. International studio. als and plaquettespublished by Herr Hitl that the accompanying illustrations have been se-lected. To discuss in detailall the works of this characterwhich have made their appear-ance under his auspices wouldcarry us too far, and thesefew examples must suffice toshow the broad eclecticismwhich animates this generouspatron of the medallic the artists representedin these reproductions, hiscollection comprises worksby various other men promi-nent in modern German art,such as Ludwig Habich, CHRISTMAS BY GEORG ROMER Josef Kow^arzik, Theodor von Gosen, Bennoany art
. International studio. als and plaquettespublished by Herr Hitl that the accompanying illustrations have been se-lected. To discuss in detailall the works of this characterwhich have made their appear-ance under his auspices wouldcarry us too far, and thesefew examples must suffice toshow the broad eclecticismwhich animates this generouspatron of the medallic the artists representedin these reproductions, hiscollection comprises worksby various other men promi-nent in modern German art,such as Ludwig Habich, CHRISTMAS BY GEORG ROMER Josef Kow^arzik, Theodor von Gosen, Bennoany artistic merit. Such being the condition of Elkan, Georg Wrba, Paul Sturm, C. Starck andthings the artist who has devoted himself to this others. Prof. Rudolf Bosselt of Diisseldorf, besidesclass of workhas found him-self makingperpetual sac-ri fices andrarely reapingany compensa-tion in returnfrom the pub-lic ; for suchfew commis-sions as aregiven by theState and otherpublic bodiesnearly alwaysfall into un-worthy hands320. :r| li^ A- .•-; A JEWISH MARRIAGE MKDAL BY H. WADERK Stttdio-Talk a marriage medal and several others, has contri-buted one which serves as a title or emblem forthe series. Some years ago Bosselt won the firstprize in a competition for a baptismal medal,organised by the Kultusministerium of could have wished that Prof. Hermann Hahnhad been represented in the series by furtherexamples besides his Lenbach medal—for instance,the plaquettes dedicated to the architects AlfredMessel and Stadtbaumeister Hoffmann. The lateFranz Christ, of Munich, in addition to an admirableSchiller medal, contributes to the series a plaquettededicated to Winter Sport; the obverse, showingthe goddess of winter riding on a polar bear, isadmirable, but the reverse betrays a leaning tothat affectation and sweetness of manner which thelater Munich school are so fond of, but which isnot, on that account, any the more appropriate tothe essential character of the medal. Hugo Ka
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