Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-10-20

There will be an auction sale this evenin
at the Opera House of thirty paintings by
San Francisco artists, among which are some
| choice works from the easels of Holdridge
Hill, Bush, Denny, Strong, Geppi, Young
Carina and other ARTISTS of repute W.
shoald judge that times must be very dull
with the San Francisco artists when they are
Obliged to send such really good work to Ne
vada as is now on exhibition at the Opera
! House.
PAST EXPERIENCES.
For the past ten years there has never been
a picture sale in Carson that lovers of art
| could patronise. There has been half dozen
| auction sales where pictures were disposed of,
so poor in Equality that the miserable imposters
who painted them did not dare to put their
mares Of bad drawing, false perspective, and
crude coloring, have been sold for ten times
their value and more, for 4 bad picture il OF
no possible value to anybody, and the pnr-
chaser only swindes himself; and by hanging
it ap IN his dwelling makes parade OF his
bad taste to all who visit his parlor. There
are numbers of people III Carson who
have been purchasers at these sales because
they could DO no better, and have long ago
repented of their folly. They can do no bet
ter than attend the sale of tonight and pur
chase pictures winch will be credltable fer
gentleman to hang in his paror
HoLURIDGE.
Some Of the best o: these pictures are by
Ho!drdge; and lovers of the natural. III art.
viii enjoy /; study of his ''Russlan River,
Evening on Sulphur Creek" "WahsatcE,
near Salt Lake" and views along the San
Joaquin. Hpldridge is comparatively new
artist to this coast but is fas. coming into
prominence. His work will bear careful study
and his effects are so natural that one is not
at FIRST impressed by them People whose
eyes have been accustomed to look for start
ling effects produced by false cooring, and
tricks of light and shade, will be apt to pass
by the faithful representations of California |
scenery made by Holdridge but we are GER |
Tain that no one who stops to look second |
time will deny that his work bespeaks no or
inary capacity He is not obliged to seek |
he Yo Semitic with its Bridal Veil Fall fer in
;piration or climo the Sierra for subjects;
wherever ground, trees and water are to be
ound he feels at home, and catches every dis
inguishing trait of California scenery as
urely as photographer would.
HILL.
Has half dozen excellent pictures which
Lake in Anderson Valley" Gel CAPTAIN"
Mount Shasta" and ''Mount Hood"
pieces and gems in their way and
everal characteristic sketches of the Yo Sem
tie. Some bear the marks of hasty work but
most of them are fair samples of the artists
lyle and will be a feature of the sale.
GEPPI,
Has five pieces in the collection which are
los''9 quiet ri, er views, we'll handled as to
Ky and water effects and with carefully fin
she'd fairgrounds. The best are GOA the
Delaware" ''On the Susquehanna," and
Lake Champlai:,."
There il but one picture by Bush, one of
is characteristic tropical scenes. Bush seems
ole to paint nothing but tropical scenery,
gliding that an artist to succeed we'll must
elect one branch and stick to it. He has GER
linly stuck to one style Of painting for years
I'D in his peculiar handling of tropical effects =
as no equal. He paints in high key over h
,lors his work and aims at bizarre effect, but +
is work has a peculiar charm and richness +
hich is always suggestive Of sultry tropical h
and his pictures are SO warm and
leering that one of them takes the chill off
room. Persons making collection of no.
d California painters could hardly leave
ush out, for each picture is happy little
,em. But one picture is enough. Two of his .
Gated sections in the tropics wsuld make the
owe seem in the way.
OTHER ARTISTS.
Cotton contributes fine marine view; and
obinson' 81 STERN outsidelthe Golden Gate"
Guild make an excellent companion piece.
.rong, Stewart and Young, are represented ii
the collection by some creditable landscapes "
ID there is really not half dozen pictures p
the sale which could not be classed better
IAN have ever been offered for sale under
milar circumstances in Nevada
W1NsToN's QUARTET four young -
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