Studio-Talk
represented, and glance at the art of Russia, a late- Russia. Demonstration, a marvellous study of a
opened palace but possessing features of great moving crowd, is, I understand, full of portraits
interest. Seroff has here an "individual show" from the life. A landscape by Vasnetzoff is to
which compares, though on a far smaller scale, with be noted, while three other paintings of special
the brilliant exhibitions in the great International interest are Constantin Makowski's Russian Mar-
Palace of Art of the Spaniards, Ignacio Zuloaga riage in the XVIIIth Century, a large subject
and Hermen Anglada. Seroff s portraits here of picture finely handled; A Difficult Crossing, by
Tamagno, of the Princess Orloff (lent by herself), Sytchkoff, showing peasant girls crossing a stream,
and of Ida Rubenstein are very admirable in as close in characterisation as in technique; and
treatment ;-and I noted a Hunting Scene in which lastly Tekhoffs painting of The Bathers—a group
Catherine II. was taking part, and a Study of a of Russian peasant women in the water, which is
IFoman's Head, most subtle and very fine in its really marvellous in its rendering of the flesh
intonations. Next to Seroff comes of course Ilya tints and reflections. The bronze mounted figure
Repin with his two fine Portraits of Leo Tolstoi, in of Alexander II. by Prince Trubetzkoi—a sketch
one of which the writer appears beside his wife, for the contemplated monument—is vigorous in
and Teunesse, a curious scene from student-life in treatment and well handled.
"the river "
from th'e oil painting BY th. holmboe
79
represented, and glance at the art of Russia, a late- Russia. Demonstration, a marvellous study of a
opened palace but possessing features of great moving crowd, is, I understand, full of portraits
interest. Seroff has here an "individual show" from the life. A landscape by Vasnetzoff is to
which compares, though on a far smaller scale, with be noted, while three other paintings of special
the brilliant exhibitions in the great International interest are Constantin Makowski's Russian Mar-
Palace of Art of the Spaniards, Ignacio Zuloaga riage in the XVIIIth Century, a large subject
and Hermen Anglada. Seroff s portraits here of picture finely handled; A Difficult Crossing, by
Tamagno, of the Princess Orloff (lent by herself), Sytchkoff, showing peasant girls crossing a stream,
and of Ida Rubenstein are very admirable in as close in characterisation as in technique; and
treatment ;-and I noted a Hunting Scene in which lastly Tekhoffs painting of The Bathers—a group
Catherine II. was taking part, and a Study of a of Russian peasant women in the water, which is
IFoman's Head, most subtle and very fine in its really marvellous in its rendering of the flesh
intonations. Next to Seroff comes of course Ilya tints and reflections. The bronze mounted figure
Repin with his two fine Portraits of Leo Tolstoi, in of Alexander II. by Prince Trubetzkoi—a sketch
one of which the writer appears beside his wife, for the contemplated monument—is vigorous in
and Teunesse, a curious scene from student-life in treatment and well handled.
"the river "
from th'e oil painting BY th. holmboe
79