Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-06
ART NOTES.

MIA Academy OF Fine Arts, at Philadelphia, will
be held from April sth to May slst, period of
eight weeks
Mr.. e. ?. Andrews has gone to Chapel Hill,
Va. to collect materials for portrait OF John
7, Mason, whicA he has been commissioned to
paint for one Of the government departments
Mr.. Walter n. Bracket, OF Boston, the
well known painter OF f1sh and fishing scenes,
has been invited Dy Prof. Baird, Of the Smith,
sonian Institution, to send one OF his lsh pic
lures to the Universal Fish Exhibit at Berlin,
which opens April 20.
- Messer is at work in his studio in Vernon
Row on comparatively large picture which
he hopes to have finished IN time to send to the
spring exhibition at the New York Academy.
IL Is happily chosen landscape view near
Washington, and promises to be a most faith
ful and pleasing representation.
-Mr.W. 1. Bradford, who has hitherto given
almost exclusive attention to arctic scenery.
Is now IN California trying his hand on the
colossus natural wonders of that state He has
recently painted two Yosemite views for the
Earl OF Grosvenor. One represents the great
dome, in strong rich light; the other Sentinel
peak, with soft gray morning effect.
- This month will see the opening OF C ana.
dian Academy OF Artists, under the patronage
OF the Marquis Of Lorne and Princess Louise
The subsequent exhibitions are to take place
alternately at Ottawa Quebec, Montreal, To-
ronte, Halifax and St. John. The Governor
ScIci III Contributes xssuU year ana q DrOnYe
medal, and dominates the fiji st set OF officers.
DR. KindleDerger has taken room In the
COrcoran Building, where he will utilize his
leisure in occasionally transferring to canvas
some Of the numerous sketches Of Japanese life
and scenery made during bis long soourn
In the far east. DR.. K. brought home With him
many rare and curious objects from that coun-
try, with which he IS effectively decorating the
walls of his studio.
A recent sale IN London of paintings by
Angelica Kaufman shows that her works are
still as popular in England as they were when
she was such favorite with the court and
nobility OF that country century ago. Most Of
the pictures sold on this occasion were small
ovals, but the prices obtained were neverthe-
tSs G9gn as fSr e example Attired by
se,110; The Shepherdess of the Alps" 81, 1885,
The collection Of pictures belonging to Mr.
j. Abner Harper, of Harper & Brothers, is to be
sold at auction In New York on the 18th and 18th
inst. The distinguishing characteristics of Mr.
h a :, caaaogue are that 1t contains the
.sts OF the day, both American and foreign, and
tnat the pictures are mostly of small or cabinet
sze suitable for parl9r rather than gallery uses
be largely attended and the bidding spirited.
Several Of the cabinet are making lauable
efforts to collect portraits, In OIL Of their prede
cesssors for their several department. Secretary
Sherman has caused several to be painted of
iOfmeT SetTeldTlt3 vi the treasury. Mr. b. r.
Andrews has recently completed one OF Mr..
Guthrie, which is said to be an admirable like
ness. Mrs Fassett has the order for the portrait
OF another. Secretary Evarts will also probably
add to the collection of portraits of Secretaries
OF state In that department. There are now
only few portraits In Oil In the State depart
ment. One is Of Webster, and another Of Sew
ard.
Mr.. Thomas Moran is engaged in making
large etching of Turner's Conway Castle,'
which he owns. The number of impressions
from the plate will be limited to 3OO The first
twenty-five copies will be autographs at 500
apiece, the price of the Others being fixed on
descending scale. This picture, though not so
wei! known nor perhaps so well authenticated
as the nueh-talked of 'Slave Ship" by the same
artist, which came to this country a few years
ago, Is undoubtedly genuine, and Is a much
more pleasing and Inherently more valuable ex-
ample than that bizarre production OF Mr.. Tur-
ners later years.
The fact that two courses of lectures on art
are now in progress here, and that both are at
tended by audiences which are not only highly
intelligent and appreciative In character but in
come Instances what might be called large and
popular, In point Of size, sufficiently indicates
the interest felt In that subject in Washington
at the present time. That four nights in the
week are thus given up by good many people
shows that the population of the national capt.
tai Is not so wholly devoted TO the gayeties and
suppose DR.. Cerntng 1t will be remembered
recently delivered his course In New York, and
DR.. Knapp is now repeating his in Baltimore.
-McEntee, who is SO well known, not only IN
this country but In Europe, for his exquisite
pictures Of American autumnal scenery, is at
present engaged, between times" at least, IN
painting, under commission from that gentle
man, series of character pieces representing
Edwin Booth in his different dramatic roles.
The several characters are admirably portrayed,
and the series promises to be both Interesting
| and valuable. Notwithstanding his reputation
In the particular field Of art indicated above Mr.
| McEntee excels in work of this sort, and he
| rather likes it. He has, however, SO many de-
! mands for landscapes that he has little or no
time to give 1t that attention which his inclina-
ton prompts.
| AT the recent Artists Fund sale in New
York Messrs. knoedler & Co. descended from
their high position Of having nothing TO do with
American paintings, and entered into sharp
competition for fine example By j. G. Brown.
the celebrated painter of Joys, street scenes
etc, which. however, they failed to get. Al.
fn an small N size this painting brought the
Z. & GO. probably thought would not AFFORD AFFORD
them the very large per centage of profit they
are accustomed to make on the foreign pictures
they bring to this country. But that they en-
| tered the lists is significant fact. 1t shows
that there is not only a comparatively smaller
| demand for foreign works of art In this country
| but that American art is improving In quality
with an increasing desire on the part of buyers
| to obtain frst-class paintings by American art
| lists.
| - The Tayloe collection, which will be placed
| therein, If ever Admiral Lee permits the annex
| to be built to the Corcoran Art Gallery. is by
many considered to be an almost complete his.
| tory Of art in the United States. The father of
| the late Mr.. Benjamin Ogle Tayloe was one of
| the first Americans who had the opportunity as
| well as the means to buy works of art In Europe
| He continued collecting throughout his life as
| also did his son, and his sons widow has fol
lowed their example. In addition to the pic
tures,-among which are genuine Carlo Dolce
head of Bishop White, the chaplain to the first
Congress, by Inman, a head OF Washington by
Stuart, considered by himself the best he ever
painted, and brought here by him as proof OF
his skill when he desired to paint Jefferson and
his cabinet, and many other portraits of equal
mertt,-MrS- TaylOe has one of the finest collec-
lions OF china In this country, valuable library
and numberleSS historical relics 1t Is greatly to
be deplOred and it seems almost incredible also
that the pleasure and advantage of an intimate
acquaintance with these priceless treasures are
to be denied the public by the Obsttnacy of
single churlish individual,
-Signor Bertoletti, an eminent Italian
savant, has recently published a volume In
Florence, in which he promulgates novel and
somewhat startling theory In regard to the cele
Drated painting which the world has so long ac-
cepted as the portrait of Beatrice Cenci. His
Investigations have satisfied him In the first
place that the comihoniy received stories about
the Cenci family have no foundation 10 fact.
and the conclusion he arrives at is that not only
Is the picture In question not portrait of the
Inflated dauphtpr Of that houoo hut tbot 80,