Studio: international art (32.1904)

Studio- Talk

craftsmanship, that the chances of producing really woman, by Jean Vybond, lent by Mr. A. Ludovici,
fine works of art must exist. The difficulties are, was noticeable among the etchings and drawings
of course, not trifling, but a way should be found which formed an important part of the exhibition,
to put the school to higher tests. A. S. W. including as they did works by Sir Charles Holroyd,

Milcendeau, Prof. Legros, D. Y. Cameron, Rothen-

BRISTOL.—To the generosity of the late stein, Muirhead Bone, and others. There were also
Mr. Staats Forbes, Bristol was largely a few original pen drawings by Raven-Hill and a
indebted for the unusual interest of its considerable number of etchings by Whistler, the
annual exhibition. The paintings by latter lent by Mr. S. J. Loxton. Bristol itself was
masters of the Barbizon school, which the deceased well represented in each section of the exhibition,
gentleman allowed to be included in the exhibition, The painting of The Avon Gorge, by Mr. F. A.
together with works of many modern painters from W. T. Armstrong, calls for particular attention;
his collection, contributed in no small way to give inspired by the regret which every artist feels that
a character of unusual variety to this year's show. the beautiful valley every year sacrifices large
To other collectors as well the city was indebted, spaces of wooded banks to sacrilegious quarry-
and to many painters whose work has not been men. The work of Mr. Armstrong always
seen before in Bristol, but who readily sent examples compels attention when he exhibits in London,
at the invitation of the energetic committee who His landscapes are characterised by unusual breadth
have things in hand this year. We reproduce and freedom of handling, and a nice adjustment of
three works in the exhibition. A head of an old values. Were it not for a depressing lack of the

colour sense which most of his works
seem to exhibit, nothing could prevent
him attaining front rank as a landscape
painter. Of the younger Bristol artists,
the work of Miss Ludlow in water-
colours is most noteworthy. In the
Black-and-White Room local talent was
best represented by the originals of
drawings by Mr. R. C. Carter, which
have appeared in "Punch," "The
Sketch," and others of the better-
known humorous papers Mr. Carter is
not in every case artistic, for apparently
he does not care to be, but his work
always has humour, and this counts
in art of the kind, although it would
seem as if this had yet to dawn on
some of the contributors to our comic
papers. When Mr. Carter works in his
favourite medium, a few simple lines
and wash, his drawing is marked by
the strength and decision that are the
outcome of an accomplished technique.
Chief amongst the artists contributing
from outside, and those whose names
were represented by loans from private
collections were Frank Brangwyn, A.R. A.,
C. H. Shannon, Alfred Parsons, A.R.A.,
C. Napier Hemy, A.R.A., Alfred East,
A.R.A., T. C. Gotch, Sir Wyke Bayliss,
P.R.B.A., G. Clausen, A.R.A., Robert
Fowler, A. S. Hartrick, Yoshio
Markino, Harold Speed, A. Ludovici,
'a watcher" by Robert fowler, r.i. Moffat Linder, and Frederick Catchpole.

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