tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340634554199883217.post3702004257095500279..comments2023-10-31T12:17:42.008+00:00Comments on Adventures in the Print Trade: Frederick Francis Foottet: A Forgotten MasterNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18020242863144175965noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340634554199883217.post-39572263078441532962011-01-31T18:32:10.550+00:002011-01-31T18:32:10.550+00:00I hardly dared to say that it reminded me more of ...I hardly dared to say that it reminded me more of Whistler!Haji babahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619515066447546979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340634554199883217.post-49432149412853344122011-01-30T22:38:20.452+00:002011-01-30T22:38:20.452+00:00You're right, Charles, Foottet certainly moved...You're right, Charles, Foottet certainly moved well beyond Ruskin's over-structured, over-strictured tuition. But in a way he shows himself in this lithograph as a kind of descendant of Turner, so I suppose the Ruskin line is still discernible.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020242863144175965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340634554199883217.post-67930177603271986172011-01-30T22:34:42.534+00:002011-01-30T22:34:42.534+00:00Jane - yes, it takes a special kind of absentminde...Jane - yes, it takes a special kind of absentmindedness to forget someone you've never heard of! And I have to say I'd never heard of Foottet either until I acquired this beautiful lithograph. It is reminiscent of the Illies etching, isn't it?Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020242863144175965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340634554199883217.post-78827067612575499062011-01-30T22:20:05.087+00:002011-01-30T22:20:05.087+00:00It's sometimes quite surprising to realise jus...It's sometimes quite surprising to realise just what an influence Ruskin had. Even abroad. Looking at this lithograph, it's clear Foottet made a very decisive break with both Ruskin and his lessons. Nothing could be more unRuskin.<br /><br />CharlesHaji babahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619515066447546979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340634554199883217.post-53820679797621363592011-01-30T20:11:38.130+00:002011-01-30T20:11:38.130+00:00I'm a sucker for images with crescent moons, t...I'm a sucker for images with crescent moons, thinking also of Arthur Illes. Foottet hasn't been forgotten by those of us who've never heard of him before. Nice.Jane Librizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943563452168571716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340634554199883217.post-51577978350809712482011-01-30T10:01:42.633+00:002011-01-30T10:01:42.633+00:00French is fine! Ruskin could draw well, though I f...French is fine! Ruskin could draw well, though I find his work a bit stiff, it doesn't flow freely. I can't find a leaf by him online, but here are some sprays of oak in bud: http://www.victorianweb.org/painting/ruskin/drawings/17.htmlNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020242863144175965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340634554199883217.post-70829378828750392002011-01-30T08:48:42.238+00:002011-01-30T08:48:42.238+00:00Rsukin était dur! Et lui, savait-il dessiné une fe...Rsukin était dur! Et lui, savait-il dessiné une feuille? On lui pardonne, car il était un excellent poète et écrivain.<br />(Excusez, je suis désolé de faire mon commentaire en Français, mais, c'est trop difficile pour moi en Anglais…)Groslierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06268271065127989374noreply@blogger.com