The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-27
THE ART EXHIBIT OPENING.
The Notable Pictures on Display and
the Stories or Scenes They Portray.
Artists Whose Works Are Represented in the
Exhibit-A Fine Display of Paintings Ar
ranged with Artistic Discrimination.

Art Association opened at Masonic Hall last
evening III addition to the works from the art
collection Of the New Orleans exposition, many
of which have appeared In the great European
salons, there are a number of exceedingly meri-
torious pictures from local artists. The paint
ings are 80 grouped as not to all appear before
the eyes at once and thus distract the visitor.
but are distributed in alcoves SO that one is en-
abled to concentrate the attention and thus OBJ
serve painting with some degree Of discrimina-
ton.
Upon entering the door Of the hall, the first
painting the eye encounters is that Of Lois the
Witch-Salem, 1922 This is by s. r. Mac
Knight. New York artist, a student of the
Partisan painters, Boulanger and Lefebre. The
painting is from story by Mrs. Gaskell, the
novelist Lois, the daughter Of an English
clergyman, after the death of her father. being
without relatives in England, came over to
America to make her home in Salem, with q
Puritan uncle, whose family consisted Of a wife,
son and two daughters. Lois, who was charm
ing girl, without intention on her part flor she
had left betrothed lover behind her in Eneland),
became the object of the affections of not only
her own cousin, the SON, but also of the lover Of
one OIL the Oaug0terS. his 30 excited the Joai-
ousy and hatred Of mother and daughters that
taking advantage Of the opportunity offered by
the excitement of the time, they accused her of
witchcraft, had her imprisoned and finally
hanged. When her lover came from England
he found only her grass grown grave. The pict-
ture represents sweet faced, sorrowful girl, a
full length figure in white, behind the prison
bars.
Where the Tide Comes In" is an English
landscape. by Edward Gay. of New York
do &c . ,%~~u h~vG
NJ. Clark, of New York. representatio of the
erratic architecture of Shanty- town, New York
city. There are number of fruit and flower
pieces several of which are remarkably good.
One of the most valuable paintings in the sol
lection, though one of the smallest regards
square inches of canvas covered, is Blanca"
mo. "a In the cataloguel. This represents the
head and shoulders of q fair Italian girl just
budding into womanhood-a perfect type of the
blonde beauty, with face of angelic purity and
sweetness Another valuable oil painting though
in a very different vein, is No. 26, "a Forge
Worker, "by Paul Soyer, of Paris, a pupil of Leon
Cogniet. Peter McNab's Parting Vows" from
the exhibition of the Royal Academy, London.
New Orleans. Mr.. McNab is popular English
painter and illustrator of periodicals. No. 80,
"A Landscape in Surrey from the easel of w.
F. Hulk, of London, is quiet rural scene, pecu-
liary English
There are number of marine views Per-
haps, for its size, the most valuable picture Of
this class from an artistic stand-p point is Out
ward Bound" No. As, by James Ct. Tyler, noted
New York artist. Another, by the same artist,
in black and white, with wonderful effects, is
1.-THE Sunset Gun" ship at sea, under full sail,
firing the sunset gun. A third view by the
same artist, is No. 40, entitled 'sFair Weather
In which fair sky. gently rolling wave and
belying sail suggest the happy name given the
picture. Another fine marine view is No. 119,
Running for an Anchorage by Harry Chase,
of New York. This beautiful painting is the
property Of the Art Association, it having been
bought at the autumn exhibition of 1883. From
the easel of Frederick S. Dellenbaugh, of Paris,
comes the large canvas, .'Encampment at Sea"
When the night is fine at Concarneau France,
the sardine fishermen, instead Of entering port,
camp at sea, waiting for morning. At sunset
they drape their sails, tent fashion, over the
boats. One can sometimes count as MANY as
two thousand boats In one of these encampments
The 'Tambourine Girl" mo. 121l is by Arthur
Hill, Of London. The drapery of this beautiful
figure is light as gossamer-a breath would blow
it away-and reveals rather than conceals the
ceedingly narrow ribbon, q scarlet hue around
the neck and over the breast heightens the eff
feet of the flesh tints.
One of the most admirable paintings in the
collection is a flock Of sheep mo. 5l), by Joseph
Van Severdonck, of Brussels It will bear the
nearest inspection. and the wool on the sheep
and lambs is SO palpable that one almost expects,
on putting out the hand, to feel the fleece. This
artist is native of Brussels. and his works have
taken medals in 1851. 1855, 1859. at Vienna in
1873 at Philadelphia in 1876, and elsewhere.
A large canvas, No. SO, represents Low Tide
at La Villette. France" This is by Frank G.
Bromley of Chicago Mr.. Bromley is native
of Wisconsin. and while in Paris was a student
with Meissonier and WON. This picture took
medal at the New Orleans exposition
Frank Waldo, in No. 60, gives Lake
Park, Chicago beautiful view. The other
Chicago artists whose works are in the collection.
are A. F. Brooks, e. L. s. Adams. V. E. Day,
M. A. Davenport; @. s. Truesdell mo- llG, IA
Rams Head an excellent piece of work.; ].
Howard, NJ. M. Pullman c'When Sunny Fields
Lay Warm and STILL" No 49, summer pastoral);
@. F. Schwert and A. r. Kirkpatrick.
T. c. Steele, Of this city, is represented in
number of excelling canvases "Morning in a
Bavarian Village" will not be passed without
second look, and that second look will disclose
the merit Of the work. "a Winter Thaw" is
equally meritorious, and the portrait of 'Little
Marie Hines" No. 1881 is as fine piece Of por-
The brush of Miss Sue III. Ketcham, Of this
city. furnishes a number Of good paintings One
of these, 1.-THE Vance Homestead-Lang Syne"
mo. 34l will be Of special interest to elderly In
dianapolis people. No. %, ION the Jnnata,"
represents an old mill. This is an admirable
piece of work, and competent critics give it
warm praise.
There is a group of water colors on the east
wall of the exhibition-room that receives much
attention. Among these pictures IA Nor
mandy Court Yard" IAN Ola Mill" THE Fruit
Seller IA Guardsman,n etc.
Nos SO to ITO, inclusive is collection Of pho
togravures taken from prominent paintings in
the art collection Of the New Orleans exposition
of 1884 These gravures are pronounced to be
the finest examples of the process made in
America
There are a number Of unpretentous, but mer-
itorious works, to which it would be difficult to
give special mention, but which will meet with
6, Over the HILL" by j. Jay Barber, of Column
bus; No. -, 1.-THE Forgotten Toast,n G. w.
Conant. New York; Stanley Middleton's ARROW
root Grip mo- 10l e. M. Wilson's "Glimpse of
sunshine No. A. Conants KNITTING Lesson"
No. 80 beautiful little picture, and others.
1.-THE Master of the Way" No. 113, in which
Cupid rosy boy. with outspread arms. stops the
way to three maidens, is of the daintiest bits
in the collection. and one of the finest examples
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