DOI Heft:
No. 70 (January 1899)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19230#0318
Studio- Talk
Munich. In September Messrs. Keller and Reiner finest Custom House of Berlin, and is admirably
opened their fine Salon, which had been newly adapted for the exhibition of pictures. It is re-
decorated, and of which we give a few illustrations, markable alike for its harmonious proportions and
The entrance-hall, generally reserved for the exhi- effective decoration. The first exhibition held in
bition of industrial art, has been finely and effec- this room was one of the works of German masters,
tively adorned by the skilful hand of H. Van der including several charming landscapes by F. Dill
Velde. Several rooms are also set apart for the and many of the compositions of Freiherr von Haber-
exhibition of various kinds of applied art, whilst mann, both residents of Munich. This show was
for other apartments the painters, P. Schultze succeeded by one of the work of the so-called Neo-
Naumburg and Riemerschmied, are responsible. Impressionists, Theodore von Rysselberghe, Luce,
A small room has even been set aside for recrea- Signac, Petitjean, and others. That the produc-
tion ; its walls are draped with yellow hangings tions of men such as these should be seriously dis-
surmounted by a frieze of lilies. Marie Kirschner cussed, and the reasons for and against their methods
designed and executed the decorations of this brought forward by connoisseurs, is a noteworthy
charming little room. sign of the times, proving that the public-is now
- able to understand different modes of procedure,
The big room, which, if necessary, could be and to recognise their importance in art develop-
divided into two smaller apartments, has been ment, even if they cannot yet exactly enjoy them,
arranged by Professor Messel, architect of the As we write, an exhibition of the works of
the French impressionists,
Monet, Renoir, Zandom-
enighi, Sisley, Pisarro, and
others, is open in the rooms
of Messrs. Keller and
Reiner.
The chief event of the
season was, however, the
first exhibition by B. and F.
Cassirer in their Salon,
situated in one of the finest
streets of the western
suburb of Berlin. Three
masters only were repre-
sented : Degas, Meunier,
and Liebermann; but this
made the show all the more
impressive, as it was pos-
sible to concentrate the
attention upon several good
examples of the work of
each of the artists, and the
impression made was not
only deep but lasting.
Until this exhibition,
Degas was all but, if not
entirely, unknown to the
Berlin public; but now,
even those who are unable
to sympathise with his pic-
tures cannot fail to be
salon keller and reiner : entrance hall Struck With hlS masterly
decorated by h. van der velde execution. A very fine
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Munich. In September Messrs. Keller and Reiner finest Custom House of Berlin, and is admirably
opened their fine Salon, which had been newly adapted for the exhibition of pictures. It is re-
decorated, and of which we give a few illustrations, markable alike for its harmonious proportions and
The entrance-hall, generally reserved for the exhi- effective decoration. The first exhibition held in
bition of industrial art, has been finely and effec- this room was one of the works of German masters,
tively adorned by the skilful hand of H. Van der including several charming landscapes by F. Dill
Velde. Several rooms are also set apart for the and many of the compositions of Freiherr von Haber-
exhibition of various kinds of applied art, whilst mann, both residents of Munich. This show was
for other apartments the painters, P. Schultze succeeded by one of the work of the so-called Neo-
Naumburg and Riemerschmied, are responsible. Impressionists, Theodore von Rysselberghe, Luce,
A small room has even been set aside for recrea- Signac, Petitjean, and others. That the produc-
tion ; its walls are draped with yellow hangings tions of men such as these should be seriously dis-
surmounted by a frieze of lilies. Marie Kirschner cussed, and the reasons for and against their methods
designed and executed the decorations of this brought forward by connoisseurs, is a noteworthy
charming little room. sign of the times, proving that the public-is now
- able to understand different modes of procedure,
The big room, which, if necessary, could be and to recognise their importance in art develop-
divided into two smaller apartments, has been ment, even if they cannot yet exactly enjoy them,
arranged by Professor Messel, architect of the As we write, an exhibition of the works of
the French impressionists,
Monet, Renoir, Zandom-
enighi, Sisley, Pisarro, and
others, is open in the rooms
of Messrs. Keller and
Reiner.
The chief event of the
season was, however, the
first exhibition by B. and F.
Cassirer in their Salon,
situated in one of the finest
streets of the western
suburb of Berlin. Three
masters only were repre-
sented : Degas, Meunier,
and Liebermann; but this
made the show all the more
impressive, as it was pos-
sible to concentrate the
attention upon several good
examples of the work of
each of the artists, and the
impression made was not
only deep but lasting.
Until this exhibition,
Degas was all but, if not
entirely, unknown to the
Berlin public; but now,
even those who are unable
to sympathise with his pic-
tures cannot fail to be
salon keller and reiner : entrance hall Struck With hlS masterly
decorated by h. van der velde execution. A very fine
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