Studio: international art (25.1902)

Studio- Talk

But he admires especially
the English portraits of
the last century. These
awakened in him the
greatest enthusiasm, and
their influence is visible in
his more recent work.

Amongst his work are
some genre pictures, for
which he selected most
suitable models, and which
have been reproduced by
Hanfstaengl, of Munich.
His Yum Yum, Postilion,
Papillon, Une Tasse de The,
En Autumn, are all char-
acteristic. We reproduce
the last-named as an espe-
cially good specimen of
pastel work.

V

IENNA. — Six
years ago the
Royal and Im-
perial "Museum
fur Kunst und Industrie "
inaugurated reforms, and in
consequence was violently
attacked by a number of
traders in applied art.

"lebeeger" by jean francois millet The latter were opposed

to the new principles and
their forms of expression,

many followers, of whom Clemens von Pausinger partly because they were "new"; partly from
is one of the best known and most successful. the trade standpoint, because much that was
He was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1855, " old" was still in stock, and could be easily made
studied in Munich and then in Florence. in the existing patterns; and, finally, because
However, he did not find satisfaction in these they could not find buyers among the general
art centres, and at last came to Rome, public of Vienna for the new productions. But in
where he remained four years, and became the end matters proceeded here as elsewhere. The
intimate with Hans von Mare'e, to whom he new ideas made headway, and buyers turned to
confesses to owe much of his success. He those things which were the result of the
then went a second time to Munich, and entered modern tendency,
the studio of Pieglheim as a pupil. Here he -

perfected himself in the technique of pastel But then came the inevitable — the most
and soon launched out into the world, establish- annoying development that can happen to a good
ing himself first in Graz, Styria, where he quickly cause. The novel, the "modern," became the
made a name for himself as pastel portraitist. fashion, and an activity set in which has brought
He produced here some very fine work, and was discredit upon the best of things. Imitation set
entrusted with many commissions for portraits. in ; the external characteristics of Otto Wagner, of
In Paris, von Pausinger found the best oppor- Olbrich, of Kolo Moser were seized upon; their
tunities of studying the pastels of the eighteenth original ideas were done to death; their individual
century, particularly those of the French school, methods of expression were openly plagiarised.

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