. International Studio an Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art. •m i .=^H*»» THE HAKBOUK, S>T. IVKb BY COUNT LOUIS SPARRE Studio-Talk. We have few examples of the artistswork done in the summer-time or inbright dayhght, perhap; because onclear sunny days the Finnish coloursare peculiarly hard and cold. Thetrees, the moss-covered rocks, even thepatches of meadow land are uncom-promisingly vivid and clearly defined,the outlines are sharp and the tran-sitions abrupt, and the minutest detailsseem to stand out clearly before the blades of grass seem to chal-lenge your attention
. International Studio an Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art. •m i .=^H*»» THE HAKBOUK, S>T. IVKb BY COUNT LOUIS SPARRE Studio-Talk. We have few examples of the artistswork done in the summer-time or inbright dayhght, perhap; because onclear sunny days the Finnish coloursare peculiarly hard and cold. Thetrees, the moss-covered rocks, even thepatches of meadow land are uncom-promisingly vivid and clearly defined,the outlines are sharp and the tran-sitions abrupt, and the minutest detailsseem to stand out clearly before the blades of grass seem to chal-lenge your attention and demand arecognition of their independence. When Nature in her gayer moodsleaves so lictle to the imagination, anartist whose feeling is rather for thesubtle charm of suggestion than for thestern reality of definite fact, and whoyet has a love of warm and beautifulcolours, can perhaps only find vent forhis genius by turning to portraiture. Itis not surprising, therefore, that Count PORTRAIT OF MISS J. STROM BY COUNT LOUIS SPARRE once more to painting grew so strongthat Count Sparre gave up his work inBorga, and moved to Helsingfors tose
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