Studio: international art (16.1899)

Studio- Talk

men." In Berlin, however, the
seniors have the whip hand,
and the old-fashioned styles and
methods enjoy the protection of
the upper classes of society.
Therefore a " Secession " may do
good here, although it has come
somewhat late, in comparison with
other art centres.

electric light fitting designed by bernhard wenig

executed by otto schulz

It counts among its adherents
all those of our artists who hold
the conviction that the " last word "
in art has not yet been spoken,
and who maintain, moreover, that
artistic progress is only to be
achieved by constant and earnest
study of Nature. It is not so much
over the " modern " style, as such,'
that the split between the young
men and their elders has occurred,
as that the new school of painters
hold themselves in duty bound to
record the things around them as
they appear to their eyes. All

ment of a distinct and independent artistic
association. The present dissension has
been brought about by the demands of a
group of young artists of the modern
school, who claim that they shall have their
own special rooms and their own special
jury at the great annual art exhibition.
The Kiinstlerverein—that is to say, the
committee of artists who have the manage-
ment of the exhibitions—rejected these
demands, whereupon the young artists
referred to severed themselves from the
undertaking, and resolved to start a sepa-
rate show of their own.

This is not the place to inquire into the
question of the personal motives that may
be underlying the action of either side, nor
need we discuss the necessity of a " Seces-
sion " in these days when modern art
tendencies have unquestionably triumphed
all along the line. The " Secession " at
Munich has become indispensable, and
the same may be said of the Salon du
Champ de Mars, and since the establish-
ment of these institutions all the battles electric lamp bracket designed by bernhard wenig
there have gone in favour of the " young executed by otto schulz

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