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summed up the academic technique: "The brushstroke, as accomplished as it may be, should not be visible: otherwise, it prevents the illusion, immobilizes everything. Instead of the object represented, it calls attention to the process: instead of the thought, it betrays the hand."
127:, reflects the licked finish style; the brushstrokes are as invisible as possible, so as to make the painting appear more lifelike and minimize emphasis on the work's origin of painting and brushwork 141:. It refers to the process of smoothing the surface quality of a painting so that the presence of the artist's hand is no longer visible. It was codified by the 244: 118: 268: 105: 237: 184: 43: 39: 86: 148: 58: 263: 230: 65: 124: 32: 72: 54: 145:
in the eighteenth century in order to distinguish 'professional' art from that produced by amateurs.
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The rejection of the licked finish in favour of visible brushstrokes is one of the hallmarks of
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