International studio (26.1905)

STATUETTE BY ED]TH DOWNING

organised annually by the directors of the Gallery,
and it is wanting neither in variety nor interest.
A few things of unquestionable importance are
included in what is really a very representative
collection of modern works of art; a few notable
performances by men like Mr. J. S. Sargent, Mr.
J. J. Shannon, Mr. J. L. Pickering, Mr. Alfred
East, Mr. Leslie Thomson, and Sir George Reid ;
but there are, besides, many excellent canvases by
artists of repute who are regular supporters of the
Gallery. Mr. Sargent's portraits of ATa/z/ir
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amazing piece of sumptuous detail painting, and
the other a most graceful and dainty picture—are
the best examples of his brilliant work that he is
exhibiting this year; and Mr. Shannon, too, in his
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anything that he is showing at the Academy. Sir
George Reid's Af^AF yhzMM A4aa7AaMa is
a splendid portrait, handled with masterly certainty,
and splendid in its shrewd characterisation. Mr.
Pickering's romantic landscape, AA's AmAw a/Az%
amply justifies his claim to be considered one of
the best painters we have of the more impressive
aspects of nature; and Mr. Leslie Thomson's
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subtlety as an observer and his strength as an
executant. Mr. East is commendably true to his
traditions in his HV/a^y z'Tz AAa7*Ar and AatrA
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exercises, with attractive qualities of colour arrange-
ment.
Among the other features of the exhibition must
certainly be counted Mr. James Clark's admirable
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fantasy AFawA^ Azz^FAs, Mr. Austen Brown's
robust pastorals -SjA-Azg- Aa^Fizz-^— AFa7*7M'7^, and
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portrait study C/$a?/ A?F?7/, Mr. George Henry's 7%?
AaFAz (?aztz77, and Sir J. D. Linton's dramatic com-
position CaT'A'/zaF AA'7zAFa7*—AA<? A%Ff7rAza.
Then there are some memorable landscapes like
Mr. J. Coutts Michie's AzwyFz'A, Mr. Arnesby
Brown's A/%7* AaAz, Mr. R. W. Allan's AAwFTwa,
Mr. Tom Robertson's exquisitely subtle twilight


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