Studio: international art (25.1902)

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The original scheme of the Exhibition proposed tion of these works can be dismissed as failures,
the inclusion of sculpture in the goldsmiths' art, there still remain sufficient to make a show that is
such as mayoral chains, cups, &c, but difficulties both important and instructive. Perhaps the best
were apparently encountered in effecting this com- things are to be found among the landscapes. Such
bination, the only contributions being enamels by canvases as Mr. P. W. Steer's vigorous and ani-
Mr. Alex. Fisher, and bas-reliefs in metal, inlay, mated Bridgnorth : Mr. W. W. Russell's delicately
and wood by Mr. Reynolds Stephens. luminous Chepstow Castle and Town; Mr. J. L.

At the last Royal Academy Exhibition it is Henry's On the Hayle River and In Winter
stated that the sales of sculpture did not reach Quarters; Mr. Moffat Lindner's Low Tide, Hayle
three figures. From enquiries made at the close River; and Gypsies on the Common, by Mr. James
of the exhibition under notice, we understand that Charles, deserve unqualified praise; and not less
the sales approach two thousand pounds. This hearty commendation can be given to the drawings
may warrant the experiment being repeated, and of The Lake of Lucerne, by Mr. H. B. Brabazon ;
the artists laying themselves out to a more energetic Thames Barges, by Mr. A. W. Rich ; and A Scene at
effort. Tivoli, by Mr. Hugh Carter. Figure pictures of

STUDIO-TALK. notable merit are less plentiful, but Mr. W. W.

(From our own Correspondents.) Russell's The Mirror; Mr. W. Orpen's The

ONDON.—The promotion of Mr. G. J. Valuers : A Nude, by Mr. P. W. Steer ; and the
Frampton to the rank of Royal Acade- portraits by Mr. Francis Bate and Mr. C. W. Furse,
mician is extremely welcome, because have claims to attention; and Mr. Hugh Carter's
it adds to the effective strength of the Waiting for the Remnants is attractive on account
Academy an artist of remarkable
ability and unusual breadth of con-
viction. As a member of the Council
and as a hanger in the exhibitions,
he may fairly be expected to exercise
a valuable influence, for his experi-
ence as a worker and a teacher has

been of a nature to put him fully UiT~j'*x*!&
in touch with the needs of the 75, 'fljjfrfflb

younger generation. Not the least
of his qualifications is his well-
proved sympathy with modern deco-
rative art. He is such an admirable
designer, so sound in his judgment
and so correct in his taste, that he
is well fitted to lead a movement
which may in time produce some
response even from the Academy
itself. The most conservative in-
stitution can be induced to mend
its ways if it entrusts the working
out of its policy to men of the
right type.

Though the present exhibition of
the New English Art Club cannot
be called a perfect one, it is certainly
of more than average interest. Many
of the contributors send works that
are exceptionally good examples of
what is aimed at by the younger
men; and even if a certain propor- "the cathedral, Bruges" by Katharine l. kimball

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