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Title: The art of painting in the nineteenth century
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Mach, Edmund von, 1870-1927
Subjects: Painting -- History
Publisher: Boston and London, Ginn and company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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a Farge (1835 ) as the father of their pecul-iar art in America. His is a preeminently refinedartistic personality, abhorring every commonplaceexpression and striving incessantly for what istruly noble. Imitation is a word unknown in hisvocabulary, for (this is the closing remark of oneof his inspiring lectures) On aime toujoursCe quon ne verraDeux fois. Of the younger men, Edwin H. Blashfield (1848 ) has probably had most experience in mural decorations and won the greatest reputa-tion. His graceful compositions have yet suffi-cient dignity to do justice to the exalted themeswhich he has had to treat, while his coloring isgenerally well adapted to his purpose. Less sim-ple and straightforward, although, when success-ful, more pleasing and spontaneous, Henry O.Walker (1843 ) has taken a great step in ad-vance. Frank W. Benson (1862 ), who has painted several fine figures as wall decorations,is better known for his charming out-of-doorcompositions, — girls in the garden with sunlight
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Albert Felix Schmitt In Wonderland AMERICAN PAINTING 123 playing in bush and tree and bathing hair andsummer dress in glorious light. What is true ofBenson is true of most mural painters: they for-sake their easels not often and apparently onlyregretfully. That America in all branches of painting hastaken her place in the front rank is undeniable.Some observers even feel inclined to believe thatbefore long she may become the leader of the artof the world. This, however, will only be pos-sible if the public at large changes its attitudetoward art. The American people must becomemore broad-minded, less provincial in art matters,and, above all, cultivate an interest in thingsbeautiful. CHAPTER V PAINTING IN ITALY, SPAIN, AND IN THENETHERLANDS Italian Painting It is difficult to recognize in the Italian paint-ers of the nineteenth century the descendantsof the great Renaissance artists. The aims andaccomplishments of the moderns are fundamen-tally different from those of earlier ages, so

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