Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-02
ART NOTES.

Detroit IL shortly to have q loan exhibition
containing objects OF art from the city and else
| where.
Miss Ransom, who Is expected here shortly,
win occupy new and handsome studio, In
rooms en- suite, at 913 street, where Messrs.
| Miller and Meline are now located.
- Mr.. 8. r. KOehler, who so ably conducted
| the late american Art Recie,c, has become the
editor OF the American department Of the Mdgd-
ane OF Art. published by Messrs. Cassell Peter,
Galpin d Co.
MI +. A. Bridgman, whose painting OF
| 1.-THE Sacred Bull Apis" Is one Of the favorite
pictures in the Corcoran Gallery, is now con-
Quoting an art school I'm Paris to which ladies
only are admitted as students
Matt Morgan, the well known and clever
English caricaturist, has begun an Art Students
League In Cincinnati, of which he is both prin-
cipal and manager. Mr.. Morgan. who is an ex-
tremeiy versatile workman, has thirty or forty
pupils already at work.
MIR. VIM. Carl Browne. who spent most of
the summer in the Carolnas, Georgia and Ten
nessee. is again in his studio here busily en-
gagged on portraits During his absence he
made number OF landscape sketches and
studies. and hopes to be able to paint something
In that line during the coming winter.
Those interested In the subject will be graf
flied to hear that all the art schools and draw
ing classes in the city open this season with a
larger attendance of pupils and more encourag-
ing prospects than ever before. 1t shows not
only desire to learn on the part of students,
but also more general interest In the subject
OF art on the part of the public at large.
Mr.. Brooke has returned from Virginia.
where he spent several months. During good
part of this time he was incapacitated for work
by serious affection of the eyes, but he never
theless managed to paint several portraits aud
to make number OF character studies for flu
ture use His large painting, entitled 'Forag-
! ing. now first on public view in the Garfield
Memorial Exhibition, attracts much and de-
served notice.
Mr.. Franklin Simmons model in clay Of his
statue OF the late Senator Morton, which has
greatly pleased all who had the opportunity to
see it. has been warmly approved by Mrs. Nor
ton, who lately went from London to Rome for
the purpose of inspecting it, and the plaster
cast will soon be sent to Munich to be repro
duced in bronze. The Intention Is to have the
statue put in its place in Indianapolis i'm time to
be unveiled on the 30th of May next-decora-
tiOn day.
"A fire occurred at the Lotos Club. in New
York, few days ago, by which four paintings,
valued In the aggregate at $4,000, were de-
stroyed. One Of them was portrait of Peter
Cooper by VIM. NJ. Chase. What proportion of
the sum named is represented by this picture is
not stated: but if it was no better as work of
art than the portrait of eX-President Hayes by
the same artist, now in Boston, its value can be
measured by the figures. which show the exact
cost oI the clean canvas and its frame.
The present art attraction at the Metropol-
itln MuSpum i'm Npu York iS q naintjno
uted to Raphael, entitled the madonna del
Candelabri, belonging to Mr. Munro Butler
tombstone a member of the British parliament,
sent out on loan and for sale. The authenticity
OF the picture, though generally accepted is not
established beyond question by documentary
evidence, but there seems to be no reason to
doubt that at least portion of 1.-THE prin-
clpal hgure-was painted by the great master
and competent judges consider the whole of IL
his
New York has made another start toward
raising the funds necessary to build the pedes-
tai for Bartholdi's colossal statue OF Liberty"
proposed to be erected in the harbor of that
city. That is to say. mass meeting with that
object in view was held the other evening" at
Which number Of patriotic and eloquent
speeches were made in behalf OF the project.
There was plenty of fine talk; but so far as re-
ported the silent man who saws nothing but
quietly puts down his money or his name. was
not present Nevertheless, there are hopes of
success.
The death Of Mr.. Thomas LIE Clear. which
occurred at his residence near New York, on
Sunday last, will be quite loss to the circle Of
artists in that city, Although not at the head,
MIR. LIE Clear occupied very respectable posi-
tioE in the rank of American portrait painters,
and occasionally some Of his efforts were con-
splcuously successful He had painted the por-
traits OF number OF noted persons among
whom may be named General Grant. Edwin
Booth, Daniel R. Dickinson, President Fillmore,
Bayard Taylor, President Arthur, George Ban
croft and William Page.
- Mr.. L. D. Meline, who is now permanently
domciled in his new and artistically fitted up
studio at 913 F street, is busy at work on still
life, fruit, flowers, and game pieces. In each
line he shows very gratifying progress: but Il is
more than likely that his talent will eventually
ind Its best development and most popular eX-
preston In the somewhat higher field of genre
art. nearly finished interior, representing his
own studio. with single seated figure gives
greatprOmise In this direction, needing indeed
only more successful treatment of the draperies
TO make 1t much more than promise.
The only Washington artist who contributed
anything to the exhibition OF studies and
sketches lately held in New York, under the
duSptCes VI tIlo american ATl ASSOCIATION, was
Max Weyl, who sent four numbers which,
though of minor Importance in size and subject.
were much liked both by critics and connois-
seurs Three of these were sold at the prices
affixed, before the exhibition closed, and Mr..
Weyl has since been advised that the fourth has
been sold, with the suggestion that he should
send other productions of his pencil to be kept
on exhibition and sale In that city. This result
is highly gratifying. as well to Mr.. Weyls brother
artists as to himself, and it should encourage
both him and them to be regularly represented
at the several New York exhibitions as they
ought to be.
According to the American architect house
built In Paris In the seventeenth century has
been demolished and its materials sold on the
ground, realizing the great sum of 5000
Part of this amount was obtained for certain
works of art discovered behind the plastering
and wainscOting Of the present century. such
as fine wood carvings and frescoes in good con-
dltion. hoard of 100000 francs in ancient
coins was also discovered during the demolition
But the greater part of the price was obtained
for the actual building materials themselves
these having been of the finest and most durable
sort The lead roof covering brought g 600
and the timber Of the roof, which was of oak
in perfect condition and well seasoned by its
long service, was sold to cabinet-makers for
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