DOI issue:
No. 239 (February 1913)
DOI article:Studio-talk
DOI Page / Citation link: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21160#0090
Studio- Talk
sky gave point to the lovely nude figure of the
seated mother bending over her child; it was im-
pressive in its emotional and intellectual appeal.
A. E.
PARIS.—The exhibitions which marked
the close of the year 1912 were as usual
very many in number. This need not,
however, be taken to imply that among
these numerous shows there was, on this occasion
at any rate, anything in the nature of an epoch-
making achievement. Nevertheless, there were
here and there works of merit which call for a word
or two of mention. First of all at Durand-Ruel's
there was an exhibition of recent work by Maxime
Maufra. Two rooms were set apart for his pictures,
in the first of which, besides a large decorative
panel commissioned by the Government for the
EAGLE CARVED IN OAK BY R. BIGOT
(Collection Leborgnej
TURKEY CARVED IN WOOD BY R. BIGOT
(Mustt du Luxembourg)
Musee du Luxembourg, was hung a series of works
in which the artist depicted those Breton shores so
well known to him. He here showed himself
worthy of his own reputation and of the place
which he occupies in the school of Impressionism.
The other gallery was reserved for paintings
executed by Maufra on the shores of the Mediter-
ranean which the artist has known how to depict
in their true aspect and with commendable
fidelity. _
The society called " L'Ecle'ctique," held its
fifth show at the Galerie des Artistes Modernes,
with a collection of work by Argentine and French
painters. As to the Argentine collection I am
unable to point to any productions of very personal
outlook, but in the case of the Frenchmen, on the
contrary, I must refer to certain exhibitors whose
work was particularly happy; such as Prouve, that
excellent Lorraine artist, who showed some powerful
studies in tempera of the peninsula of Quiberon,
Augustin Rey (views of Lake Como); Andre des
Fontaines, whose pastels are admirable visions ot
nature; P. Calmettes (fine paintings of interiors),
and Grosjean (landscapes). Decorative art was
particularly well represented here, and several of
the exhibitors came very near perfection. I would
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sky gave point to the lovely nude figure of the
seated mother bending over her child; it was im-
pressive in its emotional and intellectual appeal.
A. E.
PARIS.—The exhibitions which marked
the close of the year 1912 were as usual
very many in number. This need not,
however, be taken to imply that among
these numerous shows there was, on this occasion
at any rate, anything in the nature of an epoch-
making achievement. Nevertheless, there were
here and there works of merit which call for a word
or two of mention. First of all at Durand-Ruel's
there was an exhibition of recent work by Maxime
Maufra. Two rooms were set apart for his pictures,
in the first of which, besides a large decorative
panel commissioned by the Government for the
EAGLE CARVED IN OAK BY R. BIGOT
(Collection Leborgnej
TURKEY CARVED IN WOOD BY R. BIGOT
(Mustt du Luxembourg)
Musee du Luxembourg, was hung a series of works
in which the artist depicted those Breton shores so
well known to him. He here showed himself
worthy of his own reputation and of the place
which he occupies in the school of Impressionism.
The other gallery was reserved for paintings
executed by Maufra on the shores of the Mediter-
ranean which the artist has known how to depict
in their true aspect and with commendable
fidelity. _
The society called " L'Ecle'ctique," held its
fifth show at the Galerie des Artistes Modernes,
with a collection of work by Argentine and French
painters. As to the Argentine collection I am
unable to point to any productions of very personal
outlook, but in the case of the Frenchmen, on the
contrary, I must refer to certain exhibitors whose
work was particularly happy; such as Prouve, that
excellent Lorraine artist, who showed some powerful
studies in tempera of the peninsula of Quiberon,
Augustin Rey (views of Lake Como); Andre des
Fontaines, whose pastels are admirable visions ot
nature; P. Calmettes (fine paintings of interiors),
and Grosjean (landscapes). Decorative art was
particularly well represented here, and several of
the exhibitors came very near perfection. I would
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