Studio: international art (89.1925)

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Mr. G. Leon Little's landscapes, which pleasing, too, because it gives a novel and
were on view last month at the Arlington original aspect of one of the great Venetian
Gallery, deserve to be remembered as waterways. Mr. Cecil Hunt's water-
unusually attractive records of nature by colours are well composed—particularly
an artist with a real sense of beauty and The Emerald Bay, San Vigilio. The
very sound powers of interpretation. The gallery also showed some of Sir William
work of Miss Sylvia Gosse, too, at the Orpen's drawings. The Society of
Goupil Gallery, proved her to be a painter Graver Printers in Colour maintains its
of considerable distinction and definite high standard, and shows many delightful
individuality. There were, besides, in colour prints, amongst which we note Mr.
the gallery some interesting paintings by W. J. Phillips's Bat Wing Sail and Mr.
Mr.Walter Sickert, Mr. William Nicholson, Y. Urushibara's Herbaceous Peony. 0
Mr. Gilbert Spencer and Mr. Wilson Steer. The wood-carving illustrated, The

Mr. R. A. Wilson, whose works were on Adoration of Youth, by Mr. Richard

exhibition in March at the Dorien Leigh Garbe, has a particular interest not only

Gallery, displays an admirable sense of as an artistic conception but also as a

solid design that is shown to advantage in technical achievement. It is a piece of

Brent House. His studies in pen and direct carving executed throughout by

wash are very interesting in their com- the sculptor himself without any pre-

bination of modern and traditional ele- liminary modelled sketch, and in its

ments, a combination to be seen also in manner of treatment it shows full respect

the modern English water-colours at the for the character of the material employed.

St. George's Gallery. We have a pleasure Mrs. Laura Knight's aquatint Filia

in noting an excellent show at the new Mundi is a good example of her work in a

Bond Street Galleries. Mr. Graham medium which she handles with much

Petries' Rio S. Giuseppe, Venice, is admir- confidence, and the pastel study Horn

able in its simplicity of treatment and the Rims, by Mr. Montmorency, and the

striking effect he obtains. The picture is poster design London Bridge, by Mr. W.

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