Art in Decoration Some Modern Examples With Illustrations
Art in Decoration Some Modern Examples With Illustrations
Albert Haberstroh
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art, however far it may fall short of nature in a vain struggle for complete imita- tion. " This is the reason why we value so many drawings by great artists, in which they vol- untarily bridled the imitative instinct. They restrained that instinct ; they pulled it up at I 6 DECOR-\TIVE ART. some point, fixed in each case by some spe- cial artistic purpose and by the nature of the materials that they employed. They did not have the scorn for limited means of expres- sion which is one of the sig...ns of imperfect culture, but they looked upon each tool as a special instrument, and employed it in ac- cordance with its proper uses, content if it expressed their thoughts, often not less con- tent if the thoughts were conveyed by a hint or a suggestion to intelligences not very far inferior to their own. " The true decorator will readily distance his brother- artists by studying up something which will not only interest his clients, but be of value to the arts. Everything he touches ought to be looked at and handled with the hopes of finding something in it of impor- tance to himself and others.
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