International studio (25.1905)

reach than 'it is within that of any other great
artist, yet few men have been able to show so
high an average of production or such re-
markable consistency in the attainment of their
intention. What is to be exactly his position
among the masters who have made the history of
art time alone can decide, but that this position
will be one of distinction can be confidently anti-
cipated. Besides the Watts collection, there is on
view at Burlington House a small series of pictures
and drawings by Frederick Sandys; and in the
central hall is exhibited Mr. Brock's scale model
for the Victoria Memorial — the finished design
for what promises to be a noble achievement.

The group of artists who have for the past nine
years held the " Landscape Exhibition" at the
Dudley Gallery, have migrated
to the gallery of the Royal
Society of Painters in Water-
Colours. In these new quarters
the attractions of what has
always been a very excellent
show of sound work are per-
ceptibly enhanced, and the
collection brought together
seems more than usually au-
thoritative. There has been
one change in the composition
of the group since last year,
for Sir Ernest Waterlow has
retired and his place has been
taken by that sound and
original painter Mr. J. S. Hill.
Perhaps the most remarkable
of the contributions to the
show are Mr. R. W. Allan's
luminous and delicate
Mr. Aumonier's daintily fan-
tastic ZZay Mr.
Mark Fisher's IFhZr
and ZHg c/ Zi<772,ys*ZvZ .-
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ably expressive; Mr. J. S. Hill's
sombre and dignified ZA?7-ZyZ,
and Mr. Leslie Thomson's three
strong and sympathetic can-
vases, AZM/WaTaiY yZw77
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corn shows several characteristic
works, but they are, as his pic-
tures are wont to be, somewhat
exaggerated in tone relations.

At the Dudley Gallery there is a collection of
drawings by a number of artists of repute, who,
on the whole, can be said to bear association
extremely well. The best things are Mr. Wilfrid
Ball's sunny studies, Z%<? 7y CaYwA;?'
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Zz/7y; Mr. Thorne Waite's masculine sketches,
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ZiwM-; Mr. A. G. Bell's broad and effective
drawings, excellent in their scholarly reserve and
strength of execution; Mr. W. Rainey's Dutch
subjects, rendered with true appreciation of local
character and with much subtlety of colour ; Mr.
Montague Smyth's tender notes of quiet atmo-
spheric effects ; Mr. Robert Little's romantic land-
scapes, handled with superb directness, and
distinguished by rare beauty of colour; and the


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