DOI issue:
No. 65 (August, 1898)
DOI article:Studio-talk
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21969#0238
Studio-Talk
The “ Association Beige de
Photographic ” celebrated the
twenty-fifth anniversary of its
foundation by a grand exhibition
held in the galleries of the Cercle
Artistique de Bruxelles. The
catalogue contained a list of 638
exhibits, the work of over 200
amateurs and professionals. The
chief aim of most of the exhibitors
would seem to have been to dis-
cover and to perfect sundry little
matters of process and printing,
which they have been careful to
keep to themselves, in order to
invest their work with something
of originality and personal feeling.
But art has nothing to gain by all “ l’inspiration
BY J. DE LALAING
207
dexterity; and MM. Von Schennis, G. Jahn, and
Muller by some notable engravings.
Among the Belgian exhibits unquestionably the
most remarkable in the whole Salon was Le D'esesper'e
by A. Strays, whose great success in Paris last year
has not been forgotten. There were also on view
several interesting portraits, apart from those of
the French pastellist, R. Gilbert, and landscapes
and seascapes, mostly of large dimensions, from
many members of the society.
In sculpture C. Meunier exhibited a work in
high relief, Mater Dolorosa; J.
Dillens several decorative pieces,
some of which were reproduced
in the June number of The
Studio; Ch. Samuel a bas-reliej
for the tomb of Edouard Duyck,
the painter, who died last year;
J. Lambeaux a large bust, Diane ;
M. Vincotte a series of carefully
studied busts in marble and
bronze; and J. de Lalaing a bust
of fine, bold outline, with two
cleverly designed tigers in bronze.
Three large figures, lately com-
pleted by M. de Lalaing, and
representing La Force brutale, Le
Droit, and L'Inspiration, are to
be placed in one of the new
squares in Brussels, not far from
the Parc du Cinquantenaire, where
they will undoubtedly show to
great effect.
this, while photography has everything to lose. The
most notable productions here, both from the artistic
and the purely photographic standpoints, were
those of M. Alexandre, of Brussels, who exhibited
various portraits, landscapes, and groups well
worthy of his reputation, which, moreover, is no
unknown quantity to the readers of The Studio.
The display of the Paris Photo Club kept aw-ay
several important exhibitors; nevertheless the
foreign work was so plentiful that it is quite im-
possible to discuss it in detail. I must content
myself in conclusion with the bare mention of a
few exhibitors, members of the Association Beige
The “ Association Beige de
Photographic ” celebrated the
twenty-fifth anniversary of its
foundation by a grand exhibition
held in the galleries of the Cercle
Artistique de Bruxelles. The
catalogue contained a list of 638
exhibits, the work of over 200
amateurs and professionals. The
chief aim of most of the exhibitors
would seem to have been to dis-
cover and to perfect sundry little
matters of process and printing,
which they have been careful to
keep to themselves, in order to
invest their work with something
of originality and personal feeling.
But art has nothing to gain by all “ l’inspiration
BY J. DE LALAING
207
dexterity; and MM. Von Schennis, G. Jahn, and
Muller by some notable engravings.
Among the Belgian exhibits unquestionably the
most remarkable in the whole Salon was Le D'esesper'e
by A. Strays, whose great success in Paris last year
has not been forgotten. There were also on view
several interesting portraits, apart from those of
the French pastellist, R. Gilbert, and landscapes
and seascapes, mostly of large dimensions, from
many members of the society.
In sculpture C. Meunier exhibited a work in
high relief, Mater Dolorosa; J.
Dillens several decorative pieces,
some of which were reproduced
in the June number of The
Studio; Ch. Samuel a bas-reliej
for the tomb of Edouard Duyck,
the painter, who died last year;
J. Lambeaux a large bust, Diane ;
M. Vincotte a series of carefully
studied busts in marble and
bronze; and J. de Lalaing a bust
of fine, bold outline, with two
cleverly designed tigers in bronze.
Three large figures, lately com-
pleted by M. de Lalaing, and
representing La Force brutale, Le
Droit, and L'Inspiration, are to
be placed in one of the new
squares in Brussels, not far from
the Parc du Cinquantenaire, where
they will undoubtedly show to
great effect.
this, while photography has everything to lose. The
most notable productions here, both from the artistic
and the purely photographic standpoints, were
those of M. Alexandre, of Brussels, who exhibited
various portraits, landscapes, and groups well
worthy of his reputation, which, moreover, is no
unknown quantity to the readers of The Studio.
The display of the Paris Photo Club kept aw-ay
several important exhibitors; nevertheless the
foreign work was so plentiful that it is quite im-
possible to discuss it in detail. I must content
myself in conclusion with the bare mention of a
few exhibitors, members of the Association Beige