“There is force and vitality in a first sketch from life which the after-work rarely has. You want a picture to seize you as forcibly as if a man had seized you by the shoulder! It should impress you like reality!”
Quote by William Morris Hunt
Work
W.M. Hunt's Talks about Art: With a Letter from J.E. Millais
W.M. Hunt's Talks about Art is a collection of essays and discussions on the subject of art. It includes a personal letter from the artist J.E. Millais, offering insights into the world of art and its practitioners. more
Author
William Morris Hunt
William Morris Hunt was a 19th-century American painter and art educator. Known for his delicate depictions of natural landscapes and profound understanding of light and color, Hunt was born on March 31, 1824, and died on September 8, 1879. more
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