Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-05
ART NOTES.

Max Weyi has not yet secured studio. and
at present appears to be undecided whether he
viii locate In Vernon Row or In the Corcoran
Building.
Mr.. Poole, who has been absent from
Washington for some time, has taken studio
In vernon Row. and hopes soon to have some
thlng 10 show his friends when they call
The Water Color Exhibition now open In
New York is great success, both financially
and In artistic merit over $25 900 worth of
pictures have already been sold out OF IL.
- The February number OF the -trf .imdteuI.i is
one OF the best and perhaps the very best fssueo
that excellent aud popular periodical yet pub
lished. The literary matter is both interesting
and valuable. and the illustrations numerous
and remarkably good. 1t Is a pleasure to hear
that IL is prospecting.
"A portrait OF Alexander ]. Dallas who was
secretary OF the Treasury iSt4l6, painted by
Mr.. +. Thorpe Of OHIO. has recently been added
to the collection of the Treasury Department.
The same artist Is also painting for thai col
lection the portrait OF Hon. Walter Forward.
VINO was Secretary in lSt3.
Mr.. j. @. A. Ward has been chosen TO pre.
pare model in clay for the proposed statue of
Washington 10 be erected In Wall street by the
New York Chamber of Commerce. II his de
signs are accepted, IL Is understood that Mr.
Ward shall have the commission to execute the
statue; II they are not approved, he Is to be
paid 81 600 for his work.
day and generation, much wiser, for example.
than was that of Egypt of few years ago. It
is reported that the authorities OF our sister
republic have definitely refused to allow NJ
Ieshc Charnay TO remove from the country any
on the antiquities discovered in the course of
his archaeological explorations In Yucatan.
The Society of Decorative Art OF New York
offers the following prizes: $500 for the best
design for portiere or window hanging; $500
for the second best; 5000 for the best design for
screens. OF not less than three panels; $50 for
the second best; $l25 for the best design for
frieZe or band, applicable to table cover, lam
DreQuin. or other decorative purposes; SIS for
the second best The designs must be sent In
to the rooms of the Society, "a East 10Th street,
from the 25th to the 9th OF April next.
- The CorcOran Gallery has recently added
to its permanent collection two little pastorals
by Chiallva, popular and talented Paris
artist. Both paintings represent spring land
scapes,-one bright, the other sno very
day,-charm1Dgly set off with children aud do
nestle animals and fowls They are lovely in
sentiment and admirable In execution, but
strike us as rather better adapted for private
house or small collection than for the walls OF
such an institution as that 10 which they are
now placed.
Miss Edmonia Lewis, the young American
sculptor OF mixed Indian and African blood. II IS
enjoyed during her Stay In Italy measure OF
success not often accorded TO artists of much
more auSpic.ous birth. The Pope some time
ago visited her studio and blessed her efforts;
The Marquis Of Butte purchased one OF her
groups for an altar piece, and another. ''The
Old Arrow Maker and his Daughter" was
recently bought by Lady Ashburton. The old
trulsm that art knows neither race nor religion
is ever new.
"A statue OF Theodore Parker, costing
$4,000, is to be erected In one Of the squares In
the south end Of Boston. 5000 were lett for
that purpose by the will OF the late Nathaniel
Gushing Nash OF Boston, and it Is thought
there Will be no difficulty In raising the re-
matnder OF the needed sum. IL this project f5
carried out the statue VIII De. we believe the
iirst ever erected in America to a clergyman,
and he, significantly enough, was regarded as
4 hereto by all denominations considering
themselves orthodox.
1t was understood some time ago that both
Albert BierStadt and Rosa Bonheur were can
didateS for membership in the British Royal
Academy, and IL was rather thought In EGG
land that one IL bot both OF them would be
chosen. Ia}terly, however, nothing has been
said upon the subject, SO far as we have seen.
Should Mr.. BierStadt realize his hopes he would
be-aithOugh foreign born-the third American
artist thus honorcd, the other two being West
ana C0piey, both OF whom were born In this
country, The former. 1t will be rememb sred
was for nearly thirty years president OF the
| Academy, and enjoyed the rare distinction OF
having declined knlghthood at the hands OF the
| King OF England.
| - The National Gallery OF London has Sc
cured Lord SUifolks famous ia vierge aux
| ROchers," By Leonardo, al a cost OF 5.GOO
| When we read OF such prices being paid In the
| Oil world every time one OF the master piecas
! or the Old masters changes hands there. We
| marvel at the number or them 10 this country -
| picked up Tor mere song, here and there Ia
| Europe, as we are told, as well as at the small
prices they fetch when brought TO the hammer
| here: and we cannot help wondering why the
| directors OF the galleries there do not come over
| TO this side to stock up, whenever they want
anything or tie sort. The expense of the trip
| here and back would be nothing compared TO
! what they would save In purchase prices.
| The subject Of erecting a monument to
! tie late Horace Greeley Is being agttated a.
| fresh In New York, and the discussion OF the
| matter naturally brought out an inquiry as 10
| what became OF the very considerable sum
| which was raised for that purpose some time
| ago. but never used IL was found that of the
si5Ooo subscribed only about 5000 was actu-
ally paid, and that amount IS shown to be safe
/ iy deposited, drawing interest ready to be ap-
| propr1ated whenever properly called for, The
matter should not be allowed TO rest here. No
man better deserved a monument at the hands
| or Ills countrymen, aud especially at the hands
| or his craftsmen, than Horace Greeley, and
| both Will be hOn0Ted as much as his memory
| by the erection of the proposed monument with
| the least delay possible
-Geromes latest painting, the Serpent
| Charmer, which recently came to New York Is
the property OF Mr.. Albert Spencer, Of that city,
who paid ST. GOO for 1t, including customs duties.
| In size tt Is 4SX33. The subject Is an Arab boy
| performing, with an immense boa constructor
| coied about bis chest, before group OF eight
! or ten NubianS, Arabs and Egyptians, In the
! court or an Old and deserted mosque at Cairo
| The theme is a repulsive one, as any one can
! understand, and In execution the picture is
considered by the critics generally as not up 10
| the level OF NJ. GerOme's best work. 1t may DE
added, In passing that this artists best work Is
| no longer as popular 80 1t was. The objection
made to 1t Is that while his drawing is good aud
| his representation OF all objects nearly fault
less, he is little more than skillful imltator,
and fails to reach the higher planes OF art in
anything he has yet done
| - The st. Louis Art School has lately re-
| ceived gift OF So. 1000 for the maintenance OF
its lie class. Who viii do as much Or the tenth
| part as much for the support OF life class In
Washington At present, we believe. the only
| one In the city Is that In the school conducted
| under the auspices OF the Washington Art CLUB
| and this, as the writer happens to know, needs
| as wei as deserves help. And while Admiral
Lees churlfSn spirit prevents the Corcoran Gal
| lery from carrying out the long cherished de
sire or Its founder that school OF design shall
| be established and kept up In connection with
| that institution IL Is not likely that we shall
| soon have anything better OF the sort or III )re
worthy OF patronage. Wherever there Is an in
| terest In art there should be the means OF de-
| velOp1ng and extending that interest by the
1mpaTttng OF sound knowledge to those anxious
| to learn. That such an interest exists In Wash
| fDgton the crowded rooms OF the Art Club on
| the occasion or its Reception last Monday
| evening afforded the most conclusive evidence.