The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-26
A GLANCE AT THE PICTURES
Someofthe Paintings that Make Attract
i've the Successful Art Exhibit.
able Collection of Recent Work-The Social
and Musical Features Promised.

The Art Exhibit now open at Masonic
Hall does not contain many high-priced oil
paintings, but the collection. taken as a
whole. is better than that of last year.
There are two paintings of very different
character held by their authors at $1,000
each. One of these is Thomas Moran's
Rock Towers of the Colorado River" a
grand canvas of mountain and cloud
the other by Hamilton Hamilton who
appears to have the rare and happy
faculty of giving to his pictures a fitting
descriptive title. He calls this painting.
which is No. A, on the catalogue, "A Sun
shiny World, full of Laughter and Leisure
and the title admirably fits the scene he
has portrayed. A very remarkable piece
of artistic accuracy, praised especially by.
the artists who see it, Is VIM. NJ. Chase's
large canvas called Mediterranean Fish,"
The price of this picture is $1,000. Another
large picture, bearing the price g., 200, at
tracts much attention. 1t is by the we'll
known marine painter, James G. Tyler, and
bears the name Overdue" an ocean
steamer with a disabled vessel in tow.
''Tbs Kiss of the Syren, by Gustave Werth-
heimer, owned by the Art Association, is
one one OF the largest canvases. as is also
Bromley's, owned by Fl. d. Pierce. of this
city.
have kindly loaned the exhibit two paint
ings. One of these is "A Winter Scene in Mos
cow" but the other is viewed with more
interest. 1t bears the marks of antiquity
and is believed to have been painted by one
OF the old masters, though nothing can be
found about the picture to disclose the
af t name It b the Adora
Lake George" is gem from the master
hand of James ID. Smillie. and near by is an
excellent landscape by Harry Eaton, an au-
tumn scene in New Hampshire, near Man.
chester. II. Bolton Jones's Meadow
POOP is one of the best. 1t is a salt marsh
Cod. and the salt effect imparts to the grass
brownish-red which is faithfully given.
One OF the pleasant and attractive things
is .Pussy's Breakfast by William Lippin-
Freer, a much more dignifed subject, is
things in the gallery. Coming from the
Fields evidently bit. of Bavarian
scenery. is from the easel of j. o. Adams,
or Muncie, and is good piece Of work.
that are likely to become confused in the
mind Of the art-talker. These are j. c..
Nicholl Rhoda Homes Nichols Mrs f. t.
Nichols, Burr H. Nichols. and Sophie
E oi Psnti MRS E Fl N aaS th ass
water-colors, GRANDMOTHER at Six
teen" "A Puritan and "a Country
fsoad," all we'll worthy of notice, Mrs.
Rhoda Holmes Nichols is an English
woman who married an American, and
tract attention; these are IAN Old Welr'
and White Chrysanthemums.n
few years ago there was little water
color work done in this country. There
were two schools. of this art. the English
and the French. In both, especially in the
English, the purity of water-eoloring, the
dash, the spirit, the inspiration was too
frequently lost in the elabora-
1e OIL asef The ts maae water coeoFRsts
have learned that free handling is better
for effect, and the younger artists have for
the most par, adopted that style. Among the
first to work in this way was Miss Kate III.
time in oil, but made bold to leave it, and
became one of the best water .cOlorists I'm
America. "Chrysanthemums," valued at
$500. the highest priced water-color in the
collection, is beautiful example ay.S Of
Flowers valued at $50. Water-colors
are peculiarly adapted to a woman's nat
ure, to her touch, her intuitive feeling,
and she is less likely to overwOrk q subject
than is male artist. In previous exhi bits
of this class of paintings the proportion of
work by women was not so great as in this:
Many of the older oil-workers, men and
women, are taking up water-cOlOrs with
great enthusiasm. This enthusiasm is be-
ginning to be felt by dealers, who see that
these c0lOrs are taking the place of etch-
ings and are beginning to turn their atten-
ton to the former to meet the popular de-
mand.
Hamilton Gibson's Glimpse in Litch field
County" is beautiful landscape of the
older fashion. 1t is carefully worked and
looks !. like an oil painting. Henry Farrer's
a poem and a picture. Fidclia Bridges
treats her subjects with great care and con-
science. Two examples of her work doth
excellent) are shown, "a Song by the Sea-
and Seaside Golden Rod" A most beau
tiful sketch is w. Forsyth's "A Bavarian
full scene nearer home in Afternoon on
White River Mary Y. Robinson, of this
city, exhibits in No. Is "a Head" study
, that shows promise.
The members of the association will pre-
sent attractions aside from the pictures
during the exhibit. Vereschatgin tea will
be served every afternoon. except Saturday
without charge, two ladies being the
serviteurs each day. This afternoon Mrs
L. p. Haughey and Miss Laura Ritzingel
evening three ladies will be in attendance te
receive visitors. Every Tuesday evening
Cameron's orchestra will provide music fol
the promenade, but there will be other must,
each evening Mrs. Zelda Seguin- Wallace
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Spades and others vii
of pictures in charge, will give several ar
talks. The time and subjects will be an
nounced later. Saturday will be childreni
day and special attention will be pai(