Studio: international art (90.1925)

MONTREAL—TOKYO

manner, getting brilliancy of colour and
depth of tone. As a member of the
Pastel Society, a group of works by her is
always a noteworthy feature of the Society's
exhibitions. a o 0 a a
Canadian by birth and French by
training, Mrs. Eastlake has always re-
ceived recognition in France, and been
well hung at the Salon. In Japan her
studies of the national art confirmed her
own instinct for simplicity of treatment.
For many years she has exhibited at the
R.A., the International Society, the R.O.I,
and other leading exhibitions in this
country, where her work is much esteemed
by fellow-artists. In Canada, where she
is best known under her own name of
M. A. Bell, her works have been bought
for public and private collections. An
oil painting and a pastel by this artist
have lately been purchased for the National
Gallery of Canada. J. Q.

TOKYO. — Out of more than 2,500
paintings in the traditional style of
Nippon submitted from all over the
country, only 131 pieces were accepted
by the judges of the Fifth Annual Exhibi-
tion of the Imperial Art Institute, while
108 paintings in European style, mostly
in oil, were chosen out of about 1,500 that
were sent in. The section of paintings
in Nippon style showed a strong tendency
towards a realistic representation, by a
faithful and minute execution through
endless patience and labour. The nanga
(after the southern school of painting), the
idealistic style which was thought to be
the real and only style fit to be employed
in painting at one time or another
in the history of our pictorial art, was
conspicuous by its absence. To be sure,
an ample number of nanga have been
sent in, but found no admittance, to the
indignation of those who uphold that style

"A COWHER D." BY
KANOKOGI - TAKESHIRO

(Imperial Art Institute, Tokyo)

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