, 1881-01-09
ART NOTES.

Tho Kern hardt Paintings and Scu1pt~
urex-KePpel'a Collection of Prints
Rressau,s Equestrian Portrait of Will
lam Of Germany
The important event OF the coming week IN
art circles will be tho exhibition Of paintings
and Btatuets from the studio Of Nile. Sara Bern
hardt, the celebrated French actress, who be-
gins two weeks engagement at McV1cker's
Theatre tomorrow evening. The exhibition
will consist Of several portraits in oil, some
watcr~color sketches, and half dozen examples
OF sculpture. Among the latter are busts and
statuets of j: tho actress herself, a portrait
bust OF Emile Girardn. aud IN ideal head Of
Ophe1ia. It has not yet been determined where
the exhibition will be held, but it is very likely
it will occur at O'Brien'a There will be pri-
yate view to members of the press and invited
guests Wednesday evening, after v hich the COL
lection will be open to the In spection Of the
public.
Aioah Bradish, who in the ante-fre days had
street, has returned to tie city after an absence
OF nine years. and has taken temporary quarters
ct The Palmer House. Hs is engaged on half;
years Mr.. Bradlsh allied the Chair Of Fine Arts
in the Michigan University at Ann Arbor.
> Marple, ST Louis. artist Of promise, has a
sGnps Ct paintings a9a on efaeon d
A bold, free handling, with u determination to-
fathorn all there is TO be known Of Nature is the
dities in mnuner-notably In the drawing Of the
middle distance1are 30 marked as. to seriously
impair what otherwise would, be an attractive:
picture. The Afternoon" is bright and sunny,
bur without. any particular motive. There Is.
less feeling 10 IT than in its companion. Mr.,
MARBLE has it IN him. and %hen 1t biz best hs
this can only be achieved by hard study. !.
The Keppel collection Of rare enRravings and
etchings will be on exhibition at Jansen, Nc
T r tee Ssen or Tes 9ngs
past two or three days BY nne proof OF Raphael.
Morghen's - Last Supper. after Dn..vinci. This
uest Il exampe of Christian U art IN existsnee as @
The. proofs OF the engraving are very
rare r tere nv was ne only yo s%a{i 4n6it. num-
ing. = The Hundred auiders,". is repre- /
~ as be the ee1
former is valued Mt $500: a magnificent print,
after the painting BY Bida, Is the Waiting
fine impressions is the :. madonna Of the Gold |
ttnch." from the marhlc OF MICHEL Agelo, by !
and to " fs,s
through the Inferno; and Wttte's ever famous /
"satin Gown" the finest pieeo OF drapery rep
resentation rhat ever came from the hand Of an !
enEEnver-
Col. Fairman is exhibiting at Q'Brien's several |
of his more important works. The most notice |
able and By fur the best tn color and treat I
light effect on the broad Atlantic rs seen from
the stern Of an ocean steamship. The masses of
dark green water rising. and falling in alternate
waves are strongly eontrasted with the phps-
phorescent brtlliancy. intensified by the sht1n-
tnerng moanbeams. OF the wake Of the vessel.
1t may be objected that the pink tinge impaired
to the crests= OF the wake AFRO somewhat pro-
nounced. The strongest part of the picture is
the admirable perspective. both linear and
aerial, which inprcsses the beholder with tho
yastness and solitude Of the great deep. 4 |
5soS e. s ssssr!bssss Segs.
4 E,1-e ~ tnkf,~ I
longs to the Whistler1 school. and may be re-
gnrded AZ nocturne in green and gold, inter- |
spersed with ttn8es varying all the way from |
vocal pyrotechntcs OF some OF the distinguished
soprani OF the operate stage, whose e4eout1on |
Is productive more Of amazement thGn emuuon, |
An. equestrian portrait OF 1ke- Emperor
William OF Germany. By ,RFessau, in crayon, and
ter ut Washington. The general efect Is that OF
a m exc tint, with disposition to be fruitful III
nigh lights aud deep shadows, something after /
what, fs popularly supposed to be the REM
arcbed neck. ia blending OF the conventional
rith the ideal. 2na tts pose has somewhat the
,ttfne4sz II .oI 80 most equestrian :! statues.
E ana With AMY I'll anf0r tha ecss6as stfssS
'iRidity Of German soldier on dress |
parade. His left. hand negligently holds the
'eins and is graceful 10 pose, but the right arm
lgure, while It is beyond the power Of the mind
Vt man to determine whether the glove contains
human hand Or - filled with wool The
irapery is tight lifting OYER the bust and body,
luce. The head Is small. and tho hanu{inr of | :
he collar gives painful elongation to tho necl.
Asa likeness Of the octogeuartan Emperor it Is
which have made bis face ~
amiliar US that OF Grant or SAmual J. Ti}den :