DOI Page / Citation link:
https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.1367#0183
i78.
RECOLLECTIONS OF
Agreeing this time with the Jury, we shall award the first
place to Knaus, the genre painter. His Conjuring scene in a
barn is really a master-piece. The sly face of the wizard
who turns a flock of birds out of a countryman's hat, the .
wondering looks of the audience, the fright of an old woman
who thinks these must be the doings of the Evil one, are all
rendered with the utmost humour and truth. We also have
from the same artist an old invalid, two boys playing at cards,
and a young girl drowned in flowers, which are all highly
commendable.
We find here an old acquaintance, Schlesinger's Five senses,
which we admired at the Salon some five years ago. His
Bohemian Camp is also of a good colour. Lasch of Dussel-
dorfF has two pretty pictures : The Grandfather's fete and the
Return from the Kermesse; in the latter, the attitude of a young
swain escorting his lady-love and making vain attempts to
appear sober is highly ludicrous.
The dispute between Luther and Dr. Eck is an historical
painting of considerable merit. The artist, Julius Hiibner of
Leipzig, has chosen the moment when George the Bearded
hurls at the head of the reformer this crushing argument:
" May the plague stifle you."
We are surprised to find no " Battle of Sadowa," but as a
compensation we have several Takings of Diippel. One is by
Camphausen of DusseldorfF, and two others form part of a
series of six on the same subject by E. Hunter.
We shall mention in conclusion as very creditable pictures :
Hockbeck's Monks driven from, their convent; Willich's Sleep-
ing Venus; Fischer's Tyrolese Wedding, and a Bridal Procession
by Kockert.
RECOLLECTIONS OF
Agreeing this time with the Jury, we shall award the first
place to Knaus, the genre painter. His Conjuring scene in a
barn is really a master-piece. The sly face of the wizard
who turns a flock of birds out of a countryman's hat, the .
wondering looks of the audience, the fright of an old woman
who thinks these must be the doings of the Evil one, are all
rendered with the utmost humour and truth. We also have
from the same artist an old invalid, two boys playing at cards,
and a young girl drowned in flowers, which are all highly
commendable.
We find here an old acquaintance, Schlesinger's Five senses,
which we admired at the Salon some five years ago. His
Bohemian Camp is also of a good colour. Lasch of Dussel-
dorfF has two pretty pictures : The Grandfather's fete and the
Return from the Kermesse; in the latter, the attitude of a young
swain escorting his lady-love and making vain attempts to
appear sober is highly ludicrous.
The dispute between Luther and Dr. Eck is an historical
painting of considerable merit. The artist, Julius Hiibner of
Leipzig, has chosen the moment when George the Bearded
hurls at the head of the reformer this crushing argument:
" May the plague stifle you."
We are surprised to find no " Battle of Sadowa," but as a
compensation we have several Takings of Diippel. One is by
Camphausen of DusseldorfF, and two others form part of a
series of six on the same subject by E. Hunter.
We shall mention in conclusion as very creditable pictures :
Hockbeck's Monks driven from, their convent; Willich's Sleep-
ing Venus; Fischer's Tyrolese Wedding, and a Bridal Procession
by Kockert.