English Painter Ian C. Juta

Admirers of nature and works of art would do well, on one of these beautiful sunny days, to visit the Château d'Eze. They would not regret their visit. We did so the other day, and we had the good fortune to meet Mr. Ian C. Juta, a very talented English painter, who is temporarily based there.
Son of the Hon. Sir Henry Juta, the painter Mr. Ian C. Juta, aged 28, studied in London, Rome, Madrid, and finally in Paris, where his studio is located at 5 rue de Bagneux. Mr. Paul Léon, Minister of Fine Arts, took a great interest in his works. Some of these, including portraits of famous people, landscape views, and travel impressions of Corsica, Sardinia, and elsewhere, are exhibited up at the Château d'Eze. But... why the hell! at the Château d'Eze? you might ask. The reason is quite simple: A great American composer, Mr. Barlow, recently purchased this château, which he wishes to preserve all its remains, but which must be partially reconstructed. To whom, better than Mr. Ian C. Juta, could Mr. Barlow entrust the task of executing the grandiose and artistic frescoes that will adorn his home? For Mr. Juta has already proven himself: he has traveled extensively, he is knowledgeable, he has illustrated rare books, and he is a great artist, of whom we will speak again.
This is why the artist, working assiduously on the work he has undertaken, has installed some of his works in an outbuilding of the château. His exhibition in Eze was inaugurated by the Duke of Connaught, in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Balsan, the Duchess of Westminster, Princess Karageorgevitch, Princess Gaetani, Count and Countess Gautier-Vignal, Sir R. and Lady Hadfield, Lady Galwey, and others. Everyone admires his works, which demonstrate the soul of a great artist, truly worthy of interest.
And this exhibition has a special charm that charms and enchants the visitor, already enthralled by the marvelous setting that nature offers them. Sometimes Mr. Ian C. Juta takes his friends to Mr. Barlow's castle. He shows them the sketches of the colossal work, to which he devotes himself wholeheartedly. It is simply marvelous!
And we will end these lines as we began, by advising our readers to go to the Château d'Eze; they will not regret their visit.

G. v. CL.