Studio: international art (54.1912)

Studio- Talk

Cabanel. For the past twenty years he has Tyrolean peasant being especially good. This artist
carried on his work partly in Vienna and partly in (who by the way is \ a pupil of Herkomer) has a
Rome. vigorous brush and a fine feeling for colour.

A very pleasing exhibition was lately held in the The landscapists at this Salzburg exhibition were

lovely old city of Salzburg, and though it was a as usual to the fore, many pictures treating of the

small display some interesting works were shown, lovely Salzkammergut scenery being exhibited.

The veteran artist Franz von Pausinger was repre- Adolf Helmberger in his charming snowscape has

sented by some pictures of big game, a subject in caught the spirit and the atmosphere of St. Gilgen

which he has excelled. The high mountains and with the Schafberg in the background, and \L the

dense forests are his haunts, and his pictures reveal larches and -pines in the foreground all tenderly

the animals in their very lairs, into which the painter- clothed in soft snow-masses. Some interesting

hunter has followed them. Another animal painter work was also shown by Adolf Luntz, Hugo

of note is Albert Reibmayr, who contributed a really Charlemont, Otto Fedder, Th. Schachner, Fritz

fine picture, Schimmelweide, representing white Voellmy, Fritz von Wille, Marie Egner, Walther

stallions grazing. He too is a close observer of Firle, and others,

the movements of animals and particularly of horses. -

August Liidecke's Milking, a picture full of life and Fraulein Helen von Pausinger contributed some
movement, gave us a pleasing bit of animal life. flower studies of merit, and Hans Novak a water-
- ' colour drawing The Curiosity Shop, broad and effec-

Among the portraitists E. J. Kossuth merits the tive in treatment notwithstanding the detail. Ernest

first place with his portrait of his compatriot Bela Graner likewise sent some water-colours, his forte

Laszky, a striking work possessing many fine being ancient architecture, in the handling of which

qualities, for the artist has given an intimate revela- he is very felicitous. A pleasing work was Hubert

tion of the characteristics which go to make this von Zwickle's pastel drawing of a child. Hede

remarkable composer. Dr. Horatio Gaigher con- von Trapp sent some delicate and expressive pen-

tributed two tempera portraits, one of an old drawings, and Eduard Zetsche some attractive

"ST. GILGEN IN SNOW

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BY ADOLF HELMBERGER