An der Piazza van Ascona The Piazza Ascona Jllustrations HEUSER n th n ea k 9 Withstood the great temptation to surrender himself entirely to the 1 M r Pr ß ° 9re cT 9 üPW ,? rd With great strides - The scener y for Schmidtbonn-s "Passion" “ a " he Gr0ße / ^cusp-e' cus at this time, was also his work. He illustrated a new edition Kleists Marquise of O and Rilkes "Songs of the Virgin". In between he still continued his we n ca e n'fo 9 |low^T ? ' mpre “ ive , work in the Berli " Sec «sion and the Academy exhibitions wecan follow the progress of the pamter’s power of depiction, growing and spreading out on all witVthf"Gtu ti0 f n R 0 |-« S f türeS repr ° dü ^ ed here gives an idea of extreme versatility. Beginning Tö 1 rf I A II a S8em Creaf ex P ress| y to form a " illustrative frame to his splendidly colourful and unusually effective impressions of the tropical island-world, down to the wintry Harbour fantasy, so interestmg in its composition, and a most lively portrayal of a bit of his own home scenery, we are fascinated by the surety of touch in his handling of strongly contrastinq subiects and by the fine instinct of the born painter with which all his work is imbued. Whether he is creatmg a convmcmg representation of the sun-drenched atmosphere of a quite Southern city- as in the Street scene m Tessin in tender pastel colours; or whether he conjures up a lovingly treasured himseT 05 •" Str< I n u 9 7 d - eallS . tiC h J ° USe by tHe harbour ' "Captain Wilke’s Room"-or again, lets himself go in a wealth of original and remarkably plastic ideas in decorating a private house— Teek d * ° eS ' ^ -f! nd h ' m displaying striking ability as a decorator, a talent urging him to seek and master great illustrative tasks. Trans, by E. T. Scheffa uer. Sicilian Landscapes 47