Studio: international art (84.1922)

THE VICTOR RIENAECKER COLLECTION

















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JUNE MORNING." WATER-COLOUR
BY TOM COLLIER, R.I, (l840-l8gi)

Robins and T. B. Hardy, all of whom were
marine painters and recognised for their
ability to produce pleasing seascapes.
Mr. Rienaecker possessing a residence in
Jersey, has acquired several drawings
illustrating that island. There are three
different views of Elizabeth Castle by
John Callow, J. N. Carter and F. S. Ford,
one of Mont Orgueil Castle by A Herbert,
and of St. Aubin's Bay by T. S.
Robins. a a a a 0

Reverting to the early landscape painters,
Hugh William Williams, who was known
as " Grecian Williams " through his having
travelled in Greece, and made there a
number of drawings, afterwards published,
also produced numerous water-colours of
Scottish scenery, and a view of Loch
Katrine is a representative work of this
class. Mr. Victor Rienaecker also pos-
sessed another remarkable drawing by
this artist, a distant view of Edinburgh,
but it has recently been presented to the
Birmingham City Art Gallery. This is
another instance of his generosity. In
spite of his great attachment and love for
his collection, which he has acquired with
infinite pains in order that only really

representative works should be selected,
it does not prevent him from occasionally
parting with one of his cherished posses-
sions and presenting it to a public gallery,
as he has already previously done, where it
can be enjoyed by others beside himself, a
A moonlight scene by Francis Oliver
Finch is full of imagery. This painter,
also a poet and musician, has been de-
scribed as being the last of the old school
of landscape painting in water-colours.
He was a great admirer of Blake, and all
his own work was imbued with the same
poetic feeling. Samuel Palmer was another
poetic artist, and also greatly inspired by
Blake. The two companion drawings
Sunset and Moonrise are full of pathos.
One was originally in the collection of
the Baroness Burdett-Coutts. By William
Leighton Leitch, a Scotchman, there is a
drawing of Balwearie Castle in his native
country. He gave lessons in water-colour
painting to Queen Victoria and other
members of the Royal Family. Thomas
Sidney Cooper, R.A., and William Callow,
R.W.S., are represented by typical works
in their respective spheres—the former by
one of his usual landscapes with cattle,

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