Studio: international art (35.1905)

Studio-Talk

funereal monument

DESIGNED BY KARL H. ROSS
EXECUTED BY G. HERTING
(See Hartovei Studio- Talk)

portray all shades of life in the country-side and
the village. He brings to bear on this task an
intimate acquaintance with nature and with indi-
viduals, and a perfect comprehension of the rustic
spirit.

Bakehouse. The former is a group
of old beggar-women ; the latter is
in his own special genre — the
“genre Malhoa,” as it is called in
Portugal. We are shown peasant-
women of Minho in their motley
garb, busy making bread. The Lec-
turer and The Priest of Constance
were exhibited in 1899, and the
Portrait oj the Countess of Mossa-
medes in 1900. The Return from
the Fete, honourably mentioned at
the Salon of 1901, is remarkable for
truth and character; those who
know the strong effects of colouring
in that land of sunshine will recog-
nise that there is no exaggeration
of its brilliancy. The Man in the
Hood, also of 1901, is one of the
most striking of the master’s works ;
to prevent its leaving the country
it was acquired by a group of artists
and amateurs, who presented it to
the nation for the National Museum. The Village
Barber and the Portrait of a Woman (which haa
obtained a medal at Madrid)were exhibited in 1902.
The former is another rural scene: the village

In The Purchase of Votes Malhoa depicts a
curious though common scene in a hamlet on the
eve of the elections, where the priest is trying to
induce a peasant to vote for the Government
candidate. The Death of the Pig shows a peasant
couple returning from work in the evening to find
the animal dead that had constituted their entire
property. Watching the Train Pass is a scene
common to all countries; but here the types are
Portuguese as also is the atmosphere. This
picture has been exhibited in London, together
with The Bakers

During the winter the artist is obliged to
remain at Lisbon, where he has always pictures
and decorations to paint ; but with the arrival
of spring he departs on his travels through the
country, seeking subjects for his genre pictures.

Since 1897 Malhoa has annually taken part in
the exhibitions of the Societe des Artistes Fran-
9'ais. He made an excellent debut there with a
woman’s portrait and The Potters. The latter after-
wards obtained the gold medal at the Exhibition
of 1900. In 1898 he exhibited Gruel and In the
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CARDINAL CELESIA BY ANTONIO UGO

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