Studio: international art (25.1902)

Vienna Secession Exhibition

must save her, all living before us. There is much on his shoulders. Four bronze figures repre-
phantasy, but Nature predominates. The veteran senting the elements support the statue. The
artist, Rudolf von Alt, now in his 93rd year, shows whole is full of character, energy, and decoration,
us, in his Goisern, painted last year, that his hand Ignatius Taschner (Munich) also exhibits, in his
has not lost its cunning. Strange that the oldest ot Wanderer, a work full of character and energy,
living artists should join the new school, of which There is a wonderful swing in this wanderer as
he is the honorary President. His Pantheon in he goes along his way, in spite of the weariness in
Rome (1873) is his masterpiece. his expressive features.

There are many good pieces of sculpture. Applied art is shown in some ornaments, a silver
A. Canciani, in his Sleep-Walker, has accomplished table service, glass, pottery, and in a design for
a noble piece of work. It is intended for a grave- a gobelin for a wall decoration, designed by
stone. The quiet, sleeping figure stands, head Edmund and Rosalie Rothansl, and executed by
bent slightly back, and the face full of ecstasy, Frau Leopoldine Guttmann (Vienna) in her school
which seems to shine through the closed lids, for handweaving—a capital piece of work, both in
Max Kruse (Berlin) has a marble bust of Nietzche design and carrying out. Whether Professor Josef
—Nietzche as he appeared when recovering from Hoffmann's silver service would find many admirers
his illness, the face thin from suffering, thought in England is doubtful. Some of it is very heavy,
expressed in every line. The deep - set eyes, especially the larger knives and forks, while the
the over-hanging eyebrows, the small ears, the shovel-shaped spoons would probably not be
noble nose and mouth are wonderfully depicted, popular. A silver dessert-stand on a high,
The great thinker—whose conclusion, " God has graceful foot is both decorative and original, and
promised more than He can perform" seems a charming piece of work. Kolo Moser's high-
true as regards himself—lives again in this marble, stemmed glasses grow upon one, and we are always
Use Conrat, a pupil of Van der Stappen, shows glad to see them. Those shown here are among
a remarkable talent in one so young—she is only his best work. As usual, they have been executed
twenty-three—and one may expect great things by S. Bakalovitz (Vienna). Baroness Falke's work
from her. Her Girl with
Wet Hair is a full-life
nude figure of a young
girl bending to gather
her wet hair together
after her bath. In the
anatomy of the figure and
in its position she shows
knowledge of true art;
and whatever her present
want of individuality may
be, true feeling and warmth
are still lurking in her work.
Another young artist, Elsa
v. Kalmar, in Longing,
shows a great advance on
previous work. This artist
is rich in ideas, so rich
that they seem to over-
flow into one another,
and she also possesses
true feeling for plastic
art. Professor Hellmer
(Vienna), in his figure of
the Globe, gives us all the
sensations to which man
may be subject: he bears
all the cares of the world "butter women" by Ferdinand andri