, 1876-01-09
TIE FINE ARTS.
Paintings by Pickering, BorgeEin, Clark,
urd Miss Hammond.
PORTRAITS.
A STEADY MARKET FOR THEM.

their staple lines OF goods or services, for wh1c
| there is a constant demand al! tho rear round
and in a1l sor.s OF times, prosperous OF adverse
In the artistic world, especially subject rs 1t |
to tue inauence OF the Nuetuas:uns III CONNER
cial prosperity, portrals-p painting Is the depart
ment for which tho community has a.~aya eon''
patronage. The prezcat dull busioess season il
no exception 20 the rue. aud our Por.rslt-pans
ers are tue busiest OF our artists. Chicago ha
no portrait painters OF very extended req rsas4on
excepting
G. r. A. HgALY,-
to whom Chicago has good c1slm,-1
at present making soi1arn OF so'cs"
mouths here AIR. Hcaly las falrly nttasnod
triumphant professional pcsitoa. and ID no'
recognized - ONO Of the best portrait painter
IN The world. from the ord:nary struggles u
al artists career lie has emerged, in tho matur1
t. Of his NE, into position waerej his Eic.ur'
are esge1ly sought at the highest prices, anc
| orders wait upon hlln Iasno1 t1Au ho upon or
| dera. Occupving a conmo ]lous pa"t:ng-roon
in Mr. Dsury's beautiful studio On l.uso" streft
| Mr. Hca1v LAS been constantly oc:n1le1 eyer
since Ills rekuiu from Franco in Oc-obct, and ID
nov oysrlowe1 ui:a oldefs. lie haa recently
! paluted pictil1ca Of aeseral we!!-AuoTn IeTsou5.
Judge Davis Ttrt De3tc. Henry " .klag ETC, and
| considerable 1rnber OF }ec:e., Mrs. King, alIss
31cCa.g. Mfa. Potter Palmer. nnl clii;a OF alf'.
| Henderson,. pu1tsai u Judge Day il has oeen
ordered by come OF his friends. and viii prob ab'v
| bo preserved 10 some putlc pace fho PORTRAIT
of Mrs. Palmer hangs at Present 10 the reception
room up-Btuire, opuuslte tuo well -kno"n plcsu3e .
| OF Mics Brras, exhibited IN tue Ex1'oe1lon, and
| tilcae Two pictures. with the little Henderson,
! child aud several o.hers form collection we'll
wurth securing. i portrait Of Mr. Harry EsL3p
| ID among Mr.. Healy's latest worAs.
| But although Dir Heafy ia the only artist hers
II ,3a At in
ne have aeyeral who n-e known i considerable
| way from homo. aad Others "no are ooud sod
fs11hful painters aud nav, uy-an i-hr, wo:k into
! great reputation. Ms. John Philips, one u oar
Test est:.iI:shei po: t1att-ran,asa, ~ IN Ne"
| York anu ia. oeeo 10 Chicago bot few months
! within the les: Year.
Tho following notes-ar7angod without ref
esence to relative rank- aud by no msans form
! ing all exhaustive list Ut cur pcrtraa:-palnters-
! will serve to chow what is coinS On in the
s.uilos
Mention II Is made las: weak Of portrait 0:
| Judge Bteese, latoI7 pauted bJ
| ALTIICR PICKERING.
| This picture is uoH cn exhibition At O'Hr!cn's
! salesroom {uos the gallery propeE). The sub
| ject is striking oua. tue powerful, somewhat
leoD1ne head OF strouG-featursd, suddy-com-
| plex.suel man. with flowing Lea1l and ha!r.
The caa-actc:s,!.c IT tue picture Is force,-pow.
erfuI couIIas.. LetWteu the heavy ehado"s aad
,Le high light. upon the face aud halr. Cr;1-
ciem ni9h ind perhaps too great IN abrup:n25s
between tho heaviest SHADOWS and the cantigu~
ous lighter parts and some resultant effec. Of
hardness In the drawing. bu: thers is ad-
ulratla natural color il the nesh, ard. best OF
ail. perhaps color and quality in tne han aud
baa1d, which indeed compose large part OF lh9
picture. The character OF the subject and the
strength Of the co'oring suggest TINT IN a Pc
ric1 Of say go yeaCs, Judge Breess Will tone
down into 8 very respectable Old Master.
cTRES1Us HALL,
1nau nav in Chicago but cd IN his profession,
who is more versatile in subjects than most of
our artists, and has lately PAINTED both good
landscapes aud Es,uge-p pictures. has two OF theee
portraits IN proSress,-oue OF little gEl With
doll, painted f1om photograph ltao CHILD
being dead), and not far ADVANCED. and one Ut
Maj. 4. Cheoer, OF South Evanston, well known
ID insurance CIRCLES he.e and in nontlcai circles
iu Wisconsin. Tie expression OF tbs picture is
very charac.ezis ic, and the DRAWN. Ct the fore
Icsu with its somewhat rugged modelling. care
full and rainstasi:ss.
haown, is French a,tis: named III fnll r. L.
a. F. BorEeus, b.s commonly c.1led BY his last
two names,
FEED. EonaEt.IA,
who has stucto 4. the corner ef North Clark
aud Ne plo st, eets, tia casi:uco On the fttter.
slr. Dtrtella MAS founerlyA regular utf:cer Of
the French army, 1t the rank Of lieutenant
Colonel anl served in the Pr2ss:a1 war. IL
tho subsequent struggle between the Govern
m=u: and the Commune he resi- su.l his commits
SOD, rnd was 70 involved th4t ne parrowiy es-
cared with his life, and after variety OF adven-
to.es became an ex!c frc11 Ftau:a. He has been
in Chicsg1 abou: year II ;hr june Ambition
OF the Acadeuy Of Design ras q ht;!e picture
commented On u these co,'nns 81 - very sail-
full little portrait Of q lads on iyo-Y, beariCg
the pame Of Borgeila-" At that tine b.osrA: hi-
cal sketch Of the artist was published iu anather
journal. which as only parity correct: although
tue Incidents Of the Artists h:s.orv are said 70
hsve been sufficiently romantic. In the Chicago
gallery OF the Exposition c1niE1t:oa Mr. Bo.gel;a
exhibited portrait OF . lit boy, fair haired
Little child OF luxury, dressed iu Ehlts froek
aul standing = soft, guy carpet, holding o
cane in his hands with very natural. cai'di1ks
actioo. 1t was q pleasant, good Picture, with
possibly pictorial fault i'll tho circumstance Of
the Nh;se truck presenting 30 broad a mass Of
hlsler lights tilcn the face, but probably noEe
the worse on tins account as q likeness for the
friends OF the little fellow. Mr. Bo:getla has paint
ed portraits of Mrs CALEB Clapp, Mrs. Otto
Young. and others.
The picture Of Mrs. Young is one OF the most
elaborate. The lady il represented 1t full
lcns,h, dressed in heavy b!a:k six, w.sa la:e at
the wrists and thsua. seated In an tn-chalr,
one III OF Which tle right hand rests, waile
shawl ia thrown over the other. aod heavy
carved table and 4 cur tain complete the comro-
e1tiou. which is canled ont carefully in all the
details. The Deco Is epiritel, and the com-
ple1i0u-a light bloude with brown hzlr OF
ledi.sh inciica.ion-is very clearly conveyed,
light eYelashea and all, and s dnished oui:e b,-
FQON Iu5 IfCteut Cu6.Cu NI LQt tfluCl
school. The beauty OF tho hands, both
OF which are in full view, il conspicuous.
and the elegance Ut the drawing aad
choice Of action Of the left baad mark sir. Dor-
ge1aa distinctive s1c=tloaca,- truly yFrencb re-
nuement Of feeling in the Arrangement enu
1nanaeement Of ths subjects OF hts portraits.
A portsalt-palnter vino has Lately cone hero
and taken studio IN pikc's Building Is :.
!: MAURICE ". cLAEK,
formerly Of Washington and Baitinora: a1r. |
Clark has Painted portraits OK Gea. Sha: man
and many other public Characters His studio |
Ii acaEcely in order yet, hut lie has portraits |
IN progress OF Philip NaJsvorth, Mra.
Chetialu, and MIR. Il. .. Matthcws,
rhlch promise we'll. In tic same
picture Of tEo little Children together, tua |
twin Children OF lir. Pardse and has pieasioe
likeness OF Mzs. II. Ayers de!icately and sketch |
lily started in c1ayon The artist has .a.ely
Painted careful lYorJ miniature OF SoueryiIle |
Thompson. |
]. r. ROBERTSON
(also in Plies Builaing) is painting portraits, |
and, ~ IS usIa! with linl, out II the common |
limo. Two children OF George II. Kozet. one q |
grl OF II. the other younger, sepaIate PORTRAITS
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