. International studio. THK COSY corner (Oll.)178 BY S. N. SIMMONS. THE BACH PAINTING BY F. FROM THEH. S. SHEPHERD The Neii) English Art Club as being in their very nature quite different fromthose of the open air. The out-of-door world issignificant of every aspect of nature; the indoorworld is sacred to human nature only—and, per-haps, some privileged cats and parrots. In Mr. Orpens large Portrait Group, an eminentgroup of modern writers and painters are gatheredround a table under Manets famous paintingof Mile. Gonzales. More than one of thegroup, we may add, has, in his own art,


. International studio. THK COSY corner (Oll.)178 BY S. N. SIMMONS. THE BACH PAINTING BY F. FROM THEH. S. SHEPHERD The Neii) English Art Club as being in their very nature quite different fromthose of the open air. The out-of-door world issignificant of every aspect of nature; the indoorworld is sacred to human nature only—and, per-haps, some privileged cats and parrots. In Mr. Orpens large Portrait Group, an eminentgroup of modern writers and painters are gatheredround a table under Manets famous paintingof Mile. Gonzales. More than one of thegroup, we may add, has, in his own art, kepttradition bright in Manets way—by contact withnature, the keeper of all the best of our readers will, no doubt, recognise themembers of the group. At the left of the picture,reading to the others, is Mr. George Moore; Mr. Steer is seated at the table just under theManet picture, while the four others at the right,reading from back to front, are Mr. D. S. Maccoll,Mr. Walter Sickert, Sir Hugh Lane and Mr. At the time that


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