DOI Heft:
Nr. 99 (June 1901)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19788#0072
Studio- Talk
THE BISHOP ABSOLON DESIGNED BY MARTIN NYROP
MEMORIAL TABLET MODELLED BY PROFESSOR BISSEN
of them inspired by the quaint old town of Rothen-
burg. Originally intended to be mere studies for
oil pictures, the artist has worked them up with
colour till they have become really quite finished
works of art in themselves.
The brilliant display of good work at the Spring
Exhibition of the Secession Society is especially
gratifying, as it gives such admirable promise for the
future, so many young men having come to the front
in it, and because it proves that the veterans of the
Club are ready and eager to welcome newcomers
of talent, and to give them a chance of becoming
as favourably known to the public as they them-
selves already are. These two facts are, indeed,
of vital importance at the present time, when
other German towns, notably Berlin and Dresden,
are straining every nerve to contest the position
of Munich in the art world. For all that, however,
Munich still displays far more productive power
than any other city of Germany, not only in pic-
torial but in all kindred arts. G. K.
COPENHAGEN.—Danish bookbinders
have on several recent occasions
succeeded in attracting considerable
attention, and the accompanying illus-
trations will bear additional testimony as to how
fully this attention is deserved. The binding for
"The Elder Edda" (page 56), by Karl Gjellerup, is
designed by F. A. Hallin, and is an elaborate and
unique piece of craftsmanship, admirably suited to
the book in question. The colouring is sombre
and discreet. The tree is a dark green,
the atmosphere a somewhat slatey grey, the eagle
in the centre of the tree is black, and the swans
are white. The foliage is done in gold, all by
hand, and with much variety in the details. The
material is full morocco, the different colours being
laid in mosaic fashion. This splendid binding at
once found its way into the collection of one
of the best-known English connoisseurs.
The other binding illustrated is designed by
Thomas Bindesboll. This is considerably more
BOOKBINDING BY T. BINDESBOLL
55
THE BISHOP ABSOLON DESIGNED BY MARTIN NYROP
MEMORIAL TABLET MODELLED BY PROFESSOR BISSEN
of them inspired by the quaint old town of Rothen-
burg. Originally intended to be mere studies for
oil pictures, the artist has worked them up with
colour till they have become really quite finished
works of art in themselves.
The brilliant display of good work at the Spring
Exhibition of the Secession Society is especially
gratifying, as it gives such admirable promise for the
future, so many young men having come to the front
in it, and because it proves that the veterans of the
Club are ready and eager to welcome newcomers
of talent, and to give them a chance of becoming
as favourably known to the public as they them-
selves already are. These two facts are, indeed,
of vital importance at the present time, when
other German towns, notably Berlin and Dresden,
are straining every nerve to contest the position
of Munich in the art world. For all that, however,
Munich still displays far more productive power
than any other city of Germany, not only in pic-
torial but in all kindred arts. G. K.
COPENHAGEN.—Danish bookbinders
have on several recent occasions
succeeded in attracting considerable
attention, and the accompanying illus-
trations will bear additional testimony as to how
fully this attention is deserved. The binding for
"The Elder Edda" (page 56), by Karl Gjellerup, is
designed by F. A. Hallin, and is an elaborate and
unique piece of craftsmanship, admirably suited to
the book in question. The colouring is sombre
and discreet. The tree is a dark green,
the atmosphere a somewhat slatey grey, the eagle
in the centre of the tree is black, and the swans
are white. The foliage is done in gold, all by
hand, and with much variety in the details. The
material is full morocco, the different colours being
laid in mosaic fashion. This splendid binding at
once found its way into the collection of one
of the best-known English connoisseurs.
The other binding illustrated is designed by
Thomas Bindesboll. This is considerably more
BOOKBINDING BY T. BINDESBOLL
55