Studio: international art (19.1900)

Studio- Talk

(See Lonaon Studio-Talk) by oliver baker

awakening of a nation there are not wanting signs ~¥ IVERPOOL.—Signs of excellent progress

to the beautiful Irish woven carpets from Killybegs, School of Art were unmistakable at the

County Donegal, which, while they somewhat -*—annual distribution of prizes recently
resemble Turkey carpets both in texture and held. Under the Headmaster, Mr. Fredk. V
design, have a distinctive quality of their own.
The industry is quite a new one, and bids fair to
become one of the most successful of those started
recently in the congested districts of Ireland.

Amongst picture shows, that given annually by
the Dublin Sketching Club is one of the most
popular. This year the work exhibited was, on
the whole, of a higher level of excellence than
usual, and included some good examples of the
work of W. P. French, a well known painter of
Irish skies and bogs, who is about to take up his
residence in London. Mr. R. T. Moynan—whose Jo
was purchased by Lord Iveagh last year—Mr. Bing-
ham MacGuinniss, and Mr. Johnstone Inglis—a
young artist whose work received favourable notice
at the last Royal Academy Exhibition—held a joint
exhibition recently in Dublin ; and Mr. Alexander
Williams, R.H.A., gave an exhibition of Achill pic-
tures which was very well attended. The success
of the Art Loan Exhibition held in Dublin last May,
at which there was shown a very fine collection of
works by Whistler, Degas, Manet, Monet, Millet,
Corot, Orchardson, Wilson Steer, Browne and
other modern painters, has induced the committee
to hold a second exhibition this year, and already
Sir Walter Armstrong and others are engaged in
collecting the pictures. silver cup (See London Studio-Talk) by c. carter

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