DOI issue:
Nr. 170 (May 1907)
DOI article:Térey, Gábor: A Hungarian portrait painter: Philip A. László
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20774#0289
Philip A. Laszlo, Portrait Painter
lived through much, that he has not reached the
heights of classical perfection by mere jesting and
trifling. All great art is dearly paid for. Laszlo
has immortalised another artist, or rather, virtuoso
of the violin—Jan Kubelik. This sketch is all fire
and temperament. How lifedike is the glance of
those dark eyes !
Having briefly reviewed Laszlo’s work up to the
present day — having noted at least some of his
masterpieces of the last six to ten years, let us cast
a glance into another little world in which he has
made himself at home, the world of childhood.
I shall never forget what a deep impression the
portrait of little Daniela made upon me some
years ago; the lovely radiant face in its frame
of fair hair, the airy transparency of the dress
leaving the neck and shoulders bare, the charming
action of the hands. There was an astonishing
freshness about this child, an expression not easily
forgotten. Then there was another deliciously
spontaneous picture of little Sabina, quite unique
in its way. The little maiden wears a roguish
expression on her face, and has a pale blue ribbon
in her touzled hair. The portrait of Princess Vic-
toria, daughter of the German Emperor, gives full
value to the vivacious, healthy nature of the sitter. In
his own three children Laszlo possesses a constant
DR. GABRIEL VON TEREY
source of happy inspiration. He has frequently
painted his eldest son Henry, once in a velvet suit
and lace collar, quite in the Reynolds style, with
flaxen hair falling in long curls over his shoulders.
Now that the curls have been cut off, leaving a
head of the Rubens type, Laszlo has no less often
painted his son’s portrait, usually in a light-coloured
sailor suit. A red-chalk drawing in three-quarters
profile is particularly successful, and the pretty lines
of the boy’s head are well expressed.
We have followed this gifced portrait-painter up
to the present day. It is safe to predict that he
will pass through many other phases of develop-
ment ; his persevering industry and restless
energy will not allow him to cease from striving,
for in him as in every sincere artist dwell the
instinct of acute self-criticism and the longing after
the highest perfection. G. v. T.
At a general meeting of the Society of 25 English
Painters held recently it was decided to eliminate
the word “ English ” from the title of the Society,
which will henceforth be known as “'The Society
of 25 Painters,” so that in future all artists who are
British born subjects will be eligible for election
as members. We are requested to state that the
committee has made arrangements with Messrs. Mar-
chant & Co. with reference
to their exhibitions, in pur-
suance of which these will
hereafter be held at the
Goupil Gallery, 5 Regent
Street. Several new fea-
tures will be introduced,
a summer exhibition of
sketches, etc., full de-
tails of which will be
announced in due course.
All the members of the
Society have received an
invitation from the Mayor
of Barcelona to exhibit in
the British section of the
International Exhibition
which has recently been
opened in that city. It
is interesting to note
the Society’s exhibition
at Berlin was very suc-
cessful, and is being fol-
lowed by exhibitions at
Diisseldorf, Munich, Ham-
burg, and other German
BY P. A. LASZLO CltieS. •
267
lived through much, that he has not reached the
heights of classical perfection by mere jesting and
trifling. All great art is dearly paid for. Laszlo
has immortalised another artist, or rather, virtuoso
of the violin—Jan Kubelik. This sketch is all fire
and temperament. How lifedike is the glance of
those dark eyes !
Having briefly reviewed Laszlo’s work up to the
present day — having noted at least some of his
masterpieces of the last six to ten years, let us cast
a glance into another little world in which he has
made himself at home, the world of childhood.
I shall never forget what a deep impression the
portrait of little Daniela made upon me some
years ago; the lovely radiant face in its frame
of fair hair, the airy transparency of the dress
leaving the neck and shoulders bare, the charming
action of the hands. There was an astonishing
freshness about this child, an expression not easily
forgotten. Then there was another deliciously
spontaneous picture of little Sabina, quite unique
in its way. The little maiden wears a roguish
expression on her face, and has a pale blue ribbon
in her touzled hair. The portrait of Princess Vic-
toria, daughter of the German Emperor, gives full
value to the vivacious, healthy nature of the sitter. In
his own three children Laszlo possesses a constant
DR. GABRIEL VON TEREY
source of happy inspiration. He has frequently
painted his eldest son Henry, once in a velvet suit
and lace collar, quite in the Reynolds style, with
flaxen hair falling in long curls over his shoulders.
Now that the curls have been cut off, leaving a
head of the Rubens type, Laszlo has no less often
painted his son’s portrait, usually in a light-coloured
sailor suit. A red-chalk drawing in three-quarters
profile is particularly successful, and the pretty lines
of the boy’s head are well expressed.
We have followed this gifced portrait-painter up
to the present day. It is safe to predict that he
will pass through many other phases of develop-
ment ; his persevering industry and restless
energy will not allow him to cease from striving,
for in him as in every sincere artist dwell the
instinct of acute self-criticism and the longing after
the highest perfection. G. v. T.
At a general meeting of the Society of 25 English
Painters held recently it was decided to eliminate
the word “ English ” from the title of the Society,
which will henceforth be known as “'The Society
of 25 Painters,” so that in future all artists who are
British born subjects will be eligible for election
as members. We are requested to state that the
committee has made arrangements with Messrs. Mar-
chant & Co. with reference
to their exhibitions, in pur-
suance of which these will
hereafter be held at the
Goupil Gallery, 5 Regent
Street. Several new fea-
tures will be introduced,
a summer exhibition of
sketches, etc., full de-
tails of which will be
announced in due course.
All the members of the
Society have received an
invitation from the Mayor
of Barcelona to exhibit in
the British section of the
International Exhibition
which has recently been
opened in that city. It
is interesting to note
the Society’s exhibition
at Berlin was very suc-
cessful, and is being fol-
lowed by exhibitions at
Diisseldorf, Munich, Ham-
burg, and other German
BY P. A. LASZLO CltieS. •
267