LONDON
noteworthy examples of portrait sculpture
added considerably to the attractiveness
of the show, a 0 0 0 0
A collection of paintings of landscapes
and other open-air subjects by Mr.
Richard Jack has been on view in the
galleries of the Fine Art Society. There
was in it much good work, seriously
studied and painted soundly and honestly,
with a sincere intention to realise sig-
nificantly the facts of nature. Another
show of much importance was seen at
the Leicester Galleries, where more than
a hundred examples of Mr. Walter
Sickert's etched and engraved work were
brought together, a gathering which gave
a very convincing impression of his power
" madonna and child
niche figure by
allan howes
LONDON.—The exhibition of the ' f ^ 11
Royal Society of Portrait Painters,
held during January and February in
the galleries of the Royal Academy, had
more than ordinary interest because there j ;:
were included in it four portraits by
Frank Holl, whose right to be counted
among the greatest of British masters is
in some danger of being forgotten to-day.
These four canvases by their distinction
of manner, their largeness of style and
their splendid completeness of accomplish-
ment, made most of the other works in % »■
the show look a little ineffective. Mr. <«44' 4 JhA,
Sargent's admirable portrait of Lord k^^C* ^£^^7 1
Russell of Killowen, however, and Sir wK"m**ut' ■>
William Orpen's brilliantly clever—though F. J*-' V
perhaps, unduly humorous—portrait of • ^ :£f^kjgu.Jts
himself, were deservedly prominent, and ^BPyHPNP^S-
other contributions of definite importance j
came from Mr. A. J. Munnings, Mr. Glyn 1 ' - '-^rj.
Philpot, Mr. Spencer Watson, Mr. Harold IHHflBHHKHHHHBHHHRHBHi
Speed, Mr. W. E. Webster, Mr. G. L.
Brockhurst, Mr. Oswald Birley, Mr. " to the unknown martyrs
/~m1_1jhtt>^t7 c 0f all ages. sketch
Glazebrook, and Mr. R. G. Eves. Some model by s. r. cameron
152
noteworthy examples of portrait sculpture
added considerably to the attractiveness
of the show, a 0 0 0 0
A collection of paintings of landscapes
and other open-air subjects by Mr.
Richard Jack has been on view in the
galleries of the Fine Art Society. There
was in it much good work, seriously
studied and painted soundly and honestly,
with a sincere intention to realise sig-
nificantly the facts of nature. Another
show of much importance was seen at
the Leicester Galleries, where more than
a hundred examples of Mr. Walter
Sickert's etched and engraved work were
brought together, a gathering which gave
a very convincing impression of his power
" madonna and child
niche figure by
allan howes
LONDON.—The exhibition of the ' f ^ 11
Royal Society of Portrait Painters,
held during January and February in
the galleries of the Royal Academy, had
more than ordinary interest because there j ;:
were included in it four portraits by
Frank Holl, whose right to be counted
among the greatest of British masters is
in some danger of being forgotten to-day.
These four canvases by their distinction
of manner, their largeness of style and
their splendid completeness of accomplish-
ment, made most of the other works in % »■
the show look a little ineffective. Mr. <«44' 4 JhA,
Sargent's admirable portrait of Lord k^^C* ^£^^7 1
Russell of Killowen, however, and Sir wK"m**ut' ■>
William Orpen's brilliantly clever—though F. J*-' V
perhaps, unduly humorous—portrait of • ^ :£f^kjgu.Jts
himself, were deservedly prominent, and ^BPyHPNP^S-
other contributions of definite importance j
came from Mr. A. J. Munnings, Mr. Glyn 1 ' - '-^rj.
Philpot, Mr. Spencer Watson, Mr. Harold IHHflBHHKHHHHBHHHRHBHi
Speed, Mr. W. E. Webster, Mr. G. L.
Brockhurst, Mr. Oswald Birley, Mr. " to the unknown martyrs
/~m1_1jhtt>^t7 c 0f all ages. sketch
Glazebrook, and Mr. R. G. Eves. Some model by s. r. cameron
152