Studio-Talk
any one else's work of to-day. The exhibition The Pearl Gatherers, an excellent example of this
was unique and attractive in character. young painter's powerful rendering of form and
- poetic treatment of the nude.
At the Bedford College for Women Mr. George -
Thomson brought together in December a loan Appreciators of the higher forms of decorative
collection of some sixty water-colours, including art always turn with confidence and pleasure to the
two remarkable examples of Cotman's art, work productions of Mr. R. Anning Bell. We give as a
by David Cox, Harpignies, Whistler, Brabazon, supplement this month a reproduction of a panel
Conder, Bauer, Sickert and other modern water- in coloured plaster by him which was recently on
colourists of distinction. We were glad to see his view at the Fine Art Society's. Mr. Anning Bell
own fine work in the medium not unrepresented. has at times expressed himself through this medium
- with much beauty of result and with great advant-
Mr. W. Alison Martin, whose first " one-man age in interior architecture,
show " was recently held at the Baillie Gallery in
Baker Street, is one of the youngest members of More than one gallery has of late been showing the
the Liverpool Academy. In 1900 he won the coloured etchings of the modern French School
gold medal for drawing at the Liverpool School of A large collection of these were exhibited last
Art and a travelling scholarship with which he month at the Dore Gallery by Messrs. Georges
went to Paris and studied under Bouguereau, Petit, who have placed some very successful prints
Ferrier, and Rene Prinet. After visiting Italy on the market. These prints bring within the
Mr. Martin returned to England, where in 1902 reach of people with the slenderest purse a form of
he exhibited at the Royal Academy a large art which is the closest approach to original work,
bacchanal entitled Evoc !, and continued his One may perhaps say that there has never been
studies under Mr. A. E. John at Liverpool. From placed before the public so cheap a form of good
his exhibition at the Baillie Gallery we reproduce art. One has but to remember the vogue of the
"THE PEARL GATHERERS "
308
(In the Collection of Alfred Earl, Esq.)
BY ALISON MARTIN
any one else's work of to-day. The exhibition The Pearl Gatherers, an excellent example of this
was unique and attractive in character. young painter's powerful rendering of form and
- poetic treatment of the nude.
At the Bedford College for Women Mr. George -
Thomson brought together in December a loan Appreciators of the higher forms of decorative
collection of some sixty water-colours, including art always turn with confidence and pleasure to the
two remarkable examples of Cotman's art, work productions of Mr. R. Anning Bell. We give as a
by David Cox, Harpignies, Whistler, Brabazon, supplement this month a reproduction of a panel
Conder, Bauer, Sickert and other modern water- in coloured plaster by him which was recently on
colourists of distinction. We were glad to see his view at the Fine Art Society's. Mr. Anning Bell
own fine work in the medium not unrepresented. has at times expressed himself through this medium
- with much beauty of result and with great advant-
Mr. W. Alison Martin, whose first " one-man age in interior architecture,
show " was recently held at the Baillie Gallery in
Baker Street, is one of the youngest members of More than one gallery has of late been showing the
the Liverpool Academy. In 1900 he won the coloured etchings of the modern French School
gold medal for drawing at the Liverpool School of A large collection of these were exhibited last
Art and a travelling scholarship with which he month at the Dore Gallery by Messrs. Georges
went to Paris and studied under Bouguereau, Petit, who have placed some very successful prints
Ferrier, and Rene Prinet. After visiting Italy on the market. These prints bring within the
Mr. Martin returned to England, where in 1902 reach of people with the slenderest purse a form of
he exhibited at the Royal Academy a large art which is the closest approach to original work,
bacchanal entitled Evoc !, and continued his One may perhaps say that there has never been
studies under Mr. A. E. John at Liverpool. From placed before the public so cheap a form of good
his exhibition at the Baillie Gallery we reproduce art. One has but to remember the vogue of the
"THE PEARL GATHERERS "
308
(In the Collection of Alfred Earl, Esq.)
BY ALISON MARTIN