Word: botticellian
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Dates: during 1941-1941
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Even though the sketches are drawn with the author's powerless member, some of them still are meritorious. Unfortunately, though, they lack the finesse and the draftsmanship that has marked some of the artist's earlier work. The vitality is there, but in subdued form. Dahl's Botticellian touch with the chiaroscuro and his treatment of perspective seem to have suffered during his incapacity. His sure touch at drawing out his subjects' characters with deft touches of his pen stayed with him, it is true, but his sense of color seemed to leave him entirely...