DOI Heft:
No. 328 (July 1920)
DOI Artikel:The Glen-Coats Collection
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21360#0172
THE GLEN-COATS COLLECTION
Troyon, called The Fisherman, was also
included among the Barbizon pictures.
Reference should be made here to a canvas
by Georges Michel, The Wood-Gatherer,
for this artist was one of the forerunners of
modern French landscape painting and
among the first to break away from
classicism and seek inspiration from nature.
The Wood-Gatherer was formerly in the
Staats Forbes collection. By Harpignies,
the last survivor of the Barbizon group,
who died in 1916, were two admirable
landscapes, both of which are reproduced
here (p.167). LaVallee, a large composition,
more broadly treated than some of the
artist's more characteristic works, reveals
his power to express in his pictures the
spirit of nature. Equally impressive is the
evening scene. The Bridge of St. Pierre,
with its simple stone bridge and trees re-
flected in the tranquil waters. a 0
Four works by that master of colour,
Monticelli, were included amongst the
French pictures, two of which are shown
here(pp. 168-9). It is, °f course, impossible
to suggest in monotone the wonderful
chords of colour which the artist strikes
in these weird and gorgeous compositions.
The figures are suggested rather than
drawn, for Monticelli paid little attention
to draughtsmanship ; but they fall naturally
into the pattern and give some indication
of the theme which has inspired the artist.
For subtle beauty no picture in the
collection surpassed the small canvas, The
Young Cook, by Matthew Maris, in
which is seen a young girl, in pink bodice
and white apron, holding in her hand a
saucepan and gating dreamily before her.
This simple motive the artist has inter-
preted in the spirit of the poet, and he has
informed the scene with a beauty which is
irresistible in its appeal. Refinement of
vision, delightful colour harmony, original
technique one expects to find in the work
of Matthew Maris. All these qualities are
wonderfully displayed in this small master-
piece. Amongst the drawings was another
example of the art of Matthew Maris, The
Enchanted Wood, one of those ethereal
and mysterious compositions in which he
gave expression to his imagination. 0
Troyon, called The Fisherman, was also
included among the Barbizon pictures.
Reference should be made here to a canvas
by Georges Michel, The Wood-Gatherer,
for this artist was one of the forerunners of
modern French landscape painting and
among the first to break away from
classicism and seek inspiration from nature.
The Wood-Gatherer was formerly in the
Staats Forbes collection. By Harpignies,
the last survivor of the Barbizon group,
who died in 1916, were two admirable
landscapes, both of which are reproduced
here (p.167). LaVallee, a large composition,
more broadly treated than some of the
artist's more characteristic works, reveals
his power to express in his pictures the
spirit of nature. Equally impressive is the
evening scene. The Bridge of St. Pierre,
with its simple stone bridge and trees re-
flected in the tranquil waters. a 0
Four works by that master of colour,
Monticelli, were included amongst the
French pictures, two of which are shown
here(pp. 168-9). It is, °f course, impossible
to suggest in monotone the wonderful
chords of colour which the artist strikes
in these weird and gorgeous compositions.
The figures are suggested rather than
drawn, for Monticelli paid little attention
to draughtsmanship ; but they fall naturally
into the pattern and give some indication
of the theme which has inspired the artist.
For subtle beauty no picture in the
collection surpassed the small canvas, The
Young Cook, by Matthew Maris, in
which is seen a young girl, in pink bodice
and white apron, holding in her hand a
saucepan and gating dreamily before her.
This simple motive the artist has inter-
preted in the spirit of the poet, and he has
informed the scene with a beauty which is
irresistible in its appeal. Refinement of
vision, delightful colour harmony, original
technique one expects to find in the work
of Matthew Maris. All these qualities are
wonderfully displayed in this small master-
piece. Amongst the drawings was another
example of the art of Matthew Maris, The
Enchanted Wood, one of those ethereal
and mysterious compositions in which he
gave expression to his imagination. 0