DOI issue:
No. 393 (December 1925)
DOI article:[Studio-talk]
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21403#0396
BERLIN—HAMBURG
be found in the iron reliefs by Ludwig
Kunstmann, in the hall of the Hamburger
Privatbank, of i860. The architecture of
this building is of the school of St5vhase
and Hartjenstein, and the building was
finished last year. The sculptures are no
copies of the art of a past age. They are
entirely modern, a part of our everyday
life, but at the same time of no age in
particular. Most modern in their plain-
ness, they overwhelm us and force us to
stop a moment in our daily work to think
why and what we are. Their seriousness
is typical of North German art. The
figures depict the deadly sins mentioned
in the New Testament—greed, avarice,,
envy, gluttony, sloth, pride, anger. The
figures are a part of the building, they
blend with the architecture. They are
strong and simple, and for this reason
are typical of our age. 000
Kurt Roos-Gutschow.
miss irmela von du-
long. by antal jarosy
sympathetic Yugoslav painter, now resid-
ing in Berlin. 0*000
The reproduction contained in the
present issue gives a good idea of his
serious and conscientious art. The face
and figure of the sitter reveal a pronounced
originality. A fine head with clear-cut
features crowns the slender figure. Jarosy
found out the right way of emphasising
this striking peculiarity. By a turn of the
profile he lent to the head an energetic
expression bringing into relief its contour ;
the position of the left hand grasping the
right arm reflects the elastic energy
animating the body. The music of the
two cool colours—the yellow bodice
against the blue-green background, yields
the most charming effect. The result
was a portrait of striking likeness and
character. The effect thus obtained,
although seemingly casual, was in fact due
to careful study. Max Osborn.
HAMBURG. — We now find every-
where a new form of architectural
ornamentation which is an expression of
our own age and the child of our modern
habits. An excellent example of this may
390
"avarice" (iron), by
ludwig kunstmann
be found in the iron reliefs by Ludwig
Kunstmann, in the hall of the Hamburger
Privatbank, of i860. The architecture of
this building is of the school of St5vhase
and Hartjenstein, and the building was
finished last year. The sculptures are no
copies of the art of a past age. They are
entirely modern, a part of our everyday
life, but at the same time of no age in
particular. Most modern in their plain-
ness, they overwhelm us and force us to
stop a moment in our daily work to think
why and what we are. Their seriousness
is typical of North German art. The
figures depict the deadly sins mentioned
in the New Testament—greed, avarice,,
envy, gluttony, sloth, pride, anger. The
figures are a part of the building, they
blend with the architecture. They are
strong and simple, and for this reason
are typical of our age. 000
Kurt Roos-Gutschow.
miss irmela von du-
long. by antal jarosy
sympathetic Yugoslav painter, now resid-
ing in Berlin. 0*000
The reproduction contained in the
present issue gives a good idea of his
serious and conscientious art. The face
and figure of the sitter reveal a pronounced
originality. A fine head with clear-cut
features crowns the slender figure. Jarosy
found out the right way of emphasising
this striking peculiarity. By a turn of the
profile he lent to the head an energetic
expression bringing into relief its contour ;
the position of the left hand grasping the
right arm reflects the elastic energy
animating the body. The music of the
two cool colours—the yellow bodice
against the blue-green background, yields
the most charming effect. The result
was a portrait of striking likeness and
character. The effect thus obtained,
although seemingly casual, was in fact due
to careful study. Max Osborn.
HAMBURG. — We now find every-
where a new form of architectural
ornamentation which is an expression of
our own age and the child of our modern
habits. An excellent example of this may
390
"avarice" (iron), by
ludwig kunstmann