Studio: international art (12.1898)

Studio- Talk

Jeanniot,Wagner, Helleu,
Boutet de Monvel, Fan-
tin-Latour, Gandara, dc
Feurc, Moreau-Nelaton,
Steinlen, and Veber, arc
so well known that J shall
be pardoned if I only
mention their names ;
and I must perforce
devote but a few lines
to the others, among
whom the most notable
arc De Groux, with his
sad, fantastic style;
Eugene Carriere, who
contributes some won-
derfully effective studies
of heads; and Lunois,
whose works form quite
the clou of the Exhibition.
A special chapter on
modern art history might

be written in connection

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v 1 6 ' with him. No artist be-
fore him has treated the

Munich is represented by some charming, lightly lithographic stone as he has. With their sump-
sketched lithographs, graceful figures of women in tuous colours glowing on the walls, hang his Spanish
elegant toilettes, by Burger ; also by lithographs in Dancers, his soiree scenes, his Minuet, his Danae,
the old German style by Franz Naager ; and by his graceful studies of women, his ballet and theatre
excellent works by Hans von Heiden, Hartmann, scenes, and others beside. I shall best express my
and particularly by the genial O. Greiner. I have admiration of this master when I say he is the real
no hesitation in declaring that the works of the discoverer of the hitherto undisclosed charm of
latter, which have lately acquired great popularity, lithography, whose dormant beauty he has called
notably his Die Sirenen and his Widmung an to life.

this mistletoe" by madame virginie breton

Arnold Bo:cklin, are among the finest creations of
German art. Accuracy of drawing, close study of

nature, and a thorough sense of form, go hand in The vlsltor leaves thls Vast and hl§hly mterestinS

hand with a powerful imagination. Exhibition, which appeals so powerfully to us all,

with the feeling that it has been reserved for the
artists of to-day to breathe life into lithography,
Foreign exhibitors, chiefly to be found in the and to raise it to the rank of a real, independent
first section, have likewise sent an abundance of art. "S."
highly interesting work. England is most effec-
tively represented by Walter Crane and Shannon, ^—*y RUSSELS.—The monument to Jules
whose fame is quite beyond dispute. Holland's ! i W Anspach has recently been unveiled
chief representatives are Jan Veth, with his I here. Anspach was the burgomaster
masterly character heads, wonderful in observation W of Brussels who, a quarter of a century
and perfect in drawing, and the works (already ago, transformed the city, and, among
discussed in The Studio) of Storm van Graves- other improvements, constructed the new central
sande. The work sent from Paris is simply over- boulevards. The work was entrusted to M. Janlet,
powering, both in quantity and in artistic worth, the architect, and M. P. Devigne, the sculptor, but
I greatly regret that, owing to want of space, I am the illness of the latter delayed matters, and event
quite unable to do justice to each artist as he ually the sculptural part of the memorial had to be
deserves. Several masters, such as Blanche, Ribot, divided among several artists.

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