The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-31
WORKS OF ART.
Some Fine Pictures to be Exhibited
in this City.

There will be placed on exhibition at j. t.
Stubs art gallery on Monday morning,
twenty-six pictures by Mr.. Benjamin I.
Newman, one of Names most famous paint
ers. Better pictures have been exhibited
here, but probably no finer collection of one
painters works was ever seen in Portland.
Mr.. Newman became known in this city
through his salon picture Lunch la Bre-
tange," of which mention has already been
made in these columns, and all
who admire art will be anxious to see the
exhibition so soon to be opened to the pub
lie.
In the collection the picture 81 ride
through the grain fields of Concarneau" is
perhaps, considered as a whole, excelled by
none of the others. The picture represents
girl carrying her little sister in a wheel
barrow along path that leads through a
field of ripe grain, Far in the distance the
ocean is visible and number of vessels are
seen at different places on its surface. Away
to the left road extends to the village by
the bay. The perspective is natural, the
drawing is correct and the coloring superb.
The expression ON the older sisters face is
pleasing to study and both figures are want
ing that stiffness so often characteristic of
the pictures of less able painters. The at
mosphere is also good.
The picture Twilight on the Moorlands"
is in te~ Unique one of the strongest in the
exhibition. 1t is full of feeling and picture
that has been highly praised. "The Village
Crone' is an unique study. 1t represents an
old woman seated on stool in dimly
lighted room, gazing pensively at the smoul-
dering embers in huge fire place. The col
oring of this picture is rich and there is
something weird about it that makes it
deeply interesting to the careful observer.
The picture I'm Costume is attractive on
account of its admirable coloring the flesh
tints being remarkably fine On the opposite
side of the gallery is a study called "a street
in Pont Aven," which will be admired at a
glance. The stone houses have the resis-
tence of stone and the mule team and dog on
the pavement appear strikingly natural. The
apparent richness of the simple costume of
the young woman represented In the picture
Wandering Thought and the facial express
sion SO earnest and pensive as she carelessly
holds the beads and cross, is only. equalled
by the childish pleasure and innocense
which the painter has depicted in the face of
the little girl Ready for School," a painting
of beautiful combination of color
The copy of Bastien Lepage's "Haymak-
ers' makes very interesting study and
shows the strong characteristics of Lepage in
feeling and composition.
The sketch of Earn house in Finis-
tere," and the pictures "Geese in Sunshine"
Good Luck, ga Breton Cabbage Field"
and the Empty Nest" are among the many
admirable studies of the exhibition. The
pictures are all full of feeling and in sympa-
thy with nature. and remind one of the paint
ings of Mr.. Kimball. In them one gets a
glimpse of the higher principles of art As a
figure painter Mr.. Newman has been very
successful and the tone Of his paintings is
very pleasing.
The pictures which Mr.. Newman has sent
to this city will be on exhibition from April
I'd until May 10Th, and all who can should
avail themselves of the opportunity afforded
| to see them.