DOI Heft:
No. 34 (January, 1896)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17295#0262
provincial art societies, and yearly allocates a sum their opinion on the average excellence of the work
of money for the purchase of pictures. was most eulogistic. Seldom have we seen here
work bearing so largely the mark of personal effort,
thought, and execution. Much of it is as unlike what
Now that the Paisley Exhibition is open there has been done eisewhere as can be imagined, and
will be no less than five provincial picture shows itg a(jvent has raised some opposition abroad and not
open in Scotland, the others being Ayr, Dundee, aiways acceptation at home; in truth, it may be
Dunfermline, and Kilmarnock, each of which has said the past exhibition showed that the Glasgow
a more or less interesting collection. At nearly School of Art is endeavouring not merely to keep
every one of them, however, the hanging is far up with the times but is forcjng the pace. It is
from satisfactory, for it would seem as if the interesting to note that some warm encomiums were
general desire had been to hang as many pictures passed upon an exhibit of the Glasgow students'
as possible—good, bad, or indifferent—until the work which was sent t0 the Exposition d'Art
entire wall space was covered. A desire to please Applique held at Liege lately,
the local amateur appears to be the cause of this D_ jyj
regrettable style of hanging.
BRISTOL.—The Winter Exhibition at
the Fine Arts Academy consisted for-
merly of little more than sketches
made during the preceding summer
tne i\ationai uanery at Brussels, ine picture, by local men, but now it has developed
which is entitled Reve de Crefiuscuk, represents a into quite an attractive show, and rivals the Annual
low-toned twilight landscape, with large trees and Exhibition in importance. There are 319 works on
some sheep in the foreground. It is a beautiful view, comprising contributions by Sir Frederic
picture, and well represents the painter's poetical
feeling for Nature.
The annual election to artist membership of the
Glasgow Art Club took place last month, and
out of fifteen candidates only five were elected.
These were W. Petrie, P. Downie, W. Patrick
Whyte, W. Brown, and H. Morley. The election
takes the form of an exhibition of the candidates'
work, two or more examples, and the general body
of artist members vote on these according to their
merit.
The late exhibition of works by members of the
Glasgow Art Club was a pronounced success, the
sales amounting to over ^1500, so that the mem-
bers are almost justified in holding the exhibition
annually instead of, as at present, biennially.
The Glasgow School of Art Club held its annual
exhibition in the Fine Art Institute galleries lately,
and the collection, embracing pictorial and decora-
tive art, was of such quality artistically that the
members deserve the highest praise. The spirit of
newness and originality, and the artistic accom-
plishment of the work technically, was a note-
worthy feature of the exhibits. The judges of
the competition were two well-known painters, and Bristol fine arts academy)
245
temple tower, bristol. by f. a. w. t. armstrong
(exhibited at the winter exhibition of the
of money for the purchase of pictures. was most eulogistic. Seldom have we seen here
work bearing so largely the mark of personal effort,
thought, and execution. Much of it is as unlike what
Now that the Paisley Exhibition is open there has been done eisewhere as can be imagined, and
will be no less than five provincial picture shows itg a(jvent has raised some opposition abroad and not
open in Scotland, the others being Ayr, Dundee, aiways acceptation at home; in truth, it may be
Dunfermline, and Kilmarnock, each of which has said the past exhibition showed that the Glasgow
a more or less interesting collection. At nearly School of Art is endeavouring not merely to keep
every one of them, however, the hanging is far up with the times but is forcjng the pace. It is
from satisfactory, for it would seem as if the interesting to note that some warm encomiums were
general desire had been to hang as many pictures passed upon an exhibit of the Glasgow students'
as possible—good, bad, or indifferent—until the work which was sent t0 the Exposition d'Art
entire wall space was covered. A desire to please Applique held at Liege lately,
the local amateur appears to be the cause of this D_ jyj
regrettable style of hanging.
BRISTOL.—The Winter Exhibition at
the Fine Arts Academy consisted for-
merly of little more than sketches
made during the preceding summer
tne i\ationai uanery at Brussels, ine picture, by local men, but now it has developed
which is entitled Reve de Crefiuscuk, represents a into quite an attractive show, and rivals the Annual
low-toned twilight landscape, with large trees and Exhibition in importance. There are 319 works on
some sheep in the foreground. It is a beautiful view, comprising contributions by Sir Frederic
picture, and well represents the painter's poetical
feeling for Nature.
The annual election to artist membership of the
Glasgow Art Club took place last month, and
out of fifteen candidates only five were elected.
These were W. Petrie, P. Downie, W. Patrick
Whyte, W. Brown, and H. Morley. The election
takes the form of an exhibition of the candidates'
work, two or more examples, and the general body
of artist members vote on these according to their
merit.
The late exhibition of works by members of the
Glasgow Art Club was a pronounced success, the
sales amounting to over ^1500, so that the mem-
bers are almost justified in holding the exhibition
annually instead of, as at present, biennially.
The Glasgow School of Art Club held its annual
exhibition in the Fine Art Institute galleries lately,
and the collection, embracing pictorial and decora-
tive art, was of such quality artistically that the
members deserve the highest praise. The spirit of
newness and originality, and the artistic accom-
plishment of the work technically, was a note-
worthy feature of the exhibits. The judges of
the competition were two well-known painters, and Bristol fine arts academy)
245
temple tower, bristol. by f. a. w. t. armstrong
(exhibited at the winter exhibition of the