Studio: international art (79.1920)

STUDIO-TALK

“ THE BIRTH OF PSYCHE”
BY EINAR JONSSON

In these, as in all her work, a genuine
sympathy with child life and an under-
standing of their point of view are evident.

B. P. Cl.

OPENHAGEN.—The name of the
sculptor Einar Jonsson is not un-
known to readers of The Studio, for on
more than one occasion his work has been
the subject of notices in its pages. Hence,
in giving reproductions of some of his
latest creations it is hardly necessary to
reiterate that he is an Icelander with a very
pronounced individuality which expresses

itself in works of a quite uncommon order.
Gifted with a lively imagination and a virile
sensibility, he gives heed only to his own
inner promptings, regardless of the dogmas
of this, that, or the other school. Though
occasionally he essays the interpretation of
some classical theme—as, for instance, the
Birth of Psyche here reproduced, or the
statue called The Antique illustrated in an
earlier number of this magazine—the chief
source of his inspiration is his own home-
land with its rich treasury of legendary
lore. Many works bear witness to his
devotion to this rugged island, whose soli-

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