DOI Heft:
No. 381 (December 1924)
DOI Artikel:[Notes: one hundred and ninety-three illustrations]
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21400#0374
STOCKHOLM—BOSTON
" PORTRAIT OF A GIRL." DRY-
POINT BY J. A. FRIDELL
(Graphic Art Iixhn., Stockholm)
STOCKHOLM. — The Stockholm
Society of Graphic Art (founded in
1911) opened an important exhibition at the
beginning of October, including work from
the three Scandinavian countries and from
Finland. The Danish collection was distin-
guished by high ability and command over
the mediums, and many of the exhibitors'
names will be already known to Studio
readers from the Special Summer Number
for 1902. Peter listed showed a series of
mezzotints, coloured reproductions of his
paintings, which were the last word in'
the art of engraving for reproduction.
Johannes Larsen, the animal painter, in a
number of wood-engravings, displayed an
acute power of observation and complete
mastery over his means of expression. a
The Finnish section was the least inter-
esting, both from the paucity of material
and the standard of quality, but there
were notable things from Edelfeldt, Gallen
and Simberg. The Norwegians, like the
Danes, showed a number of very excel-
lent works for reproduction. They also
manifested a decided preference for the
lithographic stone, whereon they are prac-
tising the difficult art of portraiture with
354
great success. There were very fine
drawings by Werenskjold, Brun, Henrik
Lund, Stabell, and others, a a 0
The Swedish section, with the view of
avoiding unnecessary crowding, was con-
fined to works not previously exhibited in
public ; whereas the other countries in-
cluded examples of work executed as long
as twenty-two years ago, so that it would
be unfair to stigmatise Sweden for her
apparent numerical inferiority. In spite
of this handicap, however, the Swedish
section was remarkably full of good work.
I have no hesitation in giving pride of
place to Axel Fridell's dry-points, while
among other names more or less known to
the English public, I would single out
Ferdinand Boberg, a talented architect.
In the Winter Number of The Studio
for 1912-1913 appeared one of his water-
colours, perhaps a little timid and awkward,
but he has since evolved a very personal and
vigorous style. Restrictions of space forbid
more than a mere mention of the re-
trospective exhibition of such artists as
Zorn, Larsson and Herman Haig, and I
must conclude by saying that the Society
of Graphic Art is to be very heartily con-
gratulated on the enterprise it has shown,
and the very high quality of the exhibits.
Louis Sparre.
BOSTON (Mass.).—We reproduce on
the opposite page a characteristic ex-
ample of the work of Miss Nanna Matthews
Bryant, a sculptor who has gained con-
siderable reputation in the United States.
"EIDER-DUCKS." WOODCUT
BY JOHANNES LARSEN
(Graphic Art Exhn., Stockholm)
" PORTRAIT OF A GIRL." DRY-
POINT BY J. A. FRIDELL
(Graphic Art Iixhn., Stockholm)
STOCKHOLM. — The Stockholm
Society of Graphic Art (founded in
1911) opened an important exhibition at the
beginning of October, including work from
the three Scandinavian countries and from
Finland. The Danish collection was distin-
guished by high ability and command over
the mediums, and many of the exhibitors'
names will be already known to Studio
readers from the Special Summer Number
for 1902. Peter listed showed a series of
mezzotints, coloured reproductions of his
paintings, which were the last word in'
the art of engraving for reproduction.
Johannes Larsen, the animal painter, in a
number of wood-engravings, displayed an
acute power of observation and complete
mastery over his means of expression. a
The Finnish section was the least inter-
esting, both from the paucity of material
and the standard of quality, but there
were notable things from Edelfeldt, Gallen
and Simberg. The Norwegians, like the
Danes, showed a number of very excel-
lent works for reproduction. They also
manifested a decided preference for the
lithographic stone, whereon they are prac-
tising the difficult art of portraiture with
354
great success. There were very fine
drawings by Werenskjold, Brun, Henrik
Lund, Stabell, and others, a a 0
The Swedish section, with the view of
avoiding unnecessary crowding, was con-
fined to works not previously exhibited in
public ; whereas the other countries in-
cluded examples of work executed as long
as twenty-two years ago, so that it would
be unfair to stigmatise Sweden for her
apparent numerical inferiority. In spite
of this handicap, however, the Swedish
section was remarkably full of good work.
I have no hesitation in giving pride of
place to Axel Fridell's dry-points, while
among other names more or less known to
the English public, I would single out
Ferdinand Boberg, a talented architect.
In the Winter Number of The Studio
for 1912-1913 appeared one of his water-
colours, perhaps a little timid and awkward,
but he has since evolved a very personal and
vigorous style. Restrictions of space forbid
more than a mere mention of the re-
trospective exhibition of such artists as
Zorn, Larsson and Herman Haig, and I
must conclude by saying that the Society
of Graphic Art is to be very heartily con-
gratulated on the enterprise it has shown,
and the very high quality of the exhibits.
Louis Sparre.
BOSTON (Mass.).—We reproduce on
the opposite page a characteristic ex-
ample of the work of Miss Nanna Matthews
Bryant, a sculptor who has gained con-
siderable reputation in the United States.
"EIDER-DUCKS." WOODCUT
BY JOHANNES LARSEN
(Graphic Art Exhn., Stockholm)