DOI Heft:
Nr. 221 (August 1911)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Artikel:Art school notes
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20973#0275
Art School Notes
consignment of pictures by Australian artists ART SCHOOL NOTES,
resident in London. The most noticeable of
these works was undoubtedly Max Meldrum's fine T ONDON—We give on p. 255 an illustration
Rembrandtish study of an old man—a marvel of a cabinet or armoire presented to the
of drawing. This artist was a gold medallist King and Queen on the occasion of
from the Melbourne National Gallery, and the J—> their Majesties' coronation by the staff
travelling scholarship accompanying it enabled and students of the School of Art Wood-
him to perfect his training in Europe. The carving, South Kensington. This excellent piece
Squire's Daughter, by James Quinn—acquired by of furniture was designed by the headmaster, Mr.
the Geelong Art Gallery—was one of the most Grimwood, and carved by the students of the
popular pictures in the exhibition. Arthur Streeton school. The wood used is French walnut, and the
—always interesting and vigorous—showed a dainty design is carried out on the lines of the Transitional
Opal and Rose, Warbarrow Bay, Dorset. G. W. Gothic of the " Francois Premier " period. The
Lambert's The Shop, recently reproduced in The details are modern, but treated somewhat severely in
Studio, found a purchaser and many admirers, accordance with the style. The cabinet stands 4 feet
Other absentee exhibitors of note' were Phillips 6 inches high, and is 2 feet 9 inches wide, the
Fox, Rupert Bunny, George Coates, and A. H. upper portion forming a cupboard. Beneath the
Fullwood. centre of the cupboard is a small drawer, and in
- the carved panel on the front of this drawer the
Local exhibitors included the president, Mr. royal monogram is introduced. On either side of
Mather, with some fine oil and water-colour the centre panel, richly carved with the royal
landscapes, Evening, Macedon, and
Study of White Gums, being espe-
cially fine. Mr. F. McCubbin had a
fine Summer Idyll, noticeable for its
bold, free handling. A new arrival
from European training, Mr. Ambrose
Patterson, showed a fine Boulevard
Waterloo, Brussels—curiously re-
miniscent of Camille Pisarro. The
Trustees of the Felton Bequest so
highly appreciated Charles Wheeler's
graceful composition, The Poem, that
it was at once purchased for the
National Collection. It ranks
among the most successful achieve-
ments of any of the younger
generation of artists trained out
here. McClintock vied with Herpen
in his mastery of the water-colour
medium, the latter's Thrashing
Peas being especially good. Mrs.
Tweddle showed a fine still-life
study, Venetian Glass, and Ford
Patterson, Delafield Cook, and
Enes were also strongly in evi-
dence. Walter Withers showed
The Headland and Landscape,
both strong in character and colour.
Some miniature paintings by Ada
Whiting, and two excellent bronze
heads by C. W. Gilbert, were
decidedly good.
"the poem by chari.es wheeler
J. S. ( Purchased by the Trustees of the Felton Bequest)
254
consignment of pictures by Australian artists ART SCHOOL NOTES,
resident in London. The most noticeable of
these works was undoubtedly Max Meldrum's fine T ONDON—We give on p. 255 an illustration
Rembrandtish study of an old man—a marvel of a cabinet or armoire presented to the
of drawing. This artist was a gold medallist King and Queen on the occasion of
from the Melbourne National Gallery, and the J—> their Majesties' coronation by the staff
travelling scholarship accompanying it enabled and students of the School of Art Wood-
him to perfect his training in Europe. The carving, South Kensington. This excellent piece
Squire's Daughter, by James Quinn—acquired by of furniture was designed by the headmaster, Mr.
the Geelong Art Gallery—was one of the most Grimwood, and carved by the students of the
popular pictures in the exhibition. Arthur Streeton school. The wood used is French walnut, and the
—always interesting and vigorous—showed a dainty design is carried out on the lines of the Transitional
Opal and Rose, Warbarrow Bay, Dorset. G. W. Gothic of the " Francois Premier " period. The
Lambert's The Shop, recently reproduced in The details are modern, but treated somewhat severely in
Studio, found a purchaser and many admirers, accordance with the style. The cabinet stands 4 feet
Other absentee exhibitors of note' were Phillips 6 inches high, and is 2 feet 9 inches wide, the
Fox, Rupert Bunny, George Coates, and A. H. upper portion forming a cupboard. Beneath the
Fullwood. centre of the cupboard is a small drawer, and in
- the carved panel on the front of this drawer the
Local exhibitors included the president, Mr. royal monogram is introduced. On either side of
Mather, with some fine oil and water-colour the centre panel, richly carved with the royal
landscapes, Evening, Macedon, and
Study of White Gums, being espe-
cially fine. Mr. F. McCubbin had a
fine Summer Idyll, noticeable for its
bold, free handling. A new arrival
from European training, Mr. Ambrose
Patterson, showed a fine Boulevard
Waterloo, Brussels—curiously re-
miniscent of Camille Pisarro. The
Trustees of the Felton Bequest so
highly appreciated Charles Wheeler's
graceful composition, The Poem, that
it was at once purchased for the
National Collection. It ranks
among the most successful achieve-
ments of any of the younger
generation of artists trained out
here. McClintock vied with Herpen
in his mastery of the water-colour
medium, the latter's Thrashing
Peas being especially good. Mrs.
Tweddle showed a fine still-life
study, Venetian Glass, and Ford
Patterson, Delafield Cook, and
Enes were also strongly in evi-
dence. Walter Withers showed
The Headland and Landscape,
both strong in character and colour.
Some miniature paintings by Ada
Whiting, and two excellent bronze
heads by C. W. Gilbert, were
decidedly good.
"the poem by chari.es wheeler
J. S. ( Purchased by the Trustees of the Felton Bequest)
254