International studio (19.1903)

EMBROIDERED ALTAR B'RONTAL DESIGNED BY H. COMPER. EXECUTED BY TIIE
ROYAL IRISH SCHOOL OF ART NEEDLEWORK

STUDY OF A SHIP BY R. MORTON NAXCE



LASGOW.—The
H twe n ty-third
\ T annuat exhibition
-^ of the Royal
Scottish Society of Painters
in Water-Coiours is weli
up to the average; and
the decision of the CounciL
to throw their galleries open
free to all comers on Sunday
afternoons shows that they
are alive to the necessity of
moving with the times. Of
course, the result cannot be
foreseen, but it shouldcertainly
stimulate interest in the work
of the members of the Society.
The exhibition, as a whole, is
strong; there is, as usual, a
great preponderance of land-
scapes, but there is also some
good hgure-work, notably by
the President, Sir Francis
Powell, who sends an irnpor-
tant drawing of a pretty girl in
a white dress, and
by Mr. George Henry, whose
three Japanese contributions
are notably fine, &i/a:/a'/A'7z.s'
in particular being a subtle
harmony of tertiary tints.
Mr. Duncan Mackellar's work
always pleases, and ^

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