DOI Heft:
No. 236 (November 1912)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21158#0193
Studio-Talk
than those which preceded them, that is simply
because there was no room for improvement. But
while technically of equal merit some of these
pictures stand out from the rest on account of their
subjects. The picture entitled Jardm de Valencia
is a delightful piece of work, not only because of
the beauty of the scene depicted, but also because
of the masterly way in which the artist has over-
come the difficulties presented by the contrast of
light and shade. His sunshine communicates a
feeling of warmth; in a word, it is the real sun of
Spain that is here depicted. The Vieux Faune is
a scene from the royal gardens of Aranjuez, and
this again is a beautiful work. J. G. M.
TOKYO.—The fleeting springtime of
Japan, replete with memories com-
mingling charm and interest, culminates
in the month of May ; the holiday spirit
runs strong in young and old; temple festivals,
flower shows, exhibitions of various descriptions,
expeditions to favourite spots in the near neigh-
bourhood of the great cities afford a ready excuse
for the casting aside of the cares of office by all
classes of the community. Among other centres
of attraction that caught the popular taste this
year may be mentioned the Tenth Annual Art
Exhibition held at Uyeno Park in Tokyo, which
always appeals to the artistically-minded section of
pleasure-seekers as well as to students and members
of the “ profession,” printers, publishers, and others
interested in the advance of art in Japan. Like its
predecessors, it was open to all Japan, and com-
prised exhibits of sculpture, water-colours, and block
prints. _
It is more particularly in connection with the
last branch of work that a word may be said. The
exhibitors were two in number only, a Japanese
and an American, the latter, Mrs. Bertha Lum, an
artist whose name is well known in her own country
in connection with block printing, on which she
has been working for several years. Her work,
which is full of charm, shows that she has been
able to assimilate the methods of Japanese artists
and printers to a remarkable extent, developing
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than those which preceded them, that is simply
because there was no room for improvement. But
while technically of equal merit some of these
pictures stand out from the rest on account of their
subjects. The picture entitled Jardm de Valencia
is a delightful piece of work, not only because of
the beauty of the scene depicted, but also because
of the masterly way in which the artist has over-
come the difficulties presented by the contrast of
light and shade. His sunshine communicates a
feeling of warmth; in a word, it is the real sun of
Spain that is here depicted. The Vieux Faune is
a scene from the royal gardens of Aranjuez, and
this again is a beautiful work. J. G. M.
TOKYO.—The fleeting springtime of
Japan, replete with memories com-
mingling charm and interest, culminates
in the month of May ; the holiday spirit
runs strong in young and old; temple festivals,
flower shows, exhibitions of various descriptions,
expeditions to favourite spots in the near neigh-
bourhood of the great cities afford a ready excuse
for the casting aside of the cares of office by all
classes of the community. Among other centres
of attraction that caught the popular taste this
year may be mentioned the Tenth Annual Art
Exhibition held at Uyeno Park in Tokyo, which
always appeals to the artistically-minded section of
pleasure-seekers as well as to students and members
of the “ profession,” printers, publishers, and others
interested in the advance of art in Japan. Like its
predecessors, it was open to all Japan, and com-
prised exhibits of sculpture, water-colours, and block
prints. _
It is more particularly in connection with the
last branch of work that a word may be said. The
exhibitors were two in number only, a Japanese
and an American, the latter, Mrs. Bertha Lum, an
artist whose name is well known in her own country
in connection with block printing, on which she
has been working for several years. Her work,
which is full of charm, shows that she has been
able to assimilate the methods of Japanese artists
and printers to a remarkable extent, developing
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