Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-24
ART NOTES.


Mr.. c. 7. A. Healey. Who returned lately
from Europe. is now the guest Of Professor
. Horsford. at Ca mbridge. Mass. where he has
commissions for twoor three portraits.
Alesno. the Florence sculptor. has given to
the state Of Kentucky bust Of Joel T. Hart,
whose remains were lately brought from Italy
To ne reinterred at Frankfort. IN has native state.
The Raising of Jarus' Daughter" by
Gabriel Max. sold TO Mr.. John :. Kcanedv AZ
the recent Ferdinand Ward sale in New York.
has been given To the Presbyterian hospital OF
that city.
- The British National Gallery has not vet
Completed the purchase of the Raphael Madoasa
belonging 10 she Blenheim c, Election. but neso-
tiations are stin pending. The price asked for
II Is 1000 guneas, or SS64 Geo. If sold Tor that
sum it viii become the most costly picture on
record.
- Tie Cincinnati papers speak In high terms
OF some crayon portraits recently executed in
that city by Mr. Eugene A. Poole. who for a
long time had stndio here and did some ex-
ce4ent work both IN portraits and landscapes
crayous.
- The two oil paintings sent by Mr.. weyl to
New York for exhibition in the galleries of the
American Art Association We're sold before its
close. at the figures named by the artist In ia
30 he regretted that the statement punisbed In
city paper not long ago. that Mr.. weyl had
sold his large picture Of the Great Fails proves
TO be- unoundeG.
The point Is made by a Philadelphia paper
that in choosing Mr.. James Archer, an English
artist, 10 paint his portrait for the Department
of State. Mr.. Blaine has not only put a sort Of
stigma upon American artists. but for n Presi-
dental candidate who ran on 4 platform in favor
OF protection to American industry he has done,
an exceedingly inconsistent and unpatriotio
thing.
- The design submitted by Prof J. r. Weir
for the Bennington monument has not been
adopted. as has been stated. IL was approved
by the committee Of selection but at the an
nual meeting of the monument association. held
AT bepnlngton. on the l4th inst. the recommen-
dat;on OF the committee was not confirmed and
the whole subject was postponed until the Au-
gust meeting IL is expected that the mopu-
ment viii cost about 500 900.
- "Wednesday next the 2Sth inst. is the date
fixed by Mr.. Walters for uEyeiling and for
maly presenting to Baltimore the Barye bronze
group which he is having placed in Mount Yer
non square. in that CITY, At the same time Mr.
walters viii open his new gallery dedicated To
B3rye, which will contain large collection OF
ms bronzes. models and proofs. number of his
drawings and sketches. in oils and water colors
together with fine portrait bust of the artist
- The present seems to toe becoming an are
OF protest in matters OF art Not long since the
Pennsylvania Academy Of Fine Arts sent to Con-
gresS protest against the purchase OF a couple
OF paintings which that body proposed to buy
ana now the Paint and Clay Club of Boston
have petitioned the authorities Of that city for
the removal OF the CogSwell fountain set up on
Common some time ago on the ground that IL
Is an ohense to artistic taste and calculated to
retaTd rather than promote esthetc culture
- The committee chosen to award the Corco-
ran Gold Medal, given for the greatest improve
ment in drawing from casts in the Gallery dur
ing the last year. consists Of three prominent
New York artists. as follows Mr.. J. @. A. Ward
the distinguished SCULPTOR Prof l.. f. Wilmarth.
OF the National Academy of Design and Mr. j. e.
Brown. the well-known figure painter The
drawings have been rent on 10 New York
for examination. and it is expected that the
hnal award Will be made some time during the
present month.
- Mr.. ID. o. Mills. the New York banker. is
said to be the purchaser of The Glider" one of
Rembraudt's famous paintings. which il was an
nOunced some time ago had been sold TO come
to this country. The price paid is understood
TO DC $4,000 which places il with the most
costly pictures owned in America. for to this
suln. it is to be remembered. must be added
the 80 per cent duty imposed on works of art
10y existing laws. making the whole cost TO the
owner $4,000. This picture it may be added,
sold in 1902 for Sl.l0l, and afttrward, in 1866,
for $4,000.
The opening OF the Corcoran Gallery on
Thursday evenings during February and March
will prove to be great convenience to a large
number OF persons in Washington, whose
engagements are such that they cannot visit it
in day time. The admission charge of ten cents
is not imposed for purposes OF revenue, as the
proceeds thus arising have usually been donated
to some deserving cause, but in order that some
restraint may be put upon the crowds in at
tendance. Heretofore it has been found that
rhallT thaa
the rooms were filed by noisy Unconditional
Youngsters, who neither derived benefit them
selves nor permitted others to derive any from
the free exhibitions