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ART ED UCATION.
The School for Woodcarving at Groden exkibited ornamental
carvings, and a “ Christ on tke cross,” perfectly correct auatom-
ically.
The Training-Shop for Woodcarving (of Sebastian Steiner) in
Innsbruck (established 1872) was represented by ornamental pieces
— animals and smaller fignres — whick left nothing to b'e desired
in the technical mastery of the material, but were treated entirely
in the traditional Swiss style.
Training-Shop for Wood-Industry in Imst (established 1872).—
The effort to attain style is perceptible in the Ornaments, but the
forms are somewkat heavy and flat. Very pretty flgure-studies
were shown; and it is worthy of praise, that antique models have
beeil selected.
The Woodcarving School at Mondsee, and the Special School for
Woodcarving and for Marble-Industry at Hallstadt, are young
institutions as j*et, and must for the present cultivate elementary
drawing, of which very respectable results indeed were shown.
In the Woodcarving School at Hallein (established 1871) draw
ing is taught in two divisions ; Ornament (according to Herdtle and
Taubinger 1 ) being treated in Class I., while in Class II. it is con-
tinued in light and shade from simple plaster models. In the shad-
ing the necessary technical knowledge is wanting; the modelling
is quite prett}^. In the woodcarvings the naturalistic Swiss style
indeed still prevails, but a tendency towards more clearly defined
(Renaissance) forms is already perceptible here and there.
The drawings of the Woodcarving School at Gmünd exhibited
very pretty results in part; but they allowed no insight into the
method of teaching, as the most imperfect productions were to be
seen directly alongside of the perfect.
The Woodcarving School at Wallern (Bohemia), opened only in
January, 1873, gave evidence, in the work of its pnpils, that the
true method in drawing is there followed. The Ornaments with
the pencil and the pen were correctly and neatly executed; the
linear drawings were somewhat weaker.
The School for Wood-Industry at Tachau likewise exhibited
1 Herdtle and Taubinger.— Of tlie drawing-copies liere alluded to, tliose t>y
E. Herdtle enjoy a very excellent reputation all over Gennany. Further
information coneeming tlieni will be found ander “ Wurtemberg.”— Transl.
