"A pure miracle that defies analysis"

"A pure miracle that defies analysis" - "For pure skill manufacturing on a small scale the image by a student of Gérôme [CharlesBargue(c1827-1883)doesajamaisétédépassé



(Click to enlarge.) "the remarkable thing is that, despite its small size and the amount of detail involved, neither unity nor atmospheric effect is lost .

"The painting of the pleated skirt is a pure miracle that defies analysis. Today we do not even know what type of brush or type of medium been used in the manufacture of such a passage. "

-R. Ives Gammell, Twilight of Painting 1946.

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Charles Bargue on Wikipedia
Twilight of Painting Book on Amazon
More paintings by Charles Bargue Inspirational works
book: Charles Bargue art Class

original "Turkish Sentinel" 1877 11x8.25 inch, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston