Studio: international art (86.1923)

BARCELONA—MILAN

“A BASKET OF FLOWERS 99
BY JUAN CARDONA

(Salon Pares, Barcelona)

choice, distribution and pattern of the
pictures. Slaves of technique, which many
of them rule with a rare ability and singu-
lar ease, they give a sensation of the
utmost facility, keeping this feature through-
out their whole work, and leaving a
pleasant impression. However, there is to
be noticed a sad mannerism into which
most of them have fallen—namely, that of
producing dozens of pictures which seem
to have been thought out and executed by
the same person. 0000

Juan Cardona's artistic personality de-
taches itself in a particular manner from
amongst the cultivators of that genre. This
artist, who is already known in the world
of art (for there are several museums on
the Continent possessing works by him ;

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for instance, the Luxembourg at Paris,
Nizza, Barcelona, etc.), has recently ex-
hibited a series of pictures which were
highly praised. His figures move on land-
scapes of green tapestry and backgrounds,
with the aim of stimulating the brilliancy
and luminosity of the colour between tones
of fine transparency. Seen through a decor-
ative vision, they have an energetic and at
the same time suggestive character, assisted
by correctness of drawing. 000
Antonio Farre.

MILAN.—Alfredo Vaccari, some of
whose recent work we reproduce in
this issue, has come to the front of late
years as one of the most brilliant animal
painters in Italy. Born at Turin, he made