The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-20
AN ART EXHIBITION.
The Picture Gallery Of the New Orleans Elk.
position Brought to Indianapolis.


The entire art gallery of the New Orleans Elk
position is to be brought to Indianapolis and
opened to the public at Masonic Hall on April
26 The gallery is large, consisting of three
hundred oil and water-color paintings and
bronzes ~ the most famous artists foreign and
American. Many of the canvases are Of great
size, and represent great historic and other
large subjects Others are small and of minute
finish, representing small domestic scenes, in
teriors with richly-dressed ladies. and little
landscapes, etc. The bronzes. fortyseven in
number, are of much variety Of sub
ject and are all of an astonishing fin
sh, and they render every turn OF
eye-expression, and of facial language
in a manner new to all who have not seen the
galleries of Europe. The water colors are deli
eious showing leautiful evening scenes, arch-
tectural views. misty morning views, sea pieces,
etc.
Among the large pictures in this gallery are
several by Gustave Werthemer (pupil OF Hans
Makart) who lately sold a picture to the Bava-
rian government for $780, 00 One of these Is
the famous kiss of the Siren,r which illus
piece the wash of great, dark waves about the
prov Of q boat, q fisherman leaning over to re-
ceive the sirens kiss, and the siren sinking and
drawing her lover after her into the sea, form
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full; pale. blonde, of an exquisite delicacy, and
and having o look of melancholy and doom about
the countenance Another immense canvas by
Evariste Lunenais. Paris. is ''The Disputed
Prisoner" Two stalwart warriors, well armed
and mounted upon plunging horses, are fighting
for the mastership Of q beautiful young woman,
who recalls all that we have read in old legends
of lovely damsels carried off by caitif knights
She is just gathering herself mp preparatory for
fight from her fighting captors. Her dark hair
and blue mantle wavo in the wind. The wild.
lonely landscape suggests the scene of some
old medi@val story Among the large
view of Lake Geneva, q fair, mellow, quiet
scene of woods and waters time-worn palaces
and storm worn mountains The space and
depth Of this landscape are incredible. Another
large painting by Ruger Dopoho, of MISSISSIPPI
pi, called La Marcellerie." is rich green
picture. in the modern style-a French forest.
You look across the deep grasses of the outer
edge of the woods and into the deep vistas of
the woods. 1t is an ''all out-of doors" picture
very cheerful and agreeable.
There are many English landscapes by famous
hands in the gallery. An exquisite one -is
view in Surrey, by w. Thorpe, of London.
Among the French landscapes. of which there
is large collection is one named Midsummer
in France" by Maria j. G.. Beckett. There are
also many Italian views, and large number OF
American landscapes One by B. +. Gilman
represents September in Colorado, A fine, broad
landscape is view of the Roman Campagna
The gallery is rich In sea pieces, both foreign
and American. The sea in storm and sunshine,
at noon and at night is splenddly depicted by
celebrated hands Several by T. r. Miles. of
London, show wind and rain, ebb-
ner refreshing to the eyes Of inland people.
it is like going to the seashore to look at them.
A fine thing by James Tyler, of New York, is a
ship bound out" sailing toward the horizon
| with "a wet sheet and flowing sail, and wind
that follows fast" There are many French,
Flemish and American sea beach scenes. A
beautiful picture by that great English master
| Of figure. painting, Arthur Hill, is Dancing
Girl" She has a sweet, innocent face and lovely
| figure. She thrums with her swift fingers on a
tambourine. Her soft, white feet are lightly
pressed upon the mosaic pavement, and thereon
| lies some thin garment just thrown aside Be-
hind her is beautiful carved old mar
| are growing in handsome vases of warm
terra Gotta color in the background.
| Another interesting picture is sDante Observ-
| ing Beatrice in Church" by A. Castaigne, pu-
| pill of Cabanel The dark, watchful countenance
| of the youthful Dante, his fine Florentne cos
| tune, Beatrice with her pure, fair. calm face,
| demure cast down eyes and decidedly sancti-
monious air. and above all a beautiful young
girl companion of Beatrice, and around all the
| dim old church, make charming work. Jacques
Waerez, of Paris, a very famous and admirable
| painter, has wonderful picture In this gallery
named ''The Master of the Way representing
group of enchantingly lovely young Greek girls
| who have met Eros, the God of love, on lonely
mountain road. There is a bit of sea and sky in
the picture almost good as the figures The
pictures of this great gallery are too many to be
enumerated. They represent almost every
school of art and every style of painting in both
Europe and America. The exhibit is in charge
of the Indianapolis Art Association. 1t lasts
from April 26 till May IL.
/ Death of Mrs. William willard.