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Nr. 222 (September 1911)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20973#0356
Studio- Talk
*' SLEEPING LADY BY KONSTANTIN SOMOFF
strong work of a kind that a weaker brush may has painted since he did his well-known Lady in
fail in. Fritz Rhein, who gained the Villa Romana Blue—did not give entire satisfaction, but at the
Prize for painting this year, showed evidence of same time furnished one more proof of the great
sound draughtsmanship and a vision uncorrupted mattrise of this artist. Wholly delightful and
by prejudice, yet sound in schooling. Last, not painted with inimitable refinement and brio were his
least, I may register Ida Gerhardt's portrait of a rococo scenes, A Harlequin and Lady, Fireworks,
Japanese prince, excellent in simplicity and sound The Kiss, and especially the Sleeping Lady. Here
quality of handling, and Rudolf Hellwag's English the figure with the black dress and white frills is
Garden. W. S. executed with much minuteness of detail, almost,
in fact, with as much punctiliousness as a miniature,
■OSCOW.—The first exhibition of the but in spite of this the whole of this little master-
newly formed society "Mir Isskoustva" piece is instinct with genial life and nature. The
(World of Art) confirmed on the whole same period has attracted Alexander Benois, who
the view expressed in my notes in the exhibited a few earlier works with which one gladly
May Number of The Studio on this year's ex- renewed acquaintance,
hibition of the "Soyouz," that apparently no -
sufficiently vital reason existed for the separation On this occasion Lanceray held aloof altogether,
of the two groups of artists. Personal motives for but M. Dobushinsky, on the other hand, was
the most part operated, and it is to be regretted represented by a number of beautiful drawings,
that they should have led to the cleavage. His great canvas, Peter L in Hollatid, was not a
-- particularly happy venture, but a very amusing
In the exhibition of the "Mir Isskoustva" the work was his Recruits at the time of Nicholas L, with
St. Petersburg artists naturally formed the chief the scene laid in a Russian provincial town; both
group, and conspicuous among them was Kon- as regards composition and colour the artist has
stantin Somoff with about ten works. His life- grasped the characteristics of the period with
sized portrait of a lady—the first of the kind he remarkable cogency. N. Roerich showed a series
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*' SLEEPING LADY BY KONSTANTIN SOMOFF
strong work of a kind that a weaker brush may has painted since he did his well-known Lady in
fail in. Fritz Rhein, who gained the Villa Romana Blue—did not give entire satisfaction, but at the
Prize for painting this year, showed evidence of same time furnished one more proof of the great
sound draughtsmanship and a vision uncorrupted mattrise of this artist. Wholly delightful and
by prejudice, yet sound in schooling. Last, not painted with inimitable refinement and brio were his
least, I may register Ida Gerhardt's portrait of a rococo scenes, A Harlequin and Lady, Fireworks,
Japanese prince, excellent in simplicity and sound The Kiss, and especially the Sleeping Lady. Here
quality of handling, and Rudolf Hellwag's English the figure with the black dress and white frills is
Garden. W. S. executed with much minuteness of detail, almost,
in fact, with as much punctiliousness as a miniature,
■OSCOW.—The first exhibition of the but in spite of this the whole of this little master-
newly formed society "Mir Isskoustva" piece is instinct with genial life and nature. The
(World of Art) confirmed on the whole same period has attracted Alexander Benois, who
the view expressed in my notes in the exhibited a few earlier works with which one gladly
May Number of The Studio on this year's ex- renewed acquaintance,
hibition of the "Soyouz," that apparently no -
sufficiently vital reason existed for the separation On this occasion Lanceray held aloof altogether,
of the two groups of artists. Personal motives for but M. Dobushinsky, on the other hand, was
the most part operated, and it is to be regretted represented by a number of beautiful drawings,
that they should have led to the cleavage. His great canvas, Peter L in Hollatid, was not a
-- particularly happy venture, but a very amusing
In the exhibition of the "Mir Isskoustva" the work was his Recruits at the time of Nicholas L, with
St. Petersburg artists naturally formed the chief the scene laid in a Russian provincial town; both
group, and conspicuous among them was Kon- as regards composition and colour the artist has
stantin Somoff with about ten works. His life- grasped the characteristics of the period with
sized portrait of a lady—the first of the kind he remarkable cogency. N. Roerich showed a series
335
M