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Identifier: internationalstu75newy (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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hip, breadth of conception, richnessachieved two notable points. Firstly, it brought of ideas and general grip, Frank Brangwynback to us the style of the old sporting picture, stands today practically unrivalled. whose art we seem to have lost for over a century,and secondly it showed us what an equestrian por-trait of a royal personage could be, when theartist worked free from the trammels of conven-tionalism. Though one feels in Munnings pic-tures that the horses and dogs interest him morevitally than the men and women, his figures arecleanly drawn. Always there is the breath of the in the grand manner, his fresco achievements havethe freedom and dignitj of the old masters; thereis no sign of effort even in his most ambitiousllights. At once decorative and significant, hesatisfies ami interests the spectator a1 one and thesame time. He achieves with perfect ease andnaturalness what a lesser man would mar withtoil. He is a big man working way. APRIL 192 one hundred Jive mceRnAcioriAL
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TOHICKON // looks like a tapestry, remarked a visitor at the NationalAcademy of Designs ninety-seventh annual exhibition on seeingDaniel Gathers Tobickon, which was awarded the AltmanFirst Prize. This graceful and accurate appreciation oj themanner in which the canvas is painted includes the whole spiritof the charm oj the work. While in no sense a conscious repro-duction oj the sli /c o/ the French tapestry workers, Mr. Carbersi auras has thatjeeling in bisjoliage and in the jasbion with ivbicbhis buildings spot the rising hillside. OJ this handsome pictureil may be said: It links the young art oj Americawith the old crajts oj France one hundred six APRIL I922

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