He had often noticed – as now when his picture was being praised – that technique was contrasted with inner quality, as if it were possible to paint well something that was bad.
Gyakran észrevette, mint ebben a mostani dícséretben is, hogy a technikát szembe állították a benső értékkel, mintha bizony lehetséges volna jól megfesteni azt, a mi magában véve rossz.