Studio: international art (8.1896)

Studio- Talk

I must conclude with the names of the following Prof. Diez. His large plaster model, Riding Hun,
Belgian exhibitors : MM. Claus, F. Courtens, has been purchased by the National Gallery at
Duyck, L. Frederic, Fernand Khnopff, de Lalaing, Berlin, while his small bronze, Man on a Camel,
Charles Mertens, A. Struys, A. Verhaeren, Emile has been bought by the Commissioners of this
Wauters, C. Vanderstappen, T. Vincotte, and the year's Exhibition at Berlin, where it is to be seen
assiduous secretary of the society, M. P. Lambotte. in the room devoted to the work of the Dresden

Secessionists. Hoesel, a native of Altenburg, is
about twenty-six years old, and has especial talent
I notice that by a slip of the pen last month I f()r animal sculptures. At the Dresden Academy
misspelt the name of the designer of the " Cenacle " he received the travelling stipend, and it is inter-
poster. It should, of course, be Mignot, instead esdng that he did nQt choQse tQ gQ upQn the old

of Mionet. worn path to Rome, but proposes to follow his

F. K.

studies at Smyrna.

DRESDEN.—Several years ago the A new fountain is in course of erection upon

five-hundredth Anniversary of the one of the squares near the Law Courts. It is the

House of Wettin, the now reigning work of Bruno Fischer, his having been the suc-

dynasty of Saxony, was celebrated cessful one out of about forty competing designs,

at Dresden. Among the numerous Its principal ornament consists of a figure of

temporary decorations that ornamented the streets justice.

at the time, an obelisk with two large allegorical -

figures, designed by Schilling, jun., and Graebner

(the statues by Schilling, sen.), was especially Otto Fischer, the successful designer of the poster

notable, and it was decided to have this carried for " Die alte Stadt " (Dresden> l896)> has secured

out in bronze as a lasting monument commemor- the first Pnze m the Poster comPetltlon ^ the

,Q Af fl,A „ „ . r™. ., j Leipsic Industrial Exhibition,

ative ot the event. I his monument was unveiled v

recently by H. M. King Albert upon his birthday. -

It has been erected between the palace and the In last month-s notes> j inadvertently mentioned
picture gallery, and adds greatly to the attractions Hermann Prell as having received a commission

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of Dresden's streets. _ to paint Frescoes at Leipsic, while I should have

named Friedrich Preller, jun., the landscape
I take pleasure in reporting the success of one painter. H. W. S.

of Dresden's young sculptors, E. Hoesel, pupil of

UNICH.—
The Spring
exhibition
of the " Se-
cession"
had this advantage, that it
was not crowded with work
of all kinds, good, bad and
indifferent, but rather con-
sisted of a small, well-chosen
selection admirably reflect-
ing the art-spirit of to-day.
And much of its attractive-
ness was due to the presence
of several exhibits by foreign
artists. Walter Crane's draw-
ings and paintings filled one
gallery. For English readers
all praise of this artist is

poster by otto fischer quite superfluous; it is

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