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SKETCHING OUT OF DOORS

of the studio, and it has to be practised under conditions which are always a little difficult and sometimes actually disconcerting. But it is well worth all the trouble it involves because most surely it brings the artist into close contact with Nature and teaches him her secrets correctly and intelligibly. The really accomplished sketcher, who knows what to do and how it should be done, holds a place of the highest importance in the art world.

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