Studio: international art (5.1895)

A New Book Illustrator

decorate the printed page '^SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSKSSSSSSSSS^^si ^e ^t(:^e figure marching

are to be counted b) dozens If f W^tV ' 1 ^^Sft^S^C^^lI' F!vI\^TTi along—the leader of a flock
To say that all of them IllO^lfl iM^^^Af^^ BUv^J 1 °^ strangely assorted beasts
are worthy would be a bold 1 y^jfwH §852^55^^^ ' I Mi3n ~ shows a childish pride
utterance. Indeed, I Man!! KSoT^&L^Sft 1 HI VI an<^ pleasure which in no
who are most wedded to fll \\ \ $qx m wa3 KU S w^tn ^e sacred
this particular style of black Ijllfe^M | ft firj$LTEJ ft i^j'S ll text ^ illustrates. Indeed,
and white are apt to regard flpjlji JPyfrSD >>nJs K^Orll Patnos 's seldom found at
somewhat jealous1 Ffllf/sall f/j6j&^<fe&u ^SA\)lfI 'ts Dest unless there is also
few examples wl ch, »'//«»[ jWBBsfigBa ifflul! I tne touch or" humour which
judged by the h/pfiwU{wFnKt^^^B^talTOlm I lightens its tragedy. In the
standards of drawing, I K^!\@r4w^^^@8k^^2ln I intentionally comic picture
vention, or composition, p^^^^^fero^^^^^^^^jjj I <>f the gigantic fowls, which
are exceedingly poor. True ^S^LUfj^L ^ A^OjSffSg^Jirl I are caP'taUy invented gro-
that even in these thi "IZ^^Sk^s^C^^T^^^^^r ! tesques, unlike any real
black line has a knack of feSaX^^^^L^ WA0E!kA I variety yet retaining all the
imparting a certain decora- J {gfe^BTy/\ A\\yffs£P^m 1 essential qualities of birds,
tive effect to the page which I ^^pf I v ' rci tne humour em-
far better work in modern ran B I pbasised by the serious
styles would fail to give; „ JwJCsSv b/V tflM fefl " B demeanour of the children,
but that imitators and feeble ' ^Ma I' HlSsS* who have an air of patron-
disciples are the greatest atsn l» YnTnl^^S I a§e as ^ey Pomt out the
enemy of any movement SfjHJ 'pfrilillraT^^J^^S I I lordly creatures to each
goes without saying. Hence ^'ll'llllli^'lv^^^iT^^^B I other, without betraying any
the wide popularity shown ^VxsllllBpftY\ m\f\\]^|5l I mirth at their comical ap-
to work of this class may be m . 1/A//B niPc^MdUx Vfy^^B " I pearance.

regarded with a little dis- IJfTfii 1 II &\\|UA I Rohinson is still a

may even by its partisans, lflt/Mx ! If2> iMI n I \ ' mt! 1 young man, and until lately

for sudden popularity is apt TW/fl'f 1 | I llVul I keen engagetl upon

to have a most fatal influ- //WrS\ * I ^ Av//!* I Iml I architectural drawings, or

ence upon art. futm} 1 ^ /u\vl i'l fiitfi 8 011 commercial illustrations

Humour is not often a I/Sa I ^///Vyl ,| fffl/l || for various publications

distinguishing characteristic b ly&m , ^/nQl^l\\'x\ //P\ I I m not (lulte sympathetic

of the work of this school. i ^Jdl^J ySpaiiM^k II waYs; but these were done

Despite a few notable ex- * //4t fal\\ / [Iff ^iHKW()tf/^i (I for his own pleasure. That

ceptions, most of the bun- I' hbk jSjf x ifcAi // VwjIbJ II /'"''/t' ^ -Fairyland (p. 146)

dreds of illustrations one fi<& / /' / Qy _jIra6Mi II took the first prize for

has seen are deadly serious. Yi/k ' v _/ 7jb€^^WB II " figures," and that the

The quality I here call -4 |/f^^V 11 Illustration for Bible was

humorous is not necessarily I SspJi^'J^^K^m ^^j^ffB II awarded a first prize for

comic, but rather a kindly 'J\ II design at the Competition

interest in the less import- SnKw^l^si HneiStv?*!^ II °^ lne ^Metropolitan Sketch

ant factors of life. In Mr. A^gftbjH^JI ffi^^^^glH. 4 I Clubs, South Kensington,

Robinson's work there seems *^^^[^^^^maM I should also be recorded, if

a distinct touch of a genuine ^E^^** __V___£ ^ll I on^ t0 encourage young

humour. The Children with |^^^^^^ ^T^^l 11/ art'sts wn0 are employed

Rabbits, an illustration to a lr^rtej^/'"^^^ 1 -j j II upon routine work they

fairy tale by the artist him- l^lo S^C^3^CI*^IJ I II dislike, to devote their

self, has something of the I * If ($/\T\f (C^- ^PSIS*I ll leisure to carrying out their

sorrow of a dream, which all 1 I ^1 Mt?^' II ^ t 1 *Tsjy ] own fancies ; for thereby

the time we know will be I 1 "U'l ]|[ j V U {fl! I J! n0t merel>* pleasure, but

ended any moment we de- § U^L »'* nf f *J UJ H Jfili Iff honours, may fall to them,

cide to awaken. So in the ^Ba!"BB'^*a=5=;=^^ For since these drawings

Tiii 1 -u • .i ^, . , SKETCH FOR STAINED-GLASS PANEL i • , , , i f„

little child, in the Chrtsius, were made into blocks for

' BY C. ROBINSON

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