DOI Heft:
No. 343 (October 1921)
DOI Artikel:Gallatin, Albert E.: An American sculptor: Paul Manship
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21393#0159
AN AMERICAN SCULPTOR: PAUL MANSHIP
'SALOME." BY
PAUL MANSHIP
freshed himself by communing with the art
■of mediaeval France and with the antiqui-
ties of Greece, but it was the study of
nature which chiefly nourished his genius,
and it is from nature that many of the
greatest lessons are to be learned. The
Gothic builders, Rodin tells us, were the
greatest of all realists (in spite of the general
opinion) and " the greatest observers of
naturethat have ever existed." " The cathe-
drals," he tells us, " have sprung from the
forests of France." I believe it was only
possible for Rodin to rise to the heights
that he did because of his profound love
and knowledge of nature. 000
One would like to see more passion
expressed in Mr. Manship's work and
more emphasis upon sex. If the artist does
not attain these qualities he will almost
inevitably occupy a lesser position, for all
the sculpture considered great is possessed
of at least fire enough to stir the emotions ;
one does not demand the power to summon
ecstasy possessed by Rodin, Byron and
Wagner. The figure of the nymph in his
group entitled Centaur and Dryad shows us
that the sculptor is capable of introducing
pulsating life into his work. In addition,
one would like to see Manship introduce a
more decided note of modernity into his
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'SALOME." BY
PAUL MANSHIP
freshed himself by communing with the art
■of mediaeval France and with the antiqui-
ties of Greece, but it was the study of
nature which chiefly nourished his genius,
and it is from nature that many of the
greatest lessons are to be learned. The
Gothic builders, Rodin tells us, were the
greatest of all realists (in spite of the general
opinion) and " the greatest observers of
naturethat have ever existed." " The cathe-
drals," he tells us, " have sprung from the
forests of France." I believe it was only
possible for Rodin to rise to the heights
that he did because of his profound love
and knowledge of nature. 000
One would like to see more passion
expressed in Mr. Manship's work and
more emphasis upon sex. If the artist does
not attain these qualities he will almost
inevitably occupy a lesser position, for all
the sculpture considered great is possessed
of at least fire enough to stir the emotions ;
one does not demand the power to summon
ecstasy possessed by Rodin, Byron and
Wagner. The figure of the nymph in his
group entitled Centaur and Dryad shows us
that the sculptor is capable of introducing
pulsating life into his work. In addition,
one would like to see Manship introduce a
more decided note of modernity into his
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