DOI Heft:
No. 138 (September, 1904)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19882#0360
Studio- Talk
called Promenade d' Ophelie. The painting called is lying beside two roses, a small crucifix
Effet d Orage was very successful in colour, and, hanging in strange contrast over the baby-head,
though small, challenged the qualities of the was full of charm. In fact, this little gather-
larger pictures. It is evident that Mr. Agard ing of Australian painters was quite distinctive,
has been influenced by the impressionism which for there was nothing to be labelled commonplace
certain of his countrymen of the preceding gene- in any picture of the show. The Old Curiosity
ration carried to such brilliant conclusions. Little Shop especially, and the other works of Mr. A.
can be added by any aftercomer to their ex- Henry Fullwood, contributed greatly to the
haustive experiments in attempting the reconcilia- exhibition, and the works of Messrs. Tom Roberts,
tion of the palette with the open air, but Mr. Rupert Bunny, B. E. Minns and G. W. Lambert
Agard has the pleasure of painting by the light of insured its success. Space prevents us praising
what he has learned from them without having to as many of their contributions as we would wish,
fight for a hearing and without the fear of failure but their names hold good for something in each
from experiments yet untried. He has contributed case which is not insignificant in the work of
his own emotion to the theories which have served Australian exhibitors in England. With Mr.
him, and any praise that is given him he deserves Charles Pears' work the public is already familiar
well. through his illustrations in a way that it never can
be in the case of a painter only, however well
In the Australian section, Mr. Arthur Streeton known. Many of the drawings exhibited have
showed to great advantage several works marked appeared in reproduction in Punch and other
out from the ordinary run of water-colours, by humorous papers; here the originals were, in
variety both in treatment and in the choice of many cases, slightly coloured. Mr. Pears' draw-
subject, as coming from one hand. We would ings are marked with a certain gracefulness, and
especially praise the little picture called Harvesting, in them all there is evidence of style, though at
and also The Thames at Windsor, with its blue- times in caricature Mr. Pears' attempts at the
grey scheme. Miss Dora Meeson Coates' Silver grotesque have landed him in downright ugliness.
Sunlight was quite good, and the painting by A drawing called The Animal Shop was one of
Mr. James Quinn, Evelyn Hope, where the child the best exhibited by the artist, being full of
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called Promenade d' Ophelie. The painting called is lying beside two roses, a small crucifix
Effet d Orage was very successful in colour, and, hanging in strange contrast over the baby-head,
though small, challenged the qualities of the was full of charm. In fact, this little gather-
larger pictures. It is evident that Mr. Agard ing of Australian painters was quite distinctive,
has been influenced by the impressionism which for there was nothing to be labelled commonplace
certain of his countrymen of the preceding gene- in any picture of the show. The Old Curiosity
ration carried to such brilliant conclusions. Little Shop especially, and the other works of Mr. A.
can be added by any aftercomer to their ex- Henry Fullwood, contributed greatly to the
haustive experiments in attempting the reconcilia- exhibition, and the works of Messrs. Tom Roberts,
tion of the palette with the open air, but Mr. Rupert Bunny, B. E. Minns and G. W. Lambert
Agard has the pleasure of painting by the light of insured its success. Space prevents us praising
what he has learned from them without having to as many of their contributions as we would wish,
fight for a hearing and without the fear of failure but their names hold good for something in each
from experiments yet untried. He has contributed case which is not insignificant in the work of
his own emotion to the theories which have served Australian exhibitors in England. With Mr.
him, and any praise that is given him he deserves Charles Pears' work the public is already familiar
well. through his illustrations in a way that it never can
be in the case of a painter only, however well
In the Australian section, Mr. Arthur Streeton known. Many of the drawings exhibited have
showed to great advantage several works marked appeared in reproduction in Punch and other
out from the ordinary run of water-colours, by humorous papers; here the originals were, in
variety both in treatment and in the choice of many cases, slightly coloured. Mr. Pears' draw-
subject, as coming from one hand. We would ings are marked with a certain gracefulness, and
especially praise the little picture called Harvesting, in them all there is evidence of style, though at
and also The Thames at Windsor, with its blue- times in caricature Mr. Pears' attempts at the
grey scheme. Miss Dora Meeson Coates' Silver grotesque have landed him in downright ugliness.
Sunlight was quite good, and the painting by A drawing called The Animal Shop was one of
Mr. James Quinn, Evelyn Hope, where the child the best exhibited by the artist, being full of
'WINDSOR PARK FROM THE OIL-PAINTING BY ARTHUR STREETON
336