International studio (27.1905/1906(1906))

The Society of Western Artists


PORTRAIT OP MRS. AVERY HENRY S. HUBBELL

execution of the hands
and judge the success
of thepictorialarrange-
ment and of the subtle
tonal scheme, which is
inwhite. FrederickW.
Freer shows a splendid
head, but one which is
rather a character
study than a portrait.
It is called Head with
Veil. A great deal of
forceful diction de-
clares itself in this ex-
ample. Instinctively
one would recognize
it to be a faithful de-
lineation, absolute sim-
plicity and frankness
being the only clues to
the comprehension of
the type. A black hat
and a black veil drawn
over a face in profile
and a waist in red and
white stripes form the
very modest material
for the carrying out of
thispleasingwork. But
for a charming trophy
which one would long
to possess, we can eite
no more delightful
specimen than that en-
titled Listening. Alson
Clark, aside from his
Moonlight in Brittany
and his remarkable
picture of a theatre inferior, shows the attractive
little canvas just named. A woman in a blue skirt
and dull rose waist is seatecl with her back to the
observer looking through an opening into an adjoin-
ing room. The interiors of the two rooms are soweit
held together, both in respect to each other and in
relation to drawing and colouring of the figure, that
the result is especially satisfactory.
Ralph Clarkson is rieh in soft, clelicate sympho-
nies of modified colours, and one of these he has
presented to this exhibition under the name of
A Corner of the Studio. Executed altogether in
cool neutral tones, this painting is particularly rest-
ful to the eye. Viewed from a height, the Studio
furnishings and the superbly drawn model are
placecl well up into the picture.

One of the most notable things included in
entries devoted to the lighter media is the colour
drawing by Otto Stark, The Pool at Dusk. A
touch of evening glow in the sky finds its reflec-
tion, with the langer trees skirting its banks, in the
sylvan pool. Forsyth contributes three choice
water colours. One, which he calls In the Gloam-
ing, is executed in soft, dark colours, the sky hinting
of blue and gold and the middle foreground sup-
porting a lightning streak of sulphurous-looking
water. Sunset A fter Rain, from the same brush, is
a brilliant display of blues and reds, applied with a
great deal of water, which blends in the eye. These
colours seern somewhat unusual for the delineation
of a pile of rocks, but they represent a great deal of
spirit and style.

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