①To pursue his secret has something of the fascination of a detective story. ②It is a riddle which shares with the universe the merit of having no answer. ③The most insignificant of Strickland's works
①It was not till four years after Strickland's death that Maurice Huret wrote that article in the Mercure de France ②which rescued the unknown painter from oblivion and blazed the trail which succeedi
①and it was impossible not to be impressed by the claims he made; ②they seemed extravagant; but later judgments have confirmed his estimate, ③and the reputation of Charles Strickland is now firmly est
①I cannot agree with the painters who claim superciliously ②that the layman can understand nothing of painting, ③and that he can best show his appreciation of their works by silence and a cheque-book.
①But I will allow that the critic who has not a practical knowledge of technique is seldom able to say anything on the subject of real value, ②and my ignorance of painting is extreme. ③Fortunately, th
