Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-14
ART NOTES.

Comparing British with American and
other foreign work at the London exhibit.o,
OF Painters Etchers, the Spectator sums up
p i me truLn must oe told. The majority OF ths
| BRUSH work Is inferior both In meth ID and I'm
| aginat1on."
1t is now thought that, on account of thu
| excessively hot weather and owing to the fae
| that few OF its members have been able to ge,
ready for 1t such work as they would like t.
| exhibit, no Spring Reception Will be given by
| the Art Club this season.
-Millet's "ADgelus," bought at the recent
Wilson sale In Paris for s32 900. has changed
hands again. Its new purchaser is said to nave
paid $40, 600 for 1t. The price realized by Mtllet
lor This picture. which went for q long time
| without purchaser,-hen nearly starving, mean.
| Cme,-WaS 9, 500 francs.
| Mr.. William Carl Browne, who is finishing
a portrait Of Mrs. Geo. W. Wedderburn. expects
to go soon to North Carolina, where he has q
| number Of commissions. He Is thinking OF
trying his hand on one or two classo- historical
pictures after he returns to Washington next
autumn, II his other engagements will permit.
Mrs. Fassett, who goes to Chicago shortly
for stay OF some length, will stop on her way
to that city at Columbus to paint portrait OF
| Gov. Foster. The picture Is intended for the
state capital building, which contains portr Ats
all oh nT Fas ana af1
| work.
| Mr.. S. A. Coale. jr., wealthy art connois.
seur OF st. Louis, has recently bought Peale's
well known colossal painting entitled the
| court Of Death" In order to accommod ate 1t.
Mr.. Coale will be obliged to build an addition
| to his house. which Will also contain q battle
piece OF immense SIZE, by Horace Yernet, owned
| by him.
The Corcoran Gallery has purchased the
large OIL painting entitled "a Pastoral Visit"
by Mr.. Richard N. Brooke, OF this city, which
has been on exhibition in the east room for
some time past. In this acJion the Gallery has
given deserved encouragement to most tai
ented and promising Young artist, and at the
same time responded to an Intelligent and fire.
| quently expressed public sentiment There
has been no picture placed In the Gallery for a
long time more generally popular with visitors
sa IN tns, ana as time goes BY and such scenes
are now, IL Is quite sure to be regarded as OF
increased historical value and interest.
The memory OF Col. Thayer, who was the
first Instructor and superintendent of the mil
itary school at West Point, is to be honored by
a statue shortly to be erected at that place.
me figure Is to be OF heroic size, representing
Col Thayer as standing, the right foot being
slightly advanced. The costume is that OF
military officer at the time Of his life. The
lowing military cloak is thrown open and re-
veals the military dress below. In the right
hand Is roll OF manuscript, and the left grasps
the folds OF the cloak. The head is bare, and
the likeness ia said to be an excellent one. It
was taken from picture of Col. Thayer which
Weir. W.
At the annual meeting OF the National
Academy Of Design, held in New York on
Wednesday evening. the principal officers were
all reelected. Mi. Frederick A. Bridgman was
elected an Academ1clan, and Messrs. Il. Bolton
Jones' Thomas Hovenden, Frederick Dielman,
Frank d. Mllet, Thomas Moran, and George ".
Maynard were chosen Associates. just what
is not known outside of its membership. but IT
will probably strike the public that the list Of
fortunate ones Is quite small; and, considering
tne reputation ud some Of the gentlemen named
nave alrerdy made, 1t must be admitted we
think, even by the most partial friends OF the
Academy. that its recognition of their merits
has been rather tardy.
-Harper's Monthly for June has an engrav-
Ing OF Bastien lie Pages much talked of Joan
OF Arc, which was In the Salon OF last year.
spects the engraving falls short OF the original
picture. and In others it does 1t more Than
justice. IJ fails to give adequately the spirit
OF the hero1ne's figure and the wonderful ex-
preston OF her face but On the other hand It
shows atmosphere and distance in the back
ground, which the painting consp1cuously
lacks. 1t is considered quite the thing to 20
Is that 1t is all painted on one plane, and has
no more perspective than q faded piece of
antique tapestry or the needle work landscapes
ordinarily turned out by beginners In young
ladies' boarding school,
Mr.. Andrews has just finished q portrait OF
the late John G. Kennedy, of this city, which
gives great satisfaction to the relatives and
friends Of that gentleman, and Is now engaged
on portrait OF ex-President Hayes. The latter
Is llle-siZe three quarter-lenguh, and promises
% be a remarkably strong and faithful 1ikeness
lt Will probably find place In the White
House, along side the portraits OF the other
expects to sail, with his wife, for Europe about
the middle Of next month, but they may be
Obliged to give up their usual annual trip for
steamer line,--all the desirable staterooms on
their pet ship having been engaged many weeks
ago. In that event they will spend the summer
Ia Ohio and elsewhere In the north.
- Late accounts from Florence report Mr.
Ross Turner still there, but about to 90 to
Paris, where he has undoubtedly arrived before
this time. His many friends here Will be glad
to learn that after long period of hard work
and at times rather diScouraging prospects,
MI. Turner is now In the enjoyment or very
natter1ng success. Not only has he sold all the
pictures On hand, but his new work has found
market as rapidly as painted, in Florence, and
at prices considerably higher than those realized
by his paintings heretofore sent home for sale.
MIR. Turner's present purpose is to spend the
summer in and near Paris and then 90 to
Rome, where be will stay. during the winter,
with perhaps an occasional trip TO Naples and
the south or Italy. Beyond this he has made no
denIlte arrangements for the future.
- Mrs. Greatorex, who went to Algiers last fall
TO sketch ard paint, with her two daughters, Is
still detained there by the severe Illness OF one
OF them, and does not expect to be able to get
away before the latter part OF this month, as
at last accounts, the invalid was TOO weak to
be moved. This affection with news OF the
assassination OF her son In Montana some time
since, has quite Frustrated Mrs. Great0rex, who
In her great sorrow has the sympathy Of large
circle OF friends, both in this country and In
Paris. where sne has lived so long. In this con-
nection We are pleased to note the fact that
Miss GreatCreX, who was so fortunate as to be
represented In the Salon last year. is equally
favored again this season, Notwithstanding the
more stringent regulations and the smaller
number OF pictures accepted In consequence.
st. Louis is happy in the possession of a
Museum OF Fine Arts building, recently erect
ed, and formally presented to the people of that
city, on Tuesday last, by Mr.. Wayman Crow.
one OF her Wealthlt st and most public spirited
citizens. The building, which Is large and
handsome one, costing Sl25, 900, is already
equipped with large NUMBER of caSrS
and contains fine gallery for pictures, Which
Is just now filled with valuable loan cOllec-
lion. MIR. Crow. the donor, has previously
made large contributions for the benefit Of the
people OF st. Louis, and like Mr.. Corcoran of
this city, In this respect also, he has been q
liberal patron OF rising young artists When
Harriet HosmeE was young student he made
her an inmate OF his own house, and Suose-
Quently gave her her first important comRis-
sion.
SO far as we know, up to the present time,
no Washington art student has ever been rep
resented in the French Salon. That honor ap-
pears to have been reserved for the year 1881,