International studio (16.1902)

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satisfying, and give it our meed of appreciation.
Amongst the landscapes already mentioned is
Mr. Mark Fisher’s Land of Wine and Song.
There is another landscape from across the
water — a delightful study of trees in strong
sunshine—by Mr. Steer, which is an admirable
example of the work of this painter. The Orchard,
by Miss Christian, a new exhibtior, is also
worthy of favourable notice; but it is so badly
hung that it is difficult to catch the full charm
of the trees or appreciate the sensation of atmo-
sphere which appears to pervade the picture.
In quite a different method from these works
are the little landscapes by
Mr. Kavanagh, one of the
younger R.H.A.’s, who
has at least the virtue of
individuality. There is a
certain attractiveness, the
attractiveness of novelty,
about his strongly-marked
trees and houses silhouetted
against pale skies; but
there is no air between the
trees and the clouds, and,
after examining some half-
dozen of Mr. Kavanagh’s
effects, we feel that this
kind of painting is little
more than a pleasant
caprice. Turning to the
portraits, we find Mr.
Walter Osborne and Mr.
J. Butler Yeats well to the
fore. The former has a
clever portrait of Mrs.
Healey and her daughter,
in which one is impressed
by the “ elegance ” of the
treatment and the har-
monious blending of all
the details of the colour
scheme; and two other in-
teresting portraits, equally
characteristic of his
method. Mr. Yeats ex-
hibits a masterly portrait
of Mr. Henry Geoghegan,
which is painted in his
broadest manner, and with
a sureness of touch not
always apparent in his
work. He shows also a
charming portrait of a lady,

in which that intensity and capacity for selection
which are characteristic of all Mr. Yeats’s best work
are noticeable. Mention ought also to be made of
Mr. Lavery’s beautiful portrait of a lady in black,
and of the portrait of the chief of the MacLeods,
by the President of the Scottish Academy.
The Water-Colour Society’s Exhibition, if slight,
is interesting, as showing what Irish women artists
are doing; for at least three-fourths of these
drawings are by women. Miss Rose Barton,
Miss Mildred Butler, Miss. Helen O’Hara, Miss
Josephine Webb, Miss Emily MacCarthy, all sho"'


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