DOI Heft:
No. 350 (May 1922)
DOI Artikel:Cundall, Herbert M.: Early water-colour drawings at Messrs. Agnew's
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21395#0257
EARLY WATER-COLOUR DRAWINGS AT MESSRS. AGNEW’S
“ THE HAREEM.” BY
J. F. LEWIS, R.A.
and it is probable many of them were
painted by Boys. On the Rhine, by James
Baker Pyne, is a representative work of that
artist, who painted chiefly river and lake
subjects, a considerable number of them
on the Continent. 0 0 0 0
The charming drawing, The Hareem,
by John Frederick Lewis, R.A., was
formerly in the possession of Birket Foster,
and was exhibited at the Old Masters
Exhibition at Burlington House in 1891.
Of this drawing there is a larger version,
executed in 1849, and exhibited at the Old
Water Colour Society's Exhibition in the
following year. Owing to the influence of
his friend Landseer, Lewis was at first an
animal painter. After visiting Spain and
Italy, his drawings, executed with exceed-
ing accuracy, assumed the brilliancy and
richness in colour for which he is noted.
He resided for eight years in Egypt,
donning Oriental costume, and whilst
there his style became more minute in
detail. In spite, however, of the emphasis
240
and perfection of detail, he never permitted
the subordinate parts to impair his com-
positions as a whole. To a certain extent
Lewis accepted the dogmas of the Pre-
Raphaelite Brotherhood. An admirable
example of its precepts was shown in
Ivy Bridge, Devon, painted in i860 by
W. Holman Hunt, O.M., the only original
member of the Brotherhood who adhered
throughout his life to its principle of
seeking Nature for everything. 0 0
There were a few drawings in the
Exhibition by painters working towards the
close of last century, including The Elixir of
Love by George J. Pinwell, well known
from the etching of it by Robert W.
Macbeth, R.A. Three French pictures
were also shown ; two by Edouard Frere,
a popular artist half a century ago, and
one. Place St, Germain, Paris, painted in
1882 by Henri Harpignies, a grand old
painter, who died in June 1916 at the age
of ninety-seven. It is a fine drawing
full of light and colour. 000
“ THE HAREEM.” BY
J. F. LEWIS, R.A.
and it is probable many of them were
painted by Boys. On the Rhine, by James
Baker Pyne, is a representative work of that
artist, who painted chiefly river and lake
subjects, a considerable number of them
on the Continent. 0 0 0 0
The charming drawing, The Hareem,
by John Frederick Lewis, R.A., was
formerly in the possession of Birket Foster,
and was exhibited at the Old Masters
Exhibition at Burlington House in 1891.
Of this drawing there is a larger version,
executed in 1849, and exhibited at the Old
Water Colour Society's Exhibition in the
following year. Owing to the influence of
his friend Landseer, Lewis was at first an
animal painter. After visiting Spain and
Italy, his drawings, executed with exceed-
ing accuracy, assumed the brilliancy and
richness in colour for which he is noted.
He resided for eight years in Egypt,
donning Oriental costume, and whilst
there his style became more minute in
detail. In spite, however, of the emphasis
240
and perfection of detail, he never permitted
the subordinate parts to impair his com-
positions as a whole. To a certain extent
Lewis accepted the dogmas of the Pre-
Raphaelite Brotherhood. An admirable
example of its precepts was shown in
Ivy Bridge, Devon, painted in i860 by
W. Holman Hunt, O.M., the only original
member of the Brotherhood who adhered
throughout his life to its principle of
seeking Nature for everything. 0 0
There were a few drawings in the
Exhibition by painters working towards the
close of last century, including The Elixir of
Love by George J. Pinwell, well known
from the etching of it by Robert W.
Macbeth, R.A. Three French pictures
were also shown ; two by Edouard Frere,
a popular artist half a century ago, and
one. Place St, Germain, Paris, painted in
1882 by Henri Harpignies, a grand old
painter, who died in June 1916 at the age
of ninety-seven. It is a fine drawing
full of light and colour. 000