Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-08


REALISM RUN MAD IN Tue MATTER OF FRAMING Ercu-
INGs, kNGRAvlNGs, AND THE LIKE
The New York Mad and Express SAYS: Lovers
OF art have watched with growing horror the
progress OF the picture-framer's so-called art
The thing is to make the frame In consonance with
the picture, and this has been carried TO a pitch
OF realism at which artists stand aghast. some
degree.
4 fine etching OF Millets .Angeus, for instance.
Is framed In broad band OF chestnut shaded In
dusky tlnts, with an Old bell, from which hangs a
coil OF rope carved on one side and night OF 6ats
spreading their wings on the other Jules Breton 8
"Minnowlng the Grain" has like band OF chest
nut Win scythe and rake In dull silver crossed
above the head OF the toiling woman A panel of
Landseers dogs framed In oak for the hall has a
whip trailing It's length across the top OF the wood
corner TO corner below. Coomans "Laughter'
SHOWS girl with her head on pillow As framed
anu eanioited recent copy carries out the idea by
enameliing the wood, picking II out In silver and
gold, and making IL apparently q continuation OF
the damsels lace cushion.
Carved frames ana ensmeld frames are the va
netes most In vogue. The enameling is done upon
shaded chestnut In white and gold, pale blue and
pink 70 suit pompadour rooms. Sometimes II is
picked out In metallic tones by hand water
color marine view has an enameied frame I'm whit
Ism green tlnts suggesting sea foam. Across one
corner u stretched piece or net, and In the net
r1ne pictures have cable cord stretched about the
frames, or oars harpo0ns, and anchors applied in
ouA silver. AaldenS heads are framed In enamel
done 70 represent soft-hued silk folds
The carved frames are more elaborate The cary-
Ing Is done IN intaglio and Is sometimes darkened
giving the eject almost OF o burned wood sketch
done on the frame A genre picture OF a frog con-
csrI mas tracery OF carving on its wide FIAT frame
showing water weeks, lily pads and notes OF the
patrachlsn music Harvesters at work IN the fields
nave carved frames showing heads OF grain.
But the most radical OF all steps Is taken when
the carved frame not only echoes but actually CON
tinues the picture This Is most easily possible
win the yellow-brown tones OF q photograyure
A landscape scene shows you farmhouse In the
distance, country lane. plowed Held The La ne
runs directly toward you, projects on the frame.
ana Is carved without a break The burrows OF the
turned ground do the same. The farmhouse itself
encroaches on the wood, and the fence at It's side
ana me trees which overhang tt are wholly carved
50 with an old boat which a peasant woman rs
pulling. The bow 10 photogravure the stern Is
carving. The waves are half OF them carved The
womans right oar begins In the picture but us
piaoe Is carved on the frame.
VI the nature or bric-a-brac fanciers are the
cases In which the picture Is finished on the frame
In silver A lions head is shown IN a cage. Tle
oars are OF oxidized silver and they are SET I'm the
frame above and below. flock OF birds are
perched on telegraph wire. The poles are OF
silver, one on each side OF the frame. This liberty
Is taken with etchings which submit with patience
70 the treatment Silver Is also used for lettering
on otnerwlse plain, nat chestnut or oak frames
the name OF picture, artist or eJcher