Studio: international art (62.1914)

Studio-Talk

In the forefront of those artists whose work in
this branch has not already been dealt with in the
articles in the Special numbers of The Studio, we
must mention De Bruycker, Delstanche, Mignot and
Duriau. The contributions of the Ghent etcher, De
Bruycker, were remarkable. " His large plate Sous
le ch&teau des Comtes a Gand" wrote the regular
critic of 1'Art Moderne, " is one of his most surpris-
ing and most impressive achievements. With this
amazingly gifted artist his handling of the medium
has rapidly increased in dexterity, up to such
a point as to become concealed; it disappears
beneath the impression which emanates from the
work as a whole, and one forgets to scrutinise
the technique in complete abandonment to the
extraordinary charm which radiates from these
strange and moving compositions." De Bruycker

seems at times to draw inspiration from the
picturesque romanticism of Gustave Dore, and in
his way of magnifying portions of architecture he
adopts something of the Brangwyn manner, but by
his own natural gifts this Ghent artist dominates
these reminiscences and his individuality seems to
be more apparent in each successive work.

The large plates by Albert Delstanche, his Pitts
du h&vre de Rotheneuf in particular, show the
great progress he has made, as do also his charm-
ingly ingenious coloured wood-prints. The contri-
bution of V. Mignot was, as usual, composed of a
variety ot works. Few Belgian etchers possess
his familiarity with different techniques and so wide
a choice of styles and themes. One cannot forget
that Le Bassin de Versailles is perhaps the finest

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