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Identifier: internationalstu38newy (find matches)
Title: International studio
Year: 1897 (1890s)
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Subjects: Art Decoration and ornament
Publisher: New York
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ct, after Mr. East arrivedin Pittsburg. The American landscape painter,Mr. Henry W. Ranger, likewise, by special in-vitation, contributed a large group. Someexcellent landscapes were also included in themain section of the exhibition. In portraits, numerically, the exhibition was notespecially strong, but the few which were shown wereof peculiar interest. In the first large gallery wereto be seen a clear-cut portrait by Miss CeciliaBeaux, of a Mother and Son, sculpturesque in itsstrong modelling and frank demarcation ofplanes ; Gari Melchers portrait of ex-PresidentRoosevelt in ridmg costume, a work just failingto attain greatness ; and John W. Alexandersmasterly portrait of Miss Helen Beatty, paintedin an exceedingly decorative and characteristicmanner. In the adjoining gallery an excellentportrait of Mrs. A. W. Drake, by Irving Wiles,was to be specially remarked, and in one of thesmaller rooms, excellent work of this kind byLouise Betts and Ellen G. Emmet was noted. 153 studio- Talk
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SI.UMnERINC WATERS The transcription of sunlight seemed to haveabsorbed much attention, and in many instanceswas cleverly accomphshed. Of these, Miss LilHan(tenths chaste nudes deserve special mention, asdoes also Senor Sorollas delightful little SpanishiKach scene. Of the figure paintings much mightbe said, but in addition to those winning honours,reference can only bemade to Childe Hassams>/>/•///(, Mortiifit^, imjjres-sionistic in treatment ; to(iari Melchers Mornin«Hooni, a frank, realisticstatement none the lesslovely; and to Charles \N.Hawthornes toneful andsym;Kithetic rendering of aMothfrand Child. L. M. TORONTO. .\lthough a youngcountry-, devoidof any art tradi-tions and without manywealthy patn)ns. Canatlais making rapi<l headwavin painting and sculpture..A few years ago pictureswere an unknown (;uan-tity. and whilst works of.« merily decorative char-•54 acter were to be foundin some houses, there wasno serious thought of artin its higher sense, andbut little

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