DOI Heft:
No. 41 (August, 1896)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17297#0185
Studio- Talk
studies of open air subjects an excellent apprecia-
tion of line and colour, and treated certain atmo-
spheric effects with exceptional dignity and power.
To many people the display at Christie's of these
" SKIRT DANCER " SILVER STATUETTE
BY RUTH CANTON
small canvases, which were painted not for exhibi-
tion, but for purposes of his own, must have been
no small revelation, presenting Lord Leighton in
an unaccustomed light.
There was certainly no lack of demand for the
works by other artists which he had collected, and
many comparatively unimportant pictures sold for
large amounts. Nearly ^2000 was given for a
small example of Mr. Tadema's laborious work ;
and 750 guineas for the large sketch, Shelling Peas,
by Sir John Millais. A tiny canvas by George
Mason, for which Lord Leighton is said to have
given ^100, was bought by Mr. Tate for the
future Millbank Gallery for 500 guineas; and The
Haystacks, a study by Mr. G. F. Watts, was sold
for as much as 290 guineas. These amounts are
cheering, as they tend to prove that there are still
collectors left who are not enslaved by the fashion
for acquiring old masters, and that adequate prices
168
for modern works are still possible. The four
famous Corots, painted originally for Descamps,
the great French artist, were sold as a set for 6000
guineas.
The election of Mr. Ernest Crofts as a full
Academician is a belated reward for a long period
of patient waiting. He has held the rank of
Associate for no less than eighteen years, and has
during that time painted a large number of popular
pictures. His first conspicuous success was made
quite twenty years ago, so that he has laboured
very steadily for the coveted position in the ranks of
" the forty." Historical and military subjects have
chiefly occupied his energies, and he has shown the
best side of his capacities in his illustrations of
scenes and incidents in the Waterloo campaign.
His picture of the execution of Charles I., which
was at the Academy in 1890, attracted extraordinary
" SKIRT DANCER " SILVER STATUETTE
BY RUTH CANTON
attention, as it was made a subject of somewhat
heated discussion among archaeologists, who were
dissatisfied with the shape of the headsman's
block. Among the most memorable of his
other productions are his Roundheads Victorious,
studies of open air subjects an excellent apprecia-
tion of line and colour, and treated certain atmo-
spheric effects with exceptional dignity and power.
To many people the display at Christie's of these
" SKIRT DANCER " SILVER STATUETTE
BY RUTH CANTON
small canvases, which were painted not for exhibi-
tion, but for purposes of his own, must have been
no small revelation, presenting Lord Leighton in
an unaccustomed light.
There was certainly no lack of demand for the
works by other artists which he had collected, and
many comparatively unimportant pictures sold for
large amounts. Nearly ^2000 was given for a
small example of Mr. Tadema's laborious work ;
and 750 guineas for the large sketch, Shelling Peas,
by Sir John Millais. A tiny canvas by George
Mason, for which Lord Leighton is said to have
given ^100, was bought by Mr. Tate for the
future Millbank Gallery for 500 guineas; and The
Haystacks, a study by Mr. G. F. Watts, was sold
for as much as 290 guineas. These amounts are
cheering, as they tend to prove that there are still
collectors left who are not enslaved by the fashion
for acquiring old masters, and that adequate prices
168
for modern works are still possible. The four
famous Corots, painted originally for Descamps,
the great French artist, were sold as a set for 6000
guineas.
The election of Mr. Ernest Crofts as a full
Academician is a belated reward for a long period
of patient waiting. He has held the rank of
Associate for no less than eighteen years, and has
during that time painted a large number of popular
pictures. His first conspicuous success was made
quite twenty years ago, so that he has laboured
very steadily for the coveted position in the ranks of
" the forty." Historical and military subjects have
chiefly occupied his energies, and he has shown the
best side of his capacities in his illustrations of
scenes and incidents in the Waterloo campaign.
His picture of the execution of Charles I., which
was at the Academy in 1890, attracted extraordinary
" SKIRT DANCER " SILVER STATUETTE
BY RUTH CANTON
attention, as it was made a subject of somewhat
heated discussion among archaeologists, who were
dissatisfied with the shape of the headsman's
block. Among the most memorable of his
other productions are his Roundheads Victorious,