“Reproducing reality, a realist artist first works on its most general features, then he becomes a photographer of reality. His vision is developing. He is no longer content with superficially depicting the phenomenon. Following the definite and lasting, he stops at the indefinite, fleeting, from which all definiteness and duration are composed. He then reproduces the fabric of the moment. The torn moment becomes the purpose of reproduction. Life in such an image is a delicate, lacy work, almost see-through. The moment of life taken in itself, when delved into it, becomes a door to infinity...”