International studio (21.1903/1904(1904))

DOOR HAXGING


DESIGNED AND EXECUTED BY MISS T. KRAUTH


and the hortensias, the bunches of mistletoeand the
poppies, which form some of her favourite
go to make up a delicious symphony. H. F.
TOCKHOLM.—We give on pages 168
and 16g illustrations of two admirable
bookbindings, the outcome of the
coMaboration of a designer and a
craftsman of more than average ability and
resource, Mr. Th. Holmboe and Mr. H. M.
Refsum. These bindings display a good deal
of originality of treatment, and yet retain

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Mr. Hallström's deep and
scholarly insight into the
symboHsm of the old Edda,
and into the history of his
country, has taken a power-
ful expressionof late in some
Sketches for the decöration
of a museum. In these de-
corative mural paintings the
symbolical Tree of Ygg-
drasil forms the central fea-
ture around which old tales
frorn the North, well fitted
for decorative purposes, are
set forth in a style thor-
oughly well suited to the
BY Miss T. KRAUTH motives. S. F.
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the Northern characteristics which are at once
charming and dignified.

Love of the Viking era, its weird fancies and
powerful subjects, seems to ^have Rlled the very
soul of a young Swedish artist, Mr. G. Hallström,
whose work was introduced to readers of THE
STUDIO some years ago. :! t e had then aroused
attention with a ' decorative frieze representing
the dragon ships of the old Northmen.

His drawings, done in a resolute and charac-
teristic style, yet full of
poetical Sentiment, are not
frequently seen, but they
are always true pieces of art.
Illustrations for a work by
the Finnish poet, J. L.
Runeberg, .Z%<?
translated into English,
are his principal efforts in
this direction.