Studio: international art (34.1905)

Two Austrian Painters

their combination of colours, greens, reds and still dress as they did centuries ago. The peculiar
greys. head-dresses, long sleeveless paletots falling below

Another combination peculiar to both is to be the knees, and knife-pleated white muslin dresses
seen in Cypresses (Karl Mediz) and Old Pines (Frau under, the rare old lace collars and ribbons, which
Mediz), both painted in Dalmatia. In the former have been in and out of fashion scores of times
the red flowers giving the relief, in the latter the since they first were made, make the picture very
rocks; while in both the whole is hushed in a halo interesting, and the colouring is very delicate. An
of deep blue reflected from the heavens above. old woman of ninety leads the way, supporting her-

In his Cloister and her Olive Grove we have still self on a stick. The grouping is exceedingly well
another example of similar subject and difference arranged, and this may be said of all their work,
of treatment. His, the bold framework of the Karl Mediz shows how deep his poetic talent is in
trees opening over the deep blue sea, the lonely his picture Between Two Worlds—the old fountain
island behind, while the ivy hangs in rich profusion in Heiligenkreuz, near Vienna, the fountain tinged
from above; in hers, the trees are overgrown with ivy. all over with the rusty brown of ages, the light fall-
Everything in his work is bolder and broader; in hers ing from a Gothic window to the left. An angel
more delicate, as if she loved to linger over her in peasant's garb is seated on the steps of the
work. Both are very decorative and both have fountain looking dreamily before her. It is a very
schemes of greys and greens; his calling up a rich fantastic picture, and the richness of the colouring
picture descriptive of deeds of glory ending in a is marvellous.

glorious solitude, hers, of nymphs and fairies. In portraits, too, both husband and wife are alike

In another group, the Gottscheerinin (Karl Mediz), and unlike, he broad and vigorous, she tender and
the artist depicts the women of that village in lingering and yet broad in treatment. Of the two,
Carinola, where the old Germans settled there Frau Mediz has the wider field. She has more tones

and nuances, more delicacy
and more variety; he has
more individuality. She
is influenced by him, and
also has nocturnes in blue
and silver, such as Whistler
might have painted; he
goes his own way, and is
influenced by none, un-
less it be his wife. These
two, both husband and
wife, have a great future
before them. Some of
their works have been ac-
quired for the New
Modern Gallery, Vienna.

The collection of their
paintings from which the
illustrations accompany-
ing this article were drawn
was exhibited some time
ago at the Hagenbund
Galleries in Vienna, and
the successful arrange-
ment of the galleries
was carried out by Josef
Urban, who has often
shown himself a master in
the art of showing off pic-
tures to the best advan-

11 old pines" by emilie mediz-pei.ikan tage. A. S. Levetus.