Studio: international art (13.1898)

Some Artists at Liege

In July 1896 The Studio published a series of in the little group, a fact

photographs by M. Alexandre, of Brussels, of the that is demonstrated by

charming " interiors " designed and carried out by some remarkable " bits "

M. Serrurier-Bovy. There were also published at in his Baigneuses, which

is the property of M.
Benard.

M. O. Berchmans'
bas-reliefs ornament-
ing M. Benard's side-
board (see page 184) suf- initial letter
fice to reveal his technical by a- donnay

knowledge, which he dis-
plays with equal success
in his boxes, his waist-buckles, and his seals.

Finally I come to M. A. Rassenfosse ; and if I
place him last it is only that I may discuss his per-
sonality in greater detail, for he perhaps more than
any of his fellows may be taken as the true type of
the little group of artists with whom we are now
concerned.

M. Rassenfosse was intended by his parents to
go into trade—to carry on their own business, in
fact; but, feeling the attraction of art, he began to

silver belt ruckle

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the same time reproductions of some posters by V Q j

MM. Donnay and Berchmans, and drawings by I A FINE

MM. Donnay and Rassenfosse done for a volume \ r\ f

of popular poems published by M. Benard. The A B AND

drawings of various kinds published now will give r\ GENERA I

a still better idea of the characteristics of each E 1 - J

of these artists. Y INSURANCE

In the excellent design for an illustration to the « CO] (PANY

publication entitled " Folklore," by M. A. Donnay V
(see page 186), one must admire—apart from the I fAURICE

intelligent grasp of the subject and the ingeni- ©2 5IVI1 1 F

ously condensed composition—the sense of real * , \

grandeur which marks his interpretation of form Wkj Ujggi

and line. M. E. Berchmans is more "elegant."
He is fond of the extended line and the choicest

colouring; moreover he is the truest "painter" stationery heading by a. rassenfosse

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