Studio: international art (6.1896)

medium and style as they are undoubtedly fine in some important commissions. One of these he
the average quality. Everything about the exhibition has just completed and it is an unqualified success,
is distinctly unacademic ; the hanging is low and It represents the presentation portrait of ex-Bailie
nicely arranged, and a proper decorative treatment Primrose, a prominent dignitary in local civic
of the walls has helped to show the pictures at their matters. The portrait is life-size, and displays, in
best. These features, especially of low hanging, the pose, in the likeness, and in the general cha-
might well be adopted at the larger exhibitions in racter of the work, much painter-like ability.

Scotland. __ --

In the picture here reproduced the artist, Mr.
Among the notable pictures in the exhibition are Stuart Park of Glasgow, has succeeded in paint-
James Guthrie's three portraits, including a Par- ing a clever picture, and one showing a marked
trait of a Boy, concerning which much could degree of artistic excellence. The subject is a
be written. It is very beautiful in colour,
and in design and technique quite masterly.
E. A. Walton who, though now settled in
London, still keeps in touch with Glasgow,
has a charming full-length portrait of a girl
in white. Both George Henry and A. Riche
have interesting work, the first, in his accom-
plished Japanese studies, and the latter in
Nessie and The Window-Seat. In the por-
trayal of animal life George Piriedoes splendid
work, and he achieves much success with his
exhibits. Then, in flower painting, Stuart
Park is distinguished, all his pictures stand-
ing out by reason of their artistic quality.

A GIPSY MAID " FROM A PAINTING BY STUART PARK

Other exhibits worthy of especial note
include the low-toned, impressive landscapes
of Grosvenor Thomas and Macauley Steven-
son ; F. H. Newbey's large figure-subject;
David Gould's Berwickshire Pastoral: A. B.
Docharty's Evening, a sweet-toned landscape;
Reid Murray's pastorals, brilliant in colour;
Corsan Morton's Stormy Sunset, fine in
colour and tonality; J. E. Christie's clever
Tarn o' Shanter, and colour study, entitled
Bubbles ; John McGhie's A Harvest Field;
and the figure and landscape subjects of
A. Kay, Alexander Frew, W. Rattray,
R. M. G. Coventry, John Lavery, J. W.

Hamilton, J. Henderson, E. S. Calvert, and Tom young gipsy girl's head surrounded by poppies.
McEwan. It is painted in a charming and brilliant colour

scheme, and for Tightness of tone, spontaneity,
In sculpture, Kellock Brown has a powerful an^ technique, is quite masterly,
study of Beerbohm Tree as Gringoire, while William -

Sherriffs, with a number of portrait busts, deserves Artists in London should remember the sending-
mention. D. Y. Cameron is distinguished by a in day, January 6, at Messrs. Bourletts, for the
series of Dutch etchings. Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts Spring Exhibi-

- tion. The Glasgow Corporation has a reserve

Mr. James E. Christie, long known in Chelsea art fund for the purchase of pictures for the permanent
circles, has settled permanently in Glasgow, where collection, and, as already stated in The Studio, a
by the artistic quality and beauty of his work he has number have been purchased from the Institute
found much appreciation, and been entrusted with within recent years for the City collection. Mr.

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