The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-15

the dog stray pet of the studio, stroiied
ln' modelled him there and then.
lie is also copying Holbein at the
Louvre. A special authorization had to be
obtained for him from the minister Of
fine arts. it not being the custom. pro-
tested the administration, to admit chiI-
dren of such tender years
Another canvas that well illustrates tha
trend of his talent is a Hungarian hattja
scene His father is working upon COM
position, BEN and Patof'' the heroes Of
the Hungarian War Of Independence,
Iada saw 1t and depicted it, too. not in
servile imitation, but as his own indepen-
uent vision saw it, the grouping, eoloriEle
and general plan entirely distinct. For"
ne SAID naIvely, i also would like to be a
Meissonier"
1t can easily be imagined that Tada.
Styka does not present many points of re-
resemblance with other boys Of his age.
small even for his years Especially in
comparison with his father. a broad
shouloered giant, thin and pallid. with
the eyes that grasp the vision of truth
anu peduly, and the mobile mouth that
SPEAKS OF HmltlesS potential emotion ba
IS bright and CHEEKY when reused ma
IoVes rather to rest in repOse and il tiroId
because sensitive. silent because absorbed
ne mas had his romping. of course. and
recalls with pleasure his bicycling esca-
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sunni summer at st. Jean de Luz He rides A
morse and enjoys it. and in the studio
Cah De seen an elastic home exercfser.
10 make him strong, says his father since
health and strength are the handmafdens
OF successful art. But the truth IL he
exists only for his work "Taciturn and
soIltary' they termed him at the Jesuits.
out II was no such thing. No morbid linn
tatlon, only an absolute self-devotfon.
Father and son live alone together IN
their studio Of the Place PigaHe. Bohe-
mlan both. There is no show Of authority
on the fathers side. Tada is Serious
and needs no guiding hand So thew
work together; and for recreation roam
out to see the galleries, the Luxembourg
or Louvre.
1t is wonderfully interesting to see them
paint simultaneously from the same
model She sits before their two easeIg
and is posed, the son making suggestions
to the father and the father generally car
Ty1ng them out. Jan Styka works very
rapidly with powerful brush in long un-
wavering strokes; Tada is more tfmid,
seeking his medium, choosing between the
many possibilities his vision sees The
father has gained his effect. broad ex-
perienced. 1orid; the boy refines ideal
iZing, dreaming with nervous touch And
the model sees her dual personality
emerging from two canVaSes. And the
fathers picture fiatters her so that she
smiles. but the sons leaves her pensive.
In May they leave Paris for America
At the ST. Louis exposition a special
building is now in course Of erection,
where Jan Styka will exhibit his Quo
Vadis'' series" together with his Col
gotha" Tada Styka will be represented
by five pictures, his "TolstOy' por-
trait, and four others not decided on,
perhaps not yet painted.
OF his future plans nothing certain IS
known. He would like to win the PriX
de Rome. but for that he must become
a naturaIized Frenehman, and then the
drea dful military service (doubly dreadful
to an artistic nature such as his) would
have to follow. Perhaps when they have
once known America the Stykas will
learn to love it and make 1t their future
home. Marcel Taitbout