Studio: international art (51.1911)

Studio-Talk

of art in Ireland, and under his guidance the
academy ought to gain in prestige and efficiency.
The special quality of Mr. O’Brien’s work lies in
its extreme sincerity, and in the feeling for form
and balance which it displays. He has painted
Irish landscape with an acute perception of its
beauty, and yet with a complete absence of senti-
mentality and that love of rhetorical expression
so dear to some Irish painters.

The United Arts Club, which was formed in
Dublin some three years ago to provide a common
centre of intercourse for persons interested in the
arts, has grown from small beginnings to be an
important factor in the intellectual and artistic life
of the Irish capital. A number of small exhi-
bitions of members’ work have been held in the
studio of the club during the past year, amongst
the exhibitors being Mr. D. O’Brien, Miss C.
Marsh, Mr. G. Wakeman, Count Markievicz, Mr.
J. Carrd, Miss H. Colvill, Miss Rose Barton, Miss
Wharton, Mr. O. Sheppard, and many others.
The president of the club is Sir Walter Armstrong,
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and its members include many distinguished names-
in Irish art and letters. E. D.

In conjunction with Capt. Nevile Wilkinson, of
the Office of Arms, Mr. O’Brien has been busy
organizing an important exhibition of the Art of'
Engraving, which is to be held at the Royal
Hibernian Academy from Monday, October 17th,.
to the end of the month. The exhibition will
consist of a loan collection from various sources of
examples of line engraving, etching and mezzotint.
In order to add to the interest of the exhibition a.
series of lectures will be delivered at the Royal
Dublin Society and elsewhere dealing with the-
various branches of the art. Among those who-
have promised their services are Mr. William
Strang, A.R.A. (Etching) ; Mr. Malcolm C. Salamam
(Mezzotint, Technical and Historical); Mr. W. G.
Strickland (Irish Mezzotint Engravers) ; and Capt.
Wilkinson, who will give a general survey of the art
of engraving. If possible, demonstrations of the
technique of the different branches of the art willr
be given in the exhibition rooms.