Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-11
ART NOTES.

1 vi oik ONcI Ecu III talis CouIlTys duu ptrudh,
| In any country. 1t is doubtful, indeed,
whether any person now living will see its
equal in extent and variety, even In the
| future. This remark holds true with refer
ence 10 European as well as to American
works, but IL applies with particular force TO
the productions of English artists Most OF
those who have taken much active interest
| in the subject have had opportunities from
time to time TO inspect a great many very
fair, and in some cases some OF the very best
examples by the leading painters OF the
modern French, German and Italian schools
either In the public or private galleries or in
the sales ToomS OF our princip pal cities: but
curiously enough, Notwithstanding the close
relations otherwise existing between Amer
| lea and Great Britain, almost none or at
| least but very few OF the works O! the bsst
English artists, living or dead, have ever
been brought 10 this country, either for pur-
| poses OF exhibition or sale. II happens, there
| fore, that while our art lovers are quite
familiar with the styles and methods OF the
masters of the three schools above named
and which may be said In a general way 10
| include the distinctive charPcteriStlcs of All
the other schools OF Europe,-they know
almost nothing or at the best very little OF
what English artists are doing, or what pro-
| gress art has made and is making in their
country. This state of things we are glad To
believe, Will DO longer exist after the doors
| OF the great exhibition shall be opened. Rec
| ogniZiDg, probably, the disadvantage at
which she has been held in this regard, Great
Britain seems to have taken the most careful
| steps in order TO secure proper representa-
| ton on that occasion. The commission in
charge of the subject consists, under the
chairmanship OF Sir Francis Grant, PreSi-
| dent OF the Royal Academy. OF the following
eminent artists, viz: MesSrs. Millais, Calde
ron, Leighton, and Redgrave, OF the Il A,
ana Sir John Gilbert, Mr.. Holman Hunt
and Mr.. +. w. Burton. The Queen places at
The disposal OF the committee the pictures
belonging TO The crown, from which five
may be selected; and the Royal Academy,
not to be behind Her Majesty, will loan
pa ntings by ETY., StaDfield, Constable,
Richard Wilson, Wilkie, West Calcott.
Fuseli, Reynolds, Creswick, Maclise, and
Landseer, together with a bust of Flaxman,
by Bailey, and one of Sir Benjamin West
ny Chantry. In addition 10 these great
attractions, il is given out that the collection
OF works by living aTtists,-sculptors as well
as painters,-will be Eery large, and in the
highest degree representative In character
In the light of these facts, IL is safe TO saw
now that to see and study the English sec
ZION OF the art gallery will alone bs worth a
Trip from Washington TO Philadelphia.
The art feature of next week will IN
douhtedly be the Reception ana Exhibition
TO be given by the Artists Club in their new
room in Vernon Row. on Wednesday evening
the 18th inst. The Club Room or Exhibition
Gallery, as II may INTERCHANGEABLE be called,
Is perhaps not what It ought 10 be in all
respects. 1t is however the best, that can be
obtained just noT, and well located for the
purpose anu Wnen IL Is once appropriately
! IuTGlsbed and It's walls lined with pictures
IL is sale 10 say that il will become one OF toe
most attractive places in the city for people
Cf culture and taste. 1t is the purpose OF all
or nearly all the members of the Club to
have examples OF their best and most char
actSTistic work on exhibition at the recep-
| ZION, so that the occasion is pretty certain
10 De at once credltable to the artists them
| selves and interesting TO the public. 10 ad-
citizen 10 this, it is understood that the at
fractions OF the evening will be still farther
ffnEf zaf 4,
or The artists located in the building will be
oEen at the same 10 the invited guests of the
Club.
- Mr.. Fisher has not done anything in
landscape or portrait work tor some time
past, being busily engaged on an ideal fig
| ure of Christ, which he intends sending to
the Centennial Exhibition. The head is
| modelled closely after the one in crayon
made by Mr.. Fisher couple of years ago.
and which has attracted so much favorable
notice. In size the figure, which is about
three quarter length, is heroic. The time
chosen is evening, with the golden rays OF
the setting sun falling over the domes and
hlinarets of an Oriental city near by, ani
ALTO upon the form OF the Saviour. The
llt NJ nom this source, combines with that
OF the nimbus surrounding the head, gives a
peculiarly rich effect TO the whole, and har-
monies well with the sentiment OF the pic
ture, which is intended To represent Jesus as
saying "Oh, Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
how often would / have gathered thy child
rem together, even as hen gathereth her
chickens under her wings, and We would
not!'' For want OF time, Mr.. Fisher will not
be able to exhibit this picture In Washing
ton before sending IL TO Philadelphia as II
will require almost every work ing moment
prescribed date
Mr.. Walter Paris, the well known Eng
lish water color artist, has returned to the
city after an absence of several months, and
taken studio in the Second National Bank
building, on Seventh street. Mr. Paris has
spent most of the time since leaving Wash.
ington last summer in the interior &arrito-
ries and on the Pacific coast, and Though he
was so unfortunate as TO lose much valuable
time from a severe and protracted Illness he
has yet been able to bring back with him
many finely finished drawings illustrating
the CHARACTERISTIC scenery of the various lo-
cal1tles visited during his absence. These,
together with drawings previously made in
other quarters of the glooe, make a most
attractive collection, and one well worth the
examination of those intereste in water
colois, or indeed in any branch of art. An
inspection OF the contents OF his portfolio
VIII show that Mr.. Paris is equally at home
In landscapes and in interior and exterior
architectural drawings. We may add by
the way, that Mr.. p. has concluded 10 throw
his studio open TO the art loving public on
Friday afternoons.
Those who are curious 10 see how narrow
line separates photography in its better
forms from what might in a general way be
called higher art, should examine some of
the stereoscopic and cabinet views OF build
ings and scenery in ana about Washing ton,
recently published by Mr.. j. F. Jarvis OF
this city. Not only do these pictures repre-
sent with all the fidelity OF photography the
various objects selected for illustration but
the points of view are SO admirably chosen
and The effects OF light and shade so artist.
cally managed that many of them would
seem to be copies of ideal compositions by
artists full OF poetry and sentiment, rather
than literal transcripts from nature in her
every day moods and aspects. La their way,
indeed, we have seen nothing finer, either of
American or European production.
Following the tide OF emigration, Mr..
Rowzee has transferred his studio to Vernon
Row, where he is occupying Jointly with Mr..
Turner room Is, on the upper floor At
present Mr.. r. is engaged on landscape SUBJ
jects, his sight not being sufficiently strong
TO work on figures, in which field he seems To
take most pleasure, and in which likewise.
his friends think he will eventually win the
greatest success.
Mr.. Poole is putting the finishing touches
upon an interior wood scene in the Allie