DOI Heft:
No. 285 (December 1916)
DOI Artikel:Torcy, Abel: Modern arts in Leeds: the collection of Mr. Sam Wilson
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.24575#0126
Modern Art in Leeds
affiliates Mr. Senior to the best colourists of the
Flemish School. Unlike Orpen he does not
introduce any literary intention into his pictures.
With him as with Fromentin "la belle peinture
est sans prix !" And like Clausen he possesses
an uncommonly good example of his work and
one of the best of the Collection; the excellent
little canvas of G. W. Lambert, The Pond, and
the Romantic Landscape of James Pryde. Mr.
Wilson is also the happy possessor of works by
BY BERTRAM PRIESTMAN, A.R.A.
a very poetic feeling for Nature, whose essential David Muirhead, Wilson Steer, Walter Russell,
beauties he interprets independently of any theory. Edward Stott and other leading painters of the
In the Art Gallery at Leeds there is an excellent modern School to which perhaps I may be able
example of his work but one which does not give to refer on a future occasion. In addition various
an adequate idea of his talent. That is best prominent artists of Continental Schools are re-
studied in private collections, and in that with presented, such as Mancini and Joaquin Sorolla.
which we are here concerned, besides the picture The Belgian school is represented by a picture of
named above, A Flemish Mother and her Child, London Bridge by Maurice Blieck, in which this
and A Sunny Street, testify to the frank artist's impressionistic treatment of atmosphere
sincerity of the artist, a true painter in the best and masterly craftsmanship are seen to advantage,
sense of the word. and several landscapes by Heymans, dating from
To do justice to all the numerous pictures of his best period,
note in the Wilson Collection is impossible within -
the limits of this article, but the reproduction A scheme of mural decoration designed by
of a few of them fortunately makes comment Mr. Brangwyn for the Church of St. Aidan, Leeds,
superfluous. I should like, however, to cite as has recently been completed by the placing in the
particularly interesting the Clair de Lune of Henri eastern apse of a large composition, executed in
Le Sidaner, one of those nocturnes of delicate vitreous mosaic (instead of tempera as originally
tonality in which this French master excels ; the contemplated) representing a scene in the life of
picture of Twyford Lock by Bertram Priestman, the Saint, the effect being very rich.
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affiliates Mr. Senior to the best colourists of the
Flemish School. Unlike Orpen he does not
introduce any literary intention into his pictures.
With him as with Fromentin "la belle peinture
est sans prix !" And like Clausen he possesses
an uncommonly good example of his work and
one of the best of the Collection; the excellent
little canvas of G. W. Lambert, The Pond, and
the Romantic Landscape of James Pryde. Mr.
Wilson is also the happy possessor of works by
BY BERTRAM PRIESTMAN, A.R.A.
a very poetic feeling for Nature, whose essential David Muirhead, Wilson Steer, Walter Russell,
beauties he interprets independently of any theory. Edward Stott and other leading painters of the
In the Art Gallery at Leeds there is an excellent modern School to which perhaps I may be able
example of his work but one which does not give to refer on a future occasion. In addition various
an adequate idea of his talent. That is best prominent artists of Continental Schools are re-
studied in private collections, and in that with presented, such as Mancini and Joaquin Sorolla.
which we are here concerned, besides the picture The Belgian school is represented by a picture of
named above, A Flemish Mother and her Child, London Bridge by Maurice Blieck, in which this
and A Sunny Street, testify to the frank artist's impressionistic treatment of atmosphere
sincerity of the artist, a true painter in the best and masterly craftsmanship are seen to advantage,
sense of the word. and several landscapes by Heymans, dating from
To do justice to all the numerous pictures of his best period,
note in the Wilson Collection is impossible within -
the limits of this article, but the reproduction A scheme of mural decoration designed by
of a few of them fortunately makes comment Mr. Brangwyn for the Church of St. Aidan, Leeds,
superfluous. I should like, however, to cite as has recently been completed by the placing in the
particularly interesting the Clair de Lune of Henri eastern apse of a large composition, executed in
Le Sidaner, one of those nocturnes of delicate vitreous mosaic (instead of tempera as originally
tonality in which this French master excels ; the contemplated) representing a scene in the life of
picture of Twyford Lock by Bertram Priestman, the Saint, the effect being very rich.
116