“Painterly”
This 1927 oil painting, “Wee Annie Lavelle”, by Robert Henri
caught my eye at the local Hunter Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee. From a
distance the right hand side of her face looked detailed. A close look reveals
surprisingly large brush strokes. For me, this process has always seemed
magical.
While I was a student at Art Center College in the early
1970’s, our instructors Lorser Feitelson and Harry Carmean used the word
“painterly” to describe the use of large brush strokes to enhance the illusion
of detail as seen from a distance.
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