DOI Heft:
No. 89 (Aug. 1900)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19785#0222
Studio- Talk
be noted that Miss Burgess has been influenced and some few touches of caricature, of inopportune
by Mr. Nico Jungmann. The charm of this true ugliness; but these defects will pass away, and we
artist's fine rusticity, at once so decorative and so are glad to overlook them now for the sake of the
racy of the soil, has touched the spirit of her admirable strong points, namely, the good colour,
youthful art; but none can say, with truth, that the quiet humour, the keen observation, the easy
Miss Burgess imitates. She is true to herself—to breadth of handling, and the vigour and variety
her own nature. She draws and paints without of appeal,
premeditation, under a guidance that is intuitive
rather than technical; her manner is nervous, im- /^~~*\ ANADA.—The Woman's Art Associa-
pulsive, and hence there is no resemblance between £ tion of Canada recently closed its
it and the searching carefulness, or the elaborate ■ . Annual Exhibition, which was in every
simplicity, that forms a bond of union between way successful. The painting section
Mr. Jungmann and the earliest great masters of contained, amongst many other works, several
the Netherlandish school—the Van Eycks, Hubert Dutch subjects, painted by the President, Mrs. M.
and John. E. Dignam, during last summer in Holland ; two
-- figure subjects by Miss Florence Carlyle, a clever
As Miss Burgess is a young art-student, her young Canadian, whose illustrations are appearing
studies are to be viewed as apprentice work. They in several American publications ; a group of
have faults of drawing, some errors of composition, subjects by Miss Muntz, including two Dutch
women in characteristic dress, and
_ Master Baby, a child in white
seated on a red floor; some
French water-colours by Miss
Hawley; and a few contribu-
tions from the Woman's Insti-
tute, London, England. A num-
ber of unframed sketches, the
summer work of the members ;
some designs mainly for book
covers ; and the clever black and
white work, mainly for posters, of
Mrs. Emily Elliott; and a com-
mendable collection of miniatures
on ivory and china contributed
to the interest of this part of the
exhibition.
The main purport of the exhi-
bition, however, was to discover
Canada's whereabouts in handi-
crafts particularly suitable for
women, as well as to give illus-
trations of the achievements
of different nationalities and
periods. Investigation revealed
quite an amount of attention to
lace-making, in individual effort,
very good examples of Honiton,
Point, and Limerick lace being
forthcoming. Many beautiful
articles were also carried out in
leather. The extent of the
interest in wood-carving was seen
pen-cil sketch by Ethel k. burgess in well-carved chests, frames,
192
be noted that Miss Burgess has been influenced and some few touches of caricature, of inopportune
by Mr. Nico Jungmann. The charm of this true ugliness; but these defects will pass away, and we
artist's fine rusticity, at once so decorative and so are glad to overlook them now for the sake of the
racy of the soil, has touched the spirit of her admirable strong points, namely, the good colour,
youthful art; but none can say, with truth, that the quiet humour, the keen observation, the easy
Miss Burgess imitates. She is true to herself—to breadth of handling, and the vigour and variety
her own nature. She draws and paints without of appeal,
premeditation, under a guidance that is intuitive
rather than technical; her manner is nervous, im- /^~~*\ ANADA.—The Woman's Art Associa-
pulsive, and hence there is no resemblance between £ tion of Canada recently closed its
it and the searching carefulness, or the elaborate ■ . Annual Exhibition, which was in every
simplicity, that forms a bond of union between way successful. The painting section
Mr. Jungmann and the earliest great masters of contained, amongst many other works, several
the Netherlandish school—the Van Eycks, Hubert Dutch subjects, painted by the President, Mrs. M.
and John. E. Dignam, during last summer in Holland ; two
-- figure subjects by Miss Florence Carlyle, a clever
As Miss Burgess is a young art-student, her young Canadian, whose illustrations are appearing
studies are to be viewed as apprentice work. They in several American publications ; a group of
have faults of drawing, some errors of composition, subjects by Miss Muntz, including two Dutch
women in characteristic dress, and
_ Master Baby, a child in white
seated on a red floor; some
French water-colours by Miss
Hawley; and a few contribu-
tions from the Woman's Insti-
tute, London, England. A num-
ber of unframed sketches, the
summer work of the members ;
some designs mainly for book
covers ; and the clever black and
white work, mainly for posters, of
Mrs. Emily Elliott; and a com-
mendable collection of miniatures
on ivory and china contributed
to the interest of this part of the
exhibition.
The main purport of the exhi-
bition, however, was to discover
Canada's whereabouts in handi-
crafts particularly suitable for
women, as well as to give illus-
trations of the achievements
of different nationalities and
periods. Investigation revealed
quite an amount of attention to
lace-making, in individual effort,
very good examples of Honiton,
Point, and Limerick lace being
forthcoming. Many beautiful
articles were also carried out in
leather. The extent of the
interest in wood-carving was seen
pen-cil sketch by Ethel k. burgess in well-carved chests, frames,
192