Comments on: The Path of Nature: French Paintings from the Whitney Collection, 1785-1850 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2013/02/08/the-path-of-nature-french-paintings-from-the-whitney-collection-1785-1850/ Wed, 22 May 2013 16:28:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Lore http://www.linesandcolors.com/2013/02/08/the-path-of-nature-french-paintings-from-the-whitney-collection-1785-1850/comment-page-1/#comment-1725733 Lore Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:08:49 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=7061#comment-1725733 Daguerre was a landscape painter as well?!

]]> By: Mark http://www.linesandcolors.com/2013/02/08/the-path-of-nature-french-paintings-from-the-whitney-collection-1785-1850/comment-page-1/#comment-1725083 Mark Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:35:02 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=7061#comment-1725083 The Bouton is striking and is damn near contemporary in look, in my op. I had supposed the light was the focus of the scene and also as Charley put it, an invite and a sort of ambiguous one at that. The artist used a restraint not common for the era as I imagine not having traditional C.o.I. could be problematic.Now the second, the D’Aligny to me is in desperate need of balance…or something, but that is my left side hemisphere at work again! These are the kinds of jewels I like to find/see in galleries, thanks for the post.

]]> By: Charley Parker http://www.linesandcolors.com/2013/02/08/the-path-of-nature-french-paintings-from-the-whitney-collection-1785-1850/comment-page-1/#comment-1725046 Charley Parker Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:23:48 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=7061#comment-1725046 I know what you mean; it does feel strongly like a background for a story.

When I was standing in front of it in the museum, even though the painting isn’t large, I had a strong feeling that I was being invited to walk into it (either wisely or unwisely). Perhaps the viewer is the character in the narrative.

]]> By: Bill Carman http://www.linesandcolors.com/2013/02/08/the-path-of-nature-french-paintings-from-the-whitney-collection-1785-1850/comment-page-1/#comment-1725037 Bill Carman Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:04:55 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=7061#comment-1725037 How in the world does one resist putting something, figure etc.n in that first painting. It is beautiful but needs a narrative.

]]> By: kmbr http://www.linesandcolors.com/2013/02/08/the-path-of-nature-french-paintings-from-the-whitney-collection-1785-1850/comment-page-1/#comment-1724749 kmbr Sat, 09 Feb 2013 07:56:28 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=7061#comment-1724749 I’m learning quite a lot about classics. Thanks for writting this blog!.

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