The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-02-04
q ARIT I, ARTISTS S
Tho Exhibition Of Paintings at the
J New Orleans Fatr--Gossip from 3
Studio and Gallery. ggf

ts Studio and Gallery. Is 4
& ina chat with gentleman just re-
turned from New Orleans the informa-
ticn is given that the art exhibition,
while not SO large as that Of last year.
is much more striking in its character,
and Ola higher grade. There are some
exceptional features, one of the most
prominent being tho predominance of
the nude, which, in its way, seems to be
a leaf out of the sensational Paris salon
rather than an American art exhibition.
No lass than fourteen paintings of this
class arc enumerated. Immed iately
facing the entrance is large canvas
containing nearlyta score of more or
less nude figures, It is by Gustave
Wertheimcr, Of Paris, and is entitled
"1hc meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne
in the Isle Of Naxos.' Another pict-
ure by the same artist is called .'The
Dream of the Fisherman, and repre-
scnts siren floating on the waters and
a sleeping sailor, who beholds her in his
dream while his craft drifts along un-
guided. Still another, 1.-THE Kiss Of the
Siren by the same, is a sequel, and
shows how the infatuated sailor, ADAM
doning the caro- of his bark to the
storm, reaches out to grasp the tempt
tress. She turns to him, and, with her
arm about his neck, her fatal kiss upon
his lips, and her golden tresses floating
in the sea-foam, She drags him down to
destruction. These two pictures were
exhibited in the salons Of 1882 and 1884,.
A large composition by Luminais is en-
titled "1'he Disputed Prisoner and
shows two men-one a Roman in armor
and the other q half-naked Gaul-fight-i
ing over o woman who lies upon the
ground. There are also nude or semi
nude subjects by Charles Landelle,
Henry Cocylas, L. A. Hodebert, Ar
thur Hill, P. D. Trouillibert, E. A. Sain,
e. Meunnier. The topics treated by
these painters are neurological, bibli-
cal, classical, or purely ideal, and they
describe in turn Andromeda, Ariadne,
Eve, Greek and Egyptian dancing girls.
bathers, nymphs, etc. 1t is evident that
the severely Correct has not been the
handspring of the committees choice.
But few Chicago examples are seen.
Frank Bro2 l painting noted at
length in The Times some weeks ago, is
advantageously hung. and much ad-
mired.
A letter from New York speaks of the
work Of the Chicago artists located
there. Among these is Douglass Volk,
who is putting the finishing touches on
'sThe Parting a picture that has for
its subject two puritan lovers taking
their farewell on the seashore. 1t is
spoken of as rendered with feeling and
as one Of his best pictures. ]. Francis
Murphy is doing black-and-white work
for the Harpers, and has his studio in
the Chelsea building, on Twenty-third
street. Frank Green is preparing .
number of the black-and-white exam.
piles for the Salmagundi club exhibition,
which opens Jan. II, and is also paint.
ing picture for the prize exhibition in
the spring. L
There are on exhibition at o Brien's
several water colors by Walter Paris
now resident Of Washington city
which possess much artistic merit, and
are bright and pleasing. The most in
teresting is q view of Chichester csthe
dral. The greens Of the landscape arr
fresh and natural; the atmosphere cleal
and full Of sunshine, and the perspective
and drawing good. Another a yillag,
in Sussex, shows a view of street boz
:dered by q row Of ancient cottages
with low, gabled roofs and II green.iat
ticed windows. 1t contains much tina
is good and much quite the Opposite
The architectural drawing is excellent
and the quaint character Of the subiec
and its strong local flavor make ii, at
tractiye. The shadows, however, Z ar. arr
too deep-toned and panty, and thu
figures, .execrably drawn, and without
action, detact from the composition as
whole. 'Extretat, Normandy, ' q
coast scene with broad expanse Of ses
and sky, devclopcs the fact that thet ar
list is very much "at sea-. in subjects q
this character. The sandy shore. witt
accompaniment of fishermen. boats
and nets, as well given; but for these
indications that the subject was ma
rine view, the stretch Of blue would b
taken for anything but the sea, it is sc
fiat and characterless. The artists
best work is shown in his handling q
foliage, which in the landscape subjects
is light and airy, yet has depth and
fu1lness. II: a.
Horses and dogs continue to e1nploy
dean Smiths brush to his decided cred.
It, as he has facile. and talented vein
~ that dire tion. If occasionally he
makes an incursion into other fields. and
perpetrates some fanciful flight in the
way of aS"Queen of the Ballet, Of 4
study OF the nude, the little eccenrtrici.
ties can be pardoned on the score tha,
they are recreative labors and not set.
tied attempts to conquer new worlds,
He is sthe busiest as well as the mos
fertile OF painters, with brain teemino
with fancies and odd conceits, which ar7
not reflected ideas. Much Of Iii wo III
is crude, and nc lacks the accademica,
training that in his case would have
given direction and accuracy I'd q II,
pontaneity instead Of acting Id AZ.
straight jacket that limits the Efforts q
less talented painters. Possibly the
years will check his present exuberanel
and fecgndity and give him more l pre-
cision, grace, and delicacy than he nov
possesses. AS an N animal painter she h
one ON Of the most promising IN the coun
try Hard stud would put him il IL,
fro front rank an \ visit to his academy al
ways reveals some new work. One q
the latest is a figure piece Of rs y an
represents Grant on horse back, Anothel
ESis q church turned into q barrack and !,
croop Of horses feeding therein.
third is q group Of hunting dogs, *
teedingly well painted. His busy brusl
will probably call for the chroniclinp 8
half 9 dozen more next week. q 81
The possibilities Of India ink. as 4 ma N,
terial for expression in the graphic art
was never better illustrated than II, I'M;
drawings Of William Hart shown lis
week at Louderbaek's galleries. The,
ARE the property Of j. N Z. Pumpelly, !;
pupil ct {, Hart and himself workeril
the material mentioned One Of III,
studies referred to Is u BIT 81 tangled IN
aderbrush, dlnnd, and water: IA,