DOI Heft:
No. 111 (June, 1902)
DOI Artikel:Some paintings and sculpture at the London spring exhibitions
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19876#0050
London Spring Exhibitions
unusually happy example of a class of art pro- ingly carried out, and Tanagraean Pastoral; Sir
duction which is so hampered by formalities and J. D. Linton's Vision of the Madonna and Child,
restrictions that it offers few opportunities to the Miss Brickdale's The Pilgrim, Mr. G. S. Watson's
conscientious painter. Bathers, Mrs. J. Y. Hunter's Where shall Wisdom
Great figure compositions distinguished by be Found, and the poetic woodland landscape with
nobility of conception and dignity of design are figures by Mrs. Stanhope Forbes, are the most
almost entirely absent from the exhibitions this interesting of the remaining things in the two shows.
Spring. There are Mr. Brangwyn's magnificent The Academy, however, has two illustrations of
decorative picture, The Cider Press, masterly in modern history which are of exceptional merit—
handling and sumptuous in colour, and Mr. the picture of the City Imperial Volunteers at the
Harold Speed's dainty fantasy, The Coming of Guildhall, by Mr. J. H. F. Bacon, and Tlu
Spring, both at the New Gallery; but at the Reception by H.M. King Edward VII. of the
Academy there is nothing to stir the pulse. Mr. Moorish Ambassador, by Mr. Seymour Lucas.
Abbey sends no picture; Mr. Waterhouse, two Mr. Bacon has triumphed conspicuously over a
small canvases which are delightful in sentiment task which was one of the most exacting that an
but by no means ambitious; and Mr. Solomon's artist could face, and his canvas, despite its
Psyche is for him a quite unimportant work. Mr. necessarily formal arrangement and its rigidity oi
Gotch's Holy Motherhood is, perhaps, the most line, is extremely attractive. Mr. Seymour Lucas,
memorable of the imaginative pictures at Burlington too, has grasped with much intelligence the
House; it has many beauties of handling and picturesque possibilities of a State function, and
colour. Mr. H. J. Draper's Deep Sea Idyll, Mr. has made a pleasing picture out of material of a
Briton Riviere's Aphrodite, Mr. Melton Fisher's rather unpromising sort. His vivid juxtapositions
Madonna, Mr. j. Young Hunter's Forest Lovers, of colour are well contrived and the combination,
Mr. Boughton's Fallen Angel, a good idea charm- as a whole, is gay without being garish.
"WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND BY MRS. YOUNG HUNTER
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unusually happy example of a class of art pro- ingly carried out, and Tanagraean Pastoral; Sir
duction which is so hampered by formalities and J. D. Linton's Vision of the Madonna and Child,
restrictions that it offers few opportunities to the Miss Brickdale's The Pilgrim, Mr. G. S. Watson's
conscientious painter. Bathers, Mrs. J. Y. Hunter's Where shall Wisdom
Great figure compositions distinguished by be Found, and the poetic woodland landscape with
nobility of conception and dignity of design are figures by Mrs. Stanhope Forbes, are the most
almost entirely absent from the exhibitions this interesting of the remaining things in the two shows.
Spring. There are Mr. Brangwyn's magnificent The Academy, however, has two illustrations of
decorative picture, The Cider Press, masterly in modern history which are of exceptional merit—
handling and sumptuous in colour, and Mr. the picture of the City Imperial Volunteers at the
Harold Speed's dainty fantasy, The Coming of Guildhall, by Mr. J. H. F. Bacon, and Tlu
Spring, both at the New Gallery; but at the Reception by H.M. King Edward VII. of the
Academy there is nothing to stir the pulse. Mr. Moorish Ambassador, by Mr. Seymour Lucas.
Abbey sends no picture; Mr. Waterhouse, two Mr. Bacon has triumphed conspicuously over a
small canvases which are delightful in sentiment task which was one of the most exacting that an
but by no means ambitious; and Mr. Solomon's artist could face, and his canvas, despite its
Psyche is for him a quite unimportant work. Mr. necessarily formal arrangement and its rigidity oi
Gotch's Holy Motherhood is, perhaps, the most line, is extremely attractive. Mr. Seymour Lucas,
memorable of the imaginative pictures at Burlington too, has grasped with much intelligence the
House; it has many beauties of handling and picturesque possibilities of a State function, and
colour. Mr. H. J. Draper's Deep Sea Idyll, Mr. has made a pleasing picture out of material of a
Briton Riviere's Aphrodite, Mr. Melton Fisher's rather unpromising sort. His vivid juxtapositions
Madonna, Mr. j. Young Hunter's Forest Lovers, of colour are well contrived and the combination,
Mr. Boughton's Fallen Angel, a good idea charm- as a whole, is gay without being garish.
"WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND BY MRS. YOUNG HUNTER
38