Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-01
ART NOTES.


Mr.. s. ]. Uhl, whose recently painted por..
trait OF Mr.. Shellabarger has won % much COM
mendation. has taken studio in Vernon Row.
where he will be located for the winter, at least
The only Washington artistsFepresented in
the fall exhibition Of the National Academy Of
Design, now open in New York, are Mr.. Max
weyl and Mrs. Frank G. Doubleday. The for
mer sent an Autumn Evening the latter an
ideal head entitled adele"
- Since bis return here to live, Mr.. Messer
has kept his studio at his reside nee on Anacos-
tia Heights, and will probably not take q
room in the city this winter, finding his pres
ent location pleasant in every respect, and well
adapted for quiet and steady work.
THE vestal Tuccia," which has always
been one Of the favorite paintings in the Cor
coran Gallery, has been taken from the walls
and sent to Paris. in order that the artist, N.
Leroux. may repaint the sky, which has lost.its
original color and fine atmospheric effect and
retouch such other parts as may need attention.
A portrait-picture Of Mr.. Travers' cele-
brated setter, princess Pearl" Just completed
by Mr.. Armour. shows that artist to be about
as happy in the treatment of animal subjects
as ne Is In delineatiug still life. The likeness
Is excellent. and the accessories introduced are
very effectively handled Mr.. Armour expects,
by the way, to have sale of his paintings
about the middle of next month.
Those who prefer to acquire for themselves
or present to their friends work Of art, as .
holiday souvenir, will be pleased to hear that a
number Of local artists are at work with the
view OF having collective auction sale some
time before Christmas. It is thought that
nearly hundred numbers can be brought to-
gether. and some very nice examples, both in
oil and water colors, will be included.
Mr.. Dunbar, the sculptor, in Vernon row,
is now busily engaged on the marble bust Of
Mr.. Corcoran, for which he received a commits
sion from the Corcoran Gallery some time ago.
His bronze portrait bust Of the late Professor
Paul, which was for a time exhibited at
MeElroys. is now at the High School, where it
belongs, and is to remain permanently. Al
though the artist was not acquainted with
Prof; Paul, and had to depend wholly on photo
graphs, friendly suggestions, etc., he succeeded
IN producing likeness that was entirely salts
factory to the friends of the deceased educator.
The large collection of paintings. bronzes.
bric-a-brac, &C., belonging to the late James
c. MCGUIRE, will be sold at auction in this city
at an early date. which will shortly be an
nounced. MIR. Mcclure was a liberal and dis
eliminating collector a third of a century or
more ago, and brought together many pic
lures and other objects of note at that time.
but little has been added to his gallery since.
1t Is likely therefore. that owing to changes in
taste. and also to progress in some lines OF art
In the intervening period. portion of the col
lection will now be regarded as somewhat ''old-
ashioned," and perhaps not greatly in de-
mand for that reason. Much Of it, however,
Possesses genuine merit. and the sale can
therefore hardly fail to call out large attend
ance Of connoisseurs and collectors. The sale
of Mr.. McGuire's library. which contains =
great many .sumptuous volumes and an unu-
sually large number Of rare and finely illus
trated works relating to the fine arts, etc., will
be sold at Dowlings next Tuesday and follow
ing evenings.
The painting exhibited in the French
Salon last year by Mr.. Ernest L. Major, of this
city, who is still pursuing his studies in Paris,
may now be seen at the Corcoran Gallery,
where it has been placed on view for a short
time. Unfortunately the light is not such as
to exhibit the picture to advantage; but suff-
cient is disclosed to show that Mr. Major il
making rapid progress in his profession, and
to justify the high expectations Of those who
watched his early efforts. The subject is St.
Marguerite, the patron saint Of Paris. shown
in the fields attending her flock. while her
hands are busily engaged in knitting. As was
inclination and facility as a draughtsman, the
figure is the better part Of the picture, which
is painted in q rather low color key. with a
somewhat hazy effect. On the whole, how
ever. 1t is a very striking and effective canvas,
an, ii is not surprising that it attracted gen.
eral attention and won for Mr.. Major many
words of praise from his brother artists in
Paris when it was first shown there. Several
smaller works by Mr.. Major are expected here
shortly, when his friends will have an oppor-
tunity to inspect his treatment Of other and
simpler themes