiuga, and who haa not por- 'Huaded us tbat hia commenoeweut8 are u a l tofinisheci wo:ko. Ouemight u well .ear t.hat thejotteci, blurred., bloited liuea whiah S.helle;rscrswled m the pine folellt of RavelUla wereiin.iahed poem11lte the,. Wi&cb of.Atlaa," aa usethe o ~ " tlnished 11 in appli010tion &o Mr.W , brilliant notes aud scri.bbles. ThevIU'6 emineuUy clevbl' and afrootive jottinga,' putthey are tbe kit.!d of thillga wbicl& arti8&8 donot U.!lllally 6%hibit. and whicb ~ l l a p e thepublio willlook oa ratb.ar aa o u r i 0 8 l t i ~ h a n ..Jaspaintings or dnwiDga. Howevu, !!'!";;!:t!ft~ m s to be 1 3 t i s f 3 ~ aud expreaaea fthua in a. plea.sant moreol of prose. whioh bewrite"s aa wellns ~ U ~ y a " literary ma.n " -'l'he l!lUtolpiece ehollld appea.r o.; \he fiower to th1lpainto:-perteet. in itabu.d a.s lD 1ta bloom, wilh uorea-sou to !!Jtl'l&io ita r e a e ~ ~ < : e - 1 1 o ID3&Oil to f lU i l - joyto thearnet, a delusiou to the pbtlauthropiet, = ~t.he bot..uiat, tD &eeiolut of ~ o & ~ a ~ W ! i Ud 'to lile lit.ll.vy maD.Thele ia perhape_no uon to explam the~ n o e of l l r t ~ Y l ~ ' 3 J ' ' " uotee " in Bond-:Btreet, ucept that flf are tes.t for theatti.stlJ' briof aerwoD 011 est.betica. O ber

wiae they 111.-.e so fu lll&8torpieeee t.hat theyhave emphatiaally no misaio11 to faltil. Weshall uow pl'


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MK.m b : : i n ~ . na '" lntyenr s show, n. mr.nacnant. wh051l (nc.., and: clothca nre in esact. :oc..:.,ru with tho whitCP, the r n y s , aml lh., 11ah -tinls um tbu wnlla andiuruiture. Wo lill uu ) l r. tho juatice to:Wmit o( all b i" exhibit;- thi.s yuun:; " '"" is the

m u ; ~ true tu aaturc. \\ bether tho cclobrntcdcritic who on .; u accu.octl a b u w artiat, who ah:Ul1be oamel""" ! P . ' c a ~ thou;h 11;,. uame be, o( .. shyia '-'a pot of pa 'aa t ' at hiA camas, will Ji..:ocr ju.oti hcation for a similar churo i11 tho prcs.,nt c>llcctiol\re m .. us t o bo accn. Uur conccru 8 ,. i tl1 lll r .'1Whi:it'.er, who. still "'' evcr, huvorl! botwwu tho Anblimo allll tho rioliculuua, wu h1on tbe w h o ~ l o a r:other I O ~ r t m g " l(rnvit:t.,, n tu tho btter t h ~ n t tbe former . Ccrt.1in ,,11 h works ar.. ery bt-autiful ; Cl'rl:lin a ru loO1 laugh.ahly the TC\'01'3e tha' it is :ocarccly posaihlo l l l1 n:utaiu onu'a;l'l\vity in tho ooutewpbtion of thcm.&>me of tho "hunnunica aro autliciently bar1monioua ; othcrs louk aa thou:h thcy ha(\ becn1cumpo$eu .. whon ll lusic, he:\\euly mail, ,....,..1young,'' :mu ere yet sbo h:11l tintu t mnstor hcrarLl. hat m o a ~ 1'\IVUkl'l wou.Ier is that a raintcr ol.i\fr. mus unucniable a b i l i ~ y au.I ln!lh :.mbition shoulu licom i t conducivo to hia fama t.u


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arts exhibition notes - harmonies - nocturnes messrs dowdeswell london 1884

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