The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
In Art Circles

The painter pure and simple has
lost his public; the sculptor who
wishes to confine himself to ideal alb
stractions finds few sympathizers; the
worker who has a practical knowl-
edge of many technical devices, who
can command attention equally as
designer and craftsman, and can for
get the old delusion that it is a con-
,descension on the part of an artist to
have. any dealings with decoration is
coming steadily into prominence
In order to understand the changes
going about one in the world of art
one must reflect upon the above state
ment and accept its spirit, whether
willing or unwilling. 1t is the state
ment Of the February international
Studio on recent works Of w. Rey-
nolds-S Stephens, the English artist
whom it styles the forerunner of an
important school of the future that
will return to- the best traditions of art
by doing everything that comes to
hand. The artists of such a school
must be masters of the whole of the
art craft. This tendency towards the
com bination of many forms of artistic
accomplishment will destroy many
cherished traditions and cause a con-
siderable Encouragement Of present
views about the mission of the artist.
most of the decorative arts are shown
in mum Der of fine illustrations Of Mr..
Reynolds Stephens DECORATIONS of a
drawing room in all Of it's details.
Another significant new art develop
ment that Is helping to popularize art
in healthy way is shown in the arti-
Gle on German Colored Autographs. ;,
1t relates how a year and a half ago
200 German artists met to discuss
what means should be adopted to inn
prove puMlic taste in art and how to
increase the stock of really good art
which could be placed in the hands OF
the public. The chief practical re-
suit Of the conference was to make
possible by their moral support the
enterprise of two sLeipsic publishing
houses of publishing a series of large
Autographs in colors to- decorate
school rooms and the walls Of private
houses. The time was suspicious fol
nearly every prominent artist Of the
country was just then essaying 18th:
ography with fine results.
The article gives descriptions anc
illustrations of many Of these recen,
Autographs, both in the series men.
toned and outside of it. Pasture il
Spring." illustrated in color may very
properly be called "a Quaint Conceit.'
It shows flock Of sheep grazing or
a gently slipping mound OF tender verd
| ure. In the sky float idly rounded
white, broken cloud masses, such a.
in America are called cotton bolls, bu
in Germany little Sheep which the,
lsstrongly suggest.
| An article on "The French Pastel
lists of the Eighteenth Century b,
Armand Dayot, is the. first of series
of articles The writer claims tina
the art of pastel is essentially French
4 in origin and in present capacity 70
/ it's use. He would restrict it, however
to the representation of women, flow
/ ers and fruit. The illustrations ar,
chiefly the works of Quentin-Latour
who is, and ever will be, king of TIN
pastel Other finely illustrated ar
ticles are The Paintings and Fitch
ings of Sir Charles Holroyd," "Moderl
j. Austrian Wicker Furniture an,
Jules Cheret's Drawings in San
4 guine."
4 Among the pupils of the Minneapo
lis School of Fine Arts who are receiv
Il ing ENCOURAGING RECOGNITION in thei