Studio: international art (22.1901)

Studio-Talk

"A STREAM THROUGH A MEADOW BY OSMOND PITTMAN

fortunately includes several examples of Walker, display any deep sympathy with nature or with the

Mason, Pinwell, and Cecil Lawson, a couple of modern aspect of things. He paints what he

pictures by Albert Moore, two or three good thinks, not what he sees.

Turners, and one excellent, but not very --

characteristic, sea piece by Henry Moore, and For once the Society of Oil Painters may be

these deserve all possible praise : but the rest of congratulated on having arranged an exhibition

the gathering consists either of canvases by inferior that contains a really reasonable proportion of good

artists or of poor works by men capable of better pictures. Several works of quite admirable quality

things. Perhaps the exhibition was devised to are to be found in it, and even the rank and file

humble the pride of the British school, and to can be praised for showing a higher average of

induce a penitential spirit as a preparation for the merit than has been discoverable in any of the

labours of the twentieth century. If so, a subtle displays made by the Society during recent years,

intention has been excellently realised. The best contributions are Mr. Leslie Thomson's

- delightful Sunset: Poole Harbour, Mr. James

At the New Gallery the life work of Sir W. B. Clark's admirably painted After-thoughts, Mr.

Richmond is set forth in great variety. The show Yeend King's Stopham Bridge, Mr. G. Spencer

is a glorification of the academic principle, and is Watson's clever composition, The Fountain, Mr. W.

neither good enough nor bad enough to excite any Llewellyn's Sussex Coast, Mr. St. George Hare's

strong emotions. It certainly produces a feeling Going to Reign, Mr. Byam Shaw's fantastic picture,

of admiration at the indefatigable industry of an The Kelpie, Mr. D. Y. Cameron's landscape,

artist who could, in a space of forty years, achieve Stirling, Mr. Coutts Michie's Close of a Summer

so much in so many branches of practice, and yet -Day, Mr. J. S. Hill's Near Ramsgate, and the

could keep so consistently to a path of art that few portrait studies by Mr. Menpes, Mr. Melton Fisher,

modern men have the inclination or the courage and Sir George Reid.

to tread. Sir William is proved by this collection -

to be a diligent student of great traditions, and a The " Landscape Exhibition " at the Dudley

believer in high ideals; but he cannot be said to Gallery still keeps its place as one of the best and

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