28 JANUARY 1905, Page 6

Two volumes have been added to Messrs. Methuen's series of

"Little Books on Art" (2s. 6d. net each),—Ho/bein, by Mrs. C. Fortescue, and Corot, by Ethel Birnstingl and Alice Pollard. Both these books are interesting and worth reading, being more thoughtful and carefully put together than is often the case in these days of multiplied books about painters. It seems almost a waste of energy to illustrate such small volumes. Especially is this true of Corot, whose subtle and ethereal tones are so reduced that a smudge is inevitable.