DOI issue:
No. 310 (January 1919)
DOI article:Studio-talk
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.24600#0139
Studio- Talk
a slab of black marble and the armorial features few others, prominent among them being Mr. G.W.
are executed in heraldic colours. Lambert, Mr. James Quinn, Mr. Arthur Streeton,
- Mr. H. S. Power, Mr. Fullwood, Mr. Will Dyson,
The art exhibitions held in London during Mr. F. Leist, Mr. C. J. D. Bryant, and Mr. F. R.
the closing months of 1918 have been more Crozier. Of particular interest was the extensive
numerous than at any time since the season of series of sketches from the Palestine field of opera-
1913-1914, and the fact is significant as an tions by Mr. .Lambert, whose talented draughts-
augury of what may be expected in the future. manship was admirably evidenced in a number
From the point of view of topical interest, those of pencil portraits of officers, and the vigorous
which claim a chief share of attention are the lithographs by Mr. Dyson of scenes and inci-
" Sea Power " exhibition at the Grosvenor . dents on the Western Front, whence most of
Galleries and the " War and Peace " exhibition the others derived the material for their pictures
at the Royal Academy. The former comprised, and drawings. The Peace side of the show was
besides a very interesting collection of naval represented mainly by four galleries filled with
trophies, the pictures and portraits painted by works by members of the Royal British Colonial
artists to whom facilities have been afforded by Society of Artists and two allotted to the Society
the Admiralty. The walls of the largest room of Australian Artists, where again some of the
were hung with the pictures painted by Sir John official war artists were in evidence. Most of
Lavery and presented by him to the Imperial the members of the R.B.C. are English, and
War Museum, and among the great variety of many of the works in this group had made a
subjects depicted one of peculiar interest was public appearance previously, but their presence
the incident of the arrival of German delegates here in close proximity to the productions of
on board Admiral Beatty's flagship Queen artists from Canada, South Africa, and New
Elizabeth on November 15. Other rooms Zealand, as well as Australia, gave this "War
contained the official series of paintings executed and Peace " exhibition a distinctly Imperial
by Mr. P. Connard, A.R.A. (Captain, R.F.A.), character,
and Mr. Francis Dodd (Major, R.M.) ; the por-
traits of V.C.'s and other distinguished officers Mr. Walker is showing this month in his
by Major McEvoy, and four portraits of galleries at 118 New Bond Street a small collec-
Admirals by Mr. Glyn Philpot, A.R.A., who in tion of works by the late Mr. A. E. Emslie, who
this masterly group of paintings has eclipsed died last March, including some water-colours
his previous brilliant record as a portrait painter. of Palestine painted during a visit some years
Major Charles Pears, too, has improved upon ago, and a large picture called Armageddon,
his past achievements as a sea painter, in the depicting the triumph of good over evil. This
collection of pictures which represented his was the last work executed by the artist, who
official contribution to the exhibition, Unfortu- had relinquished practice for some years,
nately, neither Lieut.-Com-
mander Norman Wilkinson, ^mgamFZt, . \ ■ --^
the inventor of ''dazzle" - - MKtt^
painting of ships, nor Lieut.
Cecil King were at all ade-
quately represented, mmMlljik
In the " War and Peace "
Exhibition the contributions
to the war side consisted Rft^MS " !^3f^nA ;
chiefly of the large collec- A 'mmSmmJm^r^- M|| !
tion of pictures and draw- ^JJ^^j^^^^^^^jj^^'
ment of the Commonwealth
lian War Records Section by mm^^^^^KMKm**-
the dozen official artists and a memorial tablet, designed by valentin vaerwyck, architect
127
a slab of black marble and the armorial features few others, prominent among them being Mr. G.W.
are executed in heraldic colours. Lambert, Mr. James Quinn, Mr. Arthur Streeton,
- Mr. H. S. Power, Mr. Fullwood, Mr. Will Dyson,
The art exhibitions held in London during Mr. F. Leist, Mr. C. J. D. Bryant, and Mr. F. R.
the closing months of 1918 have been more Crozier. Of particular interest was the extensive
numerous than at any time since the season of series of sketches from the Palestine field of opera-
1913-1914, and the fact is significant as an tions by Mr. .Lambert, whose talented draughts-
augury of what may be expected in the future. manship was admirably evidenced in a number
From the point of view of topical interest, those of pencil portraits of officers, and the vigorous
which claim a chief share of attention are the lithographs by Mr. Dyson of scenes and inci-
" Sea Power " exhibition at the Grosvenor . dents on the Western Front, whence most of
Galleries and the " War and Peace " exhibition the others derived the material for their pictures
at the Royal Academy. The former comprised, and drawings. The Peace side of the show was
besides a very interesting collection of naval represented mainly by four galleries filled with
trophies, the pictures and portraits painted by works by members of the Royal British Colonial
artists to whom facilities have been afforded by Society of Artists and two allotted to the Society
the Admiralty. The walls of the largest room of Australian Artists, where again some of the
were hung with the pictures painted by Sir John official war artists were in evidence. Most of
Lavery and presented by him to the Imperial the members of the R.B.C. are English, and
War Museum, and among the great variety of many of the works in this group had made a
subjects depicted one of peculiar interest was public appearance previously, but their presence
the incident of the arrival of German delegates here in close proximity to the productions of
on board Admiral Beatty's flagship Queen artists from Canada, South Africa, and New
Elizabeth on November 15. Other rooms Zealand, as well as Australia, gave this "War
contained the official series of paintings executed and Peace " exhibition a distinctly Imperial
by Mr. P. Connard, A.R.A. (Captain, R.F.A.), character,
and Mr. Francis Dodd (Major, R.M.) ; the por-
traits of V.C.'s and other distinguished officers Mr. Walker is showing this month in his
by Major McEvoy, and four portraits of galleries at 118 New Bond Street a small collec-
Admirals by Mr. Glyn Philpot, A.R.A., who in tion of works by the late Mr. A. E. Emslie, who
this masterly group of paintings has eclipsed died last March, including some water-colours
his previous brilliant record as a portrait painter. of Palestine painted during a visit some years
Major Charles Pears, too, has improved upon ago, and a large picture called Armageddon,
his past achievements as a sea painter, in the depicting the triumph of good over evil. This
collection of pictures which represented his was the last work executed by the artist, who
official contribution to the exhibition, Unfortu- had relinquished practice for some years,
nately, neither Lieut.-Com-
mander Norman Wilkinson, ^mgamFZt, . \ ■ --^
the inventor of ''dazzle" - - MKtt^
painting of ships, nor Lieut.
Cecil King were at all ade-
quately represented, mmMlljik
In the " War and Peace "
Exhibition the contributions
to the war side consisted Rft^MS " !^3f^nA ;
chiefly of the large collec- A 'mmSmmJm^r^- M|| !
tion of pictures and draw- ^JJ^^j^^^^^^^jj^^'
ment of the Commonwealth
lian War Records Section by mm^^^^^KMKm**-
the dozen official artists and a memorial tablet, designed by valentin vaerwyck, architect
127