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......