DOI issue:
Vol. 6, No. 3 (October, 1916)
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.49980#0441
By A. E. GALLATIN
CERTAIN CONTEMPORARIES
A Set of Notes in Art Criticism
Contents:—William Glackens ; Ernest Lawson; John
Sloan; Some Masters of the Water-color (Sargent,
Homer, Whistler, Hassam); Walter Gay; a French
Salon des Humonstes in New York, with a Note on
Steinlen; Boardman Robinson.
8vo. 24 illustrations. Price, net.
Extracts from Reviews :
“ Mr. Gallatin has now added another to his books of criticism — all
of them exquisite both in outward form and in inner meaning.”— The
Outlook.
“ Rich in illustration, casual and unpretentious in style, these thin,
beautifully made books strike a note of real distinction in the multitu-
dinous literature of art. It is pleasant to find an American collector so
sensitively aware of Steinlen’s high merit and wholesome outlook.”—
New York Times.
“ If brevity be the soul of wit (which here signifies intellectual acumen)
Mr. Gallatin’s writings fall within the meaning of that saying. . . .
Notes that give more within this small compass than complete essays
often manage to within their larger ones.” — New York Herald.
“ It is therefore with no little enthusiasm that we greet '■ Certain Con- j
temporaries.’ Aside from being entertainingly written, these notes are
grounded on Mr. Gallatin’s intimate and profound knowledge of Euro-
pean as well as American art circles. A ringing tribute to American
achievement in art and should accomplish much towards widening appre-
ciation of our contemporaries. The author has chosen a group of indi-
vidual men, who have stepped out from the academic.” — New York
Evening Globe.
“ Mr. Gallatin’s style is most finished and his point of view delight-
fully individual, therefore each volume which bears his signature is a
welcome addition to our American literature on art. . . . Intimate per-
sonal reflections made thoughtfully and by one of keen perception and
exceptional gift. There is nothing trivial about Mr. Gallatin’s criticisms
nor does he try to impose his opinion upon others, but such comment
as he makes, whether adverse or favorable, is invariably friendly. It is
this kind of criticism which is most stimulating and at the same time
most rare.” — American Magazine of Art.
Publishers JOHN LANE COMPANY New York
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CERTAIN CONTEMPORARIES
A Set of Notes in Art Criticism
Contents:—William Glackens ; Ernest Lawson; John
Sloan; Some Masters of the Water-color (Sargent,
Homer, Whistler, Hassam); Walter Gay; a French
Salon des Humonstes in New York, with a Note on
Steinlen; Boardman Robinson.
8vo. 24 illustrations. Price, net.
Extracts from Reviews :
“ Mr. Gallatin has now added another to his books of criticism — all
of them exquisite both in outward form and in inner meaning.”— The
Outlook.
“ Rich in illustration, casual and unpretentious in style, these thin,
beautifully made books strike a note of real distinction in the multitu-
dinous literature of art. It is pleasant to find an American collector so
sensitively aware of Steinlen’s high merit and wholesome outlook.”—
New York Times.
“ If brevity be the soul of wit (which here signifies intellectual acumen)
Mr. Gallatin’s writings fall within the meaning of that saying. . . .
Notes that give more within this small compass than complete essays
often manage to within their larger ones.” — New York Herald.
“ It is therefore with no little enthusiasm that we greet '■ Certain Con- j
temporaries.’ Aside from being entertainingly written, these notes are
grounded on Mr. Gallatin’s intimate and profound knowledge of Euro-
pean as well as American art circles. A ringing tribute to American
achievement in art and should accomplish much towards widening appre-
ciation of our contemporaries. The author has chosen a group of indi-
vidual men, who have stepped out from the academic.” — New York
Evening Globe.
“ Mr. Gallatin’s style is most finished and his point of view delight-
fully individual, therefore each volume which bears his signature is a
welcome addition to our American literature on art. . . . Intimate per-
sonal reflections made thoughtfully and by one of keen perception and
exceptional gift. There is nothing trivial about Mr. Gallatin’s criticisms
nor does he try to impose his opinion upon others, but such comment
as he makes, whether adverse or favorable, is invariably friendly. It is
this kind of criticism which is most stimulating and at the same time
most rare.” — American Magazine of Art.
Publishers JOHN LANE COMPANY New York
xxvii