The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-22
The Art Association.
PEEP AT SOME OF The BEAUTIFUL PICTURES
AT THE VIRGINIA uPER A. uorer

The Art Association.
PEEP AT SOME OF The BEAUTIFUL PICTURE
AT The VIRGINIA OPERA HOUSE.
The Richmond Art Association com
menced It's annual exhibition Saturday =
virginia OperfH0use. rhe collection tbi
year OF paintings and other works OF. ar
probably surpnsses any ever made in ylr
ginla before. Throughout ibe day the hal
was visited by number OF persons, who
expressed themselves highly pleased with
the exhibition. The paintings, epgrayines
and drawings are tastefulIy arranged, and
~ noon tbe sun shone through the skyligbts
OF lhe ball upon some Of the paintings with
Striking and beautiful effect.
There are so many handsome pictures on
exhibition 1T Is bard to decide which is the
most attractive. The stage was literally
covered with many rare and beautiful flow
ers, and the scene In the hall was beautiful.
Miss Lottie Price, Misses Jane and Helen
rutherford, Mrs. Pembroke Jones. and
Misses Morris, Falrfax. Daniel, and Stew
art-pupiIs OF Miss Laird, of Richmond
contributed to the exhibition some OF their
work, consisting OF water-coIor paintings.
pencil and ciayon-dra ipgs, which attract
ed not little attention. ''Dryburgh Abb
bey," water-color painting by Miss Maria
Stewart, OF Richmond, deserves special no.
tice. -.
Mr.. c. H. Read, Jr., exhibits ,ae arcisftec-
tural design OF the United States Soldiers
Home at WASHINGTON.
On the right, as the visitor enters, is a
painting by X. Il. Daniel, Jr., after Read
" Deserted" 1t is an old clstle covered
win vines. The picture l. fine one, and
ITS title would seem most appropriate.
Near by Is perhaps the best piece OF Dc n
and'lnk drawing on exhibition. 1t is called
ficial TYPES In America" and is the
work OF Dir. j. Wells Champney, OF New
YORK, who made other contributions that
bave been much admired. 1t consists OF
group OF about seyenty-fye or one hundred
different facial types OF Americans. Prom-
nenlly among them we noticed the Old New
England Farmer, the California Miner, and
various types OF Tidewater Virginians;
Dut the most conspicuous were those OF the
Old Virginia Darky.
The "Duke OF Guise and Dead Body Of
Coligny" is another fine painting. by Mr..
X. y. Daniel, Jr., after DE Melville. IL was
generally admired by art critics.
"Fortuny Dead" etching on copper.)
by Mr. Stephen j. Ferris, OF Pbiadelphia,
also attracted much attention. The dead
Fortuny. lying upon a couch. has natu.
ralness Of expression seldom seen i'm pic
lures OF the kind. Mr. Ferris bad among
his paintings one called the .Oriental
Street Scene," which ranks high as work
OF art. 1t is exqnisitely colored.
Mr.. Kruseman Van E;teD, OF New York,
exhibits three large paintings, valued at
$1,000. His "COrn.feld in Westchester
County, New York." was probably adj
mired more than either Of the other paint
ings. Some OF the visitors, however, re.
garded his " Hillside" as The best.
"The Witch Hedge" by Mr.. +. s. |
Church, OF New York, was much admired. |
Ii Is not very large painting, but there is |
something about it which will attract atten-
ton. II represents an old witch entangIed in |
hedge. Horse-shocs placed along the hedge |
coDiured the old witch, and she thus be- |
came entangled in the thorns and could not |
Tree herself. " A little imp with glossy |
wings sits idly by upon one OF the horse |
shoes, enjoying the old witch's misfortune. |
" Arpomattox," by Mr.. J. \. Elder, OF !
Richmond, Is fine representation OF |
Confederate soldier attired in the old How |
ItZer uniform, standing with bat in hand |
np0n 1.-The surrender at Apo
matoX.
"An English Roadside" by Taddison
Richards, OF New York, and Brookside." |
by NJ. a. 7. Bricker, OF New York. are
also paintings Of high order. Tae former |
Is valued at $3.50, and the latter at 1925.
" HaIlo," by Mr.. NJ. j. Burns, of New
J ork, is tine oiLpantiug, valued at $3.50. |
1t represents a fisherman returning from sea
with his net hanging over bis shoulders.
The expression is life-!ike.
"Sunset in the Dismal swamp" by Gig
1orx 0oaned by Mr.. w. II. HaXalD, is one
II the most beautiful and one OF the largest |
on exhibition. The rays OF the |
sun fell upon it about midday Saturday, |
which made 1t exquisite.
There are so many beautiful paint |
ngs on exhibition it would be impos-
,ibe for us 10 refer to them all, and |
no doubt we have omitted many which |
deserve special mention. Richmond is !
well and creditabIy represented at the ex-
lbitioD. In conclusion it may be well 10 |
ldd that the exhibition will continue proba.
Dy for two weeks. No one should miss an
opportunity like this to visit an exhibition
ike this.