International studio . |!pO MR. E. S. LUMSDENS INDIAN STUDIES. TWILIGHT — BENARESBY E. S. LUMSDEN, subtly that single note of brilliant greenkeys up the whole picture. Jodhpur is atypical street scene, with the characteristicfigures of the natives—some of themwomen poising water-jars upon their heads—as they pass along or converse in groups ;it is full of brilhant colour—reds andyellows dominating—glowing in the sun-light against the white buildings under ablue sky. This was a study for Mr. Lums-dens large picture exhibited last year at theRoyal Scottish Academy, and subsequentlyat Liverp
International studio . |!pO MR. E. S. LUMSDENS INDIAN STUDIES. TWILIGHT — BENARESBY E. S. LUMSDEN, subtly that single note of brilliant greenkeys up the whole picture. Jodhpur is atypical street scene, with the characteristicfigures of the natives—some of themwomen poising water-jars upon their heads—as they pass along or converse in groups ;it is full of brilhant colour—reds andyellows dominating—glowing in the sun-light against the white buildings under ablue sky. This was a study for Mr. Lums-dens large picture exhibited last year at theRoyal Scottish Academy, and subsequentlyat Liverpool. The Well-head is anotherJodhpur scene, but the time is evening, andin the delicate desert atmosphere, with itsgrey and silvery tones enveloping the high-pitched colour of the costumes—yellow,pink, and deep red—and the dark skins ofthe natives, the tender leafage of the sacredpepal-tree, and the pale glimpses of skythrough the balcony, we have a nocturneeffect of peculiar beauty. A night-piece,too, but with a difference, is Twilight—Benar
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