International studio (42.1910)

Studio-Talk

and rorirait-arrangement
in Grey, by C. David
Kay ; Rhododendrons, by
John M. Whitehead;
Penelope Jackson, by
George Porter Higgins;
Night 071 ihe Seine, by
Oscar Hardee ; Slumber,
by Mrs. Jeanne E. Ben-
nett ; and Otterton, by
Miss Agnes B. Warburg.

book illustration

Apropos of Mr. Hind's
recent article in The
Studio on " American
Paintings in Germany,"
Mr. Edward Ertz writes
us from Kingsbridge,
Devon, as follows :—

bv w. r. e. Goodrich (Sheffield) ^n referring to the

(National Competition, igw) American artist, William

Morris Hunt, Mr. Hind

painting; but it must be the selection of a photo- does not mention that Hunt was a pupil of the

grapher and not of a painter — that is, it must celebrated French painter and teacher, Thomas

be selection of the truth to be interpreted with Couture, who caused such a furore in Paris dur-

strict regard to the means in hand. Now, primarily ing the early sixties. I consider this important

the concern of photography—as in the case of on account of Couture's influence generally, and

every medium—must be with truth of a character especially on Hunt, J. F. Millet, Manet, Puvis de

better interpreted by it than by any other medium ; Chavannes, and Frederic Leighton who were all

and it is in the beauty that pertains to such inter- pupils of the same master. . Couture at that time

pretation that the true role of photography will be was strongly opposed to the official methods of

found. In the exhibition under notice there was teaching and painting as practised by Delaroche,
evidence that the clear
and precise qualities

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Time, by E. Masmann ;

tt , , j rr-„ ^7 7 b00k illustration bv w. r. e. goodrich (sheffield)

Hotel de Vllle—Llocnes, (National Competition, igio)

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