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Nr. 164 (October, 1910)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19867#0428
Studio- Talk
twelve years, have chiefly been drawings filled in this painting gives both the special character of
with water-colours. The new ones are pure water- the nature around Stockholm, and the situation
colours, certainly showing the same infallible of the city on the islands and mountains between
draughtsmanship as ever, but also a sure and refined lakes and fjords. The composition goes beauti-
sense for colour that is, at least in this degree, fully with the surrounding architecture. Prince
new. The artist tries and succeeds to get in more Eugen (born in 1865) has since the end of the
air and atmosphere in his pictures, he paints the eighties devoted himself totally to Art, and is now
most difficult and charming sun- and light-effects gigin the foremost rank of Swedish landscape painters,
that have not interested him for ever so many v His favourite and perhaps most popular subjects
years. Carl Larsson is now 57 years old, but in have during the last years been the light summer
his art he is as young as ever. The only thing in nights in the Stockholm harbour, at the entrance
his pictures that shows his age is that most of the to which his lovely palace, Valdemarsudde, is situ-
children are now grown up. Only Kerstin and ated, but as he is constantly developing, he will
Esbjom are still children. It is hard to make a probably soon both find new motives and a new
choice among so many superb works, but if we style of expressing his love for the beauty of his
should mention any specially it might be The country. Of this new style we find much in his
Troubles of a Bridesmaid, or In the Library (page splendid gift to the Ostermalm school. T. L.
327). An art critic remarked of these water-
colours, that there is such a coloristic tone in ^ EN EVA.—For many years the Athenee
them that an oil painting compared with them £ in Geneva has been an important
appears dull and without life. Among the oil m centre of art and literary activity
pictures, the most interesting were a portrait of —in this part of Switzerland. The
a young artist and one called My Father's Flowers, building itself, like that of the Palais Eynard hard
a flower-piece of the most delightful painting. As by, is elegant, and thoroughly in keeping with the
Mr. Brochner's article in the last March number classic landscape of the city and its surroundings,
of The Studio, " Some noticeable Swedish It is the property of the Societe des Arts, which
Etchers," contained several reproductions of Carl was founded as far back as 1776 and had amongst
Larsson's etchings and a very good explanatory its first members the celebrated B. de Saussure.
text, there is no reason to speak of them here. The Societe des Arts has rendered signal service
-- to the cause of art and letters as well as to that of
An important artistic gift that is now much science and industry. Besides its well supplied
spoken of in Stockholm
is Prince Eugen's last
superb fresco-painting in
the new public school,
" Hogre reallaroverket a
Ostermalm," in Stock-
holm, a most interesting
example of modern
Swedish architecture, by
Ragnar Ostberg, of whose
work I hope to get an
opportunity to speak
another time. The painter-
prince, a younger brother
of King Gustaf V., has
perhaps never reached
higher in purely decora-
tive effect and style than
in this last work, The Sun
shines over the City, a
view of Stockholm from
a quite new point of view.
In an excellent synthesis, brende" by jules crosnier
329
twelve years, have chiefly been drawings filled in this painting gives both the special character of
with water-colours. The new ones are pure water- the nature around Stockholm, and the situation
colours, certainly showing the same infallible of the city on the islands and mountains between
draughtsmanship as ever, but also a sure and refined lakes and fjords. The composition goes beauti-
sense for colour that is, at least in this degree, fully with the surrounding architecture. Prince
new. The artist tries and succeeds to get in more Eugen (born in 1865) has since the end of the
air and atmosphere in his pictures, he paints the eighties devoted himself totally to Art, and is now
most difficult and charming sun- and light-effects gigin the foremost rank of Swedish landscape painters,
that have not interested him for ever so many v His favourite and perhaps most popular subjects
years. Carl Larsson is now 57 years old, but in have during the last years been the light summer
his art he is as young as ever. The only thing in nights in the Stockholm harbour, at the entrance
his pictures that shows his age is that most of the to which his lovely palace, Valdemarsudde, is situ-
children are now grown up. Only Kerstin and ated, but as he is constantly developing, he will
Esbjom are still children. It is hard to make a probably soon both find new motives and a new
choice among so many superb works, but if we style of expressing his love for the beauty of his
should mention any specially it might be The country. Of this new style we find much in his
Troubles of a Bridesmaid, or In the Library (page splendid gift to the Ostermalm school. T. L.
327). An art critic remarked of these water-
colours, that there is such a coloristic tone in ^ EN EVA.—For many years the Athenee
them that an oil painting compared with them £ in Geneva has been an important
appears dull and without life. Among the oil m centre of art and literary activity
pictures, the most interesting were a portrait of —in this part of Switzerland. The
a young artist and one called My Father's Flowers, building itself, like that of the Palais Eynard hard
a flower-piece of the most delightful painting. As by, is elegant, and thoroughly in keeping with the
Mr. Brochner's article in the last March number classic landscape of the city and its surroundings,
of The Studio, " Some noticeable Swedish It is the property of the Societe des Arts, which
Etchers," contained several reproductions of Carl was founded as far back as 1776 and had amongst
Larsson's etchings and a very good explanatory its first members the celebrated B. de Saussure.
text, there is no reason to speak of them here. The Societe des Arts has rendered signal service
-- to the cause of art and letters as well as to that of
An important artistic gift that is now much science and industry. Besides its well supplied
spoken of in Stockholm
is Prince Eugen's last
superb fresco-painting in
the new public school,
" Hogre reallaroverket a
Ostermalm," in Stock-
holm, a most interesting
example of modern
Swedish architecture, by
Ragnar Ostberg, of whose
work I hope to get an
opportunity to speak
another time. The painter-
prince, a younger brother
of King Gustaf V., has
perhaps never reached
higher in purely decora-
tive effect and style than
in this last work, The Sun
shines over the City, a
view of Stockholm from
a quite new point of view.
In an excellent synthesis, brende" by jules crosnier
329