Studio: international art (89.1925)

MANCHESTER

"A MANCHESTER WATERWAY "
ETCHING BY M. F. MONKHOUSE

MANCHESTER.—A Frenchman, com-
menting recently on Manchester, con-
ceded to that city a peculiar tribute which
he withheld from some other English
cities. He said that it has the " beauty of
ugliness " in a superlative degree, and that
even Lille is, in this direction, a mere com-
parative. Whilst it is uncertain whether
this sort of flattery is good for Manchester,
it is certain that others beside the French-
man in question are impressed by an
achievement which may or may not be
intentional. Miss Monkhouse, living near
the city, seeing it and painting, or making
dry-points, of it in her own individual way

feels that, in their own gloomy way, the
streets of Manchester are very interesting.
In her portrayals of them she has the ad-
vantage of an unspoiled and natural out-
look, for she has, to a great extent, "worried
things out" for herself, and so is free from
the disadvantages which, with the best in-
tentions, pastors and masters too often
confer on faithful students. Her expression
is sincere, faithful, and her own. Miss
Monkhouse exhibits little outside of Man-
chester, but she is a member of the Man
Chester Academy, and one of outstanding
merit. 0 0 a a a 0

J. W. S.
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