DOI Heft:
Nr. 101 (August 1901)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19788#0232
Studio- Talk
arrangement. But " realism" is no longer the
fetish it was during those days when it helped to
liberate us from pseudo-classic conventions. All
who think out the meaning of words now realise
that true art, inevitably, is an ideal appearance of
the real, being instinct with the various tempera-
ments and the differing Eesthetic emotions of those
who produce it. When once this truth is under-
stood " realism " ceases to be a word having much
significance, and the landscape painter feels him-
self called upon to interpret external Nature in the
way most congenial to his poetic conscience. This
is what Mr. Alfred East has felt from the begin-
ning of his career; and he has certainly gained
much by holding himself aloof from the changing
moods of art's wayward fashions.
windows, Mr. Bell has been particularly successful,
producing excellent effects by the skill with which
he has made use of rhyming contrasts between
curved lines and upright. His handling of the
leaded " canes" should be studied closely, as in
the memorial window reproduced this month.
This window, a memorial to the late Arthur
Rawson, may be seen at Scalby Church, in York-
shire. Its two lights are about six feet high, and
they represent, in a modern spirit, the duty and
the modesty of true charitableness. The general
effect of colour is silvery, with some accents of
blue, ruby, and green. The little angel in
the quatrefoil has blue wings and a white robe.
Viewed as a whole, the window has a larger surface
of silvery white than of colour.
The style of Mr. Anning Bell has long been There are certain qualities in the work of Mr.
known by its winning note of individuality, and it Grosvenor Thomas which entitle it to special con-
is a style that comes to him so naturally that he sideration. He is an artist of more than ordinary
finds no difficulty in showing all its characteristics individuality and of quite uncommon aims, a man
within the differing limitations of half-a-dozen crafts, who thinks for himself, and uses original ways of
For some time, in his designs for stained glass expressing his convictions. He is self-taught; and
' AT LITTLEHAMPTON, SUSSEX "
204
BY GROSVENOR THOMAS
arrangement. But " realism" is no longer the
fetish it was during those days when it helped to
liberate us from pseudo-classic conventions. All
who think out the meaning of words now realise
that true art, inevitably, is an ideal appearance of
the real, being instinct with the various tempera-
ments and the differing Eesthetic emotions of those
who produce it. When once this truth is under-
stood " realism " ceases to be a word having much
significance, and the landscape painter feels him-
self called upon to interpret external Nature in the
way most congenial to his poetic conscience. This
is what Mr. Alfred East has felt from the begin-
ning of his career; and he has certainly gained
much by holding himself aloof from the changing
moods of art's wayward fashions.
windows, Mr. Bell has been particularly successful,
producing excellent effects by the skill with which
he has made use of rhyming contrasts between
curved lines and upright. His handling of the
leaded " canes" should be studied closely, as in
the memorial window reproduced this month.
This window, a memorial to the late Arthur
Rawson, may be seen at Scalby Church, in York-
shire. Its two lights are about six feet high, and
they represent, in a modern spirit, the duty and
the modesty of true charitableness. The general
effect of colour is silvery, with some accents of
blue, ruby, and green. The little angel in
the quatrefoil has blue wings and a white robe.
Viewed as a whole, the window has a larger surface
of silvery white than of colour.
The style of Mr. Anning Bell has long been There are certain qualities in the work of Mr.
known by its winning note of individuality, and it Grosvenor Thomas which entitle it to special con-
is a style that comes to him so naturally that he sideration. He is an artist of more than ordinary
finds no difficulty in showing all its characteristics individuality and of quite uncommon aims, a man
within the differing limitations of half-a-dozen crafts, who thinks for himself, and uses original ways of
For some time, in his designs for stained glass expressing his convictions. He is self-taught; and
' AT LITTLEHAMPTON, SUSSEX "
204
BY GROSVENOR THOMAS