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| Portrait of Thadee Natanson, 1897, Oil on Cardboard mounted on Panel, 20 x 15 inches, Brooklyn Museum |
I liked this enough to copy it by hand into my sketchbook, but now I don't know which book on Vuillard it came from. I think its perfect, except maybe for the word 'charm' (feeling too nice by today's use.)
"...has a melancholy quality, neither romantic nor disdainful, but discreet, with a sense of everyday; has a tender, caressing quality, almost I would say timid if such a word could possibly be used in connection with so much skill. But, despite all his success I sense the charm of anxiety and doubt. He never uses a color that is not immediately toned down by subtle and valuable relationships."
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| The Green Lamp, 1893, Oil on Board, 8.25 x 10.25 inches, Museum of Modern Art |
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