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A Painter's Progress; Being a Partial Survey Along the Pathway of Art in America and Europe With Sundry Examples and Precepts Culled From Personal ... of Many Artists Both Ancient and Modern, 191
Excerpt from A Painter's Progress; Being a Partial Survey Along the Pathway of Art in America and Europe With Sundry Examples and Precepts Culled From Personal Encounter With Existing Conditions and Reference to the Careers of Many Artists Both Ancient and Modern, 191
When one whose life from his earliest years has been devoted to art is called from the preoccupation Of active produc tion to prepare a series of lectures upon some theme connected with the history, theory, and practice Of the fine arts, the comprehensive programme - to say noth ing of the elasticity Of the catholic mind - suggests at once a score of subjects. The modern artist is the heir of the ages. Since the world began a certain type of man has been active with the desire to depict upon a plane surface, or to mould in some material, images of the life to.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
When one whose life from his earliest years has been devoted to art is called from the preoccupation Of active produc tion to prepare a series of lectures upon some theme connected with the history, theory, and practice Of the fine arts, the comprehensive programme - to say noth ing of the elasticity Of the catholic mind - suggests at once a score of subjects. The modern artist is the heir of the ages. Since the world began a certain type of man has been active with the desire to depict upon a plane surface, or to mould in some material, images of the life to.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
352 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1977
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