Studio: international art (16.1899)

Studio-Talk

his fascinating composi-
tion, A Picnic ; Mr. Alfred
Hartley's moonlight sub-
ject, The Belated Flock ;
Mr. Steer's splendidly
painted portrait studies,
Aminta and Carmina;
Mr. Bertram Priestman's
Buttercup Bloom; Mr.
Mark Fisher's The Swine-
herd; Mr. Arthur Tom-
son's Pinner Hill; and the
large landscapes by Mr.
Buxton Knight and Mr.
Francis Bate. Smaller
works of much interest
come from Mr. H. B. Bra-
bazon, Mr. A. W. Rich, "meadow and river" by corot

Mr. A. S. Hartrick, and
Mr. Lawrence Housman;

and as a special feature the club has invited some works, A Village Maiden ; an admirable example
contributions from Professor von Menzel, three of Mr. Whistler at his best; a delightful marine
pencil drawings of the greatest possible artistic subject, The Harbour, by Mr. A. D. Peppercorn;
worth. some splendidly handled landscapes by James

Maris, and an exquisite little picture by Matthew
A recent show of carefully selected pictures, held Maris ; and a small series of canvases by Corot and
at the Goupil Gallery, deserves to be recorded as a his associates. Of these Corot's Meadow and
singularly well-balanced display of the highest River was perhaps the most fascinating as a subtle
qualities of several schools. It included Mr. and delicate study of atmosphere treated with
Clausen's last Academy picture The Harrow, re- superb quality and technical charm. A good
painted almost entirely, and one of his earlier illustration of one phase of the capacity of

Diaz was given in the
Turkish Children, a well-

_ composed group of figures

treated with infinite charm,
and notable particularly
for its daintiness and
gaiety of colour. The
exhibition was judiciously
limited in numbers, and
was arranged with excel-
Hk. mBmmL 1 lent taste.

Nothing but praise can
be bestowed upon the
liiAfiikr exhibition of pictures by
Turner at the Guildhall.
It is an impressive and
persuasive show, asserting
cogently the extraordinary
ability by which he was
distinguished, and, by the
superlative excellence of

1 the harbour" by a. d. peppercorn the work brought together,

266