DOI issue:
Nr. 154 (December 1909)
DOI article:Studio-talk
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19868#0296
Studio-Talk
BUDAPEST.—Among the younger Hun- life proved of benefit to him. Military service
garian artists who are devoting them, over, the young lieutenant of artillery returned to
selves to etching is Robert Levy, a business, and then, after an interval at Fiume, he
member of the " Keve " Society of began to attend the life classes of Mr. Sigmond
young artists, founded in 1896 by him in con- Vajda, and later made the acquaintance of Mr.
junction with the Hungarian painter, Ferencz Ferencz Frischauf. It was, however, from Signor
Frischauf. This society has already held sue- Ettore Cosomatti, the eminent Italian graphic
cessful exhibitions in Budapest, Berlin, Diissel- artist, that he learnt the elements of etching, and
dorf and Dresden. Mr. Levy did not learn to in this medium he found the unknown which he
draw till he arrived at manhood, though he had had so long sought, and since that time, now some
read much of art and studied what books could five years ago, he has abandoned all other methods,
teach him—Rembrandt in particular claiming his He etches direct on the plate itself, and for the
admiration. On leaving school he entered his most part restricts himself to the methods proper
father's business, which brought him to England, to etching in the strict sense of the term. Only
where, at the age of 20, he came in touch with Mr. in rare cases does he make use of verm's mou,
William Monk, with whom he studied drawing and roulette or aquatint, for he does not find the right
painting. In England, indeed, he found that leisure expression in these methods. Neither does he
and freedom which he had failed to find in his own care much for etching in colour which he tried in
country. Forced to return to Budapest to enter Paris, for he considers that this is an art depending
on his military service, he devoted his free time on the printer, who often contrives to make a
to studying nature, and in this respect his military good print of a bad plate and vice versa. Mr.
Levy always prints his
own etchings on a small
machine, which serves him
excellently. A. S. L.
c
'the japanese fan
154
R A C O W. —
Another art
society has
been formed
in this city, which has
chosen " Zero" as its
appellation. The presi-
dent is Albert Kossak.
Many other well-known
artists have joined its
ranks, or have shown
their sympathy by exhibit-
ing at the Society's first
exhibition held here re-
cently. "Zero " professes
to be a reaction against
the practice of publicly
exhibiting sketches and
studies which used to be
kept for the inspection of
the artist's friends in the
seclusion of the studio.
Consequently "Zero"
will show neither sketches
nor studies, but will con-
fine its exhibits to finished
works. Exhibitions are
by w. e. webster to be held every year in
BUDAPEST.—Among the younger Hun- life proved of benefit to him. Military service
garian artists who are devoting them, over, the young lieutenant of artillery returned to
selves to etching is Robert Levy, a business, and then, after an interval at Fiume, he
member of the " Keve " Society of began to attend the life classes of Mr. Sigmond
young artists, founded in 1896 by him in con- Vajda, and later made the acquaintance of Mr.
junction with the Hungarian painter, Ferencz Ferencz Frischauf. It was, however, from Signor
Frischauf. This society has already held sue- Ettore Cosomatti, the eminent Italian graphic
cessful exhibitions in Budapest, Berlin, Diissel- artist, that he learnt the elements of etching, and
dorf and Dresden. Mr. Levy did not learn to in this medium he found the unknown which he
draw till he arrived at manhood, though he had had so long sought, and since that time, now some
read much of art and studied what books could five years ago, he has abandoned all other methods,
teach him—Rembrandt in particular claiming his He etches direct on the plate itself, and for the
admiration. On leaving school he entered his most part restricts himself to the methods proper
father's business, which brought him to England, to etching in the strict sense of the term. Only
where, at the age of 20, he came in touch with Mr. in rare cases does he make use of verm's mou,
William Monk, with whom he studied drawing and roulette or aquatint, for he does not find the right
painting. In England, indeed, he found that leisure expression in these methods. Neither does he
and freedom which he had failed to find in his own care much for etching in colour which he tried in
country. Forced to return to Budapest to enter Paris, for he considers that this is an art depending
on his military service, he devoted his free time on the printer, who often contrives to make a
to studying nature, and in this respect his military good print of a bad plate and vice versa. Mr.
Levy always prints his
own etchings on a small
machine, which serves him
excellently. A. S. L.
c
'the japanese fan
154
R A C O W. —
Another art
society has
been formed
in this city, which has
chosen " Zero" as its
appellation. The presi-
dent is Albert Kossak.
Many other well-known
artists have joined its
ranks, or have shown
their sympathy by exhibit-
ing at the Society's first
exhibition held here re-
cently. "Zero " professes
to be a reaction against
the practice of publicly
exhibiting sketches and
studies which used to be
kept for the inspection of
the artist's friends in the
seclusion of the studio.
Consequently "Zero"
will show neither sketches
nor studies, but will con-
fine its exhibits to finished
works. Exhibitions are
by w. e. webster to be held every year in