Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-20
ART NOTES.

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will reach Washington early next week.
Anne Whitney, the sculptor of the statue
| OF samuel Adams contributed by Massachu-
sets to the National Capitol, never touched a
tool or her profession TIL she was thirty-eight
| years Old.
Rev. Arthur NJ. Knapp, who is pleasantly
remembered for his Interesting lectures on the
same subject In Washington, last season, Is now
engaged In delivering a course OF lectures on
tute. Baltimore. We hear they are well ar.
tended and much liked.
- Col James Fairman, the we'll known land
| Scape painter, formerly OF New York. has con.
cluded TO make Chicago his home. lie is fitting
up handsome studio there, and intends to de-
liver course OF lectures on the history. phllos-
ophy, theory and practice OF art. He hopes also,
We believe, TO form classes In drawing and paint
ing.
| Mr.. like has received a commission to
paint for the Treasury department portrait or
the late Chief Justice fancy. Although his APP
pointment as such was rejected by the Senate.
Mr.. fancy acted as Secretary OF the Treasury
for nearly year during Jackson's aGmlnistra-
ton, Just PRIOR TO his appointment ID tle
supreme bench.
We understand that Secretary Shermhn hiss
bought for his own residence MS portrait by
like, which has been on view at { IA omaQ',
for some time past. The fact that this of ali
The portraits that have been painted OF MIN ma,
been chosen by Mr.. sherman as the one 10 re
main in his own family cannot be REGARDED as
Otherwise than nignly complimentary 10 the
artist.
= PraDg & Co. repeat their offer OF premiums
for the best four designs for Christmas card
for the coming season. viz: first, $1,000; second
$780, third, $500; fourth, 5000. 1t is TO be hoped
the result will be more satisfactory and credita-
Die than last year. The 1rSt prize design then
may nave 6een the best that was sent ia, but
called nril al nra rtiSt
or very beautiful In itself.
- Mr.. Miner X. kellogg. who used TO have
studio over GaltS, IN the room now occupied
by Mr. Miller, is at present located In Cleveland
where he has just completed portrait of Rev.
DR.. Brown, rector OF Trinity Church In tnat
CITY. The picture represents its subject in The
act OF reading the morning service, with his
eyes raised from the open book in one nand as If
waiting for the response or the congregation.
According TO the Cleveland papers the painting
gives great satisfaction, botn as likeness and
as aWork OF art.
Avery striking likeness OF the late Dr. j. c.
Han. by Mr.. Charles Armor, has been on view
for several days past at Drews drug store,
where 1t has attracted much attention and
called out high praise. II was painted partly
nom memory and partly from the Brady pho
tograph, taken about twenty years ago and
Under all the circumstances must De regarded
as not only creditable but really a remarkable
piece or Work. We understand IL has been
bought for quite round sum by one OF the
near relatives OF DR.. Hall residing IN this city.
Some fifty pictures important and unim-
portant, have already cen sold out Of the ex-
hibition OF the Philadelphia Society OF Artists
now open. The highest price realized 50 far is
$1,000, which is the sum paid for painting by
MIR. A. Z. Bellows, entitled Into the Sea-" Mr.
Bellows has always heretofore been regarded
as landscape painter, pure and simple, and
one or the most capable and poetic ia the coun-
try, by the way; but he has lately turned his
attention to genre art, and the result In this
case seems TO Indicate that he Is likely to be as
successful and popular n the later t1eld as he
was In the former.
The story is told of ". H. Vanderbilt that
while In Paris he visited well known picture
dealer and demanded, Have you any Verboeck
hovens?" 81 have one" 'Set it OUT The
dealer humbly produced the canvass "Humph."
the purchaser cha, said What do you ask for
ply. What" exclaimed the American, Indig-
| nantly, Thirty thousand francs for two sheep
and cow: Why, bought whole flock or
| sheep and six cows yesterday, and only gave
| twenty thousand francs for the lot" This is
nearly as bad as the story they tell OF one OF the
bonanza kings of San Francisco, who recently
Venus OF Milo. When it arrived the naoob was
both surprised and indignant to Nod iL badly
mutllated, and he promptly brought suit
against the railway company for damaging it ia
the carrying, at the same time ordering a local
artist TO supply the missing parts without de-
lay.
"A recent French writer on art and artists
noes as curious fact not before mentioned
that most OF the besi painters OF that country.
both dead and living. were either peasant born
Or residents OF the rural districts during their
earlier years. This fact IS not true OF France
alone The history or art ia nearly every coua-
Try VIII show the same thing. It is coAspcu-
oGs1y true of Italy, and eSpeci Ally OF her cd
masters Nor is IL strange. 'GOd mide the
country and man made the town" Il is from
nature that al! art draws It's first and bt5t In
SEPARATIONS. Hence the boy who was BORN or
reared amidst her enchanting scenes will im-
bibe more OF her spirit than one whose youth
has been spent among the prosaic AMI harden
LIZ surroundings OF city HE. As the b1y is
father UO the man, so Is The future OF the artist
shaped, urconSc!OuSly 10 himself b. the subtle
influences OF nature which are constantly and
indelihly impreSSilg themselves on his every
sense during childhood.
The London Society of Arts is putting tab
lets up On houses In that city once Occupied by
famous men. II has already marked fourteen
houses, including the residences OF Johnson
Faraday, Garrick, Nelson, Dryden, Reynolds
and Byron, aid ordered six more tablets for the
| erection or which it has obtained permission.
| Charles Dickens name is down on the list.
| The practice OF marking In similar way the
| houses In which famous per5onageS were BORN
| OF died, or had lived for long time, Is quite
| common on the continent, where they and their
contents are orten kept AS nearly intact posi-
| BILE. And greatly is the habit 70 be commended,
| too. 1t is lot only simple and proper token OF
| respect and honor to thase whom It commemo-
rates, but 1t seems TO throw a sort OF halo OF
| romantic interest ah1nt the whole neigdbor-
| hood. IL adds. oeoii,55, largely to the enjoy
| ment OF travellers. VINO, for example that has
| once made 1t can ever forget or cease TO enjoy
| visit to the Goethe House Ia Frankfort Or that
| OF Michael Angelo In Florence?
"A new painting representing the Grand
Canon OF the Colorado, has recently been placed
on view In the trustees room In the Corcoran
Gallery. II is the work OF Mr.. F. s. Dellen-
baugb, a New York artist, who we are told. ac-
companied Major Powell FL his explorations In
that country, aud is therefore well acquainted
with the scene he has undertaken to depict
Although both pictures are transcripts from
nature and represent substantially the same
type of scenery, Mr.. Dellenbaugh'S effort is
scarcely in any respect like that OF Mr.. Thomas
Moran, which was once exhibited ia the Gal
lery and is now in the Capitol. While Mr.
MOran'S view was taken from a high point and
oyerloohs considerable territory, Mr.. Dallen.
baugh chose his low down In the canon, on the
rivers edge, where little is presented to the eye
OF the spectator but the high and PREDICTIONS
walls OF rock and the roaring struggling waters
OF the impetuOuS stream In the foreground.
Above the dark gorge rises lofty mass of red
rock, bathed in the last warm rays OF sunset
while all the rest is in almost twilight shadow
and gloom. There seems TO be want OF con-
Meeting interest between the upper and lower
portions OF the picture, which Is very high and
narrow, but the treatment Is vigorous through