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galleries of the Musee. The critics were unanimous M. Van der Waay, and M. H. Von Bartels,
in their opinion that never before had they seen so whose water-colours have all the effect of oils,
remarkable a display. Among the works shown -
were many of great merit, notably those of Several effective members of the Society were
MM. C. W. Bartlett and G. La Touche. Perhaps also seen to advantage, notably M. Henry Stacquet
the best painting in the exhibition was LEnlerre- with his Marine d Scheveningue, reproduced in
ment, by the first-named, a work which has been the March number; M. Constantin Meunier,
bought by the Belgian Government for the Brussels M. Fernand Khnopff, abstruse as usual; M. M. H.
Gallery. La Tasse de The and the Portrait d''Octave Cassiers, M. A. Delaunoy, M. Hegemans, MM.
Uzanne, by La Touche, displayed the sumptuous Uytterschaut and Titz, together with MM. Claus
sense of colour which characterises his work. Marcette, Lynen, van Leenputten, Pecquerant,
Smits, J. and the late A. Devriendt—the last-
Among the other foreign artists who habitually named being the lamented Director of the Society,
exhibit at these salons were Mme. Clara Montalba, exhibiting for the last time,
with several of her delicate Venetian scenes, -
Two new effective mem-
bers of the Society, MM.
Baertsoen and F. Charlet,
made a sensational first
appearance. The first-
named showed some Dutch
scenes, rich and striking in
colouring, while the other
was represented by several
Flemish studies treated
in impressively sombre
manner.
At the last Salon of the
" Libre Esthetique" the
space reserved for works of
applied art was consider-
ably diminished; neverthe-
less, small as it was, the
display contained much
that was interesting, notably
the ceramics of Bing and
Grondhal, and those from
the "Art Nouveau" and
the " Amstelhoek " ; the
enamels on copper by
Rapoport; the glass-work
by Kolo Moser, the
Viennese Secessionist; the
bindings by Miss Agnes
Ashbee; and the well-
known medallions by A.
Charpentier. These were
the foreign representa-
tives, while from Belgium
came the incised and
coloured leathers, very
bust in ivory and silver by p. dubois rich and striking in effect,
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galleries of the Musee. The critics were unanimous M. Van der Waay, and M. H. Von Bartels,
in their opinion that never before had they seen so whose water-colours have all the effect of oils,
remarkable a display. Among the works shown -
were many of great merit, notably those of Several effective members of the Society were
MM. C. W. Bartlett and G. La Touche. Perhaps also seen to advantage, notably M. Henry Stacquet
the best painting in the exhibition was LEnlerre- with his Marine d Scheveningue, reproduced in
ment, by the first-named, a work which has been the March number; M. Constantin Meunier,
bought by the Belgian Government for the Brussels M. Fernand Khnopff, abstruse as usual; M. M. H.
Gallery. La Tasse de The and the Portrait d''Octave Cassiers, M. A. Delaunoy, M. Hegemans, MM.
Uzanne, by La Touche, displayed the sumptuous Uytterschaut and Titz, together with MM. Claus
sense of colour which characterises his work. Marcette, Lynen, van Leenputten, Pecquerant,
Smits, J. and the late A. Devriendt—the last-
Among the other foreign artists who habitually named being the lamented Director of the Society,
exhibit at these salons were Mme. Clara Montalba, exhibiting for the last time,
with several of her delicate Venetian scenes, -
Two new effective mem-
bers of the Society, MM.
Baertsoen and F. Charlet,
made a sensational first
appearance. The first-
named showed some Dutch
scenes, rich and striking in
colouring, while the other
was represented by several
Flemish studies treated
in impressively sombre
manner.
At the last Salon of the
" Libre Esthetique" the
space reserved for works of
applied art was consider-
ably diminished; neverthe-
less, small as it was, the
display contained much
that was interesting, notably
the ceramics of Bing and
Grondhal, and those from
the "Art Nouveau" and
the " Amstelhoek " ; the
enamels on copper by
Rapoport; the glass-work
by Kolo Moser, the
Viennese Secessionist; the
bindings by Miss Agnes
Ashbee; and the well-
known medallions by A.
Charpentier. These were
the foreign representa-
tives, while from Belgium
came the incised and
coloured leathers, very
bust in ivory and silver by p. dubois rich and striking in effect,
286