Studio: international art (87.1924)

A DANISH SCULPTOR

they stand him. It is evident that he is, so
to speak, on fairly familiar terms with his
models, amongst which the wild beasts of
Scandinavia particularly appeal to him.
But, however dramatic the story, the con-
flict, in his work, M. Wederkinch subordi-
nates the action of his models to the plastic
effect, albeit without sacrificing passion and
sentiment. 0000a
He prefers the stone for his material; he

SCANDINAVIAN LYNX
AND FOX.” (CREAM
COLOURED LIMESTONE)
BY HOLGER WEDERKINCH

“SCANDINAVIAN LYNX
AND FOX." (CREAM
COLOURED LIMESTONE)
BY HOLGER WEDERKINCH

carves the stone himself and allows its
shape to serve as a helping factor in form-
ing the outer mould of the work in question,
and he exploits the stone to its last ex-
tremity. o a 0 0 a

Balance of decorativeness, it will be ob-
served, is one of the distinctive features of
Wederkinch’s, and one quite expects him
to hold, as he does, the view that sculp-
tured work should be attractive and pleas-
ing from whatever angle the spectator be-
holds it. 0 0 a a a

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