DOI issue:
No. 178 (January, 1908)
DOI article:Garstin, Norman: On stencil cutting: an open letter from Mr. Norman Garstin
DOI article:Studio-talk
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20776#0356
Studio-Talk
charming little round vase of a delicate apple- high degree. There was a series of curious heads
green tint. _ of young girls in grey enamel, designed by M.
Pierre Roche to symbolise the months. The
It was, however, when one came to M. Moreau- wood carvings of M. Raymond Bigot were, as
Ndlaton's case that one felt the inadequacy of always, excellent. Two very fine combs were
words to express the delightful charm of colour shown by Mme. Miault; some pleasing textile
and shape. Of exquisite elegance and purity of fabrics by Mile. Rault, M. Bohl, and especially
form, his vases follow a more or less traditional M. Magne, all executed by Messrs. Cornille
style; but the modelling is quite personal, and Freres; excellent lace by Mile. Trocme and MM.
by deft manipulation, here of a line and there Courteix and Prouve"; and M. Mazzara deservedly
of a curve, the entire accent of the work is attracted much attention with a table centre,
changed, and it becomes a perfect embodiment of -
grace and refinement. His colour is warm and The iron-work section was one of the most
rich, yet always discreet. interesting in the exhibition. Here MM. Brandt,
- Szabo, Brindeau and Nics were exhibitors. M.
M. Dammouse showed some little glass cups, Robert, in particular, gives to his forgings a
marvels of dainty delicacy, their colours—turquoise pliancy which is never in contradiction to the
blue, sky blue, green, grey, and russet—making robust nature of his material. M. Bonvallet's
a perfect harmony. M. Decorchement's exhibits copper vases call for special notice, as does the
were equally attractive—
some vases in ruby glass
in which the shadows of
the decorative leaves, in
conjunction with the trans-
parency of the glass,
produce a variety of charm-
ing nuances. Mention
must be made, too, of the
glass by M. Despret, on
account of certain beautiful
blues he has succeeded in
getting.
Among the book-bind-
ings, those of Mile. Ger-
main, Mme. Leroy-Desri-
vieres and M. Marius
Michel appeared to me the
finest. M. Victor Prouve
sent a binding for " La
Bastille " — a trifle heavy,
perhaps, but expressive and
appropriate to the subject.
The stained-glass designers
have done better things than
those shown, among which
I single out for notice M.
Rudnicki's " L'Automne,"
on account of its fine har
mony of colours and orderly
disposition of lines. The
jewellery of M. Rivaud is
always rather Soudanese in
style, though artistic in a «la folle" (In the Cheramy Collection) by gericault
charming little round vase of a delicate apple- high degree. There was a series of curious heads
green tint. _ of young girls in grey enamel, designed by M.
Pierre Roche to symbolise the months. The
It was, however, when one came to M. Moreau- wood carvings of M. Raymond Bigot were, as
Ndlaton's case that one felt the inadequacy of always, excellent. Two very fine combs were
words to express the delightful charm of colour shown by Mme. Miault; some pleasing textile
and shape. Of exquisite elegance and purity of fabrics by Mile. Rault, M. Bohl, and especially
form, his vases follow a more or less traditional M. Magne, all executed by Messrs. Cornille
style; but the modelling is quite personal, and Freres; excellent lace by Mile. Trocme and MM.
by deft manipulation, here of a line and there Courteix and Prouve"; and M. Mazzara deservedly
of a curve, the entire accent of the work is attracted much attention with a table centre,
changed, and it becomes a perfect embodiment of -
grace and refinement. His colour is warm and The iron-work section was one of the most
rich, yet always discreet. interesting in the exhibition. Here MM. Brandt,
- Szabo, Brindeau and Nics were exhibitors. M.
M. Dammouse showed some little glass cups, Robert, in particular, gives to his forgings a
marvels of dainty delicacy, their colours—turquoise pliancy which is never in contradiction to the
blue, sky blue, green, grey, and russet—making robust nature of his material. M. Bonvallet's
a perfect harmony. M. Decorchement's exhibits copper vases call for special notice, as does the
were equally attractive—
some vases in ruby glass
in which the shadows of
the decorative leaves, in
conjunction with the trans-
parency of the glass,
produce a variety of charm-
ing nuances. Mention
must be made, too, of the
glass by M. Despret, on
account of certain beautiful
blues he has succeeded in
getting.
Among the book-bind-
ings, those of Mile. Ger-
main, Mme. Leroy-Desri-
vieres and M. Marius
Michel appeared to me the
finest. M. Victor Prouve
sent a binding for " La
Bastille " — a trifle heavy,
perhaps, but expressive and
appropriate to the subject.
The stained-glass designers
have done better things than
those shown, among which
I single out for notice M.
Rudnicki's " L'Automne,"
on account of its fine har
mony of colours and orderly
disposition of lines. The
jewellery of M. Rivaud is
always rather Soudanese in
style, though artistic in a «la folle" (In the Cheramy Collection) by gericault