Studio: international art (39.1907)

Studio- Talk

ABERDEEN.—A wide circle of
artists and art-lovers will hear
with regret of the death of
M. Rodolphe Christen, which
took place at his residence, St. Imier,
Bridge of Gairn, Ballater, Aberdeen-
shire, on September 7th. M. Christen,
who was forty-seven years of age, began
his artistic career as an engraver when
only fourteen. Twenty years ago he
came to this country, and became well-
known as a teacher and lecturer on Art
in various large towns.

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RIGHTON.—The Sixth An-
nual Exhibition of the Sussex
Branch of the Royal Amateur

cabinet in silver and bronze by misses e. m. rope Society, which opens here

and e. woodwa.rd

exhibit a casket of silver with bronze panels to
sides and bronze figures surmounting the lid; the
bronzes and antique colour of the silver are well in
harmony. _

A show of excellent jewellery is contributed,
mostly by ladies, who give evidence of tasteful
and original design and skilful execution, especially
in enamels. The examples are too numerous to
describe in detail; we can merely mention the
more notable executants — Miss Maude Schwabe,
Miss Lilian Black, Miss Beatrice Krell, Miss Meta
Napier Brown, Miss Sara Guthrie, Miss E. M.
Hendy, Miss Lily Day, Mrs. Agnes Thompson
Hill, Miss S. Firth, Joseph A. Hodel, Mr. and Mrs.
G. E. H. Rawlins and Miss Lilian Englebach.

H. B. B.

lid of silver bowl by mrs. ernestine mills

shortly, will consist mainly
of professional work, at all
■ ;. events in the Handicraft

and Applied Art Section,

]^Sgg^S^^^^^^Mi^^^^^M^ISSS^m^ which will be the strongest

■ feature of the show. Book-

JH bindings are being sent by

JB ImUN^^^HH^I^B Mr. Douglas Cockerell,

j^PKpjflHHHji Miss P. Cockerell, Messrs.

Sangorski & Sutcliffe, Mr.
, A. de Sauty. In jewellery

\ there will be exhibits by

/,*|pf :flHm| Miss F. Newton, Sir S.

PB(PIB!P^WI^I^HHMMHHMBMHBi^^H^HBBHBHi Gatty, Mr. and Mrs. Had-

away, and Mr. Cyril Daven-

bronzed copper casket by harry handley port. Mr. Graily Hewitt,

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