DOI Heft:
No. 338 (May 1921)
DOI Artikel:Furst, Herbert E.: The paintings of William Strang, R.A.
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21392#0193
THE PAINTINGS OF WILLIAM STRANG, RA.
'LAU GHTE R." B Y
WILLIAM STRANG, R.A.
occupy an honoured place along with the little my article conveys of the many facets
Etcher, as one of England's (including Scot- of his genius. A poet as well as a painter,
land's) outstanding artists, if for no other he was also perhaps something of a mystic,
reason than for his admirable portraiture. " The Doings of Death " (the title of a
series of his woodcuts) fascinated him ; the
Postscript.—The foregoing article was subject constantly recurs in his work ; and
already in type ready for press when the sad there is that strange etching The Back of
news of Mr. Strang's sudden death arrived, the Beyond. I asked him what it meant
It must stand now as it is, written as if he but he would or could not tell. Quite re-
were still alive and working. He himself cently he spoke to me of a " new conven-
doubdess would not have had it otherwise tion " for portrait-painting he was trying.
—at all events he wished me to write and Always eager, always youthful, always in
knew what I had to say about him—and quest of new ideals, to William Strang life
almost agreed. But I am sensible now how meant work, and Art the Great Adventure.
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'LAU GHTE R." B Y
WILLIAM STRANG, R.A.
occupy an honoured place along with the little my article conveys of the many facets
Etcher, as one of England's (including Scot- of his genius. A poet as well as a painter,
land's) outstanding artists, if for no other he was also perhaps something of a mystic,
reason than for his admirable portraiture. " The Doings of Death " (the title of a
series of his woodcuts) fascinated him ; the
Postscript.—The foregoing article was subject constantly recurs in his work ; and
already in type ready for press when the sad there is that strange etching The Back of
news of Mr. Strang's sudden death arrived, the Beyond. I asked him what it meant
It must stand now as it is, written as if he but he would or could not tell. Quite re-
were still alive and working. He himself cently he spoke to me of a " new conven-
doubdess would not have had it otherwise tion " for portrait-painting he was trying.
—at all events he wished me to write and Always eager, always youthful, always in
knew what I had to say about him—and quest of new ideals, to William Strang life
almost agreed. But I am sensible now how meant work, and Art the Great Adventure.
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