Studio: international art (23.1901)

Studio- Talk

suspicion of slavishness. The landscapes, the hibition of decorative art which is to be held in

studies of flowers and animals—all were full of Turin next year,
that fine ardent feeling of Nature which with the

Japanese is almost a religion. 1 1 LO RENC E. — Professor Ussi has left

——— I u 125,000 frs. to the Accademia delle Belle

Two of the most remarkable and the most , Arti in Florence as a fund, the interest of

characteristic of these works are now reproduced ■*■ which is to be used every five years to

here—the Vice d'un port, by Kwason Souzouki, furnish a prize of 20,000 frs., more or less (but

and the Villa sous la phcie, by Kotei—both of rare never less than 16,000 frs.), for a painting in oils

delicacy of conception and exquisitely deft in by an Italian artist. The painting is to be abso-

treatment lutely, not comparatively, worthy the prize, which

is to be awarded by a commission formed of five

Warm thanks are due to M. Bing for giving us painters. Two of them are to be appointed by the

the opportunity of gaining so clear an idea of the Accademia and three by a majority of the votes of

modern art movement in Japan. the artists who present their work. Should none of

- the pictures sent in be worthy the prize, the matter

We give on page 281 an illustration of js t0 stand over for another five years, when two

M. C. Milcendeau's fine drawing entitled En prizeS; increased by the interest which has mean-

Bretagne. while been accumulating, are to be offered. Should

there be again no "excellent work of art" presented,
an international competition shall be opened, after

URIN.—We have pleasure in giving an the lapse of another five years, for a single prize,

illustration of the clever poster designed formed by the accumulation of the two previous

by the well-known Italian sculptor, Signor pr;zes and their interests.

Bistolfii, to advertise the important ex- _

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BY L. EISTOLFI