Studio: international art (10.1897)

Studio- Talk

self on this occasion to be a
lithographer of equal skill.
Several of his plates are
masterpieces of their sort,
and from a technical point
of view it would be very in-
teresting to compare his
treatment of the same effects
of nature, first with the dry-
point and then with the
lithographic pencil. M. Alf.
Verhaeren proved himself
the same powerful colourist
as ever, and MM. Omer
Coppens, and Hannotian
continued their varied series
of scenes from Bruges. MM.
Ciamberlani, Duhem, and
Ottevaere-—the latter show-
ing great progress — sent
work noticeable for its rare
distinction of style.

The sculptors represented
were M. F. M. Taubman
(whose exhibits in the " Arts
and Crafts " Exhibition were
illustrated in the January
number of The Studio),
who sent a powerful group,
and a delicate little figure;
M. Victor Rousseau, with a
fine piece of low-relief, lofty
in idea and of most admir-
able workmanship; and M.
P. Braecke, who displayed a
bronze medallion very in-
geniously oxidised. His
marble group, Le Pardon,

was recently placed in the Musee de Bruxelles. By means of the photograph of Le Carrier,

■ I.E PARDON BY P. HRAECKE

reproduced here, one is able to gain a very fair idea

The Brussels publisher, M. Becker-Holemans of Meunier's characteristic style. It is in the

has just issued the first of a very interesting series ordinary manifestations of the work-a-day world that

which he is bringing out. His idea is to collect, he discovers the great essential forms which consti-

in as complete a manner as possible, the work of tute real works of art.
some of the best artists of to-day, as has been done

in the case of the old masters. As the work is M. Jan van Beers' exhibition at the Clarembaux

being published in Belgium, M. Becker-Holemans Gallery, and that of M. Sinet at the Cercle

has decided—without, however, confining the scope Artistique have had the full success they deserved,

of the undertaking to Belgian art—to publish first M. Van Beers displayed several fanciful works,

the productions of some of our native artists, and marked by brush-work of extraordinary virtuositl;

the opening series is consequently devoted to the and M. Sinet showed in addition to numerous

painter-sculptor, Constantin Meunier, who has exe- " Society " portraits, several delicate little sea-

Cuted a rcftoussc leather binding for the publication, pieces.

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