“In the forefront of those artists
whose work in this branch has not already been dealt with in the articles in
the Special numbers of THE
STUDIO, we must mention De Bruycker, Delstanche, Mignot
and Duriau. The contributions of the Ghent etcher, De Bruycker, were
remarkable. “His large plate Sous le château des Comtes à Gand” wrote
the regular critic of l'Art Moderne, “is one of his most surprising and most
impressive achievements. With this amazingly gifted artist his handling of the
medium has rapidly increased in dexterity, up to such a point as to become
concealed; it disappears beneath the impression which emanates from the work as
a whole, and one forgets to scrutinise the technique in complete abandonment to
the extraordinary charm which radiates from these strange and moving
compositions.” De Bruycker seems at times to draw inspiration from the
picturesque romanticism of Gustave Doré, and in his way of magnifying portions
of architecture he adopts something of the Brangwyn manner, but by his own
natural gifts this Ghent artist dominates these reminiscences and his
individuality seems to be more apparent in each successive work. “
(Khnopff)
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