St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-09

lllen as DOllOu JOHeS, w lilldill OIOAC,
Joseph T, Lyman, W: e. billiard,
planck Birney, Carol Beckwith,
John S. Sargent, Frank Penfold,
Herbert Denman, j. W. Wal
lace, Deforest Bolmer, Edwin
Blashfield. Alexander, Harrison, Elliot
Dangerfield and many others that might
be mentioned, young Americans of
whom any art gallery would take pride
in exhibiting their works, character
lied by strength of treatment, excellent
technique and sound thought in conf
position and general purpose-men who
have studied that most important adj
junct, careful drawing, without which
the finest color has but little value, in
Judging works of art, if it be lacking.
No. $50, made Captive" by SiddonS
Mowbray, in the small room at the en-
trance of the east gallery, is delicious
bit of pure colOrs tremendously blend
ed, idealiStc in thought, poetic III treat
ment-it is very captivating picture.
This young artist took one of the prizes
at the New York academy. Exhibit
No. 223, "New Treasures" by Louis
Moeller. is a clever little interior that
shows skill. combined with accurate
drawing, in making at picture full OF
interest, yet simple in idea-a man clad
II gray clothes stands beside
table, on which are some of the treas
ureS in the shape of jugs and vases of
artistic color and form; pictures in
bright gilt frames adOrn the walls there
is a red carpet on the floor; there are
objects in old blue, yellow and deep
red. the whole harmony of tones.
M0eller was a pupil Of Van Beers, the
celebrated Belgian artist. Nos 236 and
2S5, two interiors, by Verplank BirDey,
Harmony" and scene in a laundry,
''Wordly Revelations" both capital in
drawing, good color, a tritle monotone.
perhaps. in the first, but the various at
titudeS of the three persons in the
Violin studio are well studied. The
collection is not
PARTICULARLY RICH IN PORTRAITS,
in fact, it is remarkable how few there
are of any special merit. j. w. Wallace
has two portraits, a young man and an
other, an old man, that show good drawing
and truthful flesh tones. A larger can
vas, the rug Seller" is interesting to
an art student, perhaps more than to the
public. sort of ''tone de force" in per-
Spective drawing, and contrasts of dull
gray tones in the surroundings,
with the Oriental brightness of
color and technical handling of
the fabrics. MI. Wallace studied for
some years in Paris under the
instruction of Gerome. He is at present
i'm Minneapolis and has taken studio
for some portrait commissions. w. ii.
billiard has group of pictures, sub
| jects principally in Holland, that give
one the fine color and sky effects of that
pictureSquely fiat country. Decidedly
the finest picture in the exhibition is
| the large Hay Boat on the Rhine"
that forms the center of the group.
The water. sky and lazy movement of
the hay laden boat is very truthfully
depicted. The water is really wet.
Several landscapes in this group are
very characteristic, notably the ''MOon-
! Light and "Old Ferry at Papend-
recht," "LoveS Offering" GLANDS with
Roses" and an"Old Mill at Giesen, with
! sunset sky effect are most excellent. AS
we glance here and there i'll the different
rooms, we see some of the pictures be-
longing to the Exposition, more or less
familiar. Morgan's Head of the
Family" highly finished and pure in
| color, reminding one of the French
| artist, BOugerrian. Carl USheTman'S
after the Hunt" fine work and dOubly
| interesting when one knows the fate of
this strongly gifted painter--tO pass the
remaining days in the mad house. Col.
James Fairman, who says he is the
''Only man that can paint sunlight and
| running water" If you doubt it, just
look at l43, ''St. Anthony Falls" in the
| old days. Was there ever more
atrocious thing painted? and the wonder
| is how the management ever accepted it,
but of course one has to have ''all sorts"
in an exposition, and this ranks under
that head.
We pass into the next room where
| "a, hn
! Walker collection. Nothing remark
able as representing these celebrated
| French painters in this collection, for
example, the much talked of Vibert.
1.-The Cardinals Toilet" is clever in
execution, but panty and hard, nothing
to compare with the gem of the Morgan
| collection in New York, "The Mission
ary's Return" which is the master
piece of this artist. The Rosa BOnheur
''Spanish Muleteers Crossing the Pyre-
nees," is charming in effect, and repre-
SentS her the least of any of her works,
after the vigorous drawing and fine
color of the "Horse Fair" this seems
tame and insipid; 172, Autumn Land
scape," by Theodore ROsSeau, high
priced picture, no doubt, but please tell
me what there is in it, if John Smith or
some other man had signed it, who
would even look at it? There are
| fine Rosseau's. One sees them in
| Paris in the good collections, but
this is not one of them.
Evening in Arabia" AdOlph Schreyer.
This good. the color soft and dreamy in
his style. The usual squad of Arabs
are this time walking their horses on
level ground. instead OF StOrming a
PERCEPTIONS hillside. En- Tonquin," of
EdOuard Detaille, is admirable in draw
| ing, like all his works, but the color is
fiat and the soldiers seem clothed in
tin, not by any means representative
work. Battle of Trafalgar" by JaZet,
is fine picture, probably the best he
ever composed. 1t is mastery in draw
ing, color and execution, historically
correct in detail, the best of the collec-
ton. ''The Spat," by Prof. Knaus, of
Berlin. This renowned master has
amused a leisure moment by painting
these pretty, chubby Cupids; nice,
decorative bit, but hardly to be called a
serious work. "Sheep on the Hills of
Odessa" by POkitOnOw. This is a gem
by the Russian MeiSsOnier of landscape
art. There are some others worthy of
note. but they have become familiar to
the public by this time, and each has its
admirers. Space forbidS further detail
at present.
IN THE SCANDINAVIAN ROOM
there are several good works, but I'M
happily the best of their painters are
not resented-notably such men as
Smith-Hald, Eidelfeldt, Wahlberg and
others of the best in the Paris colony.
100, Rising Flood" by l.. Schelnerup,
is carefully and truthfully drawn, and
color local, extreme devotion to art, even
in the midst of NATURES obstacles, is the
story of this picture; 76, ION the
Mountains" by Skramstad, is the best
landscape in this collection; the misty
morning light, the heather and steep,
rocky heights, the whole quiet and soli-
tude of the highest heights" is here
portrayed. Some of the winter views
are admirable and convey the feeling of
the Morse land, ice and snow in thor
oughly realistic sense. There are some
fine portrait busts by the Norwegian
sculptor, JakOb Fjelde. Bjornsterne
Bjornson, Mrs. Oftstie, Prof, Oftedal,
Rev. Mr.. Giersten, and others well