Illustration 23.
The Great White Peak
This magnificent study of Mont Blanc was winner of an honorable mention in the Paris Salon of 1923—in a competition that held 7000 paintings, many of them from the brushes of the world’s master artists. The towering peak is shown in all its stupendous weight and overwhelming volume in brush-work that has the decision and authority of a modeling tool, so competent is this painter when he deals with form. And the color is as compelling as its form—in fact, it dwells in the form, permeates it.
Note: the color photo of the painting The Great White Peak differs in details from the photo that was originally included in the book. For comparison, I’ve included the original black and white image below:
