Excerpt from George Inness: The Man and His Art<br><br>In addressing myself to this work, I encounter the difficulty of knowing j ust how corredtly those who have known a man may judge his work. This is a question yet open, and ever will be so long as human affecftions and beliefs hold sway over judgment. The personality is a powerful agent when in close communication, and time and distance each exert an influence, often forcs ing a change or readjustment of view ihmay there fore be open to criticism for overpraise, since it was my privilege to know Mr. Inness very well.<br><br>Of the work of George Inness we can have neither too intimate nor too complete a knowl edge, for in his name the corner stone ofameri can landscape art rests.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.