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Nr. 157 (March 1910)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
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Studio-Talk
more important works are required and, briefly, by Raymond Bigot. This artist, who must be
those which, to the eyes of a future generation, counted among our leading animaliers, has made
will be representative of the definite manner and a speciality of wood carving — an art much
complete style of the artist. There were certainly neglected nowadays, but which served artists of
in this exhibition many works which honourably bygone days for so many masterpieces. His very
represent the present-day French school, such as fine Dindon, which has been acquired by the
the two beautiful panels of a diptych by Menard, Government, has been already seen in the Salon,
which were shown at the Salon 1909 and were At present Bigot is engaged in work more deco-
illustrated in The Studio last June (p. 48) rative in character, and in this he succeeds equally
also La Mine by Gillot, Palerme (1676) by and exceedingly well. In particular I noticed his
Fouqueray (a superb picture of that naval battle), frame for a mirror, his frieze of pigeons, destined
L'Enfant a la Crinoline by Desch, a fine landscape for a bed, and his Vol de Corbeaux—a decorative
by Guillemet, a charming sea-piece by Mesle, panel carved and inlaid. Another sculptor of great
figure paintings by Raffaelli, and a delightful talent, though in a different style, is M. Henry
Salut a Paris by Willette. Among the sculpture Bouchard, whose large Bmufs at the last Salon is
I must mention two excellent busts of women by still fresh in our memory. His Jeune fille a, la
Rodin, and also the interesting and valuable busts Gazelle, a group in bronze a cire perdite, is a little
of Degas and of Renoir by Paulin. The head work which would not appear incongruous if
of Bonnat by Segoffin is a masterly piece of work; placed in the museum of antiquities at Naples,
the artist has imbued the
image of his model with a
character, a vigour and a -
vitality which one must
designate as truly remark-
able. _
The bust of Barbey d'Au-
revilly by Rodin, which is
reproduced on this page,
is that which was referred
to in my notes last month.
Among the smaller ex-
hibitions that of the
"Eclectique" was particu-
larly noteworthy by reason
of the perfect taste with
which the various works
exhibited by the members
were hung, and indeed
artists and organisers of
exhibitions especially might
well take a lesson in taste-
ful arrangement from it.
Paintings, sculptures, laces,
tapestries, all were placed
in very agreeably harmo-
nious juxtaposition in the
Galerie des Artistes Mod-
ernes, and the success
which attended the show
was amply deserved. First
my attention was attracted
' _ BUST OF BAR BEY D AUREVILLY BY AUGUSTS RODIN
by the carvings in wood {Bypermission of M. Harlingue\
60
more important works are required and, briefly, by Raymond Bigot. This artist, who must be
those which, to the eyes of a future generation, counted among our leading animaliers, has made
will be representative of the definite manner and a speciality of wood carving — an art much
complete style of the artist. There were certainly neglected nowadays, but which served artists of
in this exhibition many works which honourably bygone days for so many masterpieces. His very
represent the present-day French school, such as fine Dindon, which has been acquired by the
the two beautiful panels of a diptych by Menard, Government, has been already seen in the Salon,
which were shown at the Salon 1909 and were At present Bigot is engaged in work more deco-
illustrated in The Studio last June (p. 48) rative in character, and in this he succeeds equally
also La Mine by Gillot, Palerme (1676) by and exceedingly well. In particular I noticed his
Fouqueray (a superb picture of that naval battle), frame for a mirror, his frieze of pigeons, destined
L'Enfant a la Crinoline by Desch, a fine landscape for a bed, and his Vol de Corbeaux—a decorative
by Guillemet, a charming sea-piece by Mesle, panel carved and inlaid. Another sculptor of great
figure paintings by Raffaelli, and a delightful talent, though in a different style, is M. Henry
Salut a Paris by Willette. Among the sculpture Bouchard, whose large Bmufs at the last Salon is
I must mention two excellent busts of women by still fresh in our memory. His Jeune fille a, la
Rodin, and also the interesting and valuable busts Gazelle, a group in bronze a cire perdite, is a little
of Degas and of Renoir by Paulin. The head work which would not appear incongruous if
of Bonnat by Segoffin is a masterly piece of work; placed in the museum of antiquities at Naples,
the artist has imbued the
image of his model with a
character, a vigour and a -
vitality which one must
designate as truly remark-
able. _
The bust of Barbey d'Au-
revilly by Rodin, which is
reproduced on this page,
is that which was referred
to in my notes last month.
Among the smaller ex-
hibitions that of the
"Eclectique" was particu-
larly noteworthy by reason
of the perfect taste with
which the various works
exhibited by the members
were hung, and indeed
artists and organisers of
exhibitions especially might
well take a lesson in taste-
ful arrangement from it.
Paintings, sculptures, laces,
tapestries, all were placed
in very agreeably harmo-
nious juxtaposition in the
Galerie des Artistes Mod-
ernes, and the success
which attended the show
was amply deserved. First
my attention was attracted
' _ BUST OF BAR BEY D AUREVILLY BY AUGUSTS RODIN
by the carvings in wood {Bypermission of M. Harlingue\
60