Studio: international art (24.1902)

First International "Studio" Exhibition

shape, were the candlesticks by Walter Elkan, and Charles Samuel also sent very successful

showing certain bronze and copper mixtures which portraits in this medium.

had yielded some fresh results in surface and The restoration of metal to its old place in

colour. The brass writing-set, by Spiegel Frigyes, the windows of the dwelling-house—or rather,

m five pieces, showed the same happy imagination shall we say, the return of stained and leaded

and fineness of touch. The single example of a glass to the scheme of home decoration—has

table-lamp—by C. H. A. Coulthard—had a dis- brought a new class of designs into our arts and

tmction and charm which would have ensured crafts exhibitions, namely, for windows in which

attention even among many competitors. It was the questions of colour and picture or pattern have

of rich dark copper set with pearl; harmonious to be entirely subordinated to the question of

alike in proportion, form, and colour. Among light. In the larger architectural tasks this does

the smaller table-ware should be mentioned the not often become a serious factor; in churches,

substantial and well-wrought knife-layers by John of course, the " dim religious light" is best

Th. Uiterwyk, who also sent a pair of bonbonieres, conserved by rich colour and somewhat massive

very pleasantly shaped, in plain iridescent bronze, and elaborate design. In the house, only the

with covers of enamelled silver; two remarkably hall, staircase, and " fanlight" windows allow,

pretty little tea-caddies in copper and enamels by to any extent, of this heavier treatment. In

De C. Lewthwaite Dewar; and by no means least, towns, the difficulty is the greater when the

Bernard Cuzner's delicate and beautifully finished decoration of the window itself is intended to

silver spoons, sugar sifter, and tea-caddy in silver, be a substitute for curtains, and to serve as a

and bronze. A plaque by Alexander Fisher was screen from the street while admitting the greatest

a very characteristic and interesting example of possible amount of light to the dwellers within,

that well-known artist's work, especially in the In the recent exhibition several contributors

decoration of the silver which formed the body attacked this problem, and with very commend-

of the work. The caskets, of which there was a able success. The window-panes by John C.
good display, belong rather perhaps to
the jewellery and enamels, but may

be briefly mentioned here. Excellent ^mfl*vy*mm^^^^S^mmmm^a^

jewel caskets in wrought or hammered '4 m * SR' J4 *"/*

metal were shown by F. G. Horrell, \ | J ,J? •/

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men showed to great advantage in the {>' 4 ' , 1 ,

decorative bronzes and small metal-ware iff 1

for the smoking-room, such as the varied { 'j;.; ^ ,'■,~ ' .. I-':

and fanciful little group by Fulop 6.

Beck, and the enamelled bowl and . f ' • ;<. '.'V

copper casket by Jeanne de Brouckere. , ' fi 1 '

The same class of work included an jj£
effective vase in beaten bronze by i •» f-

Bessie Dawson, and a group of bronze !'^'s • 'it**** ''*.

statuettes by Victor Rousseau and mti r, ' ..'.V- ?r Ji \

George Morren, who also sent a fine (J,!,;, > 'W v • s'<-*ti"%stK

jug in amphore bronze. In medallions ^ ,1V;v 1

Andrade's oxidised "siK'er'^ me^

portrait of a child. Robert Douglas embroidered bag by ann macbeth

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