Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-27
ART NOTES.

The members Of the Washington Art Club are
arranging for card reception at their rooms In
Corcoran Building, some time about the middle
OF April
MI Thomas Moran, who usually spends hls
summers In the far west. will go to Colorado as
soon as the season allows He will visit tho
Twin Lakes in that state. to make studies for a
large picture which he intends to paint next
winter.
- Siebert. who now has his studio in Corco-
ran Building, shows a remarkably strongly
modelled head OF an italian peasant In Board
mans window on 18th street. Those who ex.
anime 1t closely are surprised at the fine effect
IL shows when seen at distance.
The ffty-fifth annual exhibition OF the
National Academy OF Design Will be opened TO
the public on Tuesday next, the s0th instant.
There was private view, to members OF the
press only, last evening. and there Is also to be
reception and private view TO invited guests
on Monday evening.
An Art Club has recently been organized
In Providence. and already has over one hun
dred members. 1t is the intention OF the club
to make an early exhibition, which shall include
the works OF artists residing in Providence aS
well as those OF artists OF other cities. The
artists OF Providence are unusually busy and
greatly encouraged by the flattering prospects
ahead.
- Nil. Thomas Moran's well known and Justly
admired picture of the Mountain Of the Holy
Cross" which Is so well known to Washing
tonians, was recently sold for S. 900 to DIR. w. A.
Bell OF Manitou Colorado who Intends
TO 10 build an addition 10 his fine residences
there especially to receive 1t. This picture
was exhibited at the Royal Academy In
LONDON last spring, and later at the Brigh-
ton eNhtoltton, and at both places won much
praise. 1t is to be regretted that this tine work
was not kept In Washington, while here, either
In the Corcoran Gallery or In the Capitol. In
many respects 1t is the best painting Mr.. Moran
has yet produced, and 1t Is doubtful whether he
will ever be able to SurpaSS II In completeness
OF finish and realism.
The Washington correspondent OF a Chi
cago newspaper tells this pleasant Incident in
the experience of person who few years ago
bought small fruit piece by Baumgras, for a
few dollars: 1.-THE purchaser being afterwards
unfortunate in business investments was H.
nally stripped of nearly all his possessions. So
reduced did he become that he was constrained
to open small room for the sale OF beer In New
York city, and having no money to it up the
place. he put the painting ia the window to I'LL
the vacancy. In a few days gentleman called
and inquired the price. The owner HAD not
thought OF selling H. and deemlng the question
idle, replied, Two hundred dollars" To his
carried away the fruit piece leaving the lucky
gentleman the means to enlarge his business
The latest thing in ceramics is Juliano
Ware, a new style OF pottery which Is decorated
in relief on the biscuit, without glaze or color.
The principal difference between 1t and Japan
while the ornamental figures Of the latter are
modelled separately and afterwards added 10 the
piece, In the Juliano ware the designs are carved
or formed in relief either high or low as may
be desired, from the flat surface OF the solid clay
This work Is done with great precision and deit-
cacy, and the result is at once artistic and pleas
| ing. The ware is admirably adapted for color
Ing In natural tintS, by those fond OF painting
| on porcelain as few strokes OF the brush pro-
duce beautiful effects. At the same time color
Is not essential to its attractveneSS. Its finely
carved cream-t1nted plaques appear to great ad-
| vantage just as they come from the Kiln and
frame work OF maroon colOred velvet, or hung
against plain background Of rich deep hued
wall paper.
NM. Howard Roberts. the sculptor, has very
nearly completed his clay model Of his statue OF
Robert Fulton, which is to be one OF PENINSULA
MAS contributions to the Hall of Statuary In
the Capitol, and will, In the course OF a few
days, have plaster cast OF 1t made, prepara-
tory to putting 1t in marble. The figure repre-
sentS Fulton as "a Stalwart man In the prime OF
| life, who has thrown himself In an easy and uu-
constrained attitude in an elbow-chair and is
| steamboat which he holds with both hands on
his knees The Inventor has his coat of and his
ruffied shirt cuffs turned up at the wrist, and
| small vice and other tools by his side, and q
variety OF books and papers at his feet suggest
the workshop The figure sits croSSways in the
chair, the feet have The peculiar twist which
person is apt to unconSclOuSly take when
seated In deep study; the body is limp, the limbs
relaxed, and the whole force OF the man is con-
centrated In a powerfully modelled face that
suggests the most intense and anxious thought"