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Jim, I was just reading how Sargent absolutedly hated Alma Tadema's work even though the men were friends. He thought Tadema's work was too much focused on detail and not faithful to life (form, light and color) and was without personal style.
Tom, I have always thought going for verisimilitude was a good thing. It's quite different from going after a photo and being a slave to the line. I'm sure I don't understand what Uncle Burt meant precisely. I see so little awesome paintings with great depth - like a big Sargent, as seen from 35 feet. Now, when you get up close it's smears, but from 35' it looks real-similiar to veri. This I think is good. I'll bet Burt agrees huh?
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