DOI Heft:
No. 259 (October 1914)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21211#0071
Studio-Talk
they are looked upon as "academic" by disciples "In the May number of your honoured magazine
of the so-called "advanced" schools, who appear a serious inexactitude is to be found concerning
to have thrown over all regard for form in their the Prof. Sciortino's model for the monument to
pursuit of colour problems, and look with suspicion Shevchenko, the poet of Ukraine. In the corre-
on work of a realistic character. But though it is spondence from St. Petersburg in the above
undoubtedly true that much of the interest which mentioned number of The Studio, author asserts
the paintings of these realists arouse is due in large that Prof. Sciortino has been the winner in the
measure to their subjects, in the choice of which competition for modelling the Shevchenko monu-
an ardent devotion to the land of their birth may ment of Kieff. That is not right. In this com-
be discerned, still a careful and conscientious petition the jury, selected by the Committee for
study of these works will show that their authors Erection of the monument, could not recommend
are by no means deficient in technical accom- the project of Mr. Sciortino for the execution. As
plishment. Some three or four years ago an the best of the submitted models was declared that
opportunity was afforded to Londoners of seeing a of Mr. L. Sherwood (Moscow), as the second the
representative collection of their paintings in an project of Mr. S. Volnoukhine (Moscow). In
exhibition at the Dore Galleries which attracted spite of such a resolution, the Committee for
much attention, and it is hoped that in the not erection of the monument began to commune with
distant future the British public will be able to Mr. Sciortino and resolved to accept his model for
renew acquaintance with their work. R. N. the execution with the condition that the artist
- would make some alterations in his model with
Apropos of the competition for a monument to reference to the Committee's wishes. Such a
the poet Shevchenko at Kieff we recently received resolution of the Committee caused a common
the following communication from a correspondent surprise, dissatisfaction, and met many protests. It
in Kharkoff: is customary that the projects of monumental
"BLESSING THE WATERS "
66
BY HUK-KRAVCHENKO
they are looked upon as "academic" by disciples "In the May number of your honoured magazine
of the so-called "advanced" schools, who appear a serious inexactitude is to be found concerning
to have thrown over all regard for form in their the Prof. Sciortino's model for the monument to
pursuit of colour problems, and look with suspicion Shevchenko, the poet of Ukraine. In the corre-
on work of a realistic character. But though it is spondence from St. Petersburg in the above
undoubtedly true that much of the interest which mentioned number of The Studio, author asserts
the paintings of these realists arouse is due in large that Prof. Sciortino has been the winner in the
measure to their subjects, in the choice of which competition for modelling the Shevchenko monu-
an ardent devotion to the land of their birth may ment of Kieff. That is not right. In this com-
be discerned, still a careful and conscientious petition the jury, selected by the Committee for
study of these works will show that their authors Erection of the monument, could not recommend
are by no means deficient in technical accom- the project of Mr. Sciortino for the execution. As
plishment. Some three or four years ago an the best of the submitted models was declared that
opportunity was afforded to Londoners of seeing a of Mr. L. Sherwood (Moscow), as the second the
representative collection of their paintings in an project of Mr. S. Volnoukhine (Moscow). In
exhibition at the Dore Galleries which attracted spite of such a resolution, the Committee for
much attention, and it is hoped that in the not erection of the monument began to commune with
distant future the British public will be able to Mr. Sciortino and resolved to accept his model for
renew acquaintance with their work. R. N. the execution with the condition that the artist
- would make some alterations in his model with
Apropos of the competition for a monument to reference to the Committee's wishes. Such a
the poet Shevchenko at Kieff we recently received resolution of the Committee caused a common
the following communication from a correspondent surprise, dissatisfaction, and met many protests. It
in Kharkoff: is customary that the projects of monumental
"BLESSING THE WATERS "
66
BY HUK-KRAVCHENKO