Studio: international art (55.1912)

Art School Notes

WOOD INTARSIA PANEL

(See Berlin Studio- Talk, f, 157) t

[BY OSCAR HABERER

ART SCHOOL NOTES.

IONDON.—At the Royal Academy
the appointment of Mr. A. C.
Gow, R.A., to the Keepership,
—J which includes the general
control of the schools, was quickly
followed by the election of Mr. A. P.
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Venetian dusk ; in depicting the vernal landscape,
too, he has shown a fine understanding. Thanks
to his lyric temperament he succeeds admirably in
translating to canvas brilliant sunshine, for his
preference is either for the bright light of day or the
darkness of night, and as a painter he avoids strong
tone contrasts. He has also ventured into the
domain of portraiture, and at the Eighth
International Exhibition of Art here he ex-
hibited a portrait of a lady in the costume
of 1850—a distinguished piece of work.

Mention should also be made of his
posters, ex-libris, and wood-engravings, all
handled with an eminently decorative
feeling. In short, we do not think we
are wrong in pointing to Guido Marussig
as an energetic and original artist who in
spite of his youth has already achieved
much that is worthy of note and from
whom we may expect much more in the
future. L. Br.

Laurie as Professor of Chemistry to fill the post left
vacant by the resignation of Sir Arthur Church. Mr.
Laurie has made the chemistry of artists’ pigments
his special study, and has a practical acquaintance
with their manufacture that should be invaluable to
him when he is called upon to advise painters or
students on the qualities of their materials. The

WOOD-ENGRAVING

BY GUIDO MARUSSIG