International studio (42.1910)

Studio- Talk

Great Britain, of Russia, or of the countries of
Scandinavia from the collections of works—many
of which are certainly very remarkable—which
the artists of those lands have contributed. The
Belgian Salon of 1910 ought to have shown
us a synthesis of our artists' different manners
and styles, comprehending and explaining their
beauty. Instead of this it is nothing more than
an ordinary salon, rather badly organised, ex-
tremely badly housed, and, what is even worse,
encumbered with a quantity of second-rate work.
All the same it does not the less vividly reveal the

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worth of the school of painting in our country,
and if, in the imagination, one makes some neces-
sary eliminations and judiciously replaces them by
certain choice works, one gets from the ensemble
an excellent idea of Belgian art.

The most attractive picture in this Belgian col-
lection is the large winter landscape by A. J.
Heymans, whose dignified talent dominates the
Belgian school of landscape painting. Camille
Lemonnier has called him " l'evocateur solennel
et attendri des matins du monde." There are
also important landscapes by E. Claus, A. Baertsoen,
R. and J. Wytsman, by F. Courtens, V. Gilsoul
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and Matthieu. The work of MM. Oleffe and
Jefferys, two young artists, has achieved consider-
able success. Among the portraits one must men-
tion the work of E. Wauters, Devriend, Frederic
Wolles, Cluysenaar, De la Hoese, Van Holder and
Artot; and among the figure painters Gouweloos,
Michel, Thomas, Middeleer (whose curious paint-
ing, La Procession des Aveugles a Bruges, is very
badly hung), and G. M. Stevens, whose picture
was recently acquired for the Musee de Bruxelles.
Among the painters of still life I must mention
A. Verhaeren, Mdlle. A. Ronner, Ensor, Van
Zevenberghe, and Morren.

In a special room are placed all the large
paintings, all those destined for mural decoration,
and here one finds work by Ciamberlani, Delville,
Montald, Langaskens, Motte and Mertens. I
must also mention the contributions from the
principal members of the Societe royale des
Aquarellistes and of the Cercle de FEstampe,
H. Cassiers, Fernand Khnopff, A. Danse, H.
Meunier, Marcette, Delaunois, Baseleer, Hage-
mans, Rassenfosse, Lenain.

Among the sculpture should be noticed a marble

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