Studio: international art (20.1900)

The Art of 1900

J. W. Waterhouse's Awakening oj Adonis, with its Then there comes a long list of works which
noble craftsmanship and exquisite atmosphere of illustrate the comprehensive conviction of our
poetic fancy; Mr. Orchardson's unsurpassable com- modern school, and justify a keen admiration for
position representing four generations of the Royal its aggregate ability. This list includes such
Family ; Mr. Brangwyn's Charity, an allegory that excellent performances as Mr. Clausen's and Mr.
has given him a rare opportunity of showing his Edward Stott's records of rustic incident, Mr.
subtle sense of decoration and his unerring taste Harold Speed's Cupid's Well, Mr. Gotch's Datvn
in colour arrangement; and Mr. E. A. Abbey's of Womanhood, Mr. H. J. Draper's Water Baby
vast picture of The Trial of Queen Katharine, in and Gales of Dawn, Mr. Byam Shaw's The Ways
which he has once again grappled with those oj Man are Passing Strange, Mr. G. S. Watson's
combinations of deep tones and gorgeous hues Prometheus consoled by the Spirits of the Earth, Mr.
that seem to afford him unbounded pleasure ; not Austen Brown's Wayside Pasture, Mr. J. Clark's
less notable are Mr. Boughton's Waters of For- Songs of Araby, Mr. C. H. Sims' In Elysia, and
gelfulness, in which his always supple and graceful Mr. Hacker's Musicienne du Silence, in which the
art has taken to itself a masterly strength of decorative intention predominates; the landscapes
handling and depth of meaning; Mr. La Thangue's by Mr. David Murray, Mr. Alfred Hartley, Mr.
pastoral, The Water Plash, with its bright reflection Peppercorn, Mr. Alfred Parsons, Mr. Moffat
of Nature and charm of rural character; Mr. East's Lindner, Mr. Yeend King, Mr. Coutts Michie,
Morning Moon, dignified and significant in design Mr. Bertram Priestman, Mr. A. S. Hartrick, Mr.
and splendidly sure in handling; and Mr. Water- Mark Fisher, Mr. J. L. Pickering, and Mr. Leslie
low's Pastorale Provencale, a romantic note in Thomson, which make centres of interest in the
which Nature has been used with true discretion Academy, New Gallery, and New English Art
to give vitality to an admirable motive. Club ; such subject pictures as Mr. F. Bramley's

Through the Mist of Past
Years, Mr. Solomon J.
Solomon's Equipped, and
the Hon. John Collier's
The Billiard Players; the
Nature studies of Mr.
Stanhope Forbes, and
the portraits by Mr. J. J.
Shannon, the Hon. John
Collier, Mr. Robert
Brough, Mr. W. W.
Russell, Mr. P. W. Steer,
Mr. W. Llewellyn, Mr.
R. Jack, Mr. R. Peacock
and Professor Herkomer.
Many more could be
chosen that are quite as
characteristic and as
thoroughly representative
of the men who can be
looked upon as chiefs of
one section or another of
this country's art, but no
expansion of the list could
make more definite the
evidence of the strength
of the aesthetic movement
amongst us at this
moment.

„ „ ,,„,™ But even this hopeful

study for "prometheus consoled by g. s. wa1son V

by the spirits of the earth " stir and activity among

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