Studio: international art (42.1908)

Studio-Talk

memorial to graf a. v. berg

by f. coubillier

LUBECK.—The lamps shown in the illus-
tration on page 326 were made by Herr
Bosse, a craftsman of this town. They
are made of tin, and the designs are
derived from models of old Viking ships, which
no doubt he has seen in the local museum. The
application of designs such as these to purposes of
illumination is decidedly novel, but in conjunction
with the coloured glass used for the windows the
effect is certainly quaint and pleasing. Herr Bosse
has been active in reviving the manufacture of
pewter ware, for which the place was noted in
days of old.

DUSSELDORF. — Fredenc Coubillier,
the sculptor, of whose work examples
are reproduced on these pages, comes
of a family of artists. Trained first
under his father, and then at the Academy here
under Prof. Karl Hansen, he completed his art
studies by a stay at Rome extending through
several winters. Coubillier's talent has found
appreciation in high quarters, and after the un-
veiling of the monument to Graf Adolf von Berg,
which is the subject of one of our illustrations, he
received more than one summons from Kaiser

(about 10 feet across), the motif of which is
supplied by the words from Walther von der
Vogelweide which run across it :■—" Thou art
locked in my heart, the key whereof is lost, and
there thou must remain for ever." In this piece
of work various kinds of needle technique are
employed; for instance, the so-called needle-
work painting in the face and hands, and old
brocade applique for the garments of the young
couple. The colour is rich but restrained. The
two decorative studies as well as one of the
cushions are by Frau Langer-Schlaffke's pupils. "sphinx" by joseph kowarzyk

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