International studio (21.1903/1904(1904))

diately attracted attention by their masterful
handling and by the personality of their sub-
jects were those by Mr. John Singer Sargent.
One could hardiy imagine a more interesting
work than his y A/A AZ/*/'f/7
which occupied the position of honour
on the west - end of the gailery. We natu-
raiiy expect to see something quite out of the
ordinary resuit when one distinguished artist
gives us his deiineation of another, and we were
not disappointed in this case. There is an air of
reality about the work that is most satisfactory to
those who know Mr. Chase. The position is very
natural and quite characteristic of the painter,
chiaro-scuro skiifully handied and colour life-like.
The pupils of Mr. Chase, to whose Order the work
was executed, are to be congratulated on having in
their possession a very fine example of Mr. Sargent's
talent, and one marking an epoch in the history of
portrait-painting. The y AZ. Z. H. 7?.
by the same artist was also very successful
in its representation of the busy man of affairs,
unaffected in pose, artistic in concentration of light,
and true in general resemblance. Another of his
works that challenged attention by its admirable

technique was the Z?7*Zaz7 y A/A yi 7?. Car/Z.
Here were boldness and dash in brush-work com-
bined with splendid qualities in the way of tone,
colour, and values. (y.sV<?7- also by
Mr. Sargent, was excellent in quite a different way,
and gave evidence of very close observation of
out-door effect.

The ZcyZaf/ y yhy Zry., by Mr.
William Merritt Chase, hung close by Mr.
Sargent's works, and added greatly to the
dignity of that part of the exhibition. The
Veteran Philadelphia banker is represented in
an easy sitting position, a wide-brimmed, grey
feit hat in his right hand relieving by its light
tone the monotony of the blacks in that part of
the canvas. Other works by the same artist
showing remarkable versatility of talent were
a ZayZazY y A/Ar. (faazyg AA AfayA,
a bit of excellent still-life, and a landscape en-
titled A?May/^A ZnaaA. Whistler's " arrange-
ments " in colour were grouped separately on the
walls and given ample space so as to avoid the
possibility of discord in their surroundings. His
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