Studio: international art (42.1908)

Studio- Talk

Galliera a free exhibition consecrated to modern
art. The works sent in by artists are selected by
the jury with a most praiseworthy eclecticism, and
while they make a point of doing honour to those
who have already given proof of their talent, they
do not discourage those whose powers have not
yet come to full maturity. The Museum itself
always purchases one or two works of special
interest.

At the last of these exhibitions held in November
the Ceramic section contained the most brilliant
representation. In addition to the splendid vases
of MM. Chaplet and Dalpayrat, which the Museum
did well to acquire, there were many exhibits of
particular note. First of all let us name the case
containing those of M. Delaherche. His vases
struck me as at once reasonable, simple, and
effective, rich in coloration and restful in form.
Of M. Decceur's exhibits I preferred his large
vase—a kind of vert-de-gris urn, ample in its
proportions and quite rare in its colouring. The
vases by e. decceur little case of M. Bourgeot, containing hard-paste

porcelain, made an agreeable impression with its
air of gaiety, and some clever things were con-
have all the veracity of documents, and at the tributed by MM. Ernest Carriere, Laurent Des-
same time are handled with much freedom. The rousseaux, Lamarre, and Massoul. With the
poetic gifts of M. Fabre, the delightful painter Peche mignon of M. Taxile Doat should be men-
of the Rouerque, call for special appreciation, as tioned some porcelain vases of his, with some-
does M. Zeising, who reveals himself as a first-rate what insignificant motifs, but I preferred his
painter of Paris. M. Hessele also showed three dish designed in the Hispano - Moorish style
works by M. R. Ranft: Le JSazn, an etching in and very rich in colour, and above all the
colours, Mile. Raymo?ide, a
dry-point portrait, and Le
Pont du Miroir, an etching
in which we once more see
him to be the excellent
artist we have known him
to be. _

One cannot help again
admiring the energy of
M. J. F Raffaelli, who has
been showing at the gallery
of M. Devambez, in the
Boulevard Malesherbes, a
series of his new etchings
in colour ; in these he main-
tains the great reputation he
has made for himself.

H. F.

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