DOI Heft:
No.141 (November, 1908)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.28256#0092
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guide, dried Hesh and bread his oniy fare, a cattie-
hut his oniy lodging. His only conversation is
with Nature, questioning her mystic moods and
moments—the sanguine giories of the rise and set
of day, the mute embrace of peak and cloud, the
racing of the wind, the swiri of storms, the
glacier's steaithy march, the boisterous avalanche.
So is Morera hatf a worshipper and haif a
hunter, pausing now on bended knee at Nature's
shrine, now staiking, as one staiks the chamois,
with unusual care and keenness, some rare and
fugitive effect of light and shadow on these
glorious mountains.
Such are the scenes Morera has done something
to make known ; for he is not at pains to pro-
pagate his pictures. It is an inner satisfaction
that he finds, nor does he care to trafHc in his art.
He works unto himself, and only indirectly for the
world. Strong, sincere, and swift—such are the
qualities of Morera's painting; and all painting
that can demonstrate those qualities is good.
Happily, they are not unusual qualities in the art
of modern Spain, as readers of THE STUDto are
well aware from articles which have appeared in
these pages from time to time. L. W.
"ILORENCE.—"Divisionisme" (or "point-
] ^ tllisme") in Italy differs in character
3 from that of other places : it might be
termed " impressionisme raisonnd."
One is struck at once by the extreme care shown
in the choice of colours, and bv the way they are
put on the canvas, the result being seen in effects
which, while extremely solid, are at the same time
equally luminous—the general elfect resembling
that of enamel. Gaetano Previati has written a
detailed and scientihc treatise on the subject, but
the true theotist and promoter of Divisionism is
still M. Victor Grubicy, producer of exquisite
etchings and harmoniser of delicate landscape
scenery — lake and mountain, real visions of
autumn. For a good many years he and his
pen have been in the forefront of the hght, and
it was doubtless due to him that Segantini
completely changed his The method
of linear segments still has its disciples in
MM. Fornara and Maggi. But chiefly I desire
to deal now with two other independent artists
of exquisite talent who have been won to Divi-
sionism by means of M. Grubicy. I refer to
MM. Angelo Morbelli and Giuseppe Pelizza da
Volpedo.
"A GLACtER tN THE SIEERA DE GUADARRAMA, NRW CASTILB" (OIL FAINTING)
64
BY JAIME MORERA
guide, dried Hesh and bread his oniy fare, a cattie-
hut his oniy lodging. His only conversation is
with Nature, questioning her mystic moods and
moments—the sanguine giories of the rise and set
of day, the mute embrace of peak and cloud, the
racing of the wind, the swiri of storms, the
glacier's steaithy march, the boisterous avalanche.
So is Morera hatf a worshipper and haif a
hunter, pausing now on bended knee at Nature's
shrine, now staiking, as one staiks the chamois,
with unusual care and keenness, some rare and
fugitive effect of light and shadow on these
glorious mountains.
Such are the scenes Morera has done something
to make known ; for he is not at pains to pro-
pagate his pictures. It is an inner satisfaction
that he finds, nor does he care to trafHc in his art.
He works unto himself, and only indirectly for the
world. Strong, sincere, and swift—such are the
qualities of Morera's painting; and all painting
that can demonstrate those qualities is good.
Happily, they are not unusual qualities in the art
of modern Spain, as readers of THE STUDto are
well aware from articles which have appeared in
these pages from time to time. L. W.
"ILORENCE.—"Divisionisme" (or "point-
] ^ tllisme") in Italy differs in character
3 from that of other places : it might be
termed " impressionisme raisonnd."
One is struck at once by the extreme care shown
in the choice of colours, and bv the way they are
put on the canvas, the result being seen in effects
which, while extremely solid, are at the same time
equally luminous—the general elfect resembling
that of enamel. Gaetano Previati has written a
detailed and scientihc treatise on the subject, but
the true theotist and promoter of Divisionism is
still M. Victor Grubicy, producer of exquisite
etchings and harmoniser of delicate landscape
scenery — lake and mountain, real visions of
autumn. For a good many years he and his
pen have been in the forefront of the hght, and
it was doubtless due to him that Segantini
completely changed his The method
of linear segments still has its disciples in
MM. Fornara and Maggi. But chiefly I desire
to deal now with two other independent artists
of exquisite talent who have been won to Divi-
sionism by means of M. Grubicy. I refer to
MM. Angelo Morbelli and Giuseppe Pelizza da
Volpedo.
"A GLACtER tN THE SIEERA DE GUADARRAMA, NRW CASTILB" (OIL FAINTING)
64
BY JAIME MORERA