. International Studio an Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art. llen, Count Sparre gave uphis inttntion of seeking fame in England or Scot-land, and instead went with Gallen to Finland. a strong mo\ement toward the people, and togetherwith several other young artists they went to thefar north to seek their inspiration fjom primitivepeasant life. With characteristic energy and thewarm enthusiasm of his Southern Sparre devoted himself to interpreting thesenew and, to him, unfamiliar phases of life. We havefrom this time a number of interesting studies ofpeasant interior
. International Studio an Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art. llen, Count Sparre gave uphis inttntion of seeking fame in England or Scot-land, and instead went with Gallen to Finland. a strong mo\ement toward the people, and togetherwith several other young artists they went to thefar north to seek their inspiration fjom primitivepeasant life. With characteristic energy and thewarm enthusiasm of his Southern Sparre devoted himself to interpreting thesenew and, to him, unfamiliar phases of life. We havefrom this time a number of interesting studies ofpeasant interiors, the most notable of which isThe First Snozv, which shows a ])easjnt familyseated at a table in a dimly lighted hut ; andfrom this time also dates the Sprin^i^ Brook, anApril landscape full of charm and poetic feeling. At that time there was throughout the country Though spring and summer are full of beauty,winter in the far north is long and dreary, andoften, for weeks at a time, heavy clouds obscurethe low rising sun, and the light is so dim that 247 studio- Talk. NOVEMBER TWILIGHT painting is quite long periods of en-forced inaction grow intoler-able to an ardent youngpainter, full of life andenergy, and Count Sparresoon moved to Helsingfors,making only occasional visitsto the far north. and workshops opened inBorga for the manufactureof furniture in accordancewith the new ideals ofartistic design and work-manship, Count Sparre wasat once selected as managingdirector. The undertakingmet with great success, anda complete revolution wasbrought about in the ariisticideals of the buying Empire furniture wasno longer imported fromGermany, but was replacedby furniture built on simpleand graceful lines andcovered with materials insoft, harmonious work left little timefree for painting, and wefind in the exhibition com-paratively few picturesdating from this period,though one in particular,called An Old Courtyard,is a delightful picture,pai
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