Cotmania. Vol. I. 1926-7

Stonycroft, Limpsfield, Surrey Telephone 18 The Chart
My dear Kitson I have read Kaines-Smith's 'Cotman' with the greatest interest. It is really a vibrant piece of work, but I am not convinced that it is the last word on the subject. As a piece of special pleading it is advisable & almost conclusive: but I can't help feeling that 'pattern' has become almost a fetish with the modern critic. At any rate - to use the present jargon - some room should have been found for "plasticity." Of course the reaction in favour