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THE STUDIO A RETROSPECT OF ACADEMIC ART The R.A. Winter Show AMERICAN WATER-COLOUR PAINTING OF TO-DAY THE UNIT HOUSE THE CHARM OF THE PAINTED CEILING Recent Work by LEONARD SQUIRRELL & MAHMOUDSAID MARCH 1933 2s. NET
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A GOLDEN TREASURY OF PAINTING & GRAPHIC ART Reproductions in Volume Form of Past and Present Master Works THE STUDIO PAINTING SERIES 1 Figure Studies 2 Landscape 3 Children 4 Ships and the Sea 5 Horse Studies 6 Dog Studies A charming new series all will enjoy. Eight colour plates in each volume. Bound. 5s. per volume --- MASTERS OF ETCHING 12 chosen subjects in each volume 1 Frank Brangwyn, R.A. 2 James McBey 3 Anders Zorn 4 J. L. Forain 5 Sir Frank Short, R.A., P.R.E. 6 Frank W. Benson 7 Sir D. Y. Cameron, R.A. 8 M. A. J. Bauer (out of print) 9 Alphonse Legros 10 Edmund Blampied, R.E. 11 Sir F. Seymour Haden, P.R.E. 12 F. L. Griggs, A.R.A., R.E. 13 James McNeill Whistler 14 Charles Meryon 15 Francisco De Goya 16 William Walcot, R.E. 17 E. S. Lumsden, R.E. 18 H. Rushbury, A.R.A., R.E. 19 G.L. Brockhurst, A.R.A., R.E. 20 Rembrandt 21 Malcolm Osborne, R.A., R.E. 22 L. C. Rosenberg, A.R.E. 23 Arthur Briscoe, A.R.E. 24 Levon West 25 Robert Austin, R.E. 26 Martin Lewis 27 W. Russell Flint, A.R.A. 28 Joseph Pennell 29 Laura Knight, A.R.A. 30 Frank Brangwyn, R.A. Second volume 31 C. R. W. Nevinson 32 James McNeill Whistler Second volume 33 Sir D. Y. Cameron, R.A. Second volume The most comprehensive series of monographs devoted to Master Etchers ever produced Royal 4to. 5s each. Paper boards --- FAMOUS WATER COLOUR PAINTERS 1 Brangwyn 2 Russell Flint 3 Turner 4 Bonington 5 De Wint 6 Rowlandson 7 Sargent Eight large colour plates. Bound. 5s. per volume --- FAMOUS SPORTING PRINTS 1 Hunting 2 The Grand National 3 The Derby 4 Coaching 5 Henry Alken 6 Boxing 7 Shooting Every sportsman will want to frame these. Eight colour plates per volume. Bound. 5s. per volume --- MASTERS OF THE COLOUR PRINT 1 Elyse Lord 2 J. R. Smith 3 E. A. Verpilleux 4 W. Giles 5 P. L. Debucourt 6 Hiroshige 7 Bresslern-Roth 8 Hokusai The finest artist colour-printers of the world are represented in this series. Eight colour plates in each volume. Each volume 5s. --- The Studio Limited, 44 Leicester Square, London, W.C.2
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THE STUDIO Edited by C. Geoffrey Holme. Number 480, Volume CV CONTENTS FOR MARCH 1933 THE STUDIO'S Leadership 139 The Editor recapitulates THE STUDIO's pioneer work in the improvement of industrial design. A Retrospect of Academic Painting, by Charles Marriott 142 Mr. Marriott, the well-known art critic, assesses the paintings of Orpen, Sims, Greiffenhagen, Muirhead, Tuke and other famous academicians, whose work formed the Winter Exhibition at Burlington House. The Unit House, by A. S. Levetus 155 An account of new methods of simplified building by which it is possible to add from time to time to a primary form of house as means allow. American Water-colour Painting of To-day, by George Pearse Ennis 160 The President of the American Water-Color Society describes the vigorous and direct technique which has been evolved by American painters. Leonard Squirrel on Water-colour Painting 170 The Paintings of Mahmoud Said, by Georges Cattau 174 The Charm of the Painted Ceiling, by N. de Molas 178 Art News and Reviews of Books 181, 195 Fine Craftsmanship 197 SUPPLEMENTS IN COLOUR House Tops, Cintra, by Charles Gerrard Frontispiece Blessing the Sea, by W. L. Wyllie 145 Miss V. L. R. Harmsworth, by Sir William Orpen 153 Winding Nets, by George Pearse Ennis 163 Old Houses at Rouen, by Leonard Squirrel 171 Design for a Painted Ceiling, by N. de Molas 179 CONTENTS FOR APRIL SPECIAL 40th BIRTHDAY NUMBER This issue of THE STUDIO will give a review of the century's progress in the arts. There will be original lithographs by BRANGWYN, LAURA KNIGHT and C. R. W. NEVINSON, extra pages and a series of articles by the leaders of thought of two continents. Telephone: Whitehall 3267 (two lines). Telegrams: Rhombic, London EDITORIAL Valuable originals are usually insured while in custody of The Studio, but it must be understood that all material is sent, and received, at owner's risk. Contributors should submit photographs, for first consideration, rather than originals. All material should bear full name and address, and be accompanied by return postage. Personal Enquiries should be accompanied by a stamped and addressed envelope. The Editor can only be seen by appointment. AGENTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS. Home, 2s. per copy; 28s. per annum, post free. Bound Volume 15s. Overseas. British Dominions, India, Countries in Postal Union, 30s. post free. Canada (The Musson Book Co., 225 Jarvis St., Toronto), 26s. post free. France (Librairie d'Art Louis Reynaud, 52 Rue d'Assas, Paris 6), frs. 170 post free. Italy (Galleria Pesaro Via Manzoni 12a, Milan) L.110. U.S.A. (Published under the title "The London Studio"), $5.00, by The Studio Publications Incorporated, 381 Fourth Avenue, New York, to whom orders from U.S. readers should be sent for all Studio Publications. ADVERTISEMENTS. For advertisement rates apply to the Advertisement Dept., 44 Leicester Square. Copy by 1st of month prior to publication. No responsibility accepted for loss or damage of material or drawings sent to Box Nos. or otherwise in response to advertisements. LONDON: THE STUDIO LTD., 44 LEICESTER SQUARE, W.C.2
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