Studio: international art (16.1899)

Art in Vienna

ing itself I shall have
occasion perhaps to
speak on some future
" occasion. Suffice it to
say for the present that
as a model exhibition-
building it is quite ad-
mirably designed and
serves its purpose ex-
cellently. There are
large and small rooms
with removable parti-
tions, side-lights and
skylights in order to
secure, as occasion
may require, the ad-
vantage of the best de-

casket in wood and embossed copper designed by r. hammel COrative effects The

very fact of the Gallery

sound and wholesome revival of the modern arts being of but limited dimensions means a step
and crafts in Austria, where, no doubt, there has forward in the direction of making the exhibitions
never been any lack of talent.

From the illustrations of designs by

the architect, R. Hammel, the readers ....................... ...................-----------------------

of The Studio will see what I mean by sf^~*%> _ . n ■ fa A/\ / \ A -' \. A /% '

no lack of talent. There is a profusion

of creative power, a bold, manly con- -

ception in all his work, combined with

a sense of balance, harmony and pro- '"itW^^iBK;^B^^^^^SW:
portion, which give rich promise for the
future. Above all, he possesses a

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widely different aspect. Last year ^ ((CjShI' ^ Wwwww^wffw ^\ i

foreign art took the lead, and home pro- - - ---==>

duce was not represented at its full
strength. This time the Austrians were

seen to better advantage. Of the build- book-cover in leather by adolf bohm

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