Studio: international art (82.1921)

STUDIO-TALK

''THE BELVOIR HOUNDS AT EXERCISE
IN BELVOIR PARK—DECEMBER." OIL
PAINTING BY A. J. MUNNINGS, A.R.A.

(Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool)

prototype on her lap, and very suavely to the solemn-minded. If Ethics are

painted. A picture to draw cork-like improper in art, what is the position of

explosive sounds from the sandalled wit i One is not sure that Sir William

singularist. Nevertheless, pretty girls and Orpen in painting a delicious frolic

Pekingese dogs do exist, and being facts of this sort is not transgressing some of

of nature may be stated. And Mr. David art's many modern limitations. Someone

Jagger states them well, conveying their should hold a solemn conclave on the

essence as no cubist could. 0 0 0 subject. 00000

The live and bracing Here She Comes I Mr. Cadogan Cowper, Mr. Stanley

of Mr. Jack B. Yeats was one of the out- Cursitor, Mr. Anning Bell, Mr. Maurice

standing works in the exhibition. It Greiffenhagen, Mr. Edmund Brock, Mr.

stood nearly beyond vision, being skied, W. B. E. Ranken, Mr. Campbell Taylor,

but failed to be unimpressive even so. Mr. Sargent (the fine portrait of Mrs.

Pictures like this repay spinal strain. 0 Leopold Hirsch), and, in water-colour,

Some good Scotch work was visible, Miss Dorothy Hawkesley, and Mr. Fred

notably Mr. James Paterson's Aberlady, Taylor—these gave us happiness. 0

cool and clear. Sir William Orpen's Of the Liverpool pictures, two out-

Sowing New Seed caused much disturbance standing examples may be noted. Mr.

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