Studio: international art (82.1921)

STUDIO-TALK.
(From our own Correspondents.)

LONDON. —The selection of Sir
William Orpen's Royal Academy
picture Le Chef de VHotel Chatham, Paris,
for purchase under the terms of the
Chantrey bequest seems to have met with
general approval, and although there are
some who, with M. Gabriel Mourey, are
disinclined to regard this painting as the
best of the artist's works at the Academy,
the cancelling of the selection as not being
strictly in accordance with the terms of
the bequest naturally caused disappoint-
ment. However, this much discussed
picture will continue to be available for

public inspection in years to come, the
Council having accepted it as the artist's
diploma work, and it will accordingly go
to the Diploma Gallery at Burlington
House, to which free admission is given
throughout the year. The acceptance of
this work by the Council completes Sir
William Orpen's qualification for the
rank of Academician, to which he was
promoted over two years ago. The laws
of the Academy decree that the diploma
work shall be presented for consideration
of the Council within six months of
election, in failure of which the election
is to be void unless a suitable apology
is made and accepted. The name of Mr.
Brangwyn, who was elected an Acade-