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Identifier: lifepaintingsofv01chig (find matches)
Title: The life and paintings of Vicat Cole, R. A.
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Chignell, Robert
Subjects: Cole, Vicat, 1833-1893
Publisher: London, New York (etc.) Cassell and company, limited
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
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he left there is much worthy of observation andadmiration ; the exquisite foreground, the sheep asnatural as though they were alive on the canvas, and,last, the distant cattle and their reflections which,as points of perspective, have a wonderful effect inwidening the scene. 48 VICAT COLES LIFE AND WORKS. Such being the main features of the picture, whatshall be said of the whole and the impression itmakes ? It is the creation of the artists serene andcontemplative mind. Everything in accord with hiscontemplative serenity is seized upon and emphasised,anything in the scene discordant with it is rejected.Thus the picture becomes a true image of Nature,pervaded by the one sentiment of calm repose whichtouched the artist more deeply than any of her variedmoods. For unity of thought and unity of compositionit is remarkable both in its conception and execution.Few landscapes convey to the mind of the beholderso perfect a sense of rest, or so happy an impressionof Natures serene loveliness.
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II STUDY FOB STKEATLEY STREATLEY (2). HE second Streatley plate is taken from asmaller picture, painted in 1887, describedin the artists diary as Streatley, fromnear Cleeve Lock, afternoon, looking downriver. There is a depth and mystery about thispainting which render it most impressive even at firstglance. The whole landscape is in shadow, save forthe glimpse of sunlight on the meadow and cattleto the left, and on the grassy slope and bend of thestream in the middle-distance. Its light is derived fromthe brilliant cumuli in the sky and their gleams reflectedin the water. The effect is one often seen on a rivers

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  • bookcentury:1800
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  • booksubject:Cole__Vicat__1833_1893
  • bookpublisher:London__New_York__etc___Cassell_and_company__limited
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  • bookleafnumber:76
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  • bookcollection:americana
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