, 1881-09-25

MIR. Elliugson has picture the sketch OF
which WIS made at Lake View, Just at tho turn
OF the dummy rond. The trees, shadows, aud
distant roadway are well treated.
Mr. Raycroft is now ut work upon portrntt OF
Mr. Atkinson, Of this city. which makes the
third he has executed OF tho same furntly. They
seem 10 be satisfactory lfkcncssc5.
Mr. Daniel Kotz is back from bis skctohng
tour In Michigan and Indiana, where hc nlndt:
over fifty studies from uE1ure. innny ot taeHi
charming black ana white sketches, IN Wh1cn nj
tNcels.
Mr.. O Drten has some fine ;yater.colo by IL the
,luu soft. hot ut I'LL like tho OF our
own artists. Also new Watcr-color STUDY OF
lines by \. II. dc Lonxpre
Mr. George Colby. Il young landscape painter
has recently tukcn rooin in -Ashlund lI'ook.
aud now ilMs on his easel Il laIrc ana interesting
wuod interior. depicting tue early tau. ino
picture is suhdued and otiet III tone, anu SHOWS
in treatment nllt handling the "orh VI III
cnrnest student Ut Nature
Sir. Sprcud has returned to his studio with n
portfolio full ot Sketches made during his sum
iner vacation. Golden aartest-nelds, vlnt-cor1
contributed to his industry u1'd fine taste. 4
small painting called ''Thc Fishcrmun's Home ="
is u genuine bit Of Nature.
Mr.. Arthur Pickering Is home again. after
having ruj,ycd II very pleasant vacation VI
l;cncsu Lake u1la auong tho trout streams III
WISCONSIN, He l1as removed from his former
studio To Room u, No. .U9 StAtt street: Il h''e'
ycnlcntiy before beginning his full and winter
work / sketch by Mr. Pickering In scpa or
Frank Jcrvs, the nrtist. Is Que OF the pest pttS
broad- hri1i,,uc,l hat and inscparabIe pipe add
considerably to the likeness
. Mr. Augustus Ileaton, lately from Paris;
whose picture of .Btthing liuur, Trouv!lle,
cxposcd tnoro during his brief visit to tbic"!:o
u plumber Of studies made this sprLng III spuln
ut the Alhnnlt,rn and elsewhere. THESE stuaics
Iers u1,un his return to Spain this fail. when nc
will finish up his commissions from ltc' lntro-
ducing figures Some " & taese t snu,cs ,eronds ""io
for hts picturesque figures OF MOORISH nno
Gypsy girls.
The Academy of fine arts have again secured
the services of Mr. L. e Earle 10 take ct:rSe o.
offered to make use Of his fine collection Ut
costumes for The models, SO that the litc c!nss
will be morc attractive tlan ever pe1ole. ;at.
Sprcud continues In charge OF the mor.ans ,,!.If.
c|nsscs. Mr. Vuuderpocl aud Miss Alice Kellogg
have been secured rs the assistant tc;coers
Mr. Bigc!ow takes the class 10 inndscnpe pn.n,-
iu.y Mir French the class III artistic anatomy
Mr. Carpenter tho class III pcFSpectse, nllo ~, nt
Rupert the evening classes. The rooms are now
being cacned ana qq,G nnnrnSr nmr,s{d I'd # IS
expected thur the coming year WI! oe Ing Ing h'ost
successful year the Academy bus ever hnd'
\ gentleman dropped into the studio OF an
nrtist friend the other lny. VINO hau JUST stcppeo
ant and beirt. upou intimate terms, searcd ht1u-
self beside u table upon which stood & tarEe
basket Of notwithstanding California 1ru't,
were hcapcd up in artisti: and tempting con-
fusion, and upon napkin beside u china lo',e pia.e
lay pearlhandled knife. What ~ luAnpioos ha1oe5
himself to bunch of grapes. pushing over some
bananas and pears to secure rrmarkan1v i rf nae
peach. which he carefully pareu with tne pea9sr r..
the oily purpose ] % for which he supposed il TO ne
intended: In few minutes the artist retnrneu ~,
Mt fha ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and dtsordered fruit be had
SO carefully arranged, and then turned to h1s
easel, upon which was haif-tnishcd p1catut:: a,.
hard labor. Words full to express the feeinss
Of his friend when he comprchendeu the sltua J.!
ton and learned, as he afterwards did, tha1 T., .
fruit pieces we're worth sc'eral nunoteo oo4'
lars.