The Portland daily press., 1882-06-08
wATER-CoLoR
A Magnificent Collection at Hewes' Gal
lery.

Lovers of fine pictures and especially those
who are interested in water color painting'
have in store for them rare treat In the COL
lection which will be on exhibition at the gal
lery of Mr.. II. G. Hewes during the next lew
weeks, and which will be opened to the pubic
for the first time this evening. 1t has seldom
been our good fortune to view collection OF
such uniform excellence, nearly every picture
being thoroughly. conscientious example OF
the work of the artist contributing, the leading
water colorists of New York and Boston beirg
the principal exhibitors.
Among other distinguished names we noticed
those of the two Smillies, Hamilton Hamii-
ton, D. Carroll Beckwith Harry Fem, Per
cival De Luce, W. G. Filter, Hugo Bruel, f.
Hopkinson Smith and G. Ell. Eaton.
Perhaps the most striking picture in the col
lection is the large upright marked Fl, on the
catalogue by Hamilton Hamilton called "a
Breton Court Yard Brittany has for many
years been q sort of Mecca for artists OF both
Europe and America, no art Students educa-
tional career being deemed really complete IN
til he has made studies in this picturesque
locality where the habits and customs of the
people nave, as IL N6gG, l0udiu0Q otatlOuaIy
for hundreds of years. In the picture before
US we see carefully studied court yard of
quaint Breton stone farm house. On the left
leading into it from an upper story is flight
of steps protected by q rude balustrade, while
over a door way near by an old grape vine
casts cool refreshing shadow, and in the
yard some peasants in their peculiar costumes,
characteristic of the country. are performing
some sort of domestic duties. The whole is
broadly and simply painted, and the effect of
clear sunshine admirably preserved,
Among the Landscapes, that marked ID, By
w. G. Filter, seems to be as nearly complete
as it it is possible to make it. The quiet pool
of water in the fore ground; the long stretch of
green meadow land, reaching far away into
the distance till it is lest among the hills and
trees; the rank grasses in the foreground; and
the lazily-foating delicate, grey clouds over
head, all combine to form a graphic transcript
of one of those rare summer days when mere
existence is perfect happiness.
Carmen has become familiar to us through
poetry and song, and j. Carol Beckwith, in
his picture, marked 2, 'ha5 given us charm
ing ideal of that fascinating beauty. This
picture was the centre of attraction at the re-
cent exhibition of the Boiton Art Club, and
deservedly so we think, for it is admirably
painted; the shadow tones in the flesh being
particularly pure and the whole well drawn
and mcdeled.
Harry Fem and f. III. Smith each show two
fine works, those by Mr.. Fem representing
school in the city Of Damascus and the interior,
of am Irish cabin, while Mr.. Smith gives us
view Of the old gateway, st. Augustine, and
Cuban landscape both very pleasing in color.
Want of space prevents US from noticing in
detail many other works of equal merit with
those mentioned above, and We can only re-
peat in closing, that lovers of fine pictures will
find this a most interesting collection, and
credit to the taste and discriminating judg-
ment of Mr.. Hewes in his selection.