Studio: international art (55.1912)

Studio-Talk

At the Ryder Gallery Mr.
William Dunn has exhibited
paintings and pastels of
Venice and Helensburgh.
In point of colour the pastels
retain a clarity and freedom
from dingy brown shadows
which give them a pleasant-
ness lacking in some of the
paintings, though closer in-
spection of these reveals
much fine execution.

Birmingham.—

At the third exhi-
bition of Arts and
Crafts in connec-
tion with the Autumn
Exhibition of the Royal
Society of Artists one re-
gretted to note a slight

“NARBONNE.” FROM A CHARCOAL AND WATER-COLOUR DRAWING BY A.
WALLACE RIMINGTON

At the Walker Gallery Mr. Wynne'Apperley has
been showing a series of water-colour impressions
in Italy and England. In his Sunlight and Shadows,
Venice, and other works in Venetian interpreta-
tion, he shows himself still advancing in skill and
the sense of what is most essential in treatment to
the mood which he sets out to inspire. Some essays
in wood-engraving were not the least interesting
features of his exhibition.

The Fine Art Society are at present holding an
exhibition of water-colour drawings by Mr. A.
Wallace Rimington, in which the drawings On
the Loire and Narbonne, here reproduced, are to
be seen. The artist’s accomplished draughtsman-
ship and colour have often been called attention
to in our pages. The society’s galleries contained
last month an exhibition of water-colours of Ancient
Rome, London and Oxford, by Mr. W. Walcot.
Oft-times there is deficiency in the dignity or quality
of his colour, and generally
his designs run too much to
sketchiness, but in depicting
old masonry and elaborate
architectural structure he dis-
plays great sympathy, and in
these things introduces into
nearly all his pictures an ele-
ment that inspires us with con-
fidence in his ability to give
us in fuller measure qualities
in which he has few rivals.

falling off both in the quantity and the quality
of the work submitted. Jewellery again formed
the chief feature of the exhibition, but beyond the
work of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gaskin there was
nothing calling for special mention. Craftsmanship
in metal-work was almost unrepresented, which to
say the least was regrettable for a centre such as
Birmingham. Some interesting work in writing
and illuminating was shown, Miss Ivy Harper’s ex-
hibits being specially good. The specimens of
needlework shown were praiseworthy both in design
and execution, and a small collection of bookbind-
ings gave evidence of thought and technical ability.
It seems probable that owing to the proposed re-
building of the society’s galleries, the next exhi-
bition will be held two years hence, and it should
not be impossible by that time for the committee
to obtain a more representative collection of the
craft work that is being executed in the town and
district. A. McK.

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