DOI Heft:
No. 206 (May, 1910)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20969#0329
Studio-Talk
“THE MILL wheel” BY JAMES MARIS
comparison thus afforded, we have at the French
Gallery a selection of works which is, in its way, of
unique interest for those who can appreciate the
lofty expression of what is best in modern painting.
The art of James Maris may here be studied from
its beginning, when he was producing figure
subjects under the influence of his brother Matthew
down to the later period, when he found himself
in those vigorous and stately views of his own
beloved Holland, with their grand rolling skies and
picturesque old houses and quays. While Maris
and Mauve possessed a remarkable aptitude for
rendering the sombre atmospheric effects of their
country, their selection of subjects was usually
entirely different, for Mauve sought inspiration in
the sandy dunes and quiet pastures. A number of
his peaceful sheep pictures, with their refined
pearly grey colour-schemes and luminous skies, are
to be seen in the exhibition, together with a few of
his seashore scenes, so full of poetry and quiet
sentiment. Fantin-Latour has seldom been seen to
better advantage than he is here, and it is possible
to obtain a fairly comprehensive survey of the
various phases of his art—his etherealized figures, his
3°4
dignified portraits, and his delightful flower-pieces,
so singularly beautiful in their technical achieve-
ment. We have been permitted, by the courtesy
of Messrs. Wallis & Son, to illustrate some of the
works they are displaying, and our coloured repro-
duction opposite represents a particularly beautiful
little drawing by Maris, one of the gems of the
collection.
At the Royal Institute of Painters in Water-
Colours the pictures have been much better hung
this year, creating a very favourable impression.
The very delicate—for it was only at its best when
delicate—art of the late E. J. Gregory, R.A., has a
place of honour, as the Society’s recent President.
Poole Harbour, by Mr. James S. Hill; An Arab
Market, by Mr. Dudley Hardy; Tmnezzo, Lake
Como, The Pleasu?-e Garden and The Orangery, by
Mr. Graham Petrie; A Wanderer, by Mr. John
Hassall; The Old Bridge, Whitby, by Mr. F.
Stuart Richardson; and The Gree?i Dress, by Miss
J. L. Gloag, impressed themselves upon us as
successes of the exhibition. Mention should also
“THE WASHING PLACE” BY JAMES MARIS
“THE MILL wheel” BY JAMES MARIS
comparison thus afforded, we have at the French
Gallery a selection of works which is, in its way, of
unique interest for those who can appreciate the
lofty expression of what is best in modern painting.
The art of James Maris may here be studied from
its beginning, when he was producing figure
subjects under the influence of his brother Matthew
down to the later period, when he found himself
in those vigorous and stately views of his own
beloved Holland, with their grand rolling skies and
picturesque old houses and quays. While Maris
and Mauve possessed a remarkable aptitude for
rendering the sombre atmospheric effects of their
country, their selection of subjects was usually
entirely different, for Mauve sought inspiration in
the sandy dunes and quiet pastures. A number of
his peaceful sheep pictures, with their refined
pearly grey colour-schemes and luminous skies, are
to be seen in the exhibition, together with a few of
his seashore scenes, so full of poetry and quiet
sentiment. Fantin-Latour has seldom been seen to
better advantage than he is here, and it is possible
to obtain a fairly comprehensive survey of the
various phases of his art—his etherealized figures, his
3°4
dignified portraits, and his delightful flower-pieces,
so singularly beautiful in their technical achieve-
ment. We have been permitted, by the courtesy
of Messrs. Wallis & Son, to illustrate some of the
works they are displaying, and our coloured repro-
duction opposite represents a particularly beautiful
little drawing by Maris, one of the gems of the
collection.
At the Royal Institute of Painters in Water-
Colours the pictures have been much better hung
this year, creating a very favourable impression.
The very delicate—for it was only at its best when
delicate—art of the late E. J. Gregory, R.A., has a
place of honour, as the Society’s recent President.
Poole Harbour, by Mr. James S. Hill; An Arab
Market, by Mr. Dudley Hardy; Tmnezzo, Lake
Como, The Pleasu?-e Garden and The Orangery, by
Mr. Graham Petrie; A Wanderer, by Mr. John
Hassall; The Old Bridge, Whitby, by Mr. F.
Stuart Richardson; and The Gree?i Dress, by Miss
J. L. Gloag, impressed themselves upon us as
successes of the exhibition. Mention should also
“THE WASHING PLACE” BY JAMES MARIS