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Note on some recent work by Hans von Bartels
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Hans von Bartels
".MOTHER AND CHILD" BY HANS VON BARTELS
fisher-folk, the fields and their workers—an ambition followers. Nobody understands better the simple
that has never for a moment ceased to increase more way to convey nature's moods to canvas,
deeply its hold on the artist; and if his work is looked The first pictures to draw the attention of the
upon in some quarters as being too narrow in its public to the artist were painted under the in-
scope for greatness, it is certain that to those who fiuence of von Rugen and von Bornholm, soon
look deeply enough into his art there comes a full after which he went to the far South to paint the
sense of satisfaction that a talent so complete as beauties of Capri and Bellaggio; but the love he
von Bartels can be concentrated into so simple had for the vigorous coast-scenes of his home
an expression of its aim. country, together with the memories of perfect
From 1876 to 1877, von Bartels studied at the days in Holland among her peasant folk, drew him
Diisseldorf Academy under Adolph Schweitzer, back, and he eventually placed the impressions of
and in 1881 he went to the Berlin School of Art. Holland before all else, and went to paint her
After several journeys to the South and to the North quaint old cottages and simple lives in a manner
he came to Munich, where he has since lived. It that brought out the very fullest and best of his
would be of small use to try to find out the true talents. It was here he began painting in oils,
literal influence on his work of his various teachers, a medium that seemed to be his from the first, but
There is no question though, that the student soon giving him no truer expression than water-colours,
overtook his masters, both in technique and in It is extraordinary the strength he puts into this
feeling, and he was always himself. In going over delicate medium, and many of his most important
the history of his work, one cannot find any trace pictures are done in it.
of direct influence; it shows itself to be purely the The artist belongs to the class of men whose
output of a personal talent, grown richer by the work always proclaims a convincing truth of an
passage of time. immediate impression won from nature.
In the impulse in modern art towards naturalness, Von Bartels has a similarity in his temperament
von Bartels may be said to be one of its truest and work with his great predecessor, Andreas
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".MOTHER AND CHILD" BY HANS VON BARTELS
fisher-folk, the fields and their workers—an ambition followers. Nobody understands better the simple
that has never for a moment ceased to increase more way to convey nature's moods to canvas,
deeply its hold on the artist; and if his work is looked The first pictures to draw the attention of the
upon in some quarters as being too narrow in its public to the artist were painted under the in-
scope for greatness, it is certain that to those who fiuence of von Rugen and von Bornholm, soon
look deeply enough into his art there comes a full after which he went to the far South to paint the
sense of satisfaction that a talent so complete as beauties of Capri and Bellaggio; but the love he
von Bartels can be concentrated into so simple had for the vigorous coast-scenes of his home
an expression of its aim. country, together with the memories of perfect
From 1876 to 1877, von Bartels studied at the days in Holland among her peasant folk, drew him
Diisseldorf Academy under Adolph Schweitzer, back, and he eventually placed the impressions of
and in 1881 he went to the Berlin School of Art. Holland before all else, and went to paint her
After several journeys to the South and to the North quaint old cottages and simple lives in a manner
he came to Munich, where he has since lived. It that brought out the very fullest and best of his
would be of small use to try to find out the true talents. It was here he began painting in oils,
literal influence on his work of his various teachers, a medium that seemed to be his from the first, but
There is no question though, that the student soon giving him no truer expression than water-colours,
overtook his masters, both in technique and in It is extraordinary the strength he puts into this
feeling, and he was always himself. In going over delicate medium, and many of his most important
the history of his work, one cannot find any trace pictures are done in it.
of direct influence; it shows itself to be purely the The artist belongs to the class of men whose
output of a personal talent, grown richer by the work always proclaims a convincing truth of an
passage of time. immediate impression won from nature.
In the impulse in modern art towards naturalness, Von Bartels has a similarity in his temperament
von Bartels may be said to be one of its truest and work with his great predecessor, Andreas
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