Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-13
ART NOTES.

AII NOTES..
| The bill introduced in the Senate the other day
by Judge Davis, of Illinois. to erect statue OF
Chief Justice Marshall in Judiciary Square in
| this city, is measure which ought to pass both
houses Of Congress without debate or delay. 1t
should, too, be only the beginning of a sys
tematic proceeding on the part of the govern
ment to perpetuate in this manner the form and
memory of some of the distinguished persons
who have made themselves tllustrious and con-
ferred lustre on their country in the quiet walks
OF civil life. There is no scarcity of American
citizens who have won high and deserved dis
tinction in the fields of jurisprudence, states
manship, science, literature. philanthropy, and
theology. and who are equally worthy with SOL
| dicrS Of such recognition at the hands of the
| nation. There is, we know, that about the
| achievements and career of military and naval
heroes whfchis peculiarly fascinating to the pop
| ular mind; but warriors are not the only people
| worthy of honor, nor is equestrian Statuary the
| only expression OF art worthy a place in the
| beautiful grounds OF the national capital. A
| statue Of Chief Justice Marshall will make a
very appropriate start in the right direction,
| but the effort should net be allowed to exhaust
i itself with that achievement.
considering the bad weather prevailing at
the time. an Unexpectedly large party Of pleas
| ant and appreciative people met in the room Sc
lected for the purpose on Thursday evening to
bid God-speed to Messrs. Weyl and Pool, prior
| to their departure, and enjoy at the same time
private view of the pictures by resident art
lists, to be sold on the evenings Of Monday and
| Tuesday next. The pleasure Of the company in
| seeing each other was largely enhanced by the
| art display, which was, we venture to say, both
larger and better than they had counted upon.
The bulk of the collection is of course furnished
| by the two artists named above and much the
| largest portion by MI. Weyl, but there are also
| quite number Of nice examples in water colorS
| by Turner and Newton, and few in Oil by two
| or three others. We have not space for any eX-
| tended remarks on the subject, but desire to say
| briefly that the work of both Mr.. Weyl and Mr.
| Pool shows decided and trTatjfVinr
On the whole. indeed, it is within its range dec-
| dedly the best exhibit of local talent we have
| good attendance Of buyers and command good
| prices. Nothing makes a more appropriate Or
| more highly priced holiday gift than a good
| picture. and here bidders can hardly go amtSS
Mr.. Poole will spend the winter in New
York. where he has taken studio, as has al
| ready been mentioned in these Notes, and is not
| going to Europe, as was enormously stated the
| other day.
Miss c. L. Ransom has been commissioned
by the Treasury department to paint a portrait
| of Alexander Hamilton from original pictures
| in New York.
Art is slowly but surely feeling the effects
of business prosperity In the country. Not only
is there an increased demand for good pictures,
| but prices are getting better than they have
| been for the past half dozen years. Upon these
| points the sales made during the recent exhibit
| tion OF the Philadelphia Society of Artists furn-
| De Haas brought 81 200; figure piece-Desde
| mona-by Hyneman, brought the same; a land
| Scape by William Hart, and landscape with
figures, by Tiffany, sold for $1,000 each, while
| many others. smaller and less importantin char
| acter, brought from $3.50 to $3.50. The whole num-
private sale, and 'sstudio prices" it Should be
! borne in mind,-was forty-four, and the amount
| realized aggregated nearly $4,000; At an auc-
! tion sale OF the Carver collection, in New York.
| on THURSDAY evening. prices went still higher.
| a Meyer Won Bremen, GX12, brought $3.50;
| NerbGckhoven, 12x1S, brought s., 500; Baug-
MET, sl,4I5, and Plot 81 $50. The whole lot Of
| seventy Eight pictures, OF which all but five or
| six were by foreign artists produced over
| s31 900, or an average Of about 800 each.
- There are good grounds for hoping that the
| proposed restoration" of st. Marks Cathedral
| at Venice may not be undertaken after all. The
voice of artists, archaeolOgiss and architects has
been against it from the time the first announce
ment was made, and now the European organi
| cations and societies interested in art and cog
| nate subjects are beginning to send in their
| protests. The British Royal Academy has for
| warded strong memorial on the subject; SINH
! lar action has been taken in Manchester, and
| by the National Society for the encouragement
| public meeting called for the purpose of ex-
| pressing popular dfsapprobation of the threat
ened Improvement" was held in Liverpool on
| the evening of the I'd inst The Italian authori-
ties now declare that there is ground for this
agitation but it is just as well that it has begun
and 1t may be worth while to keep it up a little
might be done by an enthusiastic and indus
tious 'restorer" turned loose in such a field as
st. Marks.
George H. Boughton, the distinguished and
popular painter, has settled, as conclusively, we
suppose as anything of that sort can be settled,
the oft-moOted question whether he is an Eng
ltsh OF American artist. He decides in favor OF
the land OF the eagle, and against the land of
the lion: In recent letter from London: he
says:-'I believe firmly that was born in Eng
land. was mere baby when our entire family
and many relatives left England for the new
home beyond the sea. My first impressions OF
hrst fond belief, counter current to all strict
orthodox teaching, was that the world was
created ON the Fourth of July. began 10 paint
in Albany. and before finally left for Europe
had spent some twenty-five years in America.
: Such of the good people of England
who know or care anything about Inc aL,cdys
consider he an American. | ALWAYS
speak of myself, when desired to be explicit. as
an American artist born in England. !
have really been long time away. but when l
tell YOU that only intended to stay week in
London In the first place, you will see that my
absence has been rather an accident than any
fixed intention on my part"
Mr.. like has had the good fortune to be
Kept quite busy Of late. Since the portrait of
General Grant, painted for the executive man
sion last spring, he has finished one of the late
Professor Henry for the American PhiiOSoph-
ical society at Philadelphia; one Of the late eX-
Secretary Crawford, for the Treasury depart
ment; one. more recently, of Secretary McCrary
for the War department., and he is now engaged
on one OF the late Chief Justice Chase for the
Treasury department. All the finished pictures
enumerated gave the greatest satisfaction to
those who have seen them, and that of Mr.. Chase
under way, promises to be one OF MI. Ulke's most
successful efforts.
The general public, not less than those
specially interested in att, will be glad to know
that the announcement OF the death of Mr.. H. X.
Brown the distinguished sculptor which gained
currency yesterday, was not correct. The error
was based on the death of MI. Browns devoted
and much loved wife, which occurred on the
10th inst, and the fact that Mr.. Brown himself
has not been In good health for some time past.
- The sale of the Sherwood and Hart gal
leries in New York next Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings will bring before the public
number of very choice paintings. Both gentle
men were regarded as liberal and discrfminat-
ing patrons OF art, and Nh. Sherwood par.ticu-
larly is understood to have a Singularly good
collection of pictures by leading American art
lists.
ANOTHER HOMICIDE IN MARYLAND.-A colored
man named George Clark has been committed
to jail at Rockville, Nd, charged with killing
John Lyles, another colored man, at Pooles-
vile. Montgomery county, last Saturday night
1t seems the men had an encounter in store
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