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No. 200 (November, 200)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20968#0178
Studio-Talk
the autumn, and the next one will be held at season with a most interesting exhibition, consist-
Warsaw. The society is under the patronage of ing of about a hundred drawings by the sculptor,
the Archduke Karl Stephan, himself a great lover Rodin. This great master has, as one knows,
of art, and his daughter, the Archduchess Renata, executed from time to time a large number of
Princess Radziwill, declared the first exhibition drawings in his own original and very personal
open. style. His earliest drawings are always consider-
ably reminiscent of those of the Italian masters,
Although the works at this inaugural show and one of the very finest of these early works of
numbered only 80, there was a good proportion Rodin's has been already reproduced in The
of really meritorious achievements among them. Studio some two years ago (see The Studio for
The president, who is justly known for his battle- January, 1907). Later on he devoted himself to
pieces and has himself seen active service, exhi- making drawings, touched up with water colour,
bited several of these, the most important being of a very different nature to those which one had
The Charge of the Polish Regiment at Gravelot, , hitherto seen, and these form exceedingly interest-
1808—a chapter of history related with powerful ing documents, veritable studies for sculptures,
realism. Jacek Malczewski, who has not exhibited though one must admit, frequently very slight,
of late years, was induced to break his silence, The hundred drawings here exhibited were charac-
and exhibited several works of a symbolic terised by extreme purity of line and of form,
character. He has a marvellous power of expres- Almost all were studies of the nude, or drawings
sion, and is essentially strong in colouring and of mythological or of antique figures, and they
composition. Stanislas Lentz's portrait of the included certain pages of perfect beauty which
celebrated Polish comic actor, Fraenkl, was quite carry our thoughts back to those masters of the
among the best works shown, and Artur Markowicz pencil, Prudhon and Ingres. H. F.
showed some good work in pastels. Other promising
young members of the society are A. Karpinski, I "V ERNE.—At the International Telegraphic
F. Zmurko, J. Karszniewicz, K. Lasocki, J. Wrze- I J Conference held at Lisbon in June of
sinski, and Leon Kolalski, the last contributing a J last year the erection at Berne of a
charming miniature picture of the ancient garden " monument commemorating the founda-
of King John of Poland. A lady artist, B. Rychter- tion of the Telegraphic Union was decided upon,
Janowska, must also be mentioned for her Bridge and the Swiss Federal Council was left to take the
over the Tiber.
PARIS. —At an
exhibition of
drawings and
water-colour
held some time ago by
the Cercle Volney, I
noticed some exceedingly
fine wood-engravings by
Camille Bourget, who has
become an ardent apostle
of this wonderful art. We
reproduce herewith two
examples of his work,
both of them extremely
vigorous in execution,
and, speaking eloquently
for themselves as they do,
they require no comment
on our part.
The Dewambez Gal-
leries have started the "le gonflement d'un ballon" (wood engraving) ~by c. bourget
156
A. S. L. necessary steps to carry out the project. The
the autumn, and the next one will be held at season with a most interesting exhibition, consist-
Warsaw. The society is under the patronage of ing of about a hundred drawings by the sculptor,
the Archduke Karl Stephan, himself a great lover Rodin. This great master has, as one knows,
of art, and his daughter, the Archduchess Renata, executed from time to time a large number of
Princess Radziwill, declared the first exhibition drawings in his own original and very personal
open. style. His earliest drawings are always consider-
ably reminiscent of those of the Italian masters,
Although the works at this inaugural show and one of the very finest of these early works of
numbered only 80, there was a good proportion Rodin's has been already reproduced in The
of really meritorious achievements among them. Studio some two years ago (see The Studio for
The president, who is justly known for his battle- January, 1907). Later on he devoted himself to
pieces and has himself seen active service, exhi- making drawings, touched up with water colour,
bited several of these, the most important being of a very different nature to those which one had
The Charge of the Polish Regiment at Gravelot, , hitherto seen, and these form exceedingly interest-
1808—a chapter of history related with powerful ing documents, veritable studies for sculptures,
realism. Jacek Malczewski, who has not exhibited though one must admit, frequently very slight,
of late years, was induced to break his silence, The hundred drawings here exhibited were charac-
and exhibited several works of a symbolic terised by extreme purity of line and of form,
character. He has a marvellous power of expres- Almost all were studies of the nude, or drawings
sion, and is essentially strong in colouring and of mythological or of antique figures, and they
composition. Stanislas Lentz's portrait of the included certain pages of perfect beauty which
celebrated Polish comic actor, Fraenkl, was quite carry our thoughts back to those masters of the
among the best works shown, and Artur Markowicz pencil, Prudhon and Ingres. H. F.
showed some good work in pastels. Other promising
young members of the society are A. Karpinski, I "V ERNE.—At the International Telegraphic
F. Zmurko, J. Karszniewicz, K. Lasocki, J. Wrze- I J Conference held at Lisbon in June of
sinski, and Leon Kolalski, the last contributing a J last year the erection at Berne of a
charming miniature picture of the ancient garden " monument commemorating the founda-
of King John of Poland. A lady artist, B. Rychter- tion of the Telegraphic Union was decided upon,
Janowska, must also be mentioned for her Bridge and the Swiss Federal Council was left to take the
over the Tiber.
PARIS. —At an
exhibition of
drawings and
water-colour
held some time ago by
the Cercle Volney, I
noticed some exceedingly
fine wood-engravings by
Camille Bourget, who has
become an ardent apostle
of this wonderful art. We
reproduce herewith two
examples of his work,
both of them extremely
vigorous in execution,
and, speaking eloquently
for themselves as they do,
they require no comment
on our part.
The Dewambez Gal-
leries have started the "le gonflement d'un ballon" (wood engraving) ~by c. bourget
156
A. S. L. necessary steps to carry out the project. The