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Title: Catalogue of paintings and drawings.
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Worcester Art Museum
Subjects: Art Catalogs
Publisher: Worchester, Massachusetts
Contributing Library: Whitney Museum of American Art, Frances Mulhall Achilles Library
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THE TOPERJEAN ALEXIS GRIMOU 76 JEAN ALEXIS GRIMOU French, 1680-1740IHE TOPl-.R Alexis Grimou was a Swiss but painted niucli in the styleof his French contemporary, Fragonard. In colouring andvivacity his work is similar to that of PVagonard, but it has notthe subtlety or refinement of execution. This picture, however,is painted with power and conveys considerable spirit and ac-tion. The still life is an excellent piece of realism, and has anecessary relationship to the figure. The variety of reddishbrown tones is characteristic of much French art of the period.The composition is particularly happy. One hand holding thegoblet, and the other grasping the jug have natural ease andspontaneity. Oil on canvas. 40 inches by 32 inches 11
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PORTRAIT OF FREDERICK GEORGE SCHMIDT, THE ENGRAVERANTOINE PESNE 78 ANTOINE PESNE French, 1683-1757PORTRAIT OF FRFDFRICK GEORGE SCllMlirr, THE EXGR.WER Antoine Pesne had a talent for depicting character. Thisis illustrated in our portrait, for the painter has gone beneath thebaby-like exterior of the face, rounded and unlined, and we havea man of interesting type. The face is subtly painted; it hastexture and a resilient and sensuous quality of flesh. In thisrespect it is not inferior to a Raeburn. The dark olive-colouredcoat, with gold buttons and braid, is as carefully worked up as thehead. The suggestion of pink in the back of the chair cleverlybalances the warmth of colour in the hand holding the pipe.This hand and white cuff, together with the small gold box andglass, are well painted. The background is atmospheric; thegreenish tone with a lighter note at the side of the head givesa dramatic effect. The touch of light green in the fur-trimmedhat adds vivacity, and accentuates the

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