. Studio international . nd studied art deprives hiscanvases of the impression of spontaneity, thoughThe Marble Quarry suggests a loosening of thebounds of ultra-discretion. Lacking passion, hiswork possesses charm ; unemotional, it is almost in-variably steeped with the romantic spirit; it is thisromance with an absence of emotion which gives tosome the impression of mere poetic intellectualism,if the term be allowed. But through every phase ofhis work, whether as an etcher or a colourist, wecatch the one unchallengeable note of is nothing crude, chaotic, or clumsy. Every-th
. Studio international . nd studied art deprives hiscanvases of the impression of spontaneity, thoughThe Marble Quarry suggests a loosening of thebounds of ultra-discretion. Lacking passion, hiswork possesses charm ; unemotional, it is almost in-variably steeped with the romantic spirit; it is thisromance with an absence of emotion which gives tosome the impression of mere poetic intellectualism,if the term be allowed. But through every phase ofhis work, whether as an etcher or a colourist, wecatch the one unchallengeable note of is nothing crude, chaotic, or clumsy. Every-thing is scholarly, refined, and deft. A man of liberalculture and sensitive, sympathetic nature, he abhorseverything that is not orderly, well disposed, anddignified, and these characteristics he expresses inhis masterly craftsmanship, which has placed himamongst the very select in the world of modern art,a position achieved by his own scholarly technique,wedded to an insight into the beautiful which isprofound. A. S. ( By permission of Connell and Sons) THE HILLS OF SKYE. BY D. Y CAMERON, , Tom Mostyn A PAINTER OF ROMANCE : MRTOM MOSTYN At the present moment the art of thiscountry is subjected to certain influences whichtend to deaden its vitality and to diminish itsrange of expression. We live in a material age,and our artists have become infected by thematerialism which pervades almost all phases ofmodern thought. As a consequence they are indanger of forgetting how much the value andinterest of their effort depends upon the mannerin which they deal with abstract fancies and howgreatly the imaginative quality of their work affectsits right to consideration. They have so far yieldedto the tendencies of the times that they are contentto give their attention chiefly to problems oftechnical method, theories of executive practice,and devices of mechanical treatment, and to makeno serious inquiry about the type of material whichis worthiest of being
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