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THE STUDIO FOUNDED IN 1893 VOL. 97 NO. 432 MARCH 1929 THE MIRROR OF ACHIEVEMENT
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“THE STUDIO” VOL. 97 MARCH 1929 No. 432 EDITED BY GEOFFREY HOLME CONTENTS Title --- Author(s) --- Page --- The Appreciation of Art: Rhythm --- Ana M. Berry --- Contemporary British Painting: Henry Lamb --- James Bone --- The Nature and Aims of Architecture --- Bruno Taut --- Mr. Edward Marsh’s Collection --- T. W. Earp --- The Architect and Modern Civilisation --- Francis Jourdain --- Modern Stagecraft: A Review of Fuerst and Hume’s “Twentieth-Century Stage Decoration” --- James Laver --- Graphic Arts of To-day: Russian Drawings --- Paul Ettinger --- Modern English Craftsmanship: Furniture designed by W. F. Crittall; made by E.W. Beckwith --- Shirley B. Wainwright --- Crafts of To-day: Mexican Pottery --- M. B. Holms --- Two Water-colours by C. S. Cheston --- Notes: London, Liverpool, Paris, Berlin, Munich, Tokyo, Philadelphia --- Reviews --- An Auction Causerie: Reynolds’s Rembrandts --- A. C. R. Carter --- SUPPLEMENTS Title --- Author(s) --- Page --- “Brazilian Hangnest” --- Simon Bussy --- Frontispiece --- “Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Behrend and Family” --- Henry Lamb --- “Ducks in Flight” --- Cedric Morris --- “Still Life” --- Matthew Smith --- Living-Room for a Country House --- Francis Jourdain --- Pottery made by Tonala Indians, Mexico --- PUBLISHED BY THE STUDIO Ltd., 44 Leicester Sq., London, W.C.2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES HOME 2s. per copy. 28s. per annum, post free. Bound vol. 155. OVERSEAS - British Dominions, India, Countries in Postal Union, 30s. post free. - Canada, 26s. post free. - Germany (F. A. Brockhaus, 16 Querstr., Leipzig), Mk.s. 26 post free. - France (Librairie D’Art Louis Reynaud, 18 Rue de la Bucherie, Paris 5), Frs. 170 post free. - Italy (Galleria Pesaro, Via Manzoni 12a, Milan), L.168 post free. - U.S.A. (Published by A. & C. Boni Inc., 66 Fifth Avenue, New York, under the title “Creative Art,”) $7.50 post free. --- PHOTOGRAPHS, ORIGINALS AND ARTICLES are sent at owner’s risk. All should bear full names and addresses, and should be accompanied by return postage. All articles and notes must be typewritten. PERSONAL ENQUIRIES should be accompanied by a stamped and addressed envelope. CONTRIBUTORS are urged to submit photographs, in the first instance, rather than originals. SELECTION is made on merit alone. No fees are accepted for the inclusion of work. THE EDITOR CAN ONLY BE SEEN BY APPOINTMENT Telephone: Gerrard 3267-8 Telegrams: Rhombic ADVERTISEMENT DEPARTMENT of The Studio, Ltd., 80 Fleet Street, London, E.C.4. ADVERTISEMENT RATES for un-displayed advertisements — 7s. 6d. for 32 words, 1s. for each eight or less beyond. Copy by 1st of month prior to publication. Displayed advertisement rates on application. REPLIES to Box Numbers 1s. extra. NO RESPONSIBILITY accepted for loss of or damage to designs, etc., sent in response to advertisements. --- CONTENTS OF NEXT ISSUE RECENT WORK OF AUGUSTUS JOHN: A survey of the Exhibition of the work of this great English artist at Messrs. Tooth’s Galleries. THE ROYAL DOULTON POTTERY: An illustrated account of the charming pieces produced in the experimental department at Lambeth. FRENCH INTERIOR DECORATION: Monsieur Djo Bourgeois, the well-known modern interior decorator and architect talks about his own work. APPRECIATION OF ART: The third of a series of articles by Miss Ana Berry, explaining the principles of art for the general public. THE DESIGN OF THEATRICAL COSTUME: Discussed and illustrated by Mr. James Reynolds, an American designer. THE COLLECTION OF MR. AND MRS. COURTAULD: An illustrated account of one of the most famous of modern English collections. THE ARCHIEPISCOPAL SEMINARY, BAMBERG: A notable achievement of modern ecclesiastical architecture.
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PUBLISHERS BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING ESTABLISHED 1760 P. & D. COLNAGHI & CO. "CONCARNEAU" ORIGINAL By 60 PROOFS AT DRYPPOINT JOB NIXON, A.R.W.S., A.R.E. £5 5 0 EACH Size $9\frac{1}{2} \times 12\frac{1}{2}$ inches Paintings and Drawings by Old and Modern Masters VALUATIONS, RESTORATION, FRAMING, MOUNTING COLLECTIONS BOUGHT 'en bloc' 144, 145, 146 NEW BOND ST., LONDON, W.1 TELEGRAMS: COLNAGHI, WESDO, LONDON. Telephone: MAYFAIR 6356 (8 lines) AD. I
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ART EXHIBITIONS, Etc. LONDON.—ABBEY GALLERY, 2 Victoria Street, S.W.1. Modern Etchings by leading artists. Hand-wrought silver by Georg Jensen. Open during February. ARLINGTON GALLERY, 22 Old Bond Street, W.1. Water-colours by the late Rose McAndrew. Open February 19 to March 1. Portraits and Landscapes by Ernest H. McAndrew. Open March 5 to 15. BARBIZON HOUSE, 9 Henrietta Street, Cavendish Square, W.1. Selected works by Bosboom, Israels, the brothers Maris and Anton Mauve. Open till March 8. BEAUX ARTS GALLERY, 1 Bruton Place, W.1. Exhibition of Modern French Painting. Open till March 9. BROOK STREET GALLERY, 14 Brook Street, W.1. Reproductions of Flower-paintings by Countess Gabriella Fabbricotti. Old Chinese Porcelain. Modern Paintings by Charles Gerrard. Open till February 28. Oil Paintings and Water-colours by Margaret Grierson. Open March 1 to 12. BURLINGTON HOUSE, Piccadilly, W.1. Dutch Art, 1450-1900. Open till March 9. COLNAGHI, P. & D. AND CO., 144-6 New Bond Street, W.1. Water-colours and Etchings by Charles S. Cheston, A.R.E. Open till March 2. Paintings, Drawings and Etchings by Allan Gwynne-Jones. Open March 8 to April 6. CONNELL AND SONS, 47 Old Bond Street, W.1. Twenty-first Annual Exhibition of New Etchings and Drypoints. Open during February. FINE ART SOCIETY, LTD., 148 New Bond Street, W.1. Paintings by H. J. Gunn. Water-colours of Northern Italy, Suffolk and Sussex, by Freda and St. Clair Marston. Open February 20. GIEVES GALLERY, 22 Old Bond Street, W.1. Czechoslovak Arts and Crafts. Open February 28 to March 15. GOUPIL GALLERY, 5 Regent Street, S.W.1. Oil Paintings and Drawings by Gilbert Spencer. Water-colours by David Jones. Open March 7 to 28. GREATOREX GALLERY, 14 Grafton Street, W.1. Etchings and Drawings by Modern Artists. Open during February. LEICESTER GALLERIES, Green Street, W.C.2. Paintings by Ethel Walker; Pastels of Birds by Simon Bussy; Modern Masters of Etching (8th exhibition). Open during February. Paintings by Henry Lamb. Open March 2 to 28. MANSARD GALLERY (Heal and Son, Ltd.), 196 Tottenham Court Road, W.1. Handwoven and hand-printed textiles. Stoneware and other Pots. Open February 15 to March 16. PATERSON, MR. W. B.’s’ GALLERY, 5 Old Bond Street, W.1. Paintings by Hamish Paterson. Open till February 28. Pictures by Terence Loudon. Open March 7 to 23. R.B.A. GALLERIES, 6½ Suffolk Street, S.W.1. The Women’s International Art Club. Open about February 18 for several weeks. REDFERN GALLERY, 27 Old Bond Street, W.1 Panels, Etchings and Drawings by Orovida. Open till March 2. Oils by R. O. Dunlop. Open March 7 to 30. REID, ALEX. AND LEFÈVRE, LTD., 1A King Street, St. James’s, S.W.1. Sculpture by Benno Schotz, Paintings by Esther Sutro and Muriel Wilson. Open during February. R. I. GALLERIES, 195 Piccadilly, W.1. Society of Women Artists : 74th Annual Exhibition of Pictures. Sculpture and Crafts. Open till March 4. Royal Institute of Painters in Water-colours. Receiving day, March 6. Open March 25 to May 30. (Continued on page 4) --- ALEX. REID & LEFÈVRE, LTD. THE LEFÈVRE GALLERIES —ALWAYS ON VIEW— FINE PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS & ETCHINGS DURING MARCH SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF FINE PAINTINGS by A MODERN FRENCH MASTER 1a KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S, LONDON, S.W. 1 Telegrams & Cables: “DRAWINGS, LONDON.” Telephone: GERRARD 6384 AD. 11
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Venus and Cupid An Original Line-Engraving by HARRY MORLEY, A.R.E. Edition limited to 75 signed proofs. Published by THE COTSWOLD GALLERY 59 Frith St., Soho Square, London, W.1 --- The Twenty-one Gallery 15 MILL STREET, LONDON, W.1 Woman Tethering a Goat, by ROBERT AUSTIN. Publishers of the ETCHINGS of ROBERT AUSTIN JOHN NICHOLLS FREDERICK AUSTIN MARTIN HODGES PAUL DRURY ENID BUTCHER S. R. BADMIN W. M. LARKINS ALEX. WALKER G. SUTHERLAND Illustrated catalogue of Graham Sutherland’s etchings post free on application. The Gallery can be hired for one man shows, for terms and vacant dates apply the Secretary. --- NOW ON VIEW 21st Annual Exhibition OF NEW ETCHINGS and DRYPOINTS JAMES CONNELL & SONS 47 Old Bond Street, London, W. --- OMAR RAMSDEN ST. DUNSTANS SEYMOUR PLACE :: S.W.10 FOR SILVER OF DISTINCTION Telephone: KENSINGTON 6629 1929 AD. III
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ART EXHIBITIONS, Etc.—Continued R.W.S. GALLERIES, 5A Pall Mall East, S.W.1. Exhibition of the Royal Society of Painter Etchers and Engravers. Open till March 7. Royal Society of Painters in Water-colours. Receiving day, March 12. Open March 23 to May 25. ST. GEORGE'S GALLERY, 32A George Street, Hanover Square, W.1. Water-colours and Drawings by Mariette Lydis. Open till March 14. TOOTH, ARTHUR AND SONS, LTD., 155 New Bond Street, W.1. Work by Raoul Dufy. Open till March 2. The Seven and Five Society. Open March 6 to 28. TWENTY-ONE GALLERY, 15 Mill Street, W.1. Modern Etchings and Lithographs. Open during February. Etchings and Drawings by Paul Drury, A.R.E. Open March 18 to April 6. WALKER'S GALLERIES, 118 New Bond Street, W.1. Landscapes by Reginald F. Reynolds, R.B.A. Flower-paintings by H. T. Reynolds. Open till March 2. Paintings by F. Fielding-Ould. Open February 19 to 25. Water-colours by Samuel Lucas (died, 1865). Open March 7 to 27. WHITE CITY, Shepherd's Bush, W.12. British Industries Fair. Open February 18 to March 1. WHITECHAPEL ART GALLERY, Whitechapel Road, E.1. The Macpherson Collection of Maritime Pictures. Open till March 23. BIRMINGHAM.—ROYAL BIRMINGHAM SOCIETY OF ARTISTS. Photographic Exhibition. Open March 2 to 9. EDINBURGH.—ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY. 103rd Annual Exhibition. Receiving day, March 22. Open April 20 to August 24. LIVERPOOL.—WALKER ART GALLERY. British Artists' Exhibition. Open during March and April. MANCHESTER.—MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY. Manchester Academy of Fine Arts. Open till March 2. NOTE.—The Editor will be pleased to receive particulars of any Art Exhibitions, Competitions, Lectures and other announcements likely to be of interest to readers, which should reach him by the 1st of the month of publication (i.e., the month previous to that named on the cover). THE PATERSON GALLERY 5 OLD BOND STREET, W.1. EXHIBITION OF PICTURES by TERENCE LOUDON. 7th—23rd MARCH Saturdays 10-1. Admission Free BRONZE FOUNDERS Sculptors' works are faithfully reproduced by sand or cire perdué process at minimum cost. Colossal statues, statuettes, relief panels and tablets. THE MORRIS - SINGER ART BRONZE FOUNDRY Morris House, Rochester Row, WESTMINSTER, S.W.1 Telephone: Victoria 0671 (5 lines) Approved "One" Man Shows HELD AT The Brook Street Art Gallery, Ltd. 14 BROOK STREET, W. (Three doors from New Bond Street) THE SALON CLUB (For Artists and Art Lovers) OFFERS A Spacious and Centrally Situated EXHIBITION GALLERY to INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND SOCIETIES Terms from :—The Secretary, Salon Club, 2a Hall Street, Oxford Street, MANCHESTER THE LEICESTER GALLERIES, LEICESTER SQUARE, LONDON HENRY LAMB EXHIBITION OPENING MARCH 2nd AD. IV PRESTON.—HARRIS ART GALLERY. Fourth Annual Spring Exhibition of Lancashire Artists. Receiving days, March 8 and 9. Open March 28 to May 4. BRUSSELS.—PALAIS DES BEAUX-ARTS. Modern English Painters: Sickert, Sims, Augustus John, etc. Open during February and early March. PARIS.—GALERIES GEORGES PETIT, 8 rue de Seze. J. Bille; Cariffa; Labeth; Casimir Raymond; A. Lavignac. Open till February 28. Schmitt; Andre Hurtret; E. Villon; Mme. G. Descamps; Marcel Roy. Open March 1 to 15. GRAND PALAIS, Champs Elysées. Spring Salon. Receiving days, March 4 to 7. PHILADELPHIA.—PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS. 124th Annual Exhibition. Open January 27 to March 17. COMPETITION.—CONSUL GENERAL FOR ECUADOR, 23 College Hill, Cannon Street, E.C.4, will supply particulars of a Competition for a Monument to Bolivar, to be set up in Quito. Designs must reach the Legation of Ecuador, 91 Avenue Wagram, Paris, by March 31. LECTURES.—GOLDSMITHS' HALL, E.C.2. "Line and Form in Silverwork and other Applied Arts." By Prof. R. Y. Gleadowe. March 13 at 7.0 p.m. GEFFRYE MUSEUM, Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, E.2. Free lectures on Furniture. Thursdays, 7.30 p.m., from February 14 to March 21. WESTMINSTER SCHOOL, S.W.1. Four lectures on "The Story of Westminster," arranged by the Westminster Housing Association. February 19 and 26; March 5 and 12; at 5.30 p.m. Tickets for course (£1, 12/6 or 6/6) from Lady Isabel Margesson, 147 Victoria Street, S.W.1; Mrs. J. C. C. Davidson, 3 Barton Street, S.W.1.
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Tonala Pottery made by the descendants of the Ancient Aztecs. Beautiful and Original Pieces at Moderate Prices. On view at the BROMHEAD ART GALLERY 18 Cork Street, Bond Street, London, W.1. Sole Importer: Miss HOLMS 29 New Street, Henley-on-Thames --- WHY NOT TRY THIS INTENSELY INTERESTING AND REMUNERATIVE BRANCH OF COMMERCIAL ART? Trained fashion artists are in great demand to-day by the leading stores and drapery houses, and there are highly paid posts awaiting those who can offer natural artistic gifts combined with a special training. Here is a book that will help the potential fashion artist to gain a thorough knowledge of the art, and even those with some experience will find it a particularly useful book. FASHION DRAWING & DRESS DESIGN by MABEL L. HALL Provides a scientific and systematic course of instruction in the principles and methods underlying this branch of Art. Proportion, construction and pose are fully dealt with, and special attention is given to the fundamental anatomy of the human figure. Profusely illustrated in two colours, 187 pp. - 10/6 NET Write for a descriptive prospectus of the book, free and post free from the publishers Obtainable from a bookseller or:- SIR ISAAC PITMAN & SONS, Ltd. PARKER STREET, KINGSWAY, LONDON, W.C.2 --- IF YOU WOULD BUY CORRECTLY, Visit the LEIPZIG SPRING FAIR from 3rd to 9th March, 1929, where you can see ART OF THE LATEST TYPE. Apply for particulars to: THE LONDON OFFICE OF THE LEIPZIG FAIR 1, Gower Street, W.C.1. Hon. Representative in Scotland: A. C. C. Schultz, Esq., 166, Buchanan Street, Glasgow. OR TO Leipziger Messamt, Markt 4, Leipzig. SAS AD. V
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A.W. FABER CASTELL PENCILS VITALIZE EACH THOUGHT Each of the sixteen degrees in the "Castell" range is pat to its particular purpose, each the best in the world for that purpose. Finest graphite, perfectly graded 6 B to 8 H, price 6d. each, 5s. 3d. a dozen. For colour work there are 64 shades of "Castell" Polychromos—all permanent and a near approach to water-colour—4d. each, 3s. 9d. per dozen. Sold by Stationers, Artists' Colourmen, etc., everywhere. "POLYCHROMOS" AND THE PHOTOGRAPH With the A. W. Faber Artists' Cabinet No. 9275, the technique of colouring photographs is amazingly simplified, and the results are faultless. Ask your Stationer or Artists' Colourman about it, or write for descriptive leaflet. A. W. FABER, 13 & 14 CAMOMILE STREET, LONDON, E.C. 3 --- Are you insisting on WHATMAN GENUINE HAND-MADE DRAWING PAPERS as the medium for your work? If not, your talent is not receiving full scope. Whatman will respond to the stroke of brush or pencil in a manner which will delight you. Refuse all substitutes and insist on seeing the watermark before purchase:— J WHATMAN (VISIBLE BY HOLDING THE PAPER TO THE LIGHT) STOCKED IN A VARIETY OF SIZES, WEIGHTS AND SURFACES, BY ALL LEADING ARTISTS' COLOURMEN AND DRAWING OFFICE STATIONERS Further particulars, together with sample booklet and list of protected prices, obtainable from Sole Sales representatives:— H. REEVE ANGEL & CO., Ltd., 9 Bridewell Place, LONDON, E.C. 4 Manufactured by W. & R. BALSTON, LTD., Maidstone, for upwards of 160 years. AD. VI
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A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY for ARTISTS. £100 IS OFFERED BY “THE SKETCH” FOR A SUITABLE CHRISTMAS NUMBER COVER DESIGN In Full Colours This offer is open to all artists, and gives every man or woman ample scope for his or her particular talent, as there is no restriction in regard to style, subject, or treatment. For the guidance of artists, small reproductions of what are considered the three most successful covers of recent years are published below. --- Christmas 1925 --- 1926 --- FOR THE GUIDANCE OF ARTISTS: THE THREE MOST SUCCESSFUL “SKETCH” CHRISTMAS NUMBER COVERS OF RECENT YEARS There is no limit as to the size of the originals that may be submitted, but the proportions of the cover of “THE SKETCH” must be retained, the Christmas Number covers being of the same size as the cover of the usual weekly issue. Also, there need be no lettering on the designs, though it should be remembered that it will be necessary to add the usual lettering subsequently. Therefore, the Artist should treat his subject in such a way that this addition will not interfere with any important part of his picture. CONDITIONS TO BE OBSERVED (1) Any artist may send in any number of designs. (2) All designs must reach “The Sketch” office not later than the first post on March 12th, 1929. They should be addressed: Cover Designs, “The Sketch,” Inveresk House, 346, Strand, London, W.C.2. (3) Each drawing must bear the artist’s name and address. (4) The decision of the Editor of “The Sketch” must be accepted as final. (5) Proof of posting cannot be accepted as proof of receipt. Designs, except the winning design and any reserved for future use (by arrangement with the artists), will be returned in due course, provided postage or carriage is prepaid by the senders; but the Editor of “The Sketch” will not be responsible for the loss of any design submitted or for any damage it may sustain while in his hands or in transit. AD. VII
