International studio (41.1910)

Studio-Talk

dent in the West of England, Mr. Armstrong has further at the New Dudley Galleries water-colours of
been gradually perfecting a very sincere art as a English by-ways by Mr. G. F. Nicholls, and pencil
landscape painter; by observation and sympathy he drawings in Cornwall by Mr. Herbert E. Butler,
has arrived at a naturalism which is often a refresh- There was also a mixed exhibition of pictures and
ing note in the exhibitions to which he sends. craft-work of some interest at the St. George's

- Gallery, 108, New Bond Street.

Among successful exhibitions of last month we
have also to report Miss Ella du Cane's water- I ~v ARIS.—M. Gustave Geffroy, the distin-
colours at the Fine Art Society; paintings and I 3 guished writer on art and of romances,
water-colours by Miss Carlotta Popert, Mrs. Cecil I who is also director of the Manufactory

Latter, Miss Graham, Mr. Harold Soames and * of Gobelins, is endeavouring to revive the

Miss Hardwicke Lewis at the Baillie Galleries ; old craft by giving the weavers modern subjects for

their looms, instead of leaving them to
imitate and repeat always the old and
defunct styles. From this point of view
the recently executed panel after a design
by Cheret, which we reproduce on page 61,
is completely successful. Jules Che'ret,
whose beautiful decorative work is famous,
has brought all his skill to bear on the
production of this cartoon. The two female
figures floating upwards through the azure
sky are in admirable harmony with the
artist's own personal style and at the same
time betray their relationship to the art of
the eighteenth century, which was, indeed,
Cheret's point de depart, as may especially
be seen in his excellent drawings in san-
guine. The little flying Cupids are yet
another evidence of the artist's source of
inspiration. And now a word about the
workmanship — this reflects the greatest
credit upon the master-weavers, MM. Gauzy,
Decluzenne and Roland. The colours of
the draperies are delightfully harmonious,
and the border of roses is particularly
attractive on account of the beautiful colour-
ing and graceful ornamentation.

Readers of The Studio will doubtless
remember M. Prosper d'Epinay as the
author of some little pieces of sculpture
shown at the Salon des Humoristes last
year, some examples of which were repro-
duced in these pages with my notes on
that exhibition. This artist's polychrome
statue of Joan of Arc, recently set up in
the Cathedral at Reims, is a fine example
of his work of a more serious character, and
has attracted a great deal of notice from
visitors to the sacred fane. The statue is
life-size, and executed in silvered bronze,

jkhannb d'arc au sacre" (polychrome statue IN j c- 1 l 1- j u

the cathedral ok reims) by PRosrER d'kpinav 1V0ry' and Slennese marble, relieved by

(By permission of M. Henri Abe'i) incrustations of lapis-lazuli. M. d'Epinay,

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