Rembrandt by Mortimer Luddington Menpes
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page 49 of 51 (96%)
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the cream of an artist's memories and impressions of the many countries he
has visited and sketched in." * * * * * JAPAN =The Times.=--"Mr. Menpes's pictures are here given in most perfect facsimile, and they form altogether a series of colour impressions of Japan which may fairly be called unrivalled. Even without the narrative they would show that Mr. Menpes is an enthusiast for Japan, her art and her people; and very few European artists have succeeded in giving such complete expression to an admiration in which all share." * * * * * WAR IMPRESSIONS =Daily Telegraph.=--"One hardly knows which to admire the more--the skill of the artist or the skill with which his studies have been reproduced, for the colours of the originals are shown with marvellous fidelity, and the delicate art of the impressionist loses nothing in the process. The book, therefore, is a double triumph, and will therefore be prized by collectors." * * * * * BRITTANY =Publishers' Note.=--Mr. Menpes is perhaps exceptionally capable of |
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