International studio (16.1902)

Studio-Talk


Altogether the exhibition
does honour to those who
contribute to it, and also to
Paris, their adopted home.
G. M.

Dresden.—
Since the close
of our Inter-
national Exhi-
bition, we have had a
number of interesting one-
man shows, among them
the work of Laszld, of
Emil Orlik, and of Arnold
Bochlin, the latter con-
taining most of the work
left unfinished at the time
of his death, besides such
gems as the Sommertag, a
variation of the Pan among
the Reeds, at the Schack

A DOCTOR S HOUSE

MAX H. KUHNE, ARCHlTECT

Gallery, an early portrait of himself, and the Flora,
loaned by M. Klinger.

The illustrations accompanying this month’s
Dresden Studio Talk, reproduce some of the work
of one of our most promising architects, Max H-
Kiihne. Novelty at all costs is so much in vogt>e
nowadays among decorators—and not only among
German decorators, by the way—that it is rare to
find a man who refrains from wishing to take one
by surprise. The degree of moderation shown by
Mr. Kiihne is all the more agreeable when one
considers that he is quite a young man. He has
the good sense to be economical with his orna-
ment, and to exercise sobriety in designing it, a
pleasant contrast to the widely adopted idea that
ornament, in order to be good, must be uncommon
and weird.

The interiors by Mr. F. C. Frieseke are handled
with truth and freedom of touch, and the landscapes
of Messrs. C. M. and A. D. Gihon merit high praise,
as does the Musicienne, by Mr. George C. Aid.

Pictures—interesting in their various ways—by
Messrs. Eugene Higgins, David Ericson, Dufner,
C. B. Bigelow, A. Cole, V. D. Hecht, Leo
Mielziener, J. A. Brener, E. B. Fulde, W. Herman
Potts, George H. Leonard, and others complete
the ensemble. Nor must I forget to mention the
delicate pastels by Mr. Mott-Smith, inspired by
types and scenes from the Far East.

The sculpture section contains several works of
fine quality, notably a number of little bronzes by
Mr. Paul W. Bartlett, with a nude figure of a man,
modelled with much suppleness—certainly a noble
piece of sculpture. Mr. T. Spicer-Simson, who
exhibits also a series of
book-plates, book-headings,
&c., shows several little
busts and statuettes of
much interest. He is a
delightful artist, gifted with
infinite grace and delicacy.
A special word of praise
is also due to the Bust
of a Child by Mr. de
Tarnowsky.

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