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Modern French Masters

By Marie Van Vorst

2019-03-07 01:58:09

The death of this great frescoist and painter leaves a place unfilled. He has had no equal, no predecessor, and his successor is not easy to name. To produce this original genius, whose grandiose, sublime, yet simple productions appeal not only to th ... Read more
The death of this great frescoist and painter leaves a place unfilled. He has had no equal, no predecessor, and his successor is not easy to name. To produce this original genius, whose grandiose, sublime, yet simple productions appeal not only to the artist and the critic, but to the peasant, who stands long and enthralled before the Ste. Geneviève of the Panthéon, is the creation of half a century, and due to peculiar circumstances of time and race. He was a great man as well as a great painter; his temperament full of sun and humour, his soul calm and of crystalline clearness. Less

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File size1594.602 KB
Print pages212
PublisherPublic Domain Book
Publication date2010-02-22
LanguageEnglish
ISBN1372906932
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Marie Van Vorst
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Marie Van Vorst (November 23, 1867 — December 16, 1936) was an American writer, researcher, volunteer during World War I, and painter.Marie Louise Van Vorst was born in New York City, the daughter o...

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