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The sincere expression of things seen took root from this moment as the principal rule of art in the brain of this young Frenchman who was loyal, ardent, and hostile to all subtleties. He painted some fine works, like the Buveur d'absinthe and the Vieux musicien.
Her face was like the mask of La Buveuse d'Absinthe, by Felicien Rops; her eyes, black wells of regard; her hair without lustre, and coarse as the mane of a horse. Aholibah no longer manifested interest in the life of Paris. She did not read or gossip. But she still had money to spend. The night he quarrelled with his new patron, Ambroise was not well. All the day his head had pained him.
It was of a dark green colour, and labelled 'Extrait d'Absinthe. Pernod fils. 'Not this one, Diaz? 'Yes, he insisted. 'Give it me. And get a glass and some water. 'No, I said firmly. 'Wha'? You won't give it me? 'No. He jumped up recklessly and faced me. His hat fell off the back of his head. 'Give me that bottle! His breath poisoned the room.
Rops the artist, with the big and subtle style, the etcher of the Sataniques, of Le Pendu, of La Buveuse d'Absinthe and half a hundred other masterpieces, is set aside for the witty illustrator, with the humour of a Rabelais and the cynicism of Chamfort.
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