DOI Heft:
No. 70 (January 1899)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19230#0317
Studio- Talk
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VASE BY M. LACHENAL
By the kindness of M. Hessele, who is the pro-
prietor of all these works, we are enabled to
reproduce on page 283 one of M. Van Muyden's
most characteristic productions.
• G. M.
BERLIN.—Amongst the works of sculp-
ture shown at the last Berlin Exhibi-
tion, the Beethoven (see page 288), by
J. Flossman, of Munich, attracted
general attention. In its dignified
simplicity it resembles rather a portrait-statue than a
mere monumental work, in which a general effect of
grandeur is usually aimed at. The head of the com-
poser stands out from a niche, this background
giving something of the impression of an archi-
tectural design, whilst the only decorative additions
are the ornament beneath the bust, with the con-
ventional laurel and lyre. The artist, moreover, by
the skill with which he has composed the bust and
its accessories, has produced a general effect of
grandeur, which keeps the really restricted dimen-
sions of the design so entirely in abeyance that
it does not strike the spectator as being small.
Another noteworthy fact is the use of a very
finely-grained marble, flecked with numerous dark
marks, which very realistically reproduce the worn
features of the great musician. Gazing into the
powerful face, we are struck with its dignity and the
grandeur of the mighty head. In a word, the
sculptor has shown himself a perfect master of his
art.
A portrait-bust from the same hand, at the same
exhibition, is an example of quite a different class
of work, but it, too, is of very great artistic merit.
The number of exhibitions during last autumn
was very large. As early as August, Schulte threw
open to the public a collection of the works of the
artists of Russia and Finland, and this was certainly
the most popular show of the whole season in
VASE BY M. LACHENAL
285
—-----------.............. - - '
VASE BY M. LACHENAL
By the kindness of M. Hessele, who is the pro-
prietor of all these works, we are enabled to
reproduce on page 283 one of M. Van Muyden's
most characteristic productions.
• G. M.
BERLIN.—Amongst the works of sculp-
ture shown at the last Berlin Exhibi-
tion, the Beethoven (see page 288), by
J. Flossman, of Munich, attracted
general attention. In its dignified
simplicity it resembles rather a portrait-statue than a
mere monumental work, in which a general effect of
grandeur is usually aimed at. The head of the com-
poser stands out from a niche, this background
giving something of the impression of an archi-
tectural design, whilst the only decorative additions
are the ornament beneath the bust, with the con-
ventional laurel and lyre. The artist, moreover, by
the skill with which he has composed the bust and
its accessories, has produced a general effect of
grandeur, which keeps the really restricted dimen-
sions of the design so entirely in abeyance that
it does not strike the spectator as being small.
Another noteworthy fact is the use of a very
finely-grained marble, flecked with numerous dark
marks, which very realistically reproduce the worn
features of the great musician. Gazing into the
powerful face, we are struck with its dignity and the
grandeur of the mighty head. In a word, the
sculptor has shown himself a perfect master of his
art.
A portrait-bust from the same hand, at the same
exhibition, is an example of quite a different class
of work, but it, too, is of very great artistic merit.
The number of exhibitions during last autumn
was very large. As early as August, Schulte threw
open to the public a collection of the works of the
artists of Russia and Finland, and this was certainly
the most popular show of the whole season in
VASE BY M. LACHENAL
285