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Nr. 219 (June 1911)
DOI Artikel:Levetus, A. S.: The spring exhibition of the vienna Secession
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20973#0079
The Vienna Secession
THE SPRING EXHIBITION OF Another point of interest was a memorial exhibi-
THE VIENNA SECESSION ^on °^ 'ne wor^s °f Franz Jaschke, a member of
the Secession who died a short time ago. This
The Spring Exhibition at the Secession artist painted but little; he had been ailing for a
Gallery reached so high a level that it won great long time. He learnt the technical part of his art
praise on all sides. The general excellence of the at the Imperial Academy and Arts and Crafts
works shown proved how lofty are the ideals Schools, but could ndt accommodate himself to the
animating the members of this Society. The old order of things there. An exhibition in Vienna
Vienna Secessionists have one desire in common— of the pictures of the Munich Secession revealed to
to show their best work, and their productions him the true direction which he had hitherto sought
always bear the impress of genuine sincerity. In in vain, and marked the real beginning of his
their individual contributions there is abundant career. His strength lay in the rendering of light
diversity of subject and method, and consequently and colour, his pictures of the Schonbrunn gardens
their corporate exhibitions are not open to the being admirable in this respect,
charge of being monotonous. A new-comer at this exhibition was Felix
The chief guest on this occasion was Alfred Albrecht Harta, an artist of distinction. He was
Philippe Roll, a collection of whose works filled welcome, for he had much to say that was of
the large hall. Most of the pictures, which interest. Many of his pictures are scenes from
included a considerable number of pastels, were Bruges, but his subjects are very varied, ranging
lent by their owners, the Musee du Luxembourg, as they do from such works as these to portraits
the City of Paris, and private persons, and the and everything which lies between. Josef Stoitzner
Viennese public, who have always shown a par- exhibited many works, yet there was no redun-
dancy for French art, found in M. Roll's work dancy of subject, while in all of them earnest study
much to their liking. was shown, for his is a true, earnest, and poetic
" KRUMMAU,
BOHEMIA '
THE SPRING EXHIBITION OF Another point of interest was a memorial exhibi-
THE VIENNA SECESSION ^on °^ 'ne wor^s °f Franz Jaschke, a member of
the Secession who died a short time ago. This
The Spring Exhibition at the Secession artist painted but little; he had been ailing for a
Gallery reached so high a level that it won great long time. He learnt the technical part of his art
praise on all sides. The general excellence of the at the Imperial Academy and Arts and Crafts
works shown proved how lofty are the ideals Schools, but could ndt accommodate himself to the
animating the members of this Society. The old order of things there. An exhibition in Vienna
Vienna Secessionists have one desire in common— of the pictures of the Munich Secession revealed to
to show their best work, and their productions him the true direction which he had hitherto sought
always bear the impress of genuine sincerity. In in vain, and marked the real beginning of his
their individual contributions there is abundant career. His strength lay in the rendering of light
diversity of subject and method, and consequently and colour, his pictures of the Schonbrunn gardens
their corporate exhibitions are not open to the being admirable in this respect,
charge of being monotonous. A new-comer at this exhibition was Felix
The chief guest on this occasion was Alfred Albrecht Harta, an artist of distinction. He was
Philippe Roll, a collection of whose works filled welcome, for he had much to say that was of
the large hall. Most of the pictures, which interest. Many of his pictures are scenes from
included a considerable number of pastels, were Bruges, but his subjects are very varied, ranging
lent by their owners, the Musee du Luxembourg, as they do from such works as these to portraits
the City of Paris, and private persons, and the and everything which lies between. Josef Stoitzner
Viennese public, who have always shown a par- exhibited many works, yet there was no redun-
dancy for French art, found in M. Roll's work dancy of subject, while in all of them earnest study
much to their liking. was shown, for his is a true, earnest, and poetic
" KRUMMAU,
BOHEMIA '