Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-24
ART NOTES.

M. Gaines r. Donoho formerly OF this city
sends to the Salon this year a river lands Escape.
which includs boat and several figures.
- Mr.. Albert Query, whose portrait OF Sena-
tor Hampton is regarded by mis- colleagues as a
remarkably fine one, has just completed one OF
senator Camden. which is also considered a
faithful and artistic likeness
-Messrs. Merritt & Van Wagner succeeded
In getting several excellent instantaneous views
of the tn Regiment as IL marched down Penn
syivania avenue on Tuesday, which will serve
IS attractive souvenirs of the late pleasant visit
OF that famous organization.
In likeness OF that gentlemen Just finished
tor Chief Justice Cartier, Mr.. Armor has
achieved quite his best effort In portraiture
The expression OF the sturdy jurist is remarka-
bly, life-like, the position is natural and easy
and the nesh tints and general color and hand,
ling are exceptionally good. Indeed the whole
much more experience and wider reputation
than Mr.. Armor, and may confidently be re-
future. 49, WAC
AT the annual meeting of exhibitors 10 vote
the Clarke and Hallgarten prizes for works In
the present display OF the National Academy OF
Design. held on Thursday, the awards were
made as follows: For the best American figure
composition painted in the United States. TO
Walter Satterlee, on his painting entitled "A
Winter Watering Place" the Clarke prize OF
$500. For the best picture painted in America
oy an american citizen under thirty-five years
OF age: 10 Percy Moran. on his Divided Atten-
uons, the first Hallgarten prize OF $500. 10 NJ
second On ans Moonlight Moon In Haryes the
Wfles. for his Corner Table" the third Hall
garten prize of 800.
AT McElroys may be seen several water
color drawings by Mr.. Carl Becker the portrait
painter, which show that artist TO be quite as
proncient in that line OF art as with oils One
of these is a small study likeness of Admiral
Porter, from which the fine large portrait of that
officer was recently painted. Another is small
portrait OF Justice Miller, of the u. 8. Supreme
Court, admirable in quality, and third repre-
q particularly meritorious and pleasing work,
alike worthy the attention of students and
those desiring fine examples OF portraiture.
After a few weeks Mr. Becker will go north but
he expects to return here next season, and will
probably make this his future winter home.
- The portrait OF Henry Clay. which formerly
hung In the U. 8. District court room in this
city, when taken down the other day to be
cleaned and restored was found to be utterly
ruined. IL had hung tor many years over a
register, the heat of which was at times SO great
that the paint had bistered and entirely left
the canvas in places, SO that the painting is alb
soluteiy worthless as it is, and wholly beyond
repair. The picture In question apparently had
no great merit work OF art, but il is never
tneiess TO De regretted that of all the function
aries about the court house there should be none
whose duty, or inclination IL was to save il
from destruction. The inference is that like
fate would have befallen MASTERPIECES had for
tune placed one In the same building.
Late letters from Paris bring the informa-
ton that Mr.. Ernest Major of this city will have
picture in the French Salon this year,-his
first offering having been accepted by the Jury
OF admission. Curiously enough il is a land
scape. Mr., Majors efforts hitherto have all
been in the field of figure painting, and 1t was
not known by his trends here that he was
working i'm any other direction. As the matter
stands, however, IL is all the more credItaDle to
our young townsma An. since IT. shows a ver-
satility Of talent that will serve a good purpose
IN after life. And In any event, the fact that
one of his canyaSes will appear in the Salon
speaks we'll for his progress as it is not often
that one SO young In years and with SO short
career as An artist receives SO high q compli-
ment