Studio: international art (46.1909)

Italico Brass

bling brooks, listening to
the birds singing all
around him ; he was fond
of the chase, and Nature,
who never deceives those
who have faith in her, was
like a second mother to
him. His simple, childish
heart absorbed her mys-
teries and wonders, which
never fail to leave an im-
pression on a mind and
heart attuned to them.
Some young lads, who are
thus gifted, find in the
pen the instrument most
suited to give expression
to their feelings; with
others, it is the draughts-
man’s pencil, and this was

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understood? All the
more gratifying is it that,
as I have already re-
marked, he persisted un-
flinchingly in the right
path, and never allowed
himself to be seduced
from it. It may be that
his long residence in Paris
contributed largely to this
attitude.

Italico Brass was born
at Gorz, a town situated
on the Austro - Illyrian
littoral, in December,
1870. His early child-
hood was spent in this
pretty little place, with-
out any eventful incident
calling for mention. But
when he came to be sent
to school, it transpired,
much to the embarrass-
ment of his parents, that
the boy had no inclination
whatever for scholastic
study. He preferred to
saunter about the broad,
grassy meadows, or in
shady woods; to lie for
hours by the^ side, of bab-
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