Studio: international art (19.1900)

Studio- Talk

Russell's Lady in Black is based with conspicuous and add appreciably to its importance. By way

intelligence upon the work of the greater masters of special attractions, a couple of magnificent

of portrait painting. The three little pictures of landscapes by M. Claude Monet, and two works

Mr. H. Tonks; the finely-composed Durham from by Mr. Holman Hunt, are included.
the River, by Mr. George Thomson; the snow

scenes by Mrs. Hartrick and Mr. Francis Bate ; The set of panels in coloured relief by Mr.
the Pastoral, by Mr. Arthur Tomson; and the Anning Bell need a few words of explanation,
other landscapes by Mr. J. L. Henry, Mr. P. W. They were executed for a gentleman in Paris who
Steer, Mr. James Charles, Mr. Bertram Priestman, wished to give names to certain rooms in his
and Mr. Moffat Lindner, are all marked by true house. The panels are fixed in the wall outside
insight into nature's effects, and by sound sense of the doors, and in each one the name of a room is
style. Some admirable watercolours by Mr. indicated by a symbol—the wild rose, for example,
H. B. Brabazon, Mr. A. W. Rich, and Mr. Francis and the tulip and the honeysuckle. It is impos-
James, are also of great value in the exhibition, sible to give a clear idea of the schemes of colour,

as Mr. Bell's
tints are ad-
mirably bro-
ken. In one
panel, that of
the wild rose,
the ground is
dull blue, the
hair warm
brown, the
dress pale
yellow with
a greenish
over-tint, and
the shield
a greenish
blue. The
flowers upon
itare pinkish.
But this des-
cription con-
veys no im-
pression of
the general
effect, and
we shall em-
ploy our time
to better pur-
pose by con-
s i d e r i n g
some of
the remarks
which Mr.
Bell has writ-
ten and pub-
lished on the
subject of
colour relief.

panel in coloured relief the f°u0w-

264 by r' an>>'^'g bell ing short