Excerpt from Certain Contemporaries a Set of Notes in Art Criticism<br><br>I do not mean by this that certain influences are not visible in Mr. Glackens' work, for they can be found, of course, in the paintings of any artist, no matter how great. On the contrary, in many of his recent portraits and figure compo sitions the influence that Renoir has exerted on his technique and on his palette is quite apparent. But so is the influence, at one time or another, of Velasquez, of the Japanese, of Albert Moore or of Courbet discernible in Whistler's paintings.<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.