, 1881-09-25
ART IN CHICAGO.
Several Sales of Fine Pictures
Displayed at the Ex-
position.
Organization by Leading Local
Painters Of the Chicago
Art Club.
a Fruit Connoisseur Who Preferred
Mature to Art-Notes and
Gossip.

PICTURE PURCHASES.
The Exposition art-galterles still continue to
he Il source of interest aud pleasure to d vast
number Of people, many OF whom spend hours
in studying tho best works Ut our American
urtisis--works which hnvo been shown i'll East
ern collections aud considered worthy Of iilus~
t1utIou un0 description every art JDlruat In
tho land-worhs which have Individuality OF
expression stamped upon them, and with feel
Ing und sincerity, display freshness and vlsor
in thcir landscape, reproducing glowing attnos-
pherIc effects. tho sptandor OF the sunset sky,
the subtle poetic beauty Ut vale aud woodland,
or the depth and motion Of the waves FIct-
urcs which interest tho mind and touch
the heart ca1slnt be deemed unworthy nf
attention, even though they do not bear
great foreign Names Edmund Clurence
Sted.uan, tn tho October ScribiIeF, SAYS:
.ln painting. our first distinctive school has
been that ut the lundscnplsts. Lot US own that
when cthor pnctry Or painting deals with MI
ruro In no copyists' fashion, but With Il sense ut
something deeply iuterfusca, 1t may resch the
higher plane OF: art-exprcssion. 10 this, end
our modern pninttrs, upon the whole, have
atrlven from tho time " Colc. Ihe nands oi
Durnud, lnucss, kensett, the two GiIorsls,
toi, Hubbard. Martin, Wyant, and LII Fargo
have giyun lis landscape school thai Tor truth
aud freshness is nutat'le OIL esther continent.
,l,ad is constantly guinlns In technique und W,
rirty from the experiments Of younger nen
Am,,n.. the latter are IL hnst of gt,sd artists
Thoil,Hs und Edward MoSan. George f. Snilllc,
Arthur Ouartvy, ". L. Richards, Wordsworth ,.t
lam l.. p.cknclt are ~ rcprcsell.ea
t,y tho best rx,l,npes vi tholr sktli, and
II careful observer canslOt but admire the
clcv.rncss ot the Morn:s. tho elesanec ind r':-
tine1nent Of George II. Sn,ilic, the Intense sig"r
and picturesque scenes Of ". Il. Richards, the
perfect finish vet brouu effects OF Walsworth
Thompson, the sud snIgcsttreneSs or j. r. MUIR
pny, and tho large comprehcn5lvtncssa alad mar
iu his 'L,l ltuute dc Concarneau. which ut
lrucs no little attention. aud Is lhe admiration
OF nil tho artists. who rc not ut all SURPRISED
thur the nun who cnud pAl't this picture, t1r
which he received honorable mention ~ tne
Paris Sulun ut 1851, should also be awarded Ii
1nei4ul III the Salon vi 1sS1-nn honor which was
mt thp same time conferred upon 4. q. HeatoH.
another American who frequently exniolts mere:
Quite 1t number ct pictures have been suHi ulau
several more will p.s,bby lie disposed ot within
II Few duys, although pcoptr like To wait allu
feel certain that they are quite sntiaicu before
jus]ul.tny in Il luxury they may bccnthc
tired of-which Is Il very sensible tnihs
to do, uuitss some other person nus ~
Ills mind on the same work, Ns w;as the cssc with
tho exu,list picture by George IL. suliltte. 10.
:aH, From kuttlt island. Coast 1T Mussuchu-
,cl1s," which is illustrated in the catalt'g. \
rocky foreground, glimpse ot calm waiter. a1lu
Il soft, delicate sky are tug prlnclpa! po1nts VI
this very attractive nnd harmonious study vi
shore and sc.a, which WAS wanted ~ Nv" nrutni
,I,nircrs, either uf whonl was willing tu "n1blu
tAe artists price III order to secure tue covetea
treasure for himself. It Is now the property VI
Mr. Driver, Of this city. No. 5U}, :" 4 Calm
MORNING." by Arthur Quarley, tine study OF
water, although not qui.c 80 interesting rs an
April day. was purchased by Mr. Charles
Uu1rhIusun A. f. ncliDwS' wnter-conr, M.
~, entitled THE Riverside 1nn, Is also sold.