Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
ART NOTES.

The corporate authorities OF Eiinourg ar,
| about to expend the sum of 5000 In placing
statuettes Of characters In the Wayerley novels
In the thirty empty inches Of the Scott monu-
] ment In that city.
| AT the date of last adeices from Mr.. Ross
Turner, he was about to leave Munich for
Venice. After staying few weeks In the latter
place he intends to go to Florence where it is
| MS present purpose TO spend the winter.
hans Makart, the Vienna artist whose large
| picture OF ''Cathartne Cornaro" viii be ramem-
ne.ed oy all visitors to the Centennial exhibit
| ton. is now engaged in painting a picture of
| late.
| In the art collection Of the late Cincinnati
exposition, which filled three rooms. 1t is said
that the picture most generally admired was
| Benjamin Vests scene from ssHamletr where
| raving Ophelia urges Laertes to revenge. II
was painted in 1855.
The art circles Of Boston have sustained a
severe loss in the death Of Mr.. E. A. Doll, of the
firm Of Doll q Richards, picture dealers, In that
| city, who died suddenly last week. Mr.. Doll
was greatly esteemed by those who knew him
| and his taste and Judgment In the selection Of
| paintings were considered OF high authority
Mr. French, the talented young sculptor
| who used 10 have his studio on G street in this
| city, has just built studio building In one of
| the Boston suburbs. The critics OF that city
predict a brilliant career for Mr. French
| prediction that had long before been made by
The people of Washington who were familiar
with hts work.
M. Cabanel, the eminent French painter
who was one OF the Jury OF admission at the
| last Salon, says that bJdy rejected ABOUT eight
| thousand out OF the ten thousand works OF art
sent in for exhibition. IL is said thai nearly
| every good picture on the walls was sid before
| the Salon closed, this year. and at very higl
prices In most cases.
A gentleman of this city who had an oppor-
tunity last week TO see the much talked OF por-
trait of Mr.. John Taylor Johnston, painted by
BOnnat, for the New York Metropolitan MI
scum OF Art, and who Is competent judge
pron0unceS 1t q work OF power In every way,
but thinks there is literal hardness about Ii
that puts 1t below the best heads painted by the
late Mr.. Elliott
1t is announced that Mr.. Henry Prooasco.
of Cincinnati, stands ready to contribute the
sum OF $500 600 to the proposed museum OF art In
that city provided the site chosen for il is Salts
factory. Mr.. ProbascO has already been liberal
giveT to that city. 1t Will be remembered that
the famous Tyler Davidson Fountain, which Is
the principal public art attraction OF Cincinnati
was his donatiOn,--as memorial tribute to his
deceased friend and benefactor, whose name 1t
bears.
F. A. Bridgman, of Paris and j. G. Brown,
OF New York. appear to carry or the honorS
for genre painting In the exhibition OF the
Philadelphia Society Of Artists now open.
Both gentlemen are comparatively young men
and appear to be now taking the lead OF East
man Johnson and Guy, VINO used to be con-
Sidered at the head OF that department OF art
in this country. The whole exhibition is pro.
nounced OF high order in both excellence and
interest.
The october number OF the N9gazius OF Art
falls into the singular error OF locating the
scene OF GerOme's famous picture OF Tine Pri5-
oner"-which forms one OF the illustrations of
the issue referred to- On the lucid water and
In the limpid light of the BoSphorus." The
landscape Is unquestionably Egyptian, and ii
we mistake not the exact scene is the Nile, d-
rectly in front Of what remains OF ancient
Luxor, the temple OF which may be discerned in
the distance.
Mrs. GreatoreX and her two daughters
whose personality and artistic achievements
are alike pleasantly remembered by many
Washingtontans, will spend the winter ia Age
ria, which seems to be fay0rite winter1ng
ground for artists nowadays. They will prob
ably remain abroad for year or two yet in
order that the young ladies may still farther
pursue their art studies. On their return to the
United States they expect TO reside perma-
nently in Washington.
1t is announced thai Mr.. Franklin SIM
mons. who executed the Naval Memorial Mon
ument in this city, has received the commission
for the statue OF the late Senator Morton. to be
erected In Indianapolis. The model submitted
represents Mr.. Morton as in the act Of speaking
with one hand eXtended,-a rather hazardous
experiment, one would think, In view OF the
unsatisfactory results shown In Balps statue
of Edward Everett On Boston Common. The
price to be paid Mr.. Simmons for the work In
question is about 5000
- The life size bust In bronze OF the late DR..
j. C. Hall, lately ordered by the Corcoran
Gallery from Mr.. II. X. b. Brown, has been re-
ceived ard placed in position in the br0aze
room OF the Gallery. 1t seems to vary little
rom the small head first made by Mr.. Brown.
and In some respects does not quite fulfill tue
promise or that exquisite work; but when Mr..
Browns extreme youth and lack Of experience
are taken into account. in connection with the
tact that his model was made practically with
out a sitting, and without Dr.. Halls consent or
even knowledge, the result must be considerei
as creditable in the highest degree.
The modelling school just opened In this
city will meet long felt want, and must for
the present at least, take the place of what the
Corcoran Gallery would have furnished before
this time had its excellent Intentions been
aided instead OF hindered by those who had IL
in their power to promote or prevent a public
benefit, and chose the latter part. Mr.. Stieriin,
who has undertaken the enterprise, was a pu-
Pill in the Royal Academy OF Fine Arts at Berlin
where he enjoyed the teaching OF the very best
| Instructors. and comes recommended as in
every way qualified for the task he has taken
upon himself 1t is to be hoped, therefore, th at
| he will receive encouragement accordingly.
- Mr.. Frederick A. Bridgman's picture Of the
Procession OF the Sacred BullApis" has been
| purchased for the Corcoran Gallery, and Is now
| on public exhibition there. This is considered
| the finest OF Nr. BrdgmanS three picl ures ey-
| hibited at Williams & Everett's gallery, Boston
TOT some months past, and was. with the other
| tWo about being sent to the PENNSYLVANIA AGA
Gemy's exhibition, when Fortunately Curator
Macleod saw il before being boxed and urged
| the firm to exhibit it In the Corcoran Gallery.
It's appearance there led to its prompt purchase
| by Mir. CorcOran. The Gallery and the public:
may well be congratulated in having thus Sc
| cured such a fine example OF the eminent Amer
| lean artist with whose name and fame but not
his works. our city is familiar 1t was first ex-
hibited in the Paris Salon of 1879. where 1t
was marked 'Hors COncours, Mr.. Bridgman
| having already received Its gold medal and the
| Cross OF the Legion OF Honor.
Mr.. W. Holman Hunts famous painting OF
the SHADOW OF Death" which made SO much
stir In England a few years ago, is TO be placed
on exhibition In New York next week. AS our
readers may remember. the picture represents
Christ at workbench as carpenter. Weary
OF saving a plank, he has thrown up his arms
and stretched them out, thereby casting behind
him In the sunlight, and TO the disInay OF his
mO!her,-WhO Is kneeling at a large casket near
blythe shadow OF cross, thus fOretelling his
fate to her anxious heart. AS is the character
iStfc OF the preRaphaellte school In art OF which
Mr.. Hunt Is the acknowledged head, all the
accessories and minor details or the picture are
worked out with great fidelity and wonderful
care. SO far did Mr.. Hunt carry this
idea that he went to Palestine and b,llt a
studio, stll standing in the vicinity of Jerusa,