Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-19
ART NOTES.

rooms Will be regularly open to the public
during the day time, for the rest of the season.
Nearly all the active members expect to have
one or two new works ready for this occasion.
and as the pictures once placed on the walls
remain there for month"; at least, the Club
| entertains the hope that its rooms may prove
constant attraction. not alone to artists
specially, but also to that large number of per-
sons outside the guild who are interested in a
general way IN art and cOgnate subjects. AS
ahlnt III that direction, it may be said that no
p!eaSanter place than picture gallery or an
tXhlDltlon room can be selected as a NEE ing
k0lht lor shopping and sightseeing parties.
Inc surroundings and influence of such place
aie sure to be agreea bic and healthful. and not
oniy suggestive of bright thought and pleasant
recollectlonS, but promOtive also of cOn9enial
conversation and good fellowship.
When equestrian statues are to be put up
in Washington hereafter it would seem to be
worth while for those having responsibility in
| the premises to consider whether they should
not be placed on lower pedestal than those
recently erected here. man is rarely and 4
horse almost never seen at an elevation SO
great, Tor instance, as that given to the statue
Of either Scott or Greene. 1t is possible these
two groups were raised so high in order to
overcome some defect in the natural character
! OF the site selected for them, and with refer
| enee to a view from some remote point. But
this is hardly allowable. since it destroys in
some measure the satisfaction of a close view
for a distant effect. This is a sacrifice which a
work Of art depending for its success upon
careful modelling and regard for details Should
not be required to make. A safe and sound
rule III art is to represent the object at its very
| best; and this can only be done when il is seen
from a natural point of view, taken sufficiently
near to enable the behOlder 10 clearly c0mpre-
ti,I m ,h eF1lHtinS me arlist intended 70 express
will not be claimed by any one, we presume
mat % natural i; or adyantageoqs view OF either
horse or his rider is 10 be had from a point
9lrectiy or nearly underneath the body OI The
former.
MIR. Simmons, The sculptor. is in the city
for 4 few DAYS and win remain oyar In,i1no,t
,vonl ho,' H.; ,'' ,; w. "i'Iit i!IA'
"tCh, "n'' III, ol"'uo Vi "o'' Ming Oh Maine
IS 10 DC loiiha!ly presented by that state as its
nlSt coHIlDutloll 10 TIE nall ul Statualy III the
1ailtott i Ni. simmons VIII De remembered as
the artist who executed the fine and much ad-
iiiiiGM I III H'"oue oi roger NliilalS. now Ill the
he loot Of the Canitn nronnIs For I d.
a man, MIR. 5. has done great deal of work
some of it of rare excellence. and those vIn
have seen his King (Which is sill draped from
public view consider it his best as It is also
his latest, achievement.
..Iudpinr Inv tho fpuraS oSr,od for o,.+,i
comics Of naintinps in tbn Cnrcnr,n caf,or,,
rar.nt,, mada ono yn,,,l th;nt OWN ',tn,'r
artists have NOT ya+ discovarad +ha f'n. tI,.'.
imitation prices OF war times no longer Dre.
vail For one coDy on exhibition on thp ave
nue. the sum of $500 is asked, and for Two
at ali upon the merit of such work. i IS 0nlS
necessary to saw that. asa rute. mere coDjrS
however good have abS,IIItnly M mari, 81 V ,,mn
Whatever. and that the n,.icpS aSLpd I'm, thaSa
will now huv oriUinai nict1rres from thn aaSniS
of artists ot verV con Sidera HE aIiiitV H,J ron
utation The day Of famr,y mi COS fni ni,rat
as fOr MANY other thinms ha. zone Nv -''
Cor,,o,ton. si.:7, 7 -i'' 7io W
ieh'cio Pdinlliis representing IfeSI-
dent Lincoln and CABINET considering The
proclamation of emancipation. which Mrs
| Elizahpth Thomson hos ho,,rbt f,,. +1,a .,,,,.
rnSe of nrasentin,r tn tho ,n,ar, ,n 'nS Ply u
a very infereytimS2 acu,ISItinn tn th' nv " - ~ y"
lection in the Capitol The Dicturn has NOT
been regarded by the critics as possessing a
nf l,n6n U,utl "a itii' IN an artistic polht
most non1ertnnns ont in rh hitI w 20 d
countrv nm,, there is tbor"rora ~ VI .ite
Ness in its hein@ orvnSd and ,Ii f a. M tiS
government '''" Civ" e''' !" i'' 'S VIC
Thnroaa,,. ,o ,.,,...
hc 'c''t'' !o'i eAhi"itloh Ill New YORK
ie',i~eu' incluoils me fccelpls2 Al TWO private
70 t, Miiich We're thrown open Tor rs ben
verv I,rh hette shmvn@ Vi @iUoo @ t trs ms Is
exhibition in This c;ly was ahla tn ma!,a ~
eyery member of the Art i'nh viii he, y h,n tn
certify. W
Toby ROsenthal. whose noted nictur. or
Elaine gained rather more reputatj,n from
| being cut ont of IFS frame while an avbihi.;on
in San EranciSca than for ito co1id ,,oriIo h,s
lately been pnnarpd in RrrIin on T.. Snn,o,,,h"t
novel Subject Which iS now On ;ts uoD ~ IN; ~
| fOrnia, where Mr.. r.. is a great favnrite ~ Tha
scenn chnSan iS nirhi -, -; L. tH .hoiT hIi Ing
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