International studio (31.1907)

The Alexander Young Collection—Conclusion


the same intimate know-
ledge of the peasant. The
figure in the picture given
here is admirably drawn,
but the pose is awkward
and unnatural, not to say
affected.
As a frontispiece to this
article we give a facsimile
reproduction of The Mar-
riage Feast 'by that master
of colour, Monticelli. It
is an exceptionally fine
example of his art. Weird
and fantastic in concep-
tion, its rich and luscious
tones of red and gold, with
here and there a note of
blue or green, form a verit-
able feast of colour. In an

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without displaying any remarkable qualities, is
an agreeable study of village life. Jules Breton,
another painter of the humble life of his country,
is represented by a large canvas called The Fisher-
man's Wife (p. io). His types are never so con-
vincing as those of Lhermitte j they do not show

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appreciation ot tne artist
which appeared in the
Memorial Catalogue of the
French and Dutch Loan Collection shown at the
International Exhibition, Edinburgh, in 1886, the
writer says: “With Monticelli the be-all and end-all
of painting was colour. A craftsman of singular
accomplishment, to tint and tone he yet subordin-
ated drawing, character, observation—three-fourths



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