Studio: international art (16.1899)

Some Sketches by Alfred Parsons, A.R.A'.

PEN AND INK SKETCH BY ALFRED PARSONS, A. R.A.

sufficient hint of the endless subtlety and variety Parsons is one of real prominence. He is a
of nature, is acquired by nothing but a sustained worker who combines to an unusual extent those
effort to distinguish between details that are essen- qualities of taste and practice that make for sound
tial and those that serve no urgent purpose. achievement in the rendering of nature. His

Among the modern men who can express them- pictures are eminently the productions of a sincere
selves with the artistic brevity that is the soul of student deeply impressed by the necessity of
true ajstheticism, the place held by Mr. Alfred giving the closest possible attention to facts, and

yet fully responsive to
the infinite mystery
^ of open-air effects.

A sound judgment
in selection, wise
discretion in the
adaptation of his ma-
terial, and thorough
efficiency in the use
of devices of execu-
tion make his can-
vases always memor-
able ; and he has
certain graces of style
which put him in a
place apart from the
majority of his con-
temporaries. His
distinctive individu-
ality marks the whole
of his effort with a

yU,/to "?<, f" stamp that is indis-

SKETCH IN PEN AND INK BY ALFRED PARSONS, A.R.A. putable, and the

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