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Title: A catalogue of the pictures and drawings in the National loan exhibition, in aid of National gallery funds, held in the Grafton Galleries, London (1909-1910)
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: National Loan Exhibition (1909-1910 : London, England) Cook, Herbert Frederick, Sir, 1868-1939 Brockwell, Maurice Walter, 1869-1958 Grafton Galleries (London, England)
Subjects: Art
Publisher: London : W. Heinemann
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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cause he never draws so badly, or uses so fluid a vehicle. In all these pointsthis Concert is thoroughly characteristic of Carianis manner at a time when heappears to have been absorbed in studying Giorgione, while changing over fromthe style of Lotto and his flowing medium to that of Palma and his slow thickmedium. As to the spirit of the picture, we have Cariani in precisely thisphase in a canvas at Bergamo, A Woman playing and a Shepherd asleep (Lochis No. 146, photographed by U. Lotzc, Verona). Even the forms andfolds are thoroughly characteristic of Cariani, and peculiar to him are the shortnoses and the way the faces are modelled, especially the youths face, whosemodelling is identical with that in the Vienna Bravo (No. 240).—B. Beren-son : Ienetian Painting at the New Caller), 1895, p. 37 ; and reproduced in thesame authors Study and Criticism of Italian Art, ist Series, 1901, pp. 139-40. Exhibited at the New Gallery, 1894, No. 110. Lent by the Marquess of Lansdowne, K.G. 141
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93THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, R.A.: 1727-1788 English SchoolEVENING A WOODLAND scene, illumined with the glow of evening sunlight.A tree bends over the road on the right. Two cart-horsesare moving slowly homeward from the wood to the right, and alad is riding one of them. On the left of the picture a woodman,going towards his home, is seen in the shadow of the trees. Inthe middle distance is a village church. Canvas. 39 in. x 49 in. (0.99 x 1.244). Formerly in the Collection of Mr. William Benoni White, May 24, 1879,No. 208. Said to have been painted at Bath in 1760 for Mr. Samuel Kilderbee, anintimate friend of the painter, who lived at Ipswich. A carefully finished drawing in water-colour, measuring 184 in. x 24) in.,executed by Gainsborough, apparently some years later, is in the Collectionof Mr. H. J. Pfungst, F.S.A. It answers in subject and description to thisoil painting, after which, no doubt, Gainsborough copied it. As the backof the drawing is pasted all over, apparently to strengt

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