International studio . m the recent exhibition atthe Leicester Galleries. There is no shirk-ing here of the petty details of the sittersanatomy. Every slight angle or curve,every slight contour of flesh and bone,every suggestion of a living tremor, isexpressed on the subtly throbbing surfaces ;the extremely sensitive character of thesitter is also apparent; and yet with allthis, the portrait is an arrangement, ifyou can use the word with regard tosculpture ; the hair, the folds of the thin,clinging garment, the poise of the wholething, are all merged in a very simple,austerely decorative integ
International studio . m the recent exhibition atthe Leicester Galleries. There is no shirk-ing here of the petty details of the sittersanatomy. Every slight angle or curve,every slight contour of flesh and bone,every suggestion of a living tremor, isexpressed on the subtly throbbing surfaces ;the extremely sensitive character of thesitter is also apparent; and yet with allthis, the portrait is an arrangement, ifyou can use the word with regard tosculpture ; the hair, the folds of the thin,clinging garment, the poise of the wholething, are all merged in a very simple,austerely decorative integrity. The samedignified beauty is apparent whether youlook at the challenging head of Betty May,the eloquently poised Lillian Shelley, theexquisite feminine grace of Meum withthe fan, the characterfulness oi An AmericanSoldier. But the secret which makes thegreatness of these busts is the same as ofthe Christ figure, and that is that Life andArt are reconciled, and are one. And inthis sense, these works are eternal. 0. GLYN PHILPOT, ESQ., OSWALD BIRLEY THE ROYAL ACADEMY EXHI-BITION, 1920—SOME FURTHERILLUSTRATIONS. 000 TO the series of illustrations given inour last number of works exhibitedin the current Summer Exhibition atBurhngton House, we now add a fewfurther reproductions of works to whichreference was made in our review of thedisplay. There are several more which weare unable to include now as they were notphotographed before being sent to theexhibition, and cannot, therefore, appearuntil a later date. 0000We should mention with regard to Mr. Cawthras memorial included among thepresent illustrations, that only the figure ofthe angel is on view at the Academy. 0Under the terms of the Chantrey Be-quest, the Council of the Royal Academy,in their capacity as trustees of the fund,have purchased the painting by Mr. A. , , entitled Epsom Downs :City and Suburban Day, and one by Fisher, , called Milking former is in the current exh
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