Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-09
THE EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
SATuRDAY........ 9. 1881.
SATURDAY..
ART NOTES.

EkA
now open In New York.
| - The latest arrival In the American art colo
ny in London is Mr.. Walter Shirlaw, who has
taken studio In that city for an indefinite ne.
! Rod.
The next number of Scr,bner's Monthly Is
to have wood cut portrait Of the late Mr.. Car
! lyle, engraved by Cole "rrom rare photograph
! OF the deceased nterateur by an amateur pho
| tographer OF singular originality"
A Boston artist (Mr. A. Il. BlcknelD is
| graphing with the Battle Of Lexington on a
! canvas 1OX17 feet In size, and some OF the Bos
! ton papers speak highly OF both the artists
courage and his success in the undertaking.
Mr.. Thomas LIE Clear, of New York, is en-.
! gagged In painting full length portrait OF Gen
eral Grant, but upon whose order for for what
naI pe n @ wo 1hs sH
| The main figure Of Bastien LIE Pages Joan
| OF Arc" which was one of the leading attrac.
lions In the last Paris Salon, and is now the
most important picture In the exhibition OF the
| Society Of American Artists in New York. will
| be reproduced in Saibner for June In a full
| page engraving by Cole.
| The April number OF the Art Journal. OF
| which Messrs. Patterson & Nelson of lew York.
! now publish the American edition, has charm.
Ing full page etching of an old Eaglish mill
draWE and etched by Brket Foster AMI also a
! tan Fruit Seller, after Luke Flldes. A. r. A.
Among American artists who win have
| pictures IN the British Royal Academy ExhibI-
ton this year are Messr5. Howard Helmlck.
formerly or WashiDgton), w.. j. Hennessey
w. j: McGrath. Robert Minor, Ernest Parton
ard walter Sh1rlaw. Others Will doubtless be
represented, out these are already announced
Rev. Arthur n. Knapp, OF Cambridge, is
to commence, In Boston, On the 10Th inst, the
delivery OF the course Of six illustrated lectures
on the philosophy Of art, which he delivered
Win SO SO much a satisfaction to his audiences in
ms IN Guy dasI season The same course. 1t Will
Peabody Institute Of Baltimore.
The executors sale OF paintings by the late
Sanford r. Clifford takes place In New York on
Monday and Tuesday evenings next,-Mr.
Thomas E. Kirby, We'll remembered In connec-
ton with several important sales here being
the auctioneer. AS the commercial value OF g
popular artists works Is sure to be cOnsidera-
Oily enhanced after his death, it is likely that
large prices will be realized on this occasion.
THE two figures which the state OF Penn
syivania proposes TO place In the Hall Of Statu-
airy In the national Capitol are well under way.
the plaster cast being completed In each case,
according TO report recently made by COM
mittee OF the legislature appointed to look into
the matter. One, OF Gen. Muhlenberg, is being
made by Miss Blanche Yevin, Of Lancaster, at
hands of Mr.. Howard Roberts, of Philadelphia.
Both OF the statues are to be In marble. and the
contract price for each Is s. $780, to be paid In In
stalments OF $500, as the work progresses.
The esteem In which the public holds
Schreyer, who paints horses so admirably, is
shown by the fact that at three OF the most i'm
portant picture sales lately held In New York
his pictures brought the highest figures Of any
1n the catalogue The price In one case was
300 IN the other 81 500 and In the third 81 $780,
The last was quite small, and none OF them II
may be added, were large In SIZE The Corcoran
Gallery, it will be remembered, has lne eX-
ample OF schleyer's best style. and it is de-
with visitors to the Gallery.
- The picture sale to commence next Thurs
Gay evening, in the old CLUB House, opposite
Wormley 9, will afford Washington people an
opportunity to add some really desirable ex-
amples to their art collections, and at the same
time 10 encourage In substantial manner our
local artists,-a very agreeable way, every one
must admit, OF combining pleasure with duty
Among the names to be In the catalogue are
those OF Andrews, Holiness Ktndleoerger, Me.
equally Wei known and popular viii probably
De ADDED but those we have given are sufi.
Gent TO show that the paintings constituting
the collection viii be very different and vastly
superior 10 the machlne-made dauOS which are
brought here and sold by the house full two or
three times every season. 1t therefore deserves
TO be both carefully examined aud literally
! bid upon. The sales rooms Will be open to the
public Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Launt Thompson, the sculptor who has
resided In Florence for number OF years past,
is coming back to America to live at least for
while. Like many other arti5ts Who are
tempted on various accounts 10 live abroad
Mr.. thompson finds that While that Indulgence
has It's advantages 1t also has the serious draw
back OF too widely separating those who pro-
duce nom those who buy, since the purchasers
OF thelr works are mostly fellow countrymen,
and mainly, too, those who stay at home. For
this reason they find 1t desirable not to remain
too long away from their Old friends; and even
where they retain their European studio as
many OF them do, they still find 1t Well, II not
actually necessary, to come back occasionally
ana get in the way OF commissions which other.
wise might not reach them. Mr.. Tiltons late
experience very clearly Illustrated this point.
During his short visit to America last winter.
after an absence OF dozen years or more, that
artist sold paintings which must / ave amounted
IN the aggregate TO ten or twelve thousand
dollars, aid took back with him to Rome COM
missions for probably as large q sum. all or
nearly all OF Which he must have missed hal he
and his friends
Large figures are often obtained for their
works by European artists, but liberal prices
are by no means confined to those who paint on
the other side OF the Atlantic. To say nothing
OF the Dig stories about the big prices paid for
inc Dig canvases OF Mr.. Berstadt, it has not
been an unheard OF thing for American paint
ers to get as much as ten to fifteen thousand
dollars for single picture and some choice
eAs,lnpltS nave Ueen SOlu OUT or The studio for
nearly double those figures. These, of course.
are exceptional cases, and prices varying from
5000 TO $. 600 are generally considered remuner-
alive IL not mun1f1cent. And the number OF
arLists who expect and frequently get such
sums Is by no means small. Some light Is
thrown on this point by the prices named
against pictures In the catalogue OF the present
Academy Exhibition now open In New York,
OF these one is marked at s. ,20O one at s., 900:
one at $500; one at s., 500; four at So 600; one
at 8, 500; three at 81 0O0 one at 81 500; one at
sll00; eight at 81, 500; tive at ST. 200; fifteen at
Sl,tOO; one at $500; one at SS15; two at $3.50;
eleven at $500; twelve at $3.50; five at $500; six
at $3.50; eleven at 5000; eight at 500; and forty
at $500. This footS up the handsome total OF
Scoops for 1871 paintings, or an average OF over
| $3.50 Tor the lot, Which 1t must be admitted Ia
| not and Indifferent figure.
! THR NEW B. & 2. RAILRoAD.-The Cecil Md.
Democrat says MeSSTs. l.. B. McCabe a. Bros
| Coz tractors on the Baltimore and Ohio rail,
| road. nave secured accommodations at MtiIer,5
Hotel, Polt Deposit, for an engineer corps
Nnlch WILL commence the preliminary survey
| or the new line between Baltimore and Phila-
| delphia, next week, near Port Deposit, and
| " ork In the direction OF either city.
| favor among the liberals The Duke of Argyll
differs with the ministry, however, on the sub
lect, and ne nee his resignation as lord OF the
prlVy seal. Lord Carlingford, formerly Mr..
chichester Fortesque. succeeds him Mr..
| considered the bill honest and sincere. The
90 mill