. Studio international . THE WOODCUTTERS. FROM THEPAINTING BY ANTON MAUVE The van Randwijk Collection. THE ARRIVAL OF THE FISHING BOATS RY W. MESDAG effects. In his First Steps his interpretation of themother and child is simple, natural, and happy,bringing out the affection between the two, andrecalls similar compositions by Jacob Maris, whilstit is wanting in the force of expression of suchsubjects when treated by Israels. The LittleMother, a later production, is far superior to FirstSteps alike in the penetration into character itdisplays and in the way in which the atmosphereof th
. Studio international . THE WOODCUTTERS. FROM THEPAINTING BY ANTON MAUVE The van Randwijk Collection. THE ARRIVAL OF THE FISHING BOATS RY W. MESDAG effects. In his First Steps his interpretation of themother and child is simple, natural, and happy,bringing out the affection between the two, andrecalls similar compositions by Jacob Maris, whilstit is wanting in the force of expression of suchsubjects when treated by Israels. The LittleMother, a later production, is far superior to FirstSteps alike in the penetration into character itdisplays and in the way in which the atmosphereof the room is rendered. In a water-colour calledMaternal Love the artist has excelled himself inforce of expression. Relieved against the dullbrown and grey-blue shadows of the backgroundsits a weary woman of the North about to suckleher child ; her careworn face, her drooping eyelids,the very tensity of the delicately painted skin, allbathed in tender light, seem alike significant of thejoy and the glory of motherhood. The Child and the Kid, by Bernard J. Blommers(born 1845), is a well-balanced group
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