. Studio international . It must beadded, however, thatalthough the artistalmost always intro-duces animals orbirds in his pictures,they are by no meansnecessary to theirinterest. He is a children landscape painter par excellence, especially of land-scapes in sunlight, a true servant of the light, whoin his wonderful rendering of meadow-land andmarsh uses animals merely as it were to contrastthem with their surroundings and emphasise thefact that his beautiful scenes are but of earthafter all. Hendrik W. Mesdag (born 1831) is representedby a characteristic picture, The Arrival of theFishing Bo
. Studio international . It must beadded, however, thatalthough the artistalmost always intro-duces animals orbirds in his pictures,they are by no meansnecessary to theirinterest. He is a children landscape painter par excellence, especially of land-scapes in sunlight, a true servant of the light, whoin his wonderful rendering of meadow-land andmarsh uses animals merely as it were to contrastthem with their surroundings and emphasise thefact that his beautiful scenes are but of earthafter all. Hendrik W. Mesdag (born 1831) is representedby a characteristic picture, The Arrival of theFishing Boats, which is finely composed and bearsthe impress of originality and independence sonoticeable in everything from the hand of its atmospheric effect is peculiarly happy, there isa sense of movement both in sea and clouds, andthe whole scene is full of interest and charm. Three very fine works by Anton Mauve (1S38-1888), another very distinguished member of thesame group, are also included in the BY JAMES MARISIOI The van Randwijk Collection The Woodcutters belongs to his early maturity, andits distinctive peculiarity is its charming the beauty of tone in his pictures Mauve standsalmost alone amongst the other members of TheHague school, approaching the Frenchman Corotin the courage with which he carries out his ownconvictions. In his pearl-grey mists the lines are soskilfully blended that they melt imperceptibly intoeach other, and the whole colour-scheme of hiscompositions is subdued and well balanced, addinggreatly to their picturesqueness. In him, indeed, allthe excellences of the best members of The Haguegroup of painters are united, but modified by anature more susceptible, perhaps, than that of anyof them to the tenderer and more melancholyaspects of nature. The Sheep on a Farm is a harmony in grey anddull gold, the blue coat of the shepherd alonestriking a contrasting note, the whole compositionproducing something of the effect of a
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