International studio . singly suc-cessful from year to year theexhibitions of the Union of RussianArtists, or Soyouz as it iscalled for short, have, in regard to the natureand quality of the works displayed, acquired acertain stability which almost excludes artisticsurprises. The painters forming the chiefsupport of this group keep well up to theirformer level on the average, and their variations of familiar themes are always well received,but on the other hand there is a lack of newtalent whic might give a stimulus to theorganization as a whole. At the last exhibition of the Union, whichwas f
International studio . singly suc-cessful from year to year theexhibitions of the Union of RussianArtists, or Soyouz as it iscalled for short, have, in regard to the natureand quality of the works displayed, acquired acertain stability which almost excludes artisticsurprises. The painters forming the chiefsupport of this group keep well up to theirformer level on the average, and their variations of familiar themes are always well received,but on the other hand there is a lack of newtalent whic might give a stimulus to theorganization as a whole. At the last exhibition of the Union, whichwas financially successful to an unexpecteddegree, the works of K. Yuon, N. Krymoff,L. Pasternak, and A. Ryloff attracted mostattention. The peculiar style which NicolaiKrymoff, not without some reminiscences ofthe art of the late Arkhip Kuindji, has elabo-rated in his treatment of Russian landscapeis becoming more and more associated withintensity of colour and expression. Someexcellent studies attested the progress of his. ENAMEL MINIATURES. BY S. CHEKHONIN {Mir Iskuslva Exhibition, Moscow) 73 Studio- Talk endeavours, the full synthesis of which wasdisplayed in a large canvas representing thedawn of a summer day. considered by manythe clou of the exhibition. Yuon strives lessfor a fixed style than for effects true to nature,and in this direction he has acquired great? Lilly in his interpretations of theRussian winter and of provincial life, to whichbe returns from time to time with glowing Sunset by A. Ryloff impressed byits freedom from the banality commonlyted with the subject. The reappearance of Philip Malvavine aftera pause of several years aroused great expecta-tions, but these were entirely large studies of the Russian peasantry stillshow traces of a virile talent andoriginal temperament, but thesearc >t t oft by the adoption ofmethods which produce an effectof r< pulsion rather than attraction,and recall certain Munich paintersof twenty or
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