Studio: international art (59.1913)

Studio-Talk

VIENNA.—The Spring exhibition at the
Iviinstlerhaus shows an advance on
previous ones both as to the quality of
the exhibits and the manner of hanging
the pictures and placing the works of sculpture.
Indeed there is hardly a work which is not well
placed. The walls have been recoloured in such
tones as to form a fitting background for the
exhibits; the pictures have been hung with a right
regard for this and for spacing, so that the im-
pression is a very pleasant one. Moreover with a
generosity which should serve as an example to
other art societies, the Genossenschaft has placed
one of the largest rooms at the disposal of the
homeless Hagenbund, with entire control of the
admission and arrangement of their exhibits.
This hospitality was gladly accepted, and the result
is a small but interesting exhibition by the Hagen-
bund members.

The exhibition of the Hagenbund occupies the
large saloon at the Kiinstlerhaus, and bears in
every way the distinctive note of the society.
Architect Keller has transformed the large room
into three small ones with a large space in front
for the works of sculpture, which are of an unusually
high level this year. Professor Barwig is represented

by several fine works in various woods. One of
them is a crouching panther admirably carved in
pear-wood highly polished so as to give it the effect
of black marble, and an Eve carved in beech
shows that Barwig’s ability to interpret the human
form is of no mean order. Josef Heu, a rising
young sculptor, exhibits a K?iight in Armour, one
of the figures for a monumental fountain destined
to ornament the Kaiserjubilaums Hospital now
being built by the municipality of Vienna. The
material is marble, the whole work being thought-
ful and noble in execution. Karl Stemolak gives
evidence of a great advance with a finely modelled
bronze relief Bacchanale, and Jan Stursa, a young
sculptor from Prague, contributes some highly
pleasing figures of small dimensions.

The pictures shown in the Hagenbund collection
are chiefly fine atmospheric landscapes, mountain
scenery and village scenes being prominent. The
principal artists represented are Otto Barth, Jacob
Glasner, Adolf Gross, J. Ullmann, Bauriedl, F. L.
Graf, Kalvoda and Prof. Beyer. Oskar Laske
again commands attention by his works in various
media. Huge moving masses are his delight,
whether they be persons, animals, or vehicles.
The Royal Exchange, London, here reproduced

BY HANS LARWIN

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“ GIPSIES

(Kunstlergenossenschaft, Vienna)