International studio (45.1912)

Art School Notes


PORTRAIT OF A LITTLE GIRL BY PROF. HUGO VON HABERMANN
(In the possession of Herr Fr. J. Brakl)

staircase well, which is so contrived as to admit of
plenty of light and air. On the ground floor is
situated the large reception-room, extending the
whole length of the house, and the dining-room
with its service lobby communicating with the
domestic offices in the basement. The upper
story is reserved for rooms of a more private charac-
ter, while the attic story provides abundant ac-
commodation for bedrooms and guest-chambers.
Thus the entire arrangement of the house has been
well thought out, and thoughtfully adapted to the
social and personal needs of the occupants.
In the equipment of the interior Prof, von Seidl,
who is averse to anything in the shape of man-
nerism, has succeeded in happily combining con-
siderations of practical utility with beauty, comfort
with luxury. He so designs his houses and his
interiors that cultured men with a healthy feeling
for art may feel at home in them. Thus in the

big reception-room — which
serves also as a music-room—■
the harmonious character of
the apartment is due to the
carefully selected material
used in it—mahogany furni-
ture, dark blue striped wall-
covering and window-curtains
of the same colour.

On the walls are such
masterpieces of decorative
painting as Fritz Erler’s
allegories of the four elements,
and over the door a series of
lusty Putti by the same artist.
As proprietor of the
“Moderne Kunsthandlung,”
Herr Brakl has come into
close relations with the artists
of Munich and has been very
lavish in acquiring works by
them for the adornment of his
home. Prof. Hengeler’s river
allegory, The Isar, decorates
the well of the staircase, and
is here reproduced with two
other interesting works by
contemporary painters which
have found a congenial home
here—a portrait of a little
girl by Prof. Habermann, and
Franz Hoch’s Serenade, one
of those exhilarating pictures
with which Munich artists are wont to decorate
the halls where they forgather to indulge in dancing
and other joyous recreations. D.
ART SCHOOL NOTES.
LONDON.—The annual exhibition of selected
work by students of the L.C.C. Central
School of Arts and Crafts, held last
—> month at Southampton Row, was con-
ducted upon the lines' of the preceding shows at
the same institution. The arrangement was well
enough, but as before there was nothing to guide
the visitor or to help him to understand the motive
or meaning of the exhibition. Most of the works
were unmarked even by the name of the student.
In quality, however, the exhibition was above the
average level. It included a large and good col-
lection of bookbindings ; some attractive pottery
of a simple kind; creditable examples of die-
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