DOI Heft:
No. 254 (June 1914)
DOI Artikel:Stodart-Walker, Archibald: The art of John Lavery, R.S.A., A.R.A., etc.
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21210#0029
John Lavery, R.S.A., A.R.A.
HA'iiiiunmini
BY JOHN LAVBRY, R.S.A., A.R.A.
" WINTER " (1913)
of the Lady Gwendoline Churclull, and of his well- tion, The Lady in Black in the National Gallery,
known Hely-Hutchinson group convinces one of this. Brussels, and The Green Coat.convinces us that Mr.
There is no fumbling with the brush. The pre- Lavery is ever obsessed by the colour possibilibes
liminary experiment has been in the brain, not on of his models. He sees the colour mitier of his
the canvas. The taste-pictorial, and in its wider sitters at a glance and weaves them into a harmony
meaning-is unerring. The sense of tone is of paint with unerring skill. Being an artist in love
delicate and fine, his flair for elegance more with nature, careless of the vogue of schools and
marked than in any other contemporary painter scholastic traditions, he approaches art with joy -
and in his greater triumphs, such as the Princess there is no mistaking that. If there be spade work
Patricia and The Silver Turban, captivates the of the mind or brush it is never evident. The sense
observer. Placing his sitter unerringly on the of spontaneity and enthusiasm is ever prevalent,
canvas, his delicate colour harmony, his sense However unpromising the material, his painter s eye
of romance in the presentment, his dexterous finds out any quality of colour and grace of form it
handling of tonal difficulties, and his masterly sense may possess. Keeping his artist's soul aloof-more
of pose, result in Mr. Lavery being, if nothing else, aloof than most painters do-from the dominating
a great picture-builder. assertiveness of his sitter, he gives a facie
The delight which the artist has shown in these expression to his own vision. He may be charged
studies in colour harmony for which he is so with taking but a superficial interest in the psycho-
famous, such as Spring in the Luxembourg Collec- logy of his sitter, allowing his decorative and
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HA'iiiiunmini
BY JOHN LAVBRY, R.S.A., A.R.A.
" WINTER " (1913)
of the Lady Gwendoline Churclull, and of his well- tion, The Lady in Black in the National Gallery,
known Hely-Hutchinson group convinces one of this. Brussels, and The Green Coat.convinces us that Mr.
There is no fumbling with the brush. The pre- Lavery is ever obsessed by the colour possibilibes
liminary experiment has been in the brain, not on of his models. He sees the colour mitier of his
the canvas. The taste-pictorial, and in its wider sitters at a glance and weaves them into a harmony
meaning-is unerring. The sense of tone is of paint with unerring skill. Being an artist in love
delicate and fine, his flair for elegance more with nature, careless of the vogue of schools and
marked than in any other contemporary painter scholastic traditions, he approaches art with joy -
and in his greater triumphs, such as the Princess there is no mistaking that. If there be spade work
Patricia and The Silver Turban, captivates the of the mind or brush it is never evident. The sense
observer. Placing his sitter unerringly on the of spontaneity and enthusiasm is ever prevalent,
canvas, his delicate colour harmony, his sense However unpromising the material, his painter s eye
of romance in the presentment, his dexterous finds out any quality of colour and grace of form it
handling of tonal difficulties, and his masterly sense may possess. Keeping his artist's soul aloof-more
of pose, result in Mr. Lavery being, if nothing else, aloof than most painters do-from the dominating
a great picture-builder. assertiveness of his sitter, he gives a facie
The delight which the artist has shown in these expression to his own vision. He may be charged
studies in colour harmony for which he is so with taking but a superficial interest in the psycho-
famous, such as Spring in the Luxembourg Collec- logy of his sitter, allowing his decorative and
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