Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-11
ART NOTES,

price paid for single picture was a.. .66s. which
WAS the sum brought by large view OF White
leland Light.
- During the past year the Yale School OF
the Fine Arts had 46 pupils, for the most part
residents OF New Haven and its suburbs In ad
dition to whom 20 members OF the Shef,,eld
Scientific School and II Juniors from the aca-
demlcal department OF the college received in
Struct1on.
A new painting by Titan has been diseov-
cred In Austria, where it has hung unnottced
for many years. 1t is Iife-size portrait of the
wife Of the Emperor Charles v. There are said
to be full proofs OF the authenticity OF the work
which has been taken to Vienna, where ft will
probably be placed In the Belvidere Gallery.
Mrs Fullerton, who has been in Europe for
a year or more, sends home some very credita-
ble evidence Of the progress she Is making In a
couple OF figure or rather head and bust pieces.
painted from life. In Munich, which may be
seen In Barlows window. They deserve to be
well framed and exhibited under more fayora
hle conditions than they now are.
Mr.. E. F. Andrews has returned to the
city, and reopened his studio In Corcoran
Building. After he returned from Europe
where he spent the summer and portion OF
the autumn months, he went to OHIO, where he
remained several weeks. Mr.. Andrews is now
engaged on full length portrait, to which fur
ther reference will be made hereafter.
Mr.. B. c. Porter, OF Boston, one OF whose
plltCiCo uCfS lSStLJiS UECu luICuaSSu J4o
Corcoran Gallery, and another gentlemen from
the same city, an artist in crayons, Will come
here TO spend portion OF the winter. Their
studios 10 Boston are SO elegant in all their de-
tails that they are rated among the show places
OF the city by all who have The ent;ee to them
According to promise, The magazine OF Art
commenced lts new volume enlarged in size and
improved in quality. It now comprises forty
eight pages. the same size as those of the
Anierfc0n A5't Reui0w. The number under
notice opens with a very fine etching by Lalauze
OF one Of Erskfne NicOls characteristic and
popular subjects.
AT the next exhibition Of the New York
Academy OF Design, which will be held from
the oath OF January until the 23d OF February,
inclusive artists Will be at all the expense OF
sending in their contributions and OF getting
them home again. Neither will works In black
and white be received this year. Applications
for space now largely exceed the room at the
disposal OF the Academy, hence these new re-
str1ctiVe regulations.
At the meeting OF the Washington Art
Club held last Monday evening it was decided
TO give one Reception about the middle of Jan
uary, and another later in the season. These
reunions su,a1 "a, are very popular as well for the
and the recipients OF cards are always regarded
as most favored individuals. Unfortunately,
on account OF the limited space at the disposal
OF the club, the number or its guests on such
occasions Is necessarily restricted.
The Westchester Record calls upon the
legislature OF Pennsylvania to undo the mon.
strous business OF proposing to send the statues
OF Fulton and Muhlenberg TO the Capitol here as
representatives of that state. which q commit.
tee selected for that purpose decided should be
done, and for which, we believe, commissions
were given some time ago. Penn and Wayne.
the Record says, should nave been selected as
the proper representatives OF the state which
IL malnta aims they alone truly are,-one TO typify
r. nj fnToap tC1
- Something more than q hundred persons
all told are at present taking lessons in draw
Ing or painting, or both, LII Washingtol-a
large proportion OF the number being ladies'.
OF course, comparatively few Of those so en-
gagged expect to adopt art as profession, but
The fact we have stated indicates the Interest
taken In the subject by the public, and eSpe
claily In this community. There At least three
art schools In more or less successful opera ion
heTe,-tWo OF them having about forty pupils
eacn,-and number Of students are taking
lessons il studios While others again are work
Ing along without spec!a or direct instruction
- The Loan Exhibition to be opened early In
January for the benefit Of that needy and much
needed Institution, the Training School TOR
Nurses. is likely to bring to public notice a good
value. owned In this city and vicinity OF the
existence OF which few persons outside OF q very
small circle have had any knowledge Already,
we understand, some very interesting finds OF
that character have been reported and many
others will doubtless be brought to the atten-
ton OF the management, who by the way, will
De glad to hear OF anything OF that kind
We understand that the Corcoran Gallery
has recently adopted or rather revived some s,ls-
pended restrictive regulations in regard to
MAKING copies OF It's pictures. one OF these for
DOS any copy to be made OF the same size as
the original work, This Is proper requirement.
put Ii Is hardly definite enough. 1t would nave
been better 10 adopt the same rule that pre-
ia EnP ALI
that no copy should be made more than half as
large as the original. Apropos to this point. Il
Is said that copy OF Mullers famous Char
was claimed-by the dealer, aud not not by 3 I'll the
copylst, we presume,-aS the original the In
ference being, OF course, that the picture ia the
Gallery here is only copy or a replica.
- Aeissonier, whose marked characteristics
have hel etofore been such extreme mlnuteness
OF detail and delicacy OF finish as to make a
microscope sometimes desirable In examining
ms WORK, has recently signed a contract to
PAINT TWO pictu1 es, each about 26 by l6 feet in
size. one IS 10 Illustrate the idea OF Peace. the
other that OF War, and he ia to receive for the
TWO the enormous price OF 500 900 francs or
nearly $3.50, 600. The contract was made with a
company OF Belgian SPECTATORS who propose
to organize Joint stock company to be styled
me, me - sSciete Meissonier.' with shares at sloO
the paintings. and also, We presume, to sell
engrav1ngs or other reproductions OF them.
W netDer lno distinguished artist can maintain
In works OF this scale the reputation he won In
the smaller field he cultivated so we'll, remains
to be seen. The time In which the pictures are
10 De finished Is named at two years. which, at
the price stipulated, Will be pretty literally
paid for, whether the work is worthily done or
not, and whether the company makes or loses
by its venture.
When Mile. Bernhardt went from New
York to Boston she took her so-called works OF
art with her,-a circumstance that did not
greatly impoverish the former nor enrich the
latter city. 1t is rather presu mptious thing.
by the way, to exhibit these works" at an ad.
mission fee OF twenty-five cents for neither In
quality or quantity is the sight OF them worth
any such sum. This Ia the view the public
seemed to take OF the matter, too for the at
tendance has been very small The exhibition
serves the purpose OF advertising the actress.
however aud this Is probably all that is ex.
pected OF 1t. AS to the works themselves some
OF them bear On their face ample evidence that
tney are the product OF Miss Bernhardt, while
others furnish just as strong testimony to the
contrary. Some OF the paintings, probably all
OF them, are most likely her own work; but we
cannot believe any such thing of at least por-
ton OF the sculpture included In the collection
design TOR an inkstand, for example could not
have been executed by person with no more
artistic training than Miss Bernhardt has had,
no matter what that persons artistic Instincts
ana feelings might be- They both show too
many traces or the touch OF practiced hand.
The Fisheries Question.
In letter to Minister Lowell upon the fsh-
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