, 1881-12-18

The display 1T this gallery Of two pictures
from tho easel Of Mr. D. Scout Evans, an artist
whose hume Is i'll Cleveland, but whu also has Il
studio in New York, excited considerable inter-
:el during the past week. Mr.. Evans enjoyed
The bsucti1 OF the helpful interest manifested by
Prof. swing, whose pupil he wus some years
asu at Mimi College, and whose friends
OIL Thursday and Friday evenings respond
eli in large numbers 1o the invitation 10
Join in tho reception rendered Mr. Evans ut
the American gallery i'll Central Ausic-I1all
Building: but the high grade uf artistic merit
evlnced i'll the pictures themselves did all the
rest During the earlier part Ot his career Mr.
Evans devoted himself chiefly to portraits, but
has latterly confined his attention wholly TO
genre work, and tho TWO pictures shown Ara: t}ne
sumples Ut t}kte cl:s% Of I>ain1ing, They are EN-
titled "The Dld Clock and .-Visit to the Taxi
dcr,ns,'s.' Tta former is tho lnr:str OF the two,
and is tho ulorc generally admired. Tho scene
presented is interior view Of room i,1 tho
artists own home i'll Cleveland, and the figures
those Ut his wife anti little daughter of 5.
The s1nry tells itself. The mother, to gratify
the child scuriosity, has opened and is shuwIni.
her the interior uf old cushioned Dutch clock,
while trsln s,ai1icd-glass window il, the tIick
ground the sunshine CASTS mellow light upon tho
group. The delicate handling OF the light, thu
ErActlul and t1ntu1:s posc of the 1}3uteS. the
clever treatment Of tho dFApcres und 1AnEings,
the warm. rich coIoring. the accuracy shown i'll
every detail, Ine successful management Of dis
lance het wtu tho t.t,urS in front tho short
flight Of stairs lending up to thu window utu the
general .ir or hn1nc iito and home iovc--zueh
+, tho artists 1schnical skill aud true feeling.
The price Ut - The Uld CloGk is SHUT aud. us !,
ceTtuln wealthy ChicaSs'an Is looking upon it
peel thar the picture will remain here Tie
''Eisit IL the TAxidcrInst's is uuotter excel
hutton Ut pretty cullccit with skillfut cAccl1-
hon. l'ct canary has gone the way Of
Ill sonyst:rs, and the fair owner, acco1n
panied t!y young lady friend, has
sought tha mid Of taxidcr1ni:t to ei,uble her
tu preserve the dead bird. The shop is lillc1
with products Of the hanticraft Of the stu1er of
birds aud beasts, all of them drawn and colorvd
by thu 1uii.lter with marked fidelity. while tho
hntt 4uizzlca but altogether atfabic expression
enough that While he doesn't, II. Il r1llc, take
kindly ~ "'slbjtcts" 50 dia1nutive as canArics,
hc will strain = p'lnt to please -. charming 4
customer :.s the cue who sthuus before him. In
bis determination to deu only with Nature Mr.
Esaus hus pAinted Two actual younl: ladies' anu II
Very pretty pair they are
THESE pictures will remain on exhibition this
wcek' and will be Il part ot the attractions Of II
reception to he given by Mrs Green next Tues
tue oli portrait from life of tho M1e President
GARFIELD, painted by Mrs. C. Atl'is Fasse1t% who
Is now Ii, chicat;o, and also tue yer, strong
described in THE TlslnCSE Of Sunday last
Mrs Green has effected uuu.ler Of salcs
during tho 1,s1 week and has other: in prospect
Col: " j: itc,,d, of this city. has purchased the
:. lsrthparc of Tasso,'' l,y G. l.. brown, which
Secured u medal ut the recent exhibition II, Iso@-
Ing Ivy De Haas, and tho tint. View 1T ltirer-
SIDE by Mr. u. r. Bisclo,s. OF Chicago a gen.
tlt1nnn uf this city whit, Tor holiday DE-
sir$ IL te 1,nu1ecss for the present has selected
several works which will doubtless be rcul,ye,,
before the week is over Mrs. Green's success IL,
the exhibition and salcs OF Ilo, has attracted
the attention of Eastern artists, who see in Chi
cAgu market for their work, AMI from wnotn
have been received eevcralAe,:ers expressing
the intention to paint nnd send their pictures
here.
Tile .arI Club.
The Chica9o Art Club which was organized
BY the artists Of this city about a month ago,
wus formally introduced last evening ut a re-
ceptton rendered the members by MIR. and Mrs
Frank H. Chandler at their residence, No lS.
Rush street. All Of the members of the clu1,
we're present. and n rurnbcr Of Indies and gen.
tleucn representing the first social circles of
the city we're In attendance and wero presented
IL the artists.
The large hall ct the upper end OF the house
WIS devoted to the reception, and about thirty
paintings, the work OF different mem
bers Of the club. were On exhibition
Prominent a1uong them were the following:
fefct portrait by Nr. Douahue: two fine ngure
pieces III water color. By air- Earlc; study Of
Titus ; ;.E afch p ro3m. by Mr.: Rupert; fine tr.,i1
Shaw: rEurc study. by Mr. Alfred Payne; = the
Morning WAX "And landscape In xuter colors.
by Mr. Spread. The .entic1:aau last named Sir.
Spread. is President OF the club
The artists present were Msss1s Platt. payuc.
Spread. huper1. Sanimons. Wallis. loot, Colby,
Collis. Gooktns. Payne, Field Schwerdt. Drury.
g n!gc!o~.. Donahuc. and Earle, and Misses Anna
guests present were Mr. md Mrs. John
Woodbridge. Mr. Fcrd ": Peck. Mr.. and Mrs. j.