Adolphe Tavernier

thumb|Adolphe Tavernier in 1883 Adolphe Tavernier (September 2, 1853 - July 20, 1945) is a French writer, art critic, collector and journalist. Quotes Our poor friend Sisley, alas! will not assist at the final triumph, which is near, and of which he has seen but the dawning: he is gone too soon, and just at the moment when, in reparation for long injustice, full homage is about to be rendered those strong and charming qualities which make him a painter exquisite and original among them all, a magician of light, a poet of the heavens, of the waters, of the trees — in a word, one of the most remarkable landscapists of this day. As quoted in Burnley Bibb, The Work of Alfred Sisley, The Studio, December 1899, Category:1945 deaths Category:People from Paris Category:Art critics