, 1884-09-24
FINE FANCIEs IN OIL.
A Beautiful Collection of Paintings
BY Great Artists.
Landscapes Showing Remarkable
Beauty and Brilliancy of Finish.
An Exhibition Open to the Public
This Afternoon.

Mr.. Ira wilkins, well known as the pro.
prietor Of wilkins Art Gallery Of Den.
yer. an artist himself, and for years a col.
lector Of fine oil paintings, is now arrang.
ing in the store room on Ferguson street
lately occupied by the Warren Mercantile
Company, n choice selection of works
from his Denver Art Gallery. Mr.. VII.
kins proposes to have this collection ready
for the inspection of the public at noon
to-day. He will hold an Art Reception
this afternoon, this evening and all of to-
morrow, to which the lovers of fine arts
are most cordially invited.
On Friday, following the custom now
most generally in vogue Of disposing OF
oil paintings, after giving the public am-
pie time for a personal inspection, the
paintings will be disposed of by public
auction, which will be in charge of Mr.. S.
Martin, of the firm of D. Kline & Co.
A LEADER reporter paid n visit TO Mr..
Wilkins store yesterday. and while all OF
the paintings were as yet unpacked
enough were seen to convince him that
the collection is the finest ever brought TO
Cheyenne and worthy the visit and patron
age of those who admire good oil paint
ings and are able to buy them. Among
the many paintings already ~unpacked,
which the reporter made note OF, are the
following:
view OF Bear Canyon, a scene in the
Sierra Nevada, by the recently deceased
artist Mr.. II. A. Elkins. The foreground
OF this painting IS a barrier OF rocks over
which falls a rushing turbulent stream
into a dark pool the banks of which are
lined with bushes and reeds beyond IS
the canyon or valley, and 1t seems to ex-
tend Tor miles to where 1t Is shut in BY
immense mountains which, with their
peaks among the clouds form the back
ground. Through the cliffs which skirt
the canyon bursts OF sunlight illumine
the valley and lend a magic charm % the
whole landscape Mr. Elkins during his
lie enjoyed rare fame as a landscape
painter and since his death which occur
red this summer works from his brush
have been rising rapidly IN value.
"A View OF the Yosemite Valley, by
:. T. wilkins. IS a powerful painting
The view Is a well known one to tourists
and Is OF such character that zone but an
arftGf OF nntrar and uhrifs- Rould offapnff
Its portrayal and make a representation
worthy OF inspection. A glance at WI
KIN fosemite VIII establish the standing
OF the artist The view takes IN the eele-
brated Bnda Veil Fails, Three Brothers,
ii Capitan' Cathedral Spires Halt Dome
and Cloud : hest, and Is treated with
such effectiveness and force that the full
suoiimity n grandeur oil the view II
brought forth with wonderful power
"A Marine by j. Z. Brown OF Bos-
ton Is a n painting which Will have
many admirers. 1t represents a rocky
ledge OF rocks' against which a heavy run
ning sea dashes IN Jury, throwing great
sheats OF spray against the rocky lodges Of
Its insurmountabie barrier.
"A Fruit Piece by NJ. Straus. OF San
Francisco IS an attractive painting. A
deheately shaped stand on which IA piled
luscious looking grapes peaches and
pears tempting the beholder to taste
what seems to he the real article.
woodland Cascade by Z. j. WI
klns' ls a most beautiful painting. a
wild glen down which a stream OF living
water PUSHES and tumhles In tails and
w~hlrlpools ana eddies; tall trees and ma
pies through when are glimpses OF open
country NJ up IN bright sunlight Is a
scene wnlch IN color ana natural distr1ou-
t'on hgnts n d cannot be ex-
ceiled oy any artist save that greet artist
Nature
autumn on tne lssanlcKo1' oV u.
Elton New FORK, Is mother me l'nd-
scape- n "issahieKon If a most
poetlcal stream II scenery n associations,
ana 'he artist mas Veueo his picture II
sucn may au'umhal tn's as 10 keep up
July the character OF the original.
view on Lake Champialn, by D. +.
bigeiow' oil chicago a painting directly
from nature makes a most beautiful land