The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-01-06
BxUx ARrs-PALErrE CLUB.
Artists la HonoIuIu.
written for the P. c. ADrEErrsEn.,


America, and has even made dabb ing in
oils the fashionable craze.
At that time about twenty young painters
returned from Munich and Paris, led by
Duvenick, Beckwith, Bridsemsn and Die
man, who rebelled against the conventional,
Old-fashioned, Flooding Academy of Arts.
The members of that worthy institution
who had been painting landscapes with q
studio light, working up portraits with pho
tOgraphic minuteness, and finishing all pic
lures with a glossy chromo-like slickness,
were simply aghast at the dashinS boldness
of the Munich figure painting, and the
breezy, on t-of-door csnvasses OF the stu
dents from Paris, with their unintelligible
jargon of ''impressorism, EFFECT" "tone'
and values
The fossil scademians refused to hang
their pictures on the line, and rejected
many % the best efforts Of Duvenick and
Deilman.
But good work tells in the end, and the
result was the forming of that powerful
body, the Art League of New York, which
has done so much to elevate the standard Of
art in America. They opened free schools
Of drawing, formed large sketching classes,
gave art exhibitions and receptions that were
attended by the most cultivated people of
New York, and were the first to introduce
in Puritanical America the practice of draw
ing from the nude.
An artist. who cannot draw the human
form divine" is as ignorant of his profess
sion as surgeon who knows nothing of
anatomy. And now, even in the academy
schools professional models are engaged,
and pose for young women as we'll as men,
though, of course, the classes are separate.
A revolution of the same kind has lately
occurred in California. For the last five
years or more there has been a growing dis
satisfaction among the painters Of San
Francisco against the Art Associations; at
the yearly exhibitions all or any pictures
are accepted, good, bad and Indifferent, and
naturally, an artist does not like to see his
best effort over which he has labored many
months, side by side with an amateurs
daub.
When, some years ago, an effort was made
by some of the best painters, led by Jules
Tavernier, to discriminate, and the exhibit |
ton was much better than the previous one, |
there arose such howl from those left out, |
and such war was carried on by the news |
papers, who espoused one side and the other. |
that the Association refused to carry on the |
good work.
Within the last two years several San |
Franciscan artists have returned from |
studies abroad. until quite formidable |
number use to congresate at Mr.. Taver-
nier's studio and discuss the project of |
seeding from the Art Association. of |
which Col. Howes ia President and Mr.. |
Virgil Williams, Director, and form club
Of their own.
After several stormy meetings at the |
rooms Of the Association, full particulars of
which appeared in the San Francisco papers, |
this finally done, and one year ago to-
day the Palette Club was organized and
started ON its so far brilliant career Jan.
LIST, 1884, with Mr.. Jules Tavernier for
President, Mr.. John Stanton for Vice-Presi-
dent, and Charles Robinson for Secretary.
Il has membership of over hundred and
fifty, including tne most wealthy, cultured
md prominent people of San Francisco, and
among the active members we notice the
well known names of Theo. Wares, Marion |
Wells. Oscar Bunith, Arthur Vail, Hy
Alexander, J. Fl. Barkhaus, K. G.. Hold
-idge, Jules Tavernier. c. D. Robinson. L.
P. Lattimer. Hy Raschen, A. G.. Rodriguez, |
John Stanton, J. B. Wandesford, Fred
Yates and J. D. Strong of this city.
Mrs. j. D. Strong has been elected homo
AIRY member, also Miss Nelly Hops, Mile
III Jardin, Miss Chittenden, Mile. Grand
can, Mrs Williams and several other
women artists who exhibit their paintings
It the rooms of the Palette Club.
The new club opened al their rooms, AT
street, and celebra ted the occasion
oy Civ ng a reception which was the most
brilliant event in art circles, that has oc-
;urred for many years. A jury of artists,
.lected by the club selected the pictures
hat graced the walls and the result was
number of canvasses which showed the
hearty earnest work of educated artists.
Electric lights were arranged to show the
pictures off to the best advantage; the rooms
we're beautifully decorated with flowers. and
It midnight supper was served, which was
,otten up in fine style by the chef of the
Union Club.
The guests honored tho occasion by APP
bearing IN full dress suits. and those
mong the artists who hadn't dress
uit promptly borrowed one OF his neigh
Dol, and appeared in the scene regardless
But the feature of the affair was the pro-
which we're quite large, printed |
N Whitman paper, and each was decorat d
" an original water crlor sketch, pen and
nix etching, or sepia drawing, executed by
nembers of the club.
The Christmas edition of the NeIoS Letter
ontains a number of delightful pen and
nix sketches by members of the club, who
rop into theiI rooms on lille evenings and
eguile the time designing i'll ink, sepia or
pencil, and some of their work done in this
ray appears also in the IngEiside. Since
he opening of the club, the good effects are
Iready being felt in the art world, and
everal studios have opened life classes,
here students have the opportunity never