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Some of them recall Watteau, others Boucher, but they have a charm, a grace of their own; they are far from being copies of these men. Others were fanciful subjects to which Marolles gave names likely to attract the notice of picture-buyers in search of a subject. But all was in vain. The dealers were obstinate: the public unsympathetic.
"I have found myself out," retorted Lucas. "I boasted I could make an income for her and look at this daub!" "The public likes daubs." "If they know the signature; yes, by all means. But who knows mine?" "Some Jews are great picture-buyers," suggested Hillary. An answering gleam lit Lucas's eye for an instant, and then burned out.
An all-wise American who some years ago offered $40,000 for a Breton at auction could not at the time have been induced to give one-tenth of that amount for a Homer; and yet, for vigor, truth, sentiment, and technic yes, technic, for this picture was superbly painted "The Cotton Pickers," in my judgment, will outlive the other if the time should ever come when picture-buyers think for themselves.
This is vile enough, but this is not all. Picture-buyers then come forth from their secret positions, and creep into their places in the assassin-multitude of conspirators. Mr.
But the class of regular picture-buyers is quite sui generis. You may pitch upon your man in a moment. Ten to one, he is old, and has all the shrivelled, high-dried appearance of the most far-gone and confirmed bachelorism. Everything about him looks old and old-fashioned.
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