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on the face of it the sheer joy evinced in the skilful manipulation of the medium employed — the exceptions

to this rule being the men whose work reflects some subtle or involved workings of the brain, and whose great thoughts are felt to outweigh the shortcomings of faulty technique, They are of course styled "painters' painters" because their work appeals to artists and other highly trained critics; and it is useless to expect any but the most