Studio: international art (24.1902)

Studio- Talk

direction he has already, although only twenty-
seven years of age, won for himself a name and
reputation. The various clocks, lamps, vases,
inkstands, etc., produced at Reimann's studios
give evidence of originality of conception, and are
worthy of notice both from an artistic and a
practical point of view. The designs are simple,
and in the choice and combination of materials
great taste is shown.

In one ash-tray the serpent kissing Eve forms a
note of interrogation, the stop that completes it
being an apple. Reimann's electric table-lamps are
also both artistic and practical. They are easy to
grasp with the hand; each has sufficient space for
a large-sized pear-light and a shade; the electric
wire, fixed in a practical way, is not noticeable;
and, above all, the base is large and firm. To
design lamps with all these conditions fulfilled, and
yet produce an artistic and ornamental object, is
not easy; but a walk round Reimann's studios is

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a convincing proof that he seldom fails to unite
his utilitarianism with-good designs and individu-
ality of treatment. A. H.

COPENHAGEN. — Kristian Kougstad's
woodcuts, both those in black-and-
white and the coloured ones, have
justly attracted considerable attention
during the last year or two. They are always good
in design, showing a preference for old-time subjects
and garb, and the colouring is invariably discreet
and, at the same time, effective. In the accompany-
ing picture of A Burgher, black and green have
been blended with much skill, and in the diminu-
tive landscape, the fields and the white snow pro-
duce a very charming effect, further enhanced by
the group of trees against a sombre sky. Kougstad
has also drawn and cut a number of decorative
designs for books, which likewise demonstrate his
gift for exploiting a given style with no small
amount of originality and consistency. G. B.

SWITZERLAND.—In treating of
"Swiss Pen and Ink Artists"
in the Special Winter Number
of The Studio we were unable
to do more than indicate the important
position that Mr. Louis Dunki occupies
amongst Swiss artists. We are glad now
~ to be able to furnish some specimens of
_ his work. It is needless to say that Mr.

Dunki's reputation as an illustrator has
passed beyond the frontier, and that to-
day he holds a high place amongst pen-
and-ink artists. He is of Genevese origin.
In 1878 he went to Paris, and from 1882
his services have been much sought after
by well-known Parisian publishers. Con-
tributing, first of all, sketches on subjects
and events of the moment to illustra-
tion and Le Monde JHustre, he was soon
employed by Didot to illustrate editions
of various works, amongst others, Sir
Walter Scott's "Charles the Bold." As
the result of a trip to Algeria he brought
back a number of studies of Arab life
and several remarkable pictures.

In 1894 M. Edouard Pelletan, de-
sirous of renovating the art of the book,
sought the collaboration of the best
draughtsmen and engravers, and to Mr.
dunki Dunki was committed the task of illustra-