International studio (27.1905/1906(1906))

Studio-Talk



LIEGE.—The Exhibition at Liege, like all
similar World Fairs, devoted a palatial
building to modern art, wherein were
accommodated the different schools of
Contemporary painting; but these were unfortu-
nately very insufficiently represented. Some diffi-
culty would, indeed, be experienced in founding a
judgment as to German painting upon the small
number of works shown here, though among them
were some fine examples by
Lenbach and Leibi, and
some admirable engravings
by Kappstein and Lang-
hammer (see Berlin Studio
Talk). In theSpanish room
works by the real artists
of that country, by Zuloaga
and Rusinol, were abso-
lutely lacking ; and finally
the very important English
school was not represented
at all.

Lin), a poet inspired by
love of the Flemish soil;
then Baertsoen, with his
Chalands sous la Neige, and
the Petite Place Flamande,
works that had been seen
before, but to which time
onlygives an added charm:
Gilsoul, with an excellent
effect of sunset at Bruges ;
Henry Verstraete, with a
large and very beautiful
view of Zeeland ; and Wil-
laert, with his Ecluse, a
dazzling vision of water and
shipping. The painters of
the picturesque Flemish
towns formed another com-
pact group: Hermanus with
his snow-scenes; Sys (Za
by f. willaert Maisou du Passeur); Caro-
lus Tremerie (Beguinage);
Apol (boats at the quay); Opsomer (large and
forceful views of houses); Middeleer ; then in land-
scape Courtens, and Marcette with seascapes : these
are some of the names which deserve a high place
in the memory. There is no fear of forgetting
Fernand Khnopff, that very refined artist, with his
distinction of thought and poetry of form; nor
M. Rassenfosse and his excellent drawings of
figure subjects.

On the other hand,
three countries — Belgium,
France, and the United
States —made a good show.
The Belgian Exhibition
was very complete, includ-
ing artists of quite the
highest order. First of all
there was Claus (Rccolte du “ la recolte du lin ”

BY E. CLAUS
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