DOI issue:
No. 74 (May 1899)
DOI article:Studio-talk
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19231#0307
Studio- Talk
A Salon of religious art,
organised by the Catholic
review Durendal, will be
opened in Brussels during
the month of December in
& the Galleries of the Musee
. 1 ; _ i „ JL>. i,i ! Moderne, which have been
set apart for artistic dis-
plays of this sort. The
IfflSw ( ^fe^^^' 't»S«8:' ''M.^^'-i vVkV :V promoters of this Salon
wotara j were anxious to hold it at
r ft I sJF f'Wf^^|#^g^^^te^ this Particular place in
|lj I' | ^^^^^^P^M*-'?-'Ml '$fi$|i { * order the better to show
EL •'.I • MSlaMB^fiilik"^-li&Bf f "fcA.- j '* the modern spirit of their
^^^^^^^^^^^
^ "■• J^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the past by ^ numberless
"entr'actes de pierre" from an etching in colours by eugene b:ejot masterpieces, a field which
{See Paris SHidio-Talk) nowadays, despite a valiant
effort here and there, seems
to be given over almost
To conclude, the smaller exhibitions at the entirely to mediocrity and commercialism ; to teach
Cercle Artistique during the season just closed the masses and the clergy alike that there exist
were undoubtedly of more serious interest than painters and sculptors and ironworkers and carvers
those of the previous winter. capable, if only the opportunity be afforded them,
of bringing their influence to bear on that prevailing
- spirit of decadence which all admit and all deplore
—such is the primary justification, such would be
M. Leempoels has been showing at the Maison the immediate advantage, of an artistic manifesta-
dArt a collection of pictures—many that have tion which must enlist the sympathies of every
already been on view, together with several recent lover of the Beautiful."
portraits. His works display much ability and a _
minuteness of execution as remarkable as it is
uniform. One must regret, however, that the In these terms the organisers formulate their
artist's persistent endeavour to secure this scrupu- programme, and we may hope that artists of all
lously finished result forces him at times to countries will, by sending work such as is here
sacrifice something of his attractive delicacy in suggested, help to further the realisation of the
the process. scheme.
- F. K.
283
A Salon of religious art,
organised by the Catholic
review Durendal, will be
opened in Brussels during
the month of December in
& the Galleries of the Musee
. 1 ; _ i „ JL>. i,i ! Moderne, which have been
set apart for artistic dis-
plays of this sort. The
IfflSw ( ^fe^^^' 't»S«8:' ''M.^^'-i vVkV :V promoters of this Salon
wotara j were anxious to hold it at
r ft I sJF f'Wf^^|#^g^^^te^ this Particular place in
|lj I' | ^^^^^^P^M*-'?-'Ml '$fi$|i { * order the better to show
EL •'.I • MSlaMB^fiilik"^-li&Bf f "fcA.- j '* the modern spirit of their
^^^^^^^^^^^
^ "■• J^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the past by ^ numberless
"entr'actes de pierre" from an etching in colours by eugene b:ejot masterpieces, a field which
{See Paris SHidio-Talk) nowadays, despite a valiant
effort here and there, seems
to be given over almost
To conclude, the smaller exhibitions at the entirely to mediocrity and commercialism ; to teach
Cercle Artistique during the season just closed the masses and the clergy alike that there exist
were undoubtedly of more serious interest than painters and sculptors and ironworkers and carvers
those of the previous winter. capable, if only the opportunity be afforded them,
of bringing their influence to bear on that prevailing
- spirit of decadence which all admit and all deplore
—such is the primary justification, such would be
M. Leempoels has been showing at the Maison the immediate advantage, of an artistic manifesta-
dArt a collection of pictures—many that have tion which must enlist the sympathies of every
already been on view, together with several recent lover of the Beautiful."
portraits. His works display much ability and a _
minuteness of execution as remarkable as it is
uniform. One must regret, however, that the In these terms the organisers formulate their
artist's persistent endeavour to secure this scrupu- programme, and we may hope that artists of all
lously finished result forces him at times to countries will, by sending work such as is here
sacrifice something of his attractive delicacy in suggested, help to further the realisation of the
the process. scheme.
- F. K.
283