DOI issue:
No. 250 (February 1914)
DOI article:Studio-talk
DOI Page / Citation link: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21209#0070
Studio- Talk
showed three portraits of which the principal, 1 "VARIS.—Etching, not only because of its
an almost full-length of Mrs. Pollok-Morris in ^ „ bn, as an a,t ^ . nn.
a black evening-dress with a scarlet lined cloak, common certainty of drawing and techni-
marks a further step in the career of one of the cal dexterity, makes an especial appeal
most promising of the younger portraitists. Mr. to a great number of American artists. Amongst
Stanley Cursiter's The Mirror, though presented those resident in Paris, there are many who, having
as a sketch rather than as a finished product was one eluded fame as painters, have not failed to attain
of the most outstanding works in the collection, notability as etchers. The two accompanying repro-
particularly in the modelling of the head and the ductions entitled Reflections and Le Troubadour
upper part of the figure. Mr. Robert Hope in his are from recent prints by Mr. William Auerbach
portrait of Miss Jessie Ritchie has given character Levy, who after a brilliant career as a student in the
to his subject combined with beautiful colour, and New York National Academy of design, finally gained
other good portraits were those by Mr. J. Martine the two years' travelling scholarship, which is the
Ronaldson, Mr. J. Munnoch, Miss Cecile Walton, highest award given by that institution. Coming
and Mr. J. A. Ford. Mr. F. C. B. CadelPs to Paris at the time when the various "isms"
Taney Dress, was a bold impressionist picture of attached to anything outre in the way of painting
a lady at a dining-table, distinguished by the attracted young artists, Mr. Levy, unlike the
dexterity and surety of its colour-design. In the majority, was in no way infected by their methods
water-colour room, which reached a higher level of which seemed to point out an easy road to the
merit than usual, a place of honour was accorded to a desired Mecca of attainment; but working silently in
group of works by the late Miss Preston Macgoun. hisownwayhe producedmany canvases of undoubted
'REFLECTIONS " FROM AN ORIGINAL ETCHING BY WILLIAM A. LEVY
66
showed three portraits of which the principal, 1 "VARIS.—Etching, not only because of its
an almost full-length of Mrs. Pollok-Morris in ^ „ bn, as an a,t ^ . nn.
a black evening-dress with a scarlet lined cloak, common certainty of drawing and techni-
marks a further step in the career of one of the cal dexterity, makes an especial appeal
most promising of the younger portraitists. Mr. to a great number of American artists. Amongst
Stanley Cursiter's The Mirror, though presented those resident in Paris, there are many who, having
as a sketch rather than as a finished product was one eluded fame as painters, have not failed to attain
of the most outstanding works in the collection, notability as etchers. The two accompanying repro-
particularly in the modelling of the head and the ductions entitled Reflections and Le Troubadour
upper part of the figure. Mr. Robert Hope in his are from recent prints by Mr. William Auerbach
portrait of Miss Jessie Ritchie has given character Levy, who after a brilliant career as a student in the
to his subject combined with beautiful colour, and New York National Academy of design, finally gained
other good portraits were those by Mr. J. Martine the two years' travelling scholarship, which is the
Ronaldson, Mr. J. Munnoch, Miss Cecile Walton, highest award given by that institution. Coming
and Mr. J. A. Ford. Mr. F. C. B. CadelPs to Paris at the time when the various "isms"
Taney Dress, was a bold impressionist picture of attached to anything outre in the way of painting
a lady at a dining-table, distinguished by the attracted young artists, Mr. Levy, unlike the
dexterity and surety of its colour-design. In the majority, was in no way infected by their methods
water-colour room, which reached a higher level of which seemed to point out an easy road to the
merit than usual, a place of honour was accorded to a desired Mecca of attainment; but working silently in
group of works by the late Miss Preston Macgoun. hisownwayhe producedmany canvases of undoubted
'REFLECTIONS " FROM AN ORIGINAL ETCHING BY WILLIAM A. LEVY
66