DOI Heft:
No. 286 (January 1917)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.24575#0213
Studio-Talk
"invocation of lakshmi" by federico beltrXx-masses
BARCELONA.—Federico Beltran-Masses that were wont in former days to haunt the fetes
has in the past year obtained one of the of Versailles and Andalusia. If we would look
greatest satisfactions to which an artist for a parallel to him we shall find it in the French
can aspire — official recognition and painter, the late Gaston La Louche, but the
success in his native country, and that at an age resemblance between the two is purely one of
when the majority of those who follow the path of spirit, for in regard to technique their work is
art make their first start and find how great are entirely different,
the obstacles that lie in their way. During the
past summer before his departure from Spain to Beltran delights in reviving the festive scenes of
settle in Paris, Beltran desired to let the public bygone times, Oriental or Spanish, and indeed
of Barcelona and Madrid see a collection of his everything that enables him to present an harmoni-
work, and the result proved a great success, ous juxtaposition of gay colour and decoratn.
demonstrating clearly that, in spite of his youth, elements, and woman is ever an indispensable
the artist is not one of those who are still seeking constituent of his compositions. He is an accom-
for their bearings, but one who, having found plished draughtsman, for not in vain has he
the right direction, is pursuing it with confidence devoted himself with zeal to that essential part
and enthusiasm. He is an indefatigable and of his practice : but his Southern temperament
enterprising worker, possessing an exquisite taste, has given him a special enthusiasm for colour,
and as a painter he has devoted himself particu- the secrets of which he is ever revealing ; his
larly to the presentment of those feminine types methods are truly personal, and his manipulation
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"invocation of lakshmi" by federico beltrXx-masses
BARCELONA.—Federico Beltran-Masses that were wont in former days to haunt the fetes
has in the past year obtained one of the of Versailles and Andalusia. If we would look
greatest satisfactions to which an artist for a parallel to him we shall find it in the French
can aspire — official recognition and painter, the late Gaston La Louche, but the
success in his native country, and that at an age resemblance between the two is purely one of
when the majority of those who follow the path of spirit, for in regard to technique their work is
art make their first start and find how great are entirely different,
the obstacles that lie in their way. During the
past summer before his departure from Spain to Beltran delights in reviving the festive scenes of
settle in Paris, Beltran desired to let the public bygone times, Oriental or Spanish, and indeed
of Barcelona and Madrid see a collection of his everything that enables him to present an harmoni-
work, and the result proved a great success, ous juxtaposition of gay colour and decoratn.
demonstrating clearly that, in spite of his youth, elements, and woman is ever an indispensable
the artist is not one of those who are still seeking constituent of his compositions. He is an accom-
for their bearings, but one who, having found plished draughtsman, for not in vain has he
the right direction, is pursuing it with confidence devoted himself with zeal to that essential part
and enthusiasm. He is an indefatigable and of his practice : but his Southern temperament
enterprising worker, possessing an exquisite taste, has given him a special enthusiasm for colour,
and as a painter he has devoted himself particu- the secrets of which he is ever revealing ; his
larly to the presentment of those feminine types methods are truly personal, and his manipulation
201