Studio: international art (20.1900)

Studio- Talk

the pictures on the walls,
however, leaves much to
be desired ; even after
making allowance for the
limited accommodation
afforded by the Galleries
in Sauchiehall Street, and
the consequent necessity
for arrangements which
do not make for harmony,
there is an evident want of
balance and method in
the hanging which is
unfortunate. The frieze
of oil pictures in the Archi-
tectural room is an objec-
tionable arrangement, and
it is a pity that the upper
walls could not have been

simply draped as last year. design for tii.es (See Bristol Studio-Talk) by charles v. allkn

If the loan pictures are fewer in number than Space will permit of only a brief reference to a
in some previous years they are without exception few of the more notable exhibits. Portraiture
of high quality, and, in themselves, form an bulks largely in the exhibition, while the art of
exhibition of sterling worth. They include Charity, the landscape painter is much in evidence, and, in
by G. F. Watts, a splendid example of the later a lesser degree, that of the subject painter. George
manner of that accomplished artist; Romney's Henry's portrait of The Honourable Mr. Justice
portrait of Mrs. Inchbald ; Colin Hunter's Signs of Darling is reticent and dignified. In the portrait
Herring; an interesting early picture by Rousseau; of a former Lord Provost of Glasgow, Sir David
Dysart, a beautiful work by Sam Brough; and The Richmond, J. S. Sargent has scarcely done justice
Devil's Bridge, a brilliant impression of a mountain to himself. James Guthrie's Mrs. Watson is an
gorge by Turner. example in which dress is duly subordinated to

-, the personality of the sitter. E. A. Hornel's Fair

Maids of February, pur-
chased by the Corporation,
is remarkable for its decora-
tive feeling and glowing
colour, and marks a distinct
advance on the former
work of this artist.

Among the other artists
represented are James Pater-
son, A. K. Brown, E. A.
Walton, Tom McEwan,
P. MacGregor Wilson, and
Thomas Millie Dow. As
usual, the sculpture is placed
in the entrance hall. This
section is much stronger than
usual, and among the con-
tributors are Shannan, J.
Tweed, Onslow Ford, Pome-

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design for damask table linen (See Bristol Studio- Talk) by h. g. palmer roy, and Kellock Brown