“This fascinating little book is thrice welcome. It is important to the practical painter, valuable to the connoisseur and cultivated art critic, and interesting to the general reader. It is the work of an artist with his pen as well as with his brush, the composition forming a beautiful and artistic poem rendered in the most rhythmical prose. We close this book with regret; it is a rare treat; and we feel assured no one will read it once without turning to it again and again.”—Robinson’s Epitome of Literature.
“Very curious and suggestive are Couture’s ideas about the old masters and the modern French painters. The great point in all this book is to impress on artists that they should dare, above all things, to be themselves.”—New York Times.
“A volume so characteristic, so entirely stamped with the individuality of the writer, that those who know him recognize his peculiar expressions, his eccentricities of manner, and almost seem to see his familiar gestures through its pages. * * * It should be in the hands of every student, and many besides artists will find a charm and a pleasure in reading it. It will take an important place in art literature.”—Catholic World.
“We heartily recommend the book to all who are seeking to cultivate their artistic perceptions, whether as practical artists or connoisseurs.”—Christian Union.
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