. Studio international . outcomeof the national temperament grafted on to a quickapprehension, which lends itself easily to foreign influence and makes its people early users of theadvantages offered abroad for quick qualities are well illustrated in the work ofMr. Francis Petrus Paulus, whose name deservesto be added to those already famous of hiscountrymen. A native of Detroit, America, Mr. Paulus studiedfirst at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts inPhiladelphia, then in Munich and at the Ecole desBeaux-Arts, Paris, and finally he travelled andstudied in Italy, Portugal,
. Studio international . outcomeof the national temperament grafted on to a quickapprehension, which lends itself easily to foreign influence and makes its people early users of theadvantages offered abroad for quick qualities are well illustrated in the work ofMr. Francis Petrus Paulus, whose name deservesto be added to those already famous of hiscountrymen. A native of Detroit, America, Mr. Paulus studiedfirst at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts inPhiladelphia, then in Munich and at the Ecole desBeaux-Arts, Paris, and finally he travelled andstudied in Italy, Portugal, Holland, and , rich in its associations and mediaeval charac-teristics, perhaps appeals more strongly to poetsand painters than any other place in Europe, andMr. Paulus has succumbed to its spell and charm,for the short visit he, in the first instance, purposedtaking has extended over seven years, during whichhe has made great use of the materials afforded bythis unique Flemish city. His home and charming. THE OLD MARKET FROM A PAINTINi; BY FRANCIS PETRUS PAULUS141 Studio- Talk studio in the quaint old street called Pre-aux-Moulins are well known to brother artists. Amonghis friends is Alfred Gilbert, the sculptor, whoseportrait he has painted. This was exhibited in theSalon of 1909 and is considered a splendid Paulus always chooses an absolutely naturalattitude for his sitters, preferring the dress to besimple and characteristic. His portrait of AlfredGilberts mother is just as she appeared in everydaylife, strong and clever, with a grand in the studio is a full-length portrait ofMrs. Paulus, which when exhibited at the ParisSalon attracted a good deal of attention andpraise. The artist, in speaking of the joy that heexperienced in painting pictures, declared that hiswife was always his best critic. Mr. Paulus has never chosen the hackneyedsensational subjects likely to appeal to the he has ever sought has been to r
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