The Portland daily press., 1884-11-01
SOCIETY OF ART.
The Autumn Exhibition Of the Associa-
item,


The Autumn Exhibition Of the Associa-
item.
The Autumn exhibition of local art held at
the Art building, opened last evening with
view given to the members of the society and
the press. The spacious gallery was filled with
large and brilliant assemblage Of ladies and
gentlemen, who were evidently much pleased
| with the work.
| The number OF pictures, in oils, water colors
and black and white, is not SO large as at form
er displays of local talent, butsit may truthfuly
| be said, there is not picture on the walls bat
displays some merit. 1t is not to be expected
| that such an exhibition shall equal the work of
| great artists 1t is, for the most part, amateur
| work, which shows decidedly Improvement over
| former efforts by the same painters.
| The oils are displayed in the northerly half
OF the gallery, and the water colors and black
and white, in the southern. In this article we
| shall touch upon some of the leading and most
| praiseworthy exhibits. No. 1, "Crab.apples,"
by Miss Alice M. Gould. represents branch Of
the fruit on q panel. The fruit is well shaped,
| its position is graceful, tender low gray tone
| pervades the picture and the harmony is fine
throughout. No 8, a panel of Golden Rcd"
| by Mrs. Pierce of Augusta, is:deservng a good
word for the marked improvement exhibited
| by this artist over last seasons work. No. 16,
"Waterford Hillside" BY G. F. Kimball ia one
OF this artists best eff 1rts. The subject is SIM
pie; the side of grassy hilllwith stone wall
and woman crossing the stile lin the middle
distance, clumps of trees, and the blue hills be-
yond. The execution is exceedingly skiful.
There is more warmth than is usual with the
artist, and the cloud effects have admirable
| movement. No. II, the 'Bread Winner" by
Hewes presents that artist in new light; that
| of portrait painter. The picture is from life
and the artist has happily caught the puzzled
| expression of the old man while the solid COL
| oring, the firm flesh tints, the capital pose of
| the head, all speak highly of the painters at
| tempts in this line. Perhaps, to many, his
portrait of lady, No. 80, will attract more at
tention than the BreadWinner. This face is
| even stronger than that, aud the we'll marked
| features and fresh color of the face, are well
set off by the light blue lining and dropping
plumes of the bonnet. The solid coloring of
the body of the picture reminds the beholder
of the work of our best portrait painters. The
| plOsulO 10 duniEdDiy uuIbuoUs No DIZZY b
Lane" a winding road, near the Old Brewery
in Cape Elizabeth, with the old stone wall and
field, is excellent in sentiment, well drawn,
and harmonious in color 1t is by M. B. Gill
bert No. rs, a study of "Birches" by John
T. Wood, displays very faithful drawing of
the trunks, a rich and mellow cooring. His
No. 30, is about as good a picture as there is in
the collection. 1t depicts an old country road,
slightly rising towards the middle distance
where it Is crossed by pair of bars projecting
from the stone wall at either side. There are
the usual fields bordering the road and over
shadowing trees. The atmosphere is clear and
bright. the drawing true the coloring excel
lent. The dirt looks like dirt, and the shad-
ows are naturally cast. Miss Nellie Brown, in
No. %, has presented group of superb roses,
that seem to stand out from the canvas, and
to fill the air with their aroma. Miss Alice
Gould's Brook at Simontons Cove" No. SO,
carefully reproduces the marshy meadows
amongst which brook meanders, bordered by
willows. In No. 36, Mrs. G. A. Dyer offers
one of the most striking pictures exhibited by
any of the amateurs. 1t reresents winding
road through beech grove. The foliage is
well done and the shadow effects worthy of
| notice. "Oranges," still life picture by Miss
Andrews. is we'll painted, the fruit is juicy in
| appearance, and the reflection in the table is
| clear. No. IA is I'll. B. Browns "OId Wreck
at Peaks Island" which has been noted in
these columns on former occasion. Mrs.
| Warren's, "Rocks at Danforth's Cove" is
| rather pleasing in color and there is much
| force and sentiment in the incoming waves.
No. A, by young Mr.. Pennell, road in Cape
| Elizabeth, is good in drawing aud perspective
and shows marked improvement over last
year.
Coming to the water colors, No. 81, "a View
of Portland from Back Cove, by Miss Longfel-
low, with its early misty morning effects is
very delicate and tender in color. No. 80,
THE Incoming Fog" by Mrs. Fl. @. Davis is
low in tone and fully carries out the idea ex-
pressed by the subject No. 80, "Rocks at
Cape Elizabeth" by Cyrus e. Davis, wb CHI is
especially noteworthy for the fne effect of the
sun shining on the rocks making this one of
tbs best pictures on exhibition. Everybody
remembers Old Stoppel and he displays in
| Nos. be and 81 two ideal faces, that hold the
eye, while the treatment is exceedingly deli
| cate and the work has the softness of pastel.
The black and whites are quite numerous,
but.we can only briefly allude to few this
morning. No. 6S, Albert Cox's "Old Brick
and sentiment. No. SO. ION the Stroud water
River" by Walter Griffin, the young SCULPTOR
is highly commendable for the execution of
the work in the foreground, especially the &C.
tlon OF the women dipping water from the
river. No. 70, a transportation into black and
white OF MIR. Hewes's rose picture, by Mr.. w
| Sturdivant is praiseworthy. No. "a, Study
of Cast" by Miss A. e. Clark, is very care
| fully drawn, and is strong head. No. 76,
"The Old Hillside" by Cyras +. Davis, is cap
old stone wall running away; characteristic
| Cape picture. No. rs, T. McDoLald's 'tElec.
tion Night Bonfire is full of action and very
spirited; the action of the boy dancing and
the pose and expressions of the other figures
show quick perception and CAREFUL study ON
the part of the artist A crsyon portrait of
lady by W. O. King is we'll modelled as to the
features. is delicately drawn, and evidently a
good likeness. Underneath are a group of
pencil drawings, by Miss Gould. showing great
| aptitude in the use of the medium. The back
view of an old man leaning on a hoe, ia excel
lent, and in No 81 Miss Gilkey gives an admit
| rable study of the same old man reclining.
A silver medal received from two members
| of the society will be awarded byi the board o.
| management to the amateur who shall exhibit
the most meritorious picture at this exhibition
| To stimulate our art students to renewed exer-
| tions the society has offered three awards to
amateurs for the best oil painting, water color,
| and black and white, not oil, to be given to
| the competitors receiving the largest number
| OF votes by visitors to the exhibition, each
\ visitor being allowed to vote but once ON each
| of the three classes above named. The
method of voting will be as follows: There
/ will he sealed receptacle in which the pum-
| Der of the picture voted for will be dropped by
the voter, which will not be opened till the
| close of the exhibition. when the votes will be
/ counted in the presence of the board of man.
| agement. In order to prevent promiscuous
| voting and all "stuffing' a small fee will be
| charged for each vote and each voter will re-
| cord his or her name in a book kept for the
| purpose.
The exhibition will be open daily from 10
| q. m. to 10 p. IA.