Re: Reginald Marsh's and John Koch's paintings using Maroger

In Reply to: Re: Reginald Marsh's and John Koch's paintings using Maroger posted by James Morton on 08/21/00 at 7:08 PM:

:Assuming that Rubens used it as is maintained by Maroger, I would not count him as one of the great technicians ; his manner is quite mannered - if you get my meaning - glib and irritatingly clever like superficial wit posing as wisdom.
My experience with Maroger medium is the same as yours. But what you say about Rubens is fightin' words. He's the real deal, unlike Sargent, and that ilk. And this from someone who likes the neo-classicists: Ingres, David, et al. As is always the case, the exemplar of a school or tradition is one thing, the army of imitators quite another. Just think of all the putrid Raphael wannabes like Bouguereau. I couldn't look at Raphael for years without seeing Bouguereau’s self-conscious, sentimental crap . And not to mention the army of impressionists wannabe's who make it hard to look at the originals.

 
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