DOI Heft:
No. 107 (February, 1902)
DOI Artikel:The Royal Academy and its students' competitions
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19875#0052
Royal Academy Students
by f. rALMER
'cumulus clouds over a fen country
in the open air with the landscape painters ing in quiet: truth^ ^^J^^^y,
The subject chosen for the Turner gold medal as— o^ a studious „„,
and scholarship was Ow */ ^ ^ m and spirit in the horses which
* 2W i* Z«** and this excellent choice shows Mr_ DayiS; Mr. Symons>
of a theme brought forth some attractive she «°duced while * J^^^
studies from Mr. Pittman, Miss Page, Ml difficulties in landscape
Lobley, and from Miss Robinson, whose kno« not, solve
Picture is illustrated. Photographic in accumcy P«J* competition for Historical Paint-
ot impression, it has also the defects of a As g
Photograph; the men on the barges are no ^aJ** W*k of Endows a fortunate one,
-ally at work) they seem to be posing for the W ™*f ^ ^ ^ by night> Lt is a
admiration of the world. The prize-winner, Mr because a rf
■."man, is far from fortunate in his select.on of a subject tha• » hlstorical ictures
bridge, and one may wish that his handling were less tion an artificial UgMH g,
1-ecocious in its gentle and settled charm; but his ^^J^ ^tto be solved belong
Picture is good in colour and is well-observed, when the prob em,i oi g ^ ^ ^
rhis applies also to Mr. Pittman's Creswick Prize, to the ngnt jr. i
CW, ^, « j%» Country, though this the story in the Bib ^^"^ ^
P-ture, to be sure, is neither remarkable for told with such «^ j£ Sary
-niulus clouds nor characteristic as a typical brevity, that a painter real.ation o Us y
reach of fen countrv • still it has a set kind of realism is apt to seem like a travesty c iar0cd
^ceful ^JS^^ZIT^ win superfluous detail and fa*
admiration, even from those who regret to see it gether, it is not surprising l" results n th
m the work of so a student competition should leave much to be de ued
Among Mr. Pittman's rivals there are several The students, overburdened by the dfficulnes of
who deserve warm praise, like Mr. Palmer, whose their subject, do not rise above
study, so unpretentious in its appeal, is as refresh- level of attainment. Lven Mr. George Murray,
by f. rALMER
'cumulus clouds over a fen country
in the open air with the landscape painters ing in quiet: truth^ ^^J^^^y,
The subject chosen for the Turner gold medal as— o^ a studious „„,
and scholarship was Ow */ ^ ^ m and spirit in the horses which
* 2W i* Z«** and this excellent choice shows Mr_ DayiS; Mr. Symons>
of a theme brought forth some attractive she «°duced while * J^^^
studies from Mr. Pittman, Miss Page, Ml difficulties in landscape
Lobley, and from Miss Robinson, whose kno« not, solve
Picture is illustrated. Photographic in accumcy P«J* competition for Historical Paint-
ot impression, it has also the defects of a As g
Photograph; the men on the barges are no ^aJ** W*k of Endows a fortunate one,
-ally at work) they seem to be posing for the W ™*f ^ ^ ^ by night> Lt is a
admiration of the world. The prize-winner, Mr because a rf
■."man, is far from fortunate in his select.on of a subject tha• » hlstorical ictures
bridge, and one may wish that his handling were less tion an artificial UgMH g,
1-ecocious in its gentle and settled charm; but his ^^J^ ^tto be solved belong
Picture is good in colour and is well-observed, when the prob em,i oi g ^ ^ ^
rhis applies also to Mr. Pittman's Creswick Prize, to the ngnt jr. i
CW, ^, « j%» Country, though this the story in the Bib ^^"^ ^
P-ture, to be sure, is neither remarkable for told with such «^ j£ Sary
-niulus clouds nor characteristic as a typical brevity, that a painter real.ation o Us y
reach of fen countrv • still it has a set kind of realism is apt to seem like a travesty c iar0cd
^ceful ^JS^^ZIT^ win superfluous detail and fa*
admiration, even from those who regret to see it gether, it is not surprising l" results n th
m the work of so a student competition should leave much to be de ued
Among Mr. Pittman's rivals there are several The students, overburdened by the dfficulnes of
who deserve warm praise, like Mr. Palmer, whose their subject, do not rise above
study, so unpretentious in its appeal, is as refresh- level of attainment. Lven Mr. George Murray,