Studio: international art (43.1908)

Studio-Talk

BY ALEXANDRE BENOIS

of P. Kousnetzoff and Soudeikine one is familiar,
while their mannerisms of composition and disregard
of form become more and more conspicuous. N.
Miliotti's artistic culture and predilection for colour
could be seen to best ad-
vantage in his Portrait oj
a Lady and a Fete galante.

It is a pity this artist has
fallen into such a sketchy
manner in his work and
shows so little ardour in it-
Of this group Sapounoff
made the best impression
with some beautiful flower
pieces. P. E.

Miss Violet B. Wenner
is a young English artist
who held a successful ex-
hibition of her work at
Pisco’s Art Gallery here
some little time ago. She
was born at Manchester, and received her early
training at the Art Schools in her native city, where
she showed much talent. She is also a harpist of
no mean order, and her musical talent brought her

VIENNA. — Alfred
Offner, who lately
exhibited a col-
lection of his
paintings at the Miethke
Gallery, is a native of
Bukovina, who, after study-
ing under Prof. Delug at
the Imperial Academy,
Vienna, and later under
Prof. Herterich, in Munich,
returned to his native land
to work out in stillness
and away from the world
those colour problems and
light effects in which he

PORTRAIT OF MADAME H.

is so deeply interested.
Among the works exhibit-
ed, a picture of a physician
in his consulting-room was
extremely interesting, not
only for the colour effects,
which are admirable, but
also for its expressive cha-
racterisation and composi-
tion. His portrait study of
a young man with a man-
doline shows breadth and
dignity; it is full of life
and energy, and the tones
are rich and harmonious.

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BY V. SHROFF