Studio: international art (37.1906)

Studio-Talk

From England come excellent ex-
amples of the romantic art of Mr. H. E.
Crocket, the decorative beauty of Mr.
Cayley Robinson, the classic charm of
Mr. G. Lawrence Bulleid, the simple and
refined landscape art of Mr. C. Brooke
Branwhite, the exquisite and sympathetic
naturalism of Mr. W. Lee Hankey, and
the majestic animal studies of Mr. J. M.
Swan. Among the Scottish figure work
must be mentioned Miss Katharine
Cameron's charming drawing Tho Voice
of Spring, and Mr. P. A. Hay's pleasing
and well-drawn Fugitive's Dream, as well
as A Mystery, by Miss H. C. Preston
MacGoun, an artist who now takes high
rank among Scottish aquarellists. Mr.
Tom Hunt has, besides the work here
reproduced, a capable study of Highland
cattle, with a spacious sky of sunset
clouds; Mr. James Kay, a brilliant im-
pression of The Bathing Parade, Havre;
and Mr. R. M. G. Coventry a deft,
sparkling and vivacious Busy Corner,
Dordrecht. Mr. Edwin Alexander, in
doris and nancy, daughters by maud hall neale two marvellous studies of Grouse and

of mr. g. edgecombe Blackcock, renders with extraordinary

skill the varying tones and textures of

Castles in the Air, and some excellent pastels by
Miss Constance Copeman, A.R.E., and Mrs. Hilda
Goffey Atkinson, whose handling of this medium
is very effective and successful. H. B. B.

GLASGOW.—The present exhibition of
the Royal Glasgow Institute of the
Fine Arts is well above the average
for quality, and contains a large
number of important works by both living and
deceased artists. Attention must here be confined
to the unusually fine display to be seen in the
gallery devoted to water-colours. Scottish aquarel-
lists are well represented, and many important
works are sent from England, while foreign artists
contribute some particularly attractive examples, as,
for instance, Mr. Willy Sluiter; Mr. W. L. Bruck-
man, whose beautiful impression of Leives is well
composed and rich in colour; Mr. H. W. Mesdag,
whose large drawing called A Stormy Day is a
most masterly work ; and Professor von Bartels,
whose dashing and vigorous Old Mussel Fisher
(one of three drawings sent by him) epitomises the
tragedy of unremitting toil, and its meagre gains
in the contest with the storm and stress of unkind

nature. " cupid captive "

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by w. a. martin