DOI issue:
No. 133 (April, 1904)
DOI article:Studio-talk
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19881#0281
Studio- Talk
highly commendable, if not completely successful, cotte likewise gives us scenes of Holland, souvenirs
combat of stags, an oil-picture on a large scale fullof humour,treated broadly in water-colours some-
by Mr. Edwin Alexander, whose water-colour A what after the manner of La Touche. Of high merit
Wasps' Nest is quite delightful in the delicacy, too are the drawings, water-colours, and engravings
precision and style of its drawing and the subtle by M. Arthur Mayeur; and the portraits aux trots
charm of its subdued colour. In the water-colour crayons by Lucien Monod were much remarked,
room, however, Mr. Arthur Melville's Garnet-sails, On the other hand, M. Lauth was singularly dis-
a brilliant yet lovely drawing of boats lying beside appointing in his three portraits, which struck me
the Rialto Bridge, is perhaps the most remarkable as being extremely hard and in no way realising
performance. Mr. Cadenhead, Mr. Whitelaw the excellent promise he has shown.
Hamilton, Mr. W. Y. MacGregor, Mr. R. B. -
Nisbet, Mr. Skeoch Cumming, Miss Ross, and Among the sculpture one recalls with special
Miss Paterson, who recently held a charming show pleasure the works of M. Engrand, an artist at once
of her own, are also seen to advantage. Apart conscientious and sure of himself; the contribu-
from an exquisite little bronze, Frere et Sceur, by tions of Froment-Meurice, notably In?tocence and
M. Rodin, and two animal studies by Mr. Swan, Les deux Meres, and those of a clever Spanish
there is, perhaps, nothing of outstanding quality sculptor, M. Yrurtia.
amongst the sculpture; but Miss Morag Burn-
Murdoch shows a charming bust, admirable in As I have said, this little Salon had its Applied
pose and in the way in which the marble is hewn, Art section : furniture by Boverie, medals and
and Mr. James L. Nicoll sends the group of Hagar pottery by Michel Cazin, embroideries by Courtleix,
and Ishmael, which won
the Stuart prize and is
really a most creditable and
promising piece of work
for so young a man.
J. L. C.
PARIS. — The
Society known
as " Les Arts
Reunis" has just
celebrated its fourth anni-
versary at Georges Petit's
gallery by a very attractive
exhibition, including sculp-
ture, paintings, and objects
of art. Among the paintings
one remarks at once the
scenes in the neighbour-
hood of Dordrecht, by
Bellanger Adhemar, the
riverside views by M.
Dambeza, and the spirituel
little notations by M.
Devambez, which reveal
the charming qualities of
the real colourist. But I
am particularly attracted
by the Young Sailor of
M. Guinier, which depicts
a tiny boy playing with
his boat on the banks of
a Dutch canal. M. Hani- "i.'aieule" by louis legrand
262
highly commendable, if not completely successful, cotte likewise gives us scenes of Holland, souvenirs
combat of stags, an oil-picture on a large scale fullof humour,treated broadly in water-colours some-
by Mr. Edwin Alexander, whose water-colour A what after the manner of La Touche. Of high merit
Wasps' Nest is quite delightful in the delicacy, too are the drawings, water-colours, and engravings
precision and style of its drawing and the subtle by M. Arthur Mayeur; and the portraits aux trots
charm of its subdued colour. In the water-colour crayons by Lucien Monod were much remarked,
room, however, Mr. Arthur Melville's Garnet-sails, On the other hand, M. Lauth was singularly dis-
a brilliant yet lovely drawing of boats lying beside appointing in his three portraits, which struck me
the Rialto Bridge, is perhaps the most remarkable as being extremely hard and in no way realising
performance. Mr. Cadenhead, Mr. Whitelaw the excellent promise he has shown.
Hamilton, Mr. W. Y. MacGregor, Mr. R. B. -
Nisbet, Mr. Skeoch Cumming, Miss Ross, and Among the sculpture one recalls with special
Miss Paterson, who recently held a charming show pleasure the works of M. Engrand, an artist at once
of her own, are also seen to advantage. Apart conscientious and sure of himself; the contribu-
from an exquisite little bronze, Frere et Sceur, by tions of Froment-Meurice, notably In?tocence and
M. Rodin, and two animal studies by Mr. Swan, Les deux Meres, and those of a clever Spanish
there is, perhaps, nothing of outstanding quality sculptor, M. Yrurtia.
amongst the sculpture; but Miss Morag Burn-
Murdoch shows a charming bust, admirable in As I have said, this little Salon had its Applied
pose and in the way in which the marble is hewn, Art section : furniture by Boverie, medals and
and Mr. James L. Nicoll sends the group of Hagar pottery by Michel Cazin, embroideries by Courtleix,
and Ishmael, which won
the Stuart prize and is
really a most creditable and
promising piece of work
for so young a man.
J. L. C.
PARIS. — The
Society known
as " Les Arts
Reunis" has just
celebrated its fourth anni-
versary at Georges Petit's
gallery by a very attractive
exhibition, including sculp-
ture, paintings, and objects
of art. Among the paintings
one remarks at once the
scenes in the neighbour-
hood of Dordrecht, by
Bellanger Adhemar, the
riverside views by M.
Dambeza, and the spirituel
little notations by M.
Devambez, which reveal
the charming qualities of
the real colourist. But I
am particularly attracted
by the Young Sailor of
M. Guinier, which depicts
a tiny boy playing with
his boat on the banks of
a Dutch canal. M. Hani- "i.'aieule" by louis legrand
262