Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, , . reminds us that,according to Ebers, Alma-Tadema was once(1883) fascinated for weeks by a large oleanderwhich he had taken with him from Brusselsto London, where for the first time it covereditself with blossoms. He would not restsatisfied until its rose-tinted glories had beentransferred to canvas, and the charming resulthe simply entitles Oleanders. A womandressed in blue and dark green is standingunder the shadow of the gorgeous tree, whichis backgrounded against a red wall, an additionaleffect—one of the artists very best and subtlest—being imparted by
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, , . reminds us that,according to Ebers, Alma-Tadema was once(1883) fascinated for weeks by a large oleanderwhich he had taken with him from Brusselsto London, where for the first time it covereditself with blossoms. He would not restsatisfied until its rose-tinted glories had beentransferred to canvas, and the charming resulthe simply entitles Oleanders. A womandressed in blue and dark green is standingunder the shadow of the gorgeous tree, whichis backgrounded against a red wall, an additionaleffect—one of the artists very best and subtlest—being imparted by the sun shining throughthe leaves on water. The happy accident ofAlma-Tadema having brought these oleandersfrom Belgium is to be held responsible, there-fore, for one of the happiest of his fancies indelineation and in treatment. It was while the very gratifying andeminently successful exhibition was in pro-gress at the Grosvenor that Alma-Tademaworked upon a picture to which he gave thetitle Shy. It is touched by a very delicate. o W Jk ife
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