International studio (17.1902)

Studio- Talk

“OFF HARWICH, SUNDAY MORNING”

FROM THE WATER-COLOUR BY H. F. W. GANZ
(See London Studio-Talk)

The section illustrative of the graphic arts is due
to the exertions of M. Philip Zilcken.

The most noteworthy of the exhibits are without
doubt the magnificent screens and the grand
polyptych, with several panels, from the firm of
Van Wisselingh, on which are represented various
animals, such as roe-deer, peacocks, cranes, storks,
fish, &c., admirably drawn by Mr. Dysselhoff,
printed by the Batik process, and finished off
with remarkably clever silk embroideiies by
Mme. Dysselhoff.

We must also mention the leather work, with its
applique decoration of various kinds, by Mme.
Hingst and Mr.^J. Booms, passing on fiom it to the
lithographs and books.

Amongst the numerous Posters we must note
especially those of Toorop(who, in the one designed
f°r the Society for the Emancipation of Woman,
combines the Javanese style with something of the
feeling of Khnopff], those of Mesdag, Privat-
Livemont (who reminds us rather too much of
Mucha), Willy Sluyter, Zon, &c.; whilst, among the

lithographs, those of van Hoytema and Josseling
de Long are worthy of remark.

Mme. Ducocrop exhibits some very fine decora-
tive designs by her late husband; J. Aarts
shows some good wood-engravings, Dupont some
etchings in the style of Diirer. Lastly, a large
collection of books from the firms of Bohn, van
Dishoek, van Gogh, van der Hart, van Hal-
kema, van Kampen and Kleinman prove to
what a high degree of excellence the Dutch have
arrived in the arts of book illustration and of bind-
ing, as practised by such masters as Toorop, Thorn,
Prikken, van Hoytema, &c.

Enrico Thovez.

LONDON.—Art has many forms of historic
landmarks, and the age we live in does
much more to destroy them than to
renew or revive their popular interest in
a worthy manner. But, from time to time, here
and there throughout the country, some ancient
relic of the craftsman’s work in stone is finely

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