This patient student of the Tuscan Primitives, of Holbein, Chardin, Delacroix, Ingres, and Manet-the precepts of Manet taught him to sweeten the Wiriness of his modelling and modify his tendency to a certain hardness-was willing to trust to time for the verdict of his rare art.
"Promenades of an Impressionist"
James Huneker
He saw before him a tallish man, somewhat loosely hung, but conveying an idea of Wiriness and strengths.
"The Red Derelict"
Bertram Mitford