DOI issue:
Nr. 75 (June 1899)
DOI article:Studio-talk
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19232#0081
Studio-Talk
artist gave evidence of versatility of talent. W. E.
Aitkinson’s Dutch landscapes and scenes of Dart-
moor and Wales, and C. M. Manly’s Worcestershire
and Dartmoor landscapes showed good atmospheric
effects, and their rich colour bore the stamp of out-
of-door work. P. Franklin Brownell, R.C.A.,
Ottawa, sent two small dainty landscapes—a
summer and a winter scene; while Mrs. Dignam,
President of the W.A.A., showed an Evening,
characterised by free treatment and warm subdued
colour.
One of the most important figure subjects was a
Psyche, by F. MacGillivray Knowles, R.C.A. Miss
S. S. Tully, a pupil of both English and Paris
schools, was represented by several clever heads in
red chalk and some subjects in oils, while R. F.
Gagen’s contributions consisted of landscapes.
Exhibition, which included many valuable canvases
belonging to art-loving residents of that city.
Daubigny, Constable, Van Marcke, Gabriel Max,
Sir Joshua Reynolds, Corot, William Etty, R.A.,
George Innes, and others were well represented.
ME L B O U R N E.—The Victorian
Artists’ Society’s Spring Exhibi-
tion was opened early in Novem-
ber. There were upwards of 160
exhibits, including those which had
returned from the London show.
Two of the most thoughtful pieces of work were
from the studio of the Director of the National
Gallery, Mr. T. Bernard Hall. The larger of the
two was a full-length nude female figure reclining
on a bear-skm rug, the head supported by her hand.
The picture was most carefully drawn, and painted
with the accuracy of a man who knows his work
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Montreal has just closed a successful Art Loan
artist gave evidence of versatility of talent. W. E.
Aitkinson’s Dutch landscapes and scenes of Dart-
moor and Wales, and C. M. Manly’s Worcestershire
and Dartmoor landscapes showed good atmospheric
effects, and their rich colour bore the stamp of out-
of-door work. P. Franklin Brownell, R.C.A.,
Ottawa, sent two small dainty landscapes—a
summer and a winter scene; while Mrs. Dignam,
President of the W.A.A., showed an Evening,
characterised by free treatment and warm subdued
colour.
One of the most important figure subjects was a
Psyche, by F. MacGillivray Knowles, R.C.A. Miss
S. S. Tully, a pupil of both English and Paris
schools, was represented by several clever heads in
red chalk and some subjects in oils, while R. F.
Gagen’s contributions consisted of landscapes.
Exhibition, which included many valuable canvases
belonging to art-loving residents of that city.
Daubigny, Constable, Van Marcke, Gabriel Max,
Sir Joshua Reynolds, Corot, William Etty, R.A.,
George Innes, and others were well represented.
ME L B O U R N E.—The Victorian
Artists’ Society’s Spring Exhibi-
tion was opened early in Novem-
ber. There were upwards of 160
exhibits, including those which had
returned from the London show.
Two of the most thoughtful pieces of work were
from the studio of the Director of the National
Gallery, Mr. T. Bernard Hall. The larger of the
two was a full-length nude female figure reclining
on a bear-skm rug, the head supported by her hand.
The picture was most carefully drawn, and painted
with the accuracy of a man who knows his work
65
Montreal has just closed a successful Art Loan