24 MAY 1986, page 28

The Invisibility Of Perfection

Anita Brookner CHARDIN by Philip Conisbee Phaidon, £37.50 T he Paris exhibition of 1979 established Chardin as one of those rare painters about whom no one expresses serious......

A Nature Full Of The Milk Of Human Kindness

Hugh Cawdor T he last time I saw the Ilk, shortly before he died [in February], was in White's club. He was standing in the corner of the crowded bar, before lunch. As usual, he......