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As an illustrator, though very different, Carl Larsson appeals in a comprehensive group of pictures in another gallery. Carl Larsson's extraordinary resourcefulness in getting everything he needs out of the confines of his home has for years been the cause of his great popularity abroad, and in his thirty-three cheerful drawings he discloses his entire home life, in all the variety of happenings which makes married existence a success. His drawing is faultless, his sense of colour supple and refreshing, and his ability to make such extensive use of the relatively narrow atmosphere of his home without exhausting it proves his caliber.
The sculpture of the Swedes is of the same unusual excellence that commands so much respect in their other work. Edstrom easily outranks his fellow-artists in his group of naturalistic and conventional architectural heads, in the Liljefors gallery, while in the long and narrow adjoining gallery a multitude of excellent etchings, drawings, and black and white work compel mention. They hardly need any explanation, since in their very character they readily convey their meaning. One could dwell at greater length upon this most representative of all national displays, but I fear that it would have to be done at the expense of the American section, which hospitality has already placed under a disadvantage
There is a big difference between Liljefors and Mrs. Boberg, or againbetween her and Fjaestad, but not any greater than between all of theseartists and John Bauer. John Bauer's paintings are exquisite, and evensuch abused adjectives as sweet and delicat are not out of placewhen applied to his work. I hope we have some enlightened person amongus who can afford to buy the whole batch of them, and do it quickly,before any more ofthem are sold singly. It takes more time to enjoythese little fairy tales than one can afford to give to them. Theypossess everything a good illustrative painting ought to have. A wealthof ideas imaginatively represented, good drawing, and intimate feelingtell of the keen pleasure the artist must have had in producing thesegems.
There is a big difference between Liljefors and Mrs. Boberg, or againbetween her and Fjaestad, but not any greater than between all of theseartists and John Bauer. John Bauer's paintings are exquisite, and evensuch abused adjectives as sweet and delicat are not out of placewhen applied to his work. I hope we have some enlightened person amongus who can afford to buy the whole batch of them, and do it quickly,before any more ofthem are sold singly. It takes more time to enjoythese little fairy tales than one can afford to give to them. Theypossess everything a good illustrative painting ought to have. A wealthof ideas imaginatively represented, good drawing, and intimate feelingtell of the keen pleasure the artist must have had in producing thesegems.


In the adjoining gallery, a somewhat larger one on the east, Gustav Fjaestad's very fine decorations form what we are in the habit of calling a "one-man show." Mr. Fjaestad certainly has the decorative feeling, whether he paints a picture or designs a rug. In fact all of his pictures look like designs for rugs. And why not? If a wall rug is a decoration, a picture should be one in just the same way. It is hard to single out among the many good examples the best one, and it may be left to the taste of the individual, who among nothing but good things cannot make a poor choice.