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Reddie, Arthur: A painter of out-door life: Frederic Whiting, R.B.A.
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Frederic Whiting, R.B.A.
“THE SPRINGTIME OF LIFE” FROM AN OIL PAINTING BY FREDERIC WHITING, R.B.A.
(By permission of the Autotype Fine Art Company Ltd., London)
charm of youth; the colour-scheme is of the simplest,
and the technique, bold and very free, is nowhere
coarse or over-insistent, so that the whole—even in
the illustration, where the necessary reduction has a
trifle over-emphasised the brush work—resolves itself
into an harmonious unity.
Both March Wind and Youth and Age show
Mr. Whiting’s breezy and delightfully fresh handling
of water-colour. Here he is impressionistic with-
out losing his grip upon the drawing; and in
A Sporting Idyll he has achieved a graceful com-
position while retaining all the unaffected joyous-
ness of the scene and all the feeling of a gusty
autumn day. The Old Runner, though slight in
treatment, shows the same dexterity in the handling
of the medium, and from this and other repro-
ductions which accompany this article, may be
gathered an excellent idea of the healthy virility
and saneness of this artist’s work.
Mr. Whiting’s sincerity and conscientiousness
will keep him from falling into an easy formula or
adopting an adroit mannerism, and his indefatigable
ardour is leading him on towards the greater
delicacy, the added refinement and subtlety which
he is striving to attain, while yet preserving that
freshness and freedom of touch which is such an
attractive feature of his work. His further develop-
ment should be very interesting to follow ; in the
meantime he is to be heartily congratulated upon
his present by no means inconsiderable achieve-
ment ; and it is a pleasure to record one’s apprecia-
tion of this vigorous and invigorating work, so
instinct is it with the charm of youth and the joy
of life. Arthur Reddie.
At a general assembly of the Royal Academy on
February n, Mr. Reginald Blomfield, A.R.A.,
architect, was elected an Academician, after holding
the rank of Associate for nine years, and Mr.
Richard Jack, painter, was elected Associate.
Mr. William Walls and Dr. J. J. Burnet have been
elected Royal Scottish Academicians.
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“THE SPRINGTIME OF LIFE” FROM AN OIL PAINTING BY FREDERIC WHITING, R.B.A.
(By permission of the Autotype Fine Art Company Ltd., London)
charm of youth; the colour-scheme is of the simplest,
and the technique, bold and very free, is nowhere
coarse or over-insistent, so that the whole—even in
the illustration, where the necessary reduction has a
trifle over-emphasised the brush work—resolves itself
into an harmonious unity.
Both March Wind and Youth and Age show
Mr. Whiting’s breezy and delightfully fresh handling
of water-colour. Here he is impressionistic with-
out losing his grip upon the drawing; and in
A Sporting Idyll he has achieved a graceful com-
position while retaining all the unaffected joyous-
ness of the scene and all the feeling of a gusty
autumn day. The Old Runner, though slight in
treatment, shows the same dexterity in the handling
of the medium, and from this and other repro-
ductions which accompany this article, may be
gathered an excellent idea of the healthy virility
and saneness of this artist’s work.
Mr. Whiting’s sincerity and conscientiousness
will keep him from falling into an easy formula or
adopting an adroit mannerism, and his indefatigable
ardour is leading him on towards the greater
delicacy, the added refinement and subtlety which
he is striving to attain, while yet preserving that
freshness and freedom of touch which is such an
attractive feature of his work. His further develop-
ment should be very interesting to follow ; in the
meantime he is to be heartily congratulated upon
his present by no means inconsiderable achieve-
ment ; and it is a pleasure to record one’s apprecia-
tion of this vigorous and invigorating work, so
instinct is it with the charm of youth and the joy
of life. Arthur Reddie.
At a general assembly of the Royal Academy on
February n, Mr. Reginald Blomfield, A.R.A.,
architect, was elected an Academician, after holding
the rank of Associate for nine years, and Mr.
Richard Jack, painter, was elected Associate.
Mr. William Walls and Dr. J. J. Burnet have been
elected Royal Scottish Academicians.
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