DOI Heft:
No. 61 (April, 1898)
DOI Artikel:Khnopff, Fernand: Some artists at Liège
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.18391#0202
Some Artists at Libge
commended for having brought out " books which, when so many bibelots
in a material sense, are real works of art." And are turned out in the
I am not afraid to go further, and say this—he has most haphazard fashion,
frequently attained absolute perfection. As an An exhibition of ap-
example I need only mention certain pages in the plied art - - the most
" Sangahall," by M. Sauveniere, which, in the complete yet seen in
arrangement of the text, in the size of the margins, Belgium—was held at
in the well-grasped typographic style of M. E. Liege in 1895 under
Berchmans' drawings, in the excellence of the ink the style of " L'CEuvre
Artistique." Belgium,
France, Holland,
Germany, Scotland,
and England were
represented by their
foremost artists; but
the little group of
Liegeois who organ-
ised the Salon at-
tracted most attention
by the novelty of
their work. They were M. G. Serrurier-Bovy,
whose assistance proved quite invaluable, MM.
E. and O. Berchmans, A. Donnay, and A.
stationery 11 had inc.
by a. rassen fosse
J
publisher's mark by e. berchmans
and the paper, even in the manner in which the
paging is done, are really perfection itself. 4
M. Benard's house is adorned with many works f Vf q q i
produced by his collaborators; and in the photo- h \\
graph reproduced here, representing one side of his x v'J Aj 7v
dining-room, may be seen a large decorative panel ■ t gf » ® f <*
by M. Donnay and a painting by M. Ledru (Flowers),
bas-reliefs by M. O. Berchmans, ornamenting the Al^\/\vC j£ £ I»
doors of a sideboard designed by the architect ——---
M. Jaspar, and some lovely vases produced at the
Val St. Lambert Works by M. Ledru, whose great
success at the Brussels Exhibition was recently
recorded in The Studio.
M. Ledru was at first an easel-painter, and it was bookplate by a. rassknfosse
M. Georges Depret, the alert and cultured manager
of the Val St. Lambert Works, who, by his delicate
counsel, succeeded in turning him into the recog- Rassenfosse. Since that date they have proceeded
nised designer of the firm's models. These models, on their road, developing and increasing their
as we know, are genuine well-thought-out efforts powers, with the result that at the present time
intended for glass work and glass work alone, a fact they are the leading artists of their kind in
worth remarking and appreciating in these days Belgium,
commended for having brought out " books which, when so many bibelots
in a material sense, are real works of art." And are turned out in the
I am not afraid to go further, and say this—he has most haphazard fashion,
frequently attained absolute perfection. As an An exhibition of ap-
example I need only mention certain pages in the plied art - - the most
" Sangahall," by M. Sauveniere, which, in the complete yet seen in
arrangement of the text, in the size of the margins, Belgium—was held at
in the well-grasped typographic style of M. E. Liege in 1895 under
Berchmans' drawings, in the excellence of the ink the style of " L'CEuvre
Artistique." Belgium,
France, Holland,
Germany, Scotland,
and England were
represented by their
foremost artists; but
the little group of
Liegeois who organ-
ised the Salon at-
tracted most attention
by the novelty of
their work. They were M. G. Serrurier-Bovy,
whose assistance proved quite invaluable, MM.
E. and O. Berchmans, A. Donnay, and A.
stationery 11 had inc.
by a. rassen fosse
J
publisher's mark by e. berchmans
and the paper, even in the manner in which the
paging is done, are really perfection itself. 4
M. Benard's house is adorned with many works f Vf q q i
produced by his collaborators; and in the photo- h \\
graph reproduced here, representing one side of his x v'J Aj 7v
dining-room, may be seen a large decorative panel ■ t gf » ® f <*
by M. Donnay and a painting by M. Ledru (Flowers),
bas-reliefs by M. O. Berchmans, ornamenting the Al^\/\vC j£ £ I»
doors of a sideboard designed by the architect ——---
M. Jaspar, and some lovely vases produced at the
Val St. Lambert Works by M. Ledru, whose great
success at the Brussels Exhibition was recently
recorded in The Studio.
M. Ledru was at first an easel-painter, and it was bookplate by a. rassknfosse
M. Georges Depret, the alert and cultured manager
of the Val St. Lambert Works, who, by his delicate
counsel, succeeded in turning him into the recog- Rassenfosse. Since that date they have proceeded
nised designer of the firm's models. These models, on their road, developing and increasing their
as we know, are genuine well-thought-out efforts powers, with the result that at the present time
intended for glass work and glass work alone, a fact they are the leading artists of their kind in
worth remarking and appreciating in these days Belgium,