Studio: international art (41.1907)

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Thomas has been'purchased by the
King of Italy. Pictures by Mr. John
Muirhead and Mr. Archibald Kay
also figure in the list, and among the
etchings sold are proofs by Mr. Frank
Brangwyn (whose name occurs eight
times), Mr. Alfred East, and by Mr.
Joseph Pennell, whose etchings of
London are acquired by the Muni-
cipality of Venice for their permanent
gallery of modern art. The French
artists named in the list include
MM. Charles Cottet (etchings),
Gaston La Touche (several coloured
etchings and the oil painting Jeune
Mere, bought by the King of Siam),
E. Mfoard (oil painting, purchased
for the National Gallery at Rome),
J. F. Raffaelli (etchings). Among
the German artists are A. Hengeler,
O. Ackerman, P. Klein (oil paint-
ings), and G. Wrba (bronze). The
Italian artists naturally figure most
"a winter's tale" : the dance of sHErHERDs by emil orlik prominently, and include, among

others, L. Delleani, B. Bezzi, Beppe,

carpenter than if a simple drop is let down upon Guglielmo, and Emma Ciardi, L. Balestrieri,

which all these variations from the flat fa§ade are C. Innocenti, Antonio Ugo (sculptor), G. Grosso,

simply painted. But the effect gained is worth the R. Bugatti, A. Milesi, C. Laurenti, A. Fragiacomo,

trouble, especially when, as in the present instance, A. Mancini, P. Nomellini, L. Selvatico, A. Morbelli,

the drop is so close to the footlights that the de Maria Bergler, F. Sartorelli, V. Guaccimanni, and

illusion aimed at by the painting fails in its object. G. Beltrami. Other nationalities are represented by

In many ways Orlik's work differed from Mr. Anna Boberg (several of whose paintings were sold,

Fanto's. To my mind there was not any such including Modern Vikings, which goes to the National

remarkably fine taste for colour-harmonies in Gallery, Rome), Edgar Chahine; V. Scharf, P.

evidence, nor so much of the Part-pour-Vart Laszl6 and R. Quittner (Austria), A. Baertsoen,

feeling. But both revolutionise to an equal degree H. Cassiers, A. Delaunois, V. Rousseau, A. Rassen-

the kind of stage mounting traditional and still fosse and F. Khnopff (Belgium), R. Miller and A.

generally obtaining with us. Both elevate in Koopman (America), Lerche and Krohg (Norway),

various ways the function of appealing to our .-

fancy above that of reporting facts. And Orlik Owing to pressure on our space we have to hold

has proved admirably, that this classical drama, over the further illustrations of Talashkino work

which at least to the untutored majority of modem announced in our last issue,
playgoers will seem antiquated, may be invested
with all the interest of a modern occurrence partly
by bringing the spirit of the comedy down to date,

and partly by drawing our attention away from <From °"r 0wn Correspondents)

realities that would be perplexing to ideals that W ONDON.—In connection with the proposed

stimulate our imagination. H. W. S. International Memorial to the late James

(Another illustration belonging to this article appears on the \' McNeill Whistler, a Drawing-Room Meet-

next page.) ing was held last month at the residence,

- in Chelsea, of Mr. E. J. Horniman, M.P. The

In the official list of works sold at the Inter- chair was taken by Lord Plymouth, the speakers

national Art Exhibition, Venice, up to 30th June including Mr. Edmund Gosse, Lord Redesdale, and

we note that an oil painting by Mr. Grosvenor Mr. John Lavery. The memorial is to be placed

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