DOI Heft:
No. 260 (November 1914)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21211#0153
Studio- Talk
book-plate by harold nelson
any recent examples by Mr.' Harold Nelson, who
in this department and in all that pertains to the
decoration of books has deservedly won a high
reputation, and we are glad now to be able to
make good the omission by reproducing two of his
designs. Mr. Nelson possesses an unerring sense
of what is required in a book-plate ; its decorative
function is always kept in view and the pictorial
element never allowed to obtrude unduly. He is
particularly successful in dealing with heraldic
motives and kindred devices.
The pen-drawing by Mr. Charles Robinson which
we reproduce as a double-page supplement is an
admirable example of the work of one of our most
talented black-and-white artists, and is of especial
interest because it represents a new departure in
book illustration. The ordinary function of the
illustrator is that of an interpreter of the visions
and intentions of another—the author ; and though
The portrait-drawing, in common
with the miniature, is possessed,
almost invariably, of a certain in-
timate charm not present to the
same extent in more imposing por-
traits painted in oils ; this is exempli-
fied admirably in the very delicate
drawing, executed in chalk on a tinted
ground and heightened with the ad-
dition of a little colour, which we
reproduce in facsimile. At the last
exhibition of the National Portrait
Society, held in February and March
last at the Grosvenor Gallery, the
Marchesa Louise de Rosales, wife of
the talented sculptor whose statuettes
we illustrated in a recent issue,
showed two works, one being this
portrait-drawing of the actress Miss
Betty Callish. Apart from its merits
as a portrait, apart from that touch
of espiiglerie which gives such vivacity
and character to the face, the draw-
ing satisfies one particularly by its
exquisite finish and by the clever
rendering of the softness and texture
of the skin and the modelling of the
flesh.
LIBRARY"-
EDINBURGH
1
When some time ago we reproduced
a collection of book-plates by various
artists we were unable to include book-plate by harold nelson
148
book-plate by harold nelson
any recent examples by Mr.' Harold Nelson, who
in this department and in all that pertains to the
decoration of books has deservedly won a high
reputation, and we are glad now to be able to
make good the omission by reproducing two of his
designs. Mr. Nelson possesses an unerring sense
of what is required in a book-plate ; its decorative
function is always kept in view and the pictorial
element never allowed to obtrude unduly. He is
particularly successful in dealing with heraldic
motives and kindred devices.
The pen-drawing by Mr. Charles Robinson which
we reproduce as a double-page supplement is an
admirable example of the work of one of our most
talented black-and-white artists, and is of especial
interest because it represents a new departure in
book illustration. The ordinary function of the
illustrator is that of an interpreter of the visions
and intentions of another—the author ; and though
The portrait-drawing, in common
with the miniature, is possessed,
almost invariably, of a certain in-
timate charm not present to the
same extent in more imposing por-
traits painted in oils ; this is exempli-
fied admirably in the very delicate
drawing, executed in chalk on a tinted
ground and heightened with the ad-
dition of a little colour, which we
reproduce in facsimile. At the last
exhibition of the National Portrait
Society, held in February and March
last at the Grosvenor Gallery, the
Marchesa Louise de Rosales, wife of
the talented sculptor whose statuettes
we illustrated in a recent issue,
showed two works, one being this
portrait-drawing of the actress Miss
Betty Callish. Apart from its merits
as a portrait, apart from that touch
of espiiglerie which gives such vivacity
and character to the face, the draw-
ing satisfies one particularly by its
exquisite finish and by the clever
rendering of the softness and texture
of the skin and the modelling of the
flesh.
LIBRARY"-
EDINBURGH
1
When some time ago we reproduced
a collection of book-plates by various
artists we were unable to include book-plate by harold nelson
148