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Nr. 105 (November, 1905)
DOI Artikel:Halton, Ernest G.: The Staats Forbes collection, [1], The Barbizon pictures
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The Staats Forbes Collection
to the right of the picture, and the small tree in the
centre, is suggested the tremulous quivering move-
ment so characteristic of Corot.
The Bathers is another canvas of rare beauty.
It is an evening scene, vibrating with shimmering
atmosphere and full of poetic expression. The
brown and green hues of the trees show great depth
and beauty of colour, while the dark clouds seen
through the trees are penetrated here and there by
patches of blue sky and the delicate light of the
afterglow. Expressive also of this the most beauti-
ful side of Corot’s art is The Finish of the Day, a
small picture teeming with tender sentiment.
In The Mountain Milkmaid, cool greys and
greens are blended together with exquisite feeling •
and in the impressive canvas called Bef ose beauti-
ful expression is given to the mysteryand silenceof
the approach of night.
The small Panorama of Rouen gives us an
unfamiliar pbase of Corot’s art. The feeling of dis-
tance and vaporous mist is here admirably rendered.
Vibrating with atmosphere is The Pond of the
Ville d’Avray. The spot, situated on the hill
between St. Cloud and Versailles, was especially
dear to Corot; for there, during his early years, he
spent the suramer days contemplating the mys-
teries of nature, and receiving those impressions
which inspired him in his work. In this picture
the mellow light is reflected in the whole scene,
and gives a warmth and richness which is
charming. Another landscape of fine quality, The
Village on the Lake, should also be mentioned.
The stern grandeur of Rousseau’s art contrasts
strongly with the tender sentiment which charac-
terises the pictures just described. To him nature
was full of wonderful mysteries, which his passionate
spirit longed to unravel. Nothing was more im-
portant to his mind than the true manifestation of
life. He says, “ Let us make a man breathe, a
tree really vegetate.” And thus we see in his
works magnificent trees that instantly make us
feel that they live, massive oaks that show them-
selves the monarchs of the forest; and we realise
that for him the trees and stones and rivers have
become living personalities.
In the Staats Forbes Collection Rousseau is
represented by at least one masterpiece, the noble
View of the Valley of Bas Meudon. This work, in
its loftiness of conception, its sincerity and strength,
and its grandeur and solemnity, is worthy to rank
•‘AFTER THE STORM ”
42
(By fermission of Messrs. Thos. Bgnezv er Sons)
BY N. DIAZ
to the right of the picture, and the small tree in the
centre, is suggested the tremulous quivering move-
ment so characteristic of Corot.
The Bathers is another canvas of rare beauty.
It is an evening scene, vibrating with shimmering
atmosphere and full of poetic expression. The
brown and green hues of the trees show great depth
and beauty of colour, while the dark clouds seen
through the trees are penetrated here and there by
patches of blue sky and the delicate light of the
afterglow. Expressive also of this the most beauti-
ful side of Corot’s art is The Finish of the Day, a
small picture teeming with tender sentiment.
In The Mountain Milkmaid, cool greys and
greens are blended together with exquisite feeling •
and in the impressive canvas called Bef ose beauti-
ful expression is given to the mysteryand silenceof
the approach of night.
The small Panorama of Rouen gives us an
unfamiliar pbase of Corot’s art. The feeling of dis-
tance and vaporous mist is here admirably rendered.
Vibrating with atmosphere is The Pond of the
Ville d’Avray. The spot, situated on the hill
between St. Cloud and Versailles, was especially
dear to Corot; for there, during his early years, he
spent the suramer days contemplating the mys-
teries of nature, and receiving those impressions
which inspired him in his work. In this picture
the mellow light is reflected in the whole scene,
and gives a warmth and richness which is
charming. Another landscape of fine quality, The
Village on the Lake, should also be mentioned.
The stern grandeur of Rousseau’s art contrasts
strongly with the tender sentiment which charac-
terises the pictures just described. To him nature
was full of wonderful mysteries, which his passionate
spirit longed to unravel. Nothing was more im-
portant to his mind than the true manifestation of
life. He says, “ Let us make a man breathe, a
tree really vegetate.” And thus we see in his
works magnificent trees that instantly make us
feel that they live, massive oaks that show them-
selves the monarchs of the forest; and we realise
that for him the trees and stones and rivers have
become living personalities.
In the Staats Forbes Collection Rousseau is
represented by at least one masterpiece, the noble
View of the Valley of Bas Meudon. This work, in
its loftiness of conception, its sincerity and strength,
and its grandeur and solemnity, is worthy to rank
•‘AFTER THE STORM ”
42
(By fermission of Messrs. Thos. Bgnezv er Sons)
BY N. DIAZ