DOI issue:
No. 228 (March 1912)
DOI article:Studio-talk
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21156#0166
Studio- Talk
Wide in his range of subjects, Mr. Paulus seems
equally at home with all branches of his art. His
favourite materials are oil-colours and pastels, and
he excels in etching. During his recent visit to
America he painted a number of portraits of
celebrities, which will probably be soon seen in
England. Amongst works of his which dwell in
one’s memory The Forge is particularly fascina-
ting : there is an entire absence of forced
and meritricious effects of lighting, and the artist
has not allowed the contrast to lead him into
attempting a mere tour de force. In strong
contrast to this is Work a?id Gossip, which shows a
real glimpse of peasant life in Portugal, in which the
scheme of colour is given through wonderful grada-
tions of tone. It thrills with life and action, whilst
the breeze swaying the clothes hanging on the line
gives a delightfully natural suggestion of coolness.
The Old Market shows the same feeling for 'life
and movement: the groups of people congregating
beneath the trees are intent upon the engrossing
occupation of the moment. Here, as in the
kindred picture, Golden Autumn, the sunlight
filters through the trees, falls in blotches of light
on the ground, and glimmers in soft warm radiance
against the houses, illuminating the cool grey
shadows. These and a variety of other landscapes,
showing nature in varying moods, are all imbued
with sincerity and beauty which stamps the work
of this artist.
Mr. Paulus is a member of the International
Society, La Gravure Originale en Noir, of Paris,
and was one of the founders of the Society of
Western Artists; and whilst he has received
recognition and honours at the Salon Triennal,
in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, and Paris, he is
equally known in America, where his pictures have
lately been exhibited. J. G. McA.
COPENHAGEN.—The specialising ten-
dency of present-day evolution has
to a marked degree made itself felt
within the realm of draughtsmanship.
Formerly good draughtsmanship was considered
a fundamental essential in a painter’s training—
now many a youthful wielder of the brush simply
sneers at the idea. As if to counterbalance this,
however, clusters of talented and skilful draughts-
men, who apply themselves exclusively or in any
case principally to pen, pencil, or some kindred
medium, are trooping forward in many lands, also
in this country, where of old good draughtsman-
ship has been held in high repute. The drawings
reproduced here, however, are fairly unaffected
Wide in his range of subjects, Mr. Paulus seems
equally at home with all branches of his art. His
favourite materials are oil-colours and pastels, and
he excels in etching. During his recent visit to
America he painted a number of portraits of
celebrities, which will probably be soon seen in
England. Amongst works of his which dwell in
one’s memory The Forge is particularly fascina-
ting : there is an entire absence of forced
and meritricious effects of lighting, and the artist
has not allowed the contrast to lead him into
attempting a mere tour de force. In strong
contrast to this is Work a?id Gossip, which shows a
real glimpse of peasant life in Portugal, in which the
scheme of colour is given through wonderful grada-
tions of tone. It thrills with life and action, whilst
the breeze swaying the clothes hanging on the line
gives a delightfully natural suggestion of coolness.
The Old Market shows the same feeling for 'life
and movement: the groups of people congregating
beneath the trees are intent upon the engrossing
occupation of the moment. Here, as in the
kindred picture, Golden Autumn, the sunlight
filters through the trees, falls in blotches of light
on the ground, and glimmers in soft warm radiance
against the houses, illuminating the cool grey
shadows. These and a variety of other landscapes,
showing nature in varying moods, are all imbued
with sincerity and beauty which stamps the work
of this artist.
Mr. Paulus is a member of the International
Society, La Gravure Originale en Noir, of Paris,
and was one of the founders of the Society of
Western Artists; and whilst he has received
recognition and honours at the Salon Triennal,
in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, and Paris, he is
equally known in America, where his pictures have
lately been exhibited. J. G. McA.
COPENHAGEN.—The specialising ten-
dency of present-day evolution has
to a marked degree made itself felt
within the realm of draughtsmanship.
Formerly good draughtsmanship was considered
a fundamental essential in a painter’s training—
now many a youthful wielder of the brush simply
sneers at the idea. As if to counterbalance this,
however, clusters of talented and skilful draughts-
men, who apply themselves exclusively or in any
case principally to pen, pencil, or some kindred
medium, are trooping forward in many lands, also
in this country, where of old good draughtsman-
ship has been held in high repute. The drawings
reproduced here, however, are fairly unaffected