DOI Heft:
No. 155 (February, 1906)
DOI Artikel:Halton, Ernest G.: Independent British art at Messrs. Agnew's
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20714#0050
Independent British Art at Messrs. Agnews
painting of the sky is especially good. Stirling the exhibition cannot fail to be otherwise than
Bridge, by Mr. W. Y. Macgregor, and A Party of beneficial to the best interests of modern British
Emigrants from the Hebrides, by Mr. William art. If it enables even one artist to obtain during
M'Taggart, are both admirable works, and are his lifetime the recognition so often withheld
interesting from the fact that these painters are until after death it will have served a good
not as well known outside their own country as purpose. But we think it will do more than
they deserve to be, though Mr. M'Taggart has a that. It will give a stimulus to the art of this
high reputation in Scotland as an exceedingly able country, and it will encourage some of the men
and individual artist. Mr. Alexander Roche's work who have not yet "arrived" in their endeavour
represents another phase of Scottish art, and his to faithfully follow the dictates of true art, and in
Newhaven Fishwife displays many excellent quali- so doing to give expression to what is best in them-
ties ; while Mr. C. H. Mackie in his picture, Les selves.
Moments Musicaux, has successfully mastered the In conclusion, we have to acknowledge the cour-
difficulties of lighting and composition which the tesy of Messrs. Agnew, who have permitted several
subject presents. of the more important works in the exhibition to be
Mr. Alexander Jamieson's L'Eglise St. Vulfran, reproduced in this article.
Abbeville, is an admirable example of the poetic E. G. Hai.ton.
treatment of architecture.
The subject is rendered
with strength and freedom,
and well conveys the im-
pression of height and dig-
nity. None of the details
of the architecture have
undue prominence, each
being given its legitimate
value in the general scheme.
Two water-colours by Mr.
H. B. Brabazon show to
advantage the grace and
simplicity of his art, his
sensitiveness to colour and
beauty of expression.
Other artists whose works
should be mentioned are
Mr. A. W. Rich (who sends
two very fine drawings),
Mr. A. D. Peppercorn, Mr.
Austen Brown, Mr. Walter
Sickert, and Mr. Francis
E. James.
Sufficient has been said
to show that the exhibition
is one the importance of
which cannot be overrated.
The question not unnatur-
ally suggests itself—what
will be the position of these
men twenty years hence ?
will any of them be deemed
worthy to be mentioned
with the great masters ?
Such question it is of course
impossible to answer, but landscape dy e. a. Walton
3°
painting of the sky is especially good. Stirling the exhibition cannot fail to be otherwise than
Bridge, by Mr. W. Y. Macgregor, and A Party of beneficial to the best interests of modern British
Emigrants from the Hebrides, by Mr. William art. If it enables even one artist to obtain during
M'Taggart, are both admirable works, and are his lifetime the recognition so often withheld
interesting from the fact that these painters are until after death it will have served a good
not as well known outside their own country as purpose. But we think it will do more than
they deserve to be, though Mr. M'Taggart has a that. It will give a stimulus to the art of this
high reputation in Scotland as an exceedingly able country, and it will encourage some of the men
and individual artist. Mr. Alexander Roche's work who have not yet "arrived" in their endeavour
represents another phase of Scottish art, and his to faithfully follow the dictates of true art, and in
Newhaven Fishwife displays many excellent quali- so doing to give expression to what is best in them-
ties ; while Mr. C. H. Mackie in his picture, Les selves.
Moments Musicaux, has successfully mastered the In conclusion, we have to acknowledge the cour-
difficulties of lighting and composition which the tesy of Messrs. Agnew, who have permitted several
subject presents. of the more important works in the exhibition to be
Mr. Alexander Jamieson's L'Eglise St. Vulfran, reproduced in this article.
Abbeville, is an admirable example of the poetic E. G. Hai.ton.
treatment of architecture.
The subject is rendered
with strength and freedom,
and well conveys the im-
pression of height and dig-
nity. None of the details
of the architecture have
undue prominence, each
being given its legitimate
value in the general scheme.
Two water-colours by Mr.
H. B. Brabazon show to
advantage the grace and
simplicity of his art, his
sensitiveness to colour and
beauty of expression.
Other artists whose works
should be mentioned are
Mr. A. W. Rich (who sends
two very fine drawings),
Mr. A. D. Peppercorn, Mr.
Austen Brown, Mr. Walter
Sickert, and Mr. Francis
E. James.
Sufficient has been said
to show that the exhibition
is one the importance of
which cannot be overrated.
The question not unnatur-
ally suggests itself—what
will be the position of these
men twenty years hence ?
will any of them be deemed
worthy to be mentioned
with the great masters ?
Such question it is of course
impossible to answer, but landscape dy e. a. Walton
3°