International studio (18.1902/1903)

Joza, Uprka's (Knez-
dub) is national
in character, the face
being of Siavonic type.
A crowd of country foik
surround the image of
the Virgin ; they are
dressed in the brightest
of coiours, such costumes
as one sees in Moravia,
worn by the peasants.
These the artist has
lovingiy dwelt upon, and
he has repeated the tints
with fineness and deii-
cacy. Frantisek Kupka,
who is now iiving in
Paris, has sent some ad-
mirabie etchings and
coioured drawings.

Franz Simon's (Prague) A? ?fc7* Z<7gK shows great
promise; Jan Honza (Bestovice) gives us some
iine cioud effects, whiie Rudolf Bern has some
good portraits done in pencii and chaiks.
A. S. L.
WITZERLAND.—Those who desire to
famiiiarise themselves with some of the
^ best work which has been accompiished
in etching and engraving by iiving
artists of Swiss-Gertnan origin wiii not faii to
turn to the achievements of Baimer and Welti.
Possessing in common the depth of feeiing of the
Swiss-German nature, these two artists are in other
respects widely different—the former positive and

There are many other
promising members of
" Manes," among them
three scuiptors, Frantisek
Biick (Chy-nov), Stanisiav
Sucharda (Prague), and
Bohumii Kafka(Prague).
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"QUARTtER LATtN, FARts'

BY VtCTOR STRETTI

done by Max Svabinsky. It represents Rodin
in his favourite attitude, hand in beard, and is a
masterpiece of Svabinsky's art.

Jan Preissier, Prague, is not what one couid
strictiy cali " nationai" in his work, though his
Z?<?y and the Acwi' V7'/77<rgM show us that
he is fuii of the poetic piiantasy of his native
country. Victor Stretti's etchings show great
promise and much talent, and Z. Braunerova ex-
hibits a irne Z???' (W ZVnjMg. Antonin Siavicek
and Antonin Hudecek, both of Prague, have
sent many exampies of their art, ioveiy bits of
coiour. Siavicek favours bright tones, poppies,
sunfiowers, cornfiowers, etc., whiie Hudecek chooses
soft tones—his Aw7M'7?,g*
<777 A<?a, with its sea-
greens and biues rip-
piing into one another,
gives us a deiightfui sen-
sation of the sea on a
calm evening. Slavicek's
A^?gZ?' and A Wa?'77y
-Ew77?'7?g* are amongst the
best of this artist's work.