Studio: international art (64.1915)

Belgian Artists in England

several good specimens, especially the masterly
etchings by Albert Baertsoen and Jules de Bruycker,
reproduced in a former issue. Victor Gilsoul like-
wise proved his exceptional skill as an etcher, both
in black-and-white and in colours ; La Seine a
Hericy, Z’Eglise de Delft and before all Malines sous
la Niege, with the majestic cathedral now so badly
damaged by German shells, awakened particular
interest. The beauty of the old Flemish towns
specially attracts the aquafortists ; Isidore Opsomer,
Marten van der Loo, and Julien Celos showed pic-
turesque views of Bruges, Ghent, Malines, Lierre,
&c., whilst Albert Delstanche exhibited some
well-studied landscapes, Mme. Danse - Destree
excellent interpretations of ancient sculpture, and
Fernand Verbaegen carnival sketches in colour,
influenced by Ensor’s well-known burlesques.

Whilst the exhibition at the Royal Academy was
in progress the Ridley Arts Club also devoted a
section to Belgian art, in
which most of the artists
named above were repre-
sented, but generally with
less important works. One
of the principal exhibits
was a nude figure by
Maurice Wagemans; and
mention should also be
made of some vigorous,
very broadly painted sket-
ches by John Michaux, an
Antwerp marinist, and
studies by Dolf van Roy,

F. Smeers, Ed. J. Claes.

The exhibition of the
Women’s International
Art Club also contained
some Belgian works : land-
scape studies by Jenny
Montigny, a pupil of Emile
Claus, still-lifes by Alice
Ronner, etchings by Mme.

Danse - Destree, &c. A
most interesting feature of
this exhibition was an
extensive loan collection of
ancient and modern lace,
including remarkable
specimens of English,

Italian, French and Bel-
gian work.

We conclude the present
review by mentioning
an individual exhibition “marie louise”

of Marten van der Loo’s etchings in colour at
Messrs. Goupil and Co.’s Gallery, and the Belgian
contribution to the exhibition of the Royal Institute
of Painters in Water-Colours, where a dozen Belgian
aquarellists were represented—H. Cassiers, J. Celos,
Ed. Claes, A. Hamesse, F. van Holder, C. Jacquet,
F. Khnopff, A. Lynen, A. Marcette, V. Uytterschaut
and E. Vloors; we noticed especially some ex-
cellent studies of monks and interiors of churches
by Alfred Delaunois, the painter of Louvain.

The exhibition of the National Portrait Society
at the Grosvenor Gallery, and a special Belgian
exhibition in the National Museum of Wales at
Cardiff, are very important as containing contri-
butions by eminent artists whom we have not
encountered elsewhere, such as James Ensor, Leon
Frederic, Eugene Laermans, Th. van Rysselberghe,
and others; but space does not permit of a fuller
notice of these on the present occasion.

BY EMILE VLOORS

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