Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-23
ART NOTES.

The members of the Art Students League
have issued invitations for a reception and ex-
hibition at their rooms in The Sun buildin z
next Monday evening.
- Mr.. Ruger Donoho, formerly of this CITY,
is one of the american artists who will be rep
resented by painting in the American section
of fine arts IN the coming Paris universal ex-
hibition.
- Miss Ada L. Townsend has had on view at
12OS street, during the week, copy, in crayon,
of the Charlotte Corday" in the Corcoran Gal
lery in which much Of the spirit of the original
Is preserved.
Cabanel. who recently died in Paris, was
another illustration of the saying that the field
of art bears rich fruit, sometimes, as well as
roses and thorns. He left fortune estimated
at over $500, 900.
- Mrs. John Crosby Brown, of New York
has presented to the Metropolitan Museum of
Art of that city her collection of musical in
struments, consisting of 266 pieces, some of
which are exceedingly rare.
- Mr.. Dunbars bust in marble of Mr. Cor
coran, executed on commission from the
Corcoran Gallery. has been finished and is now
on view in the trustees room. for approval. be-
| fore being permanently placed in that institu-
ton.
A life-like portrait of General Sheridan,
in oil, life size half length by Mr.. G. S. Helm.
is now on exhibition in one of the rooms of the
Corcoran Gallery. 1t has been approved by
| the family of the gallant soldier. and attracts
much attention from visitors.
Mr.. A. G.. Heaton returned this week from
Richmond, where he went to finish portrait
commenced some time since, of the late Mrs.
Thomas Nelson Page. The sudden death of
Mrs. Page a couple of months ago made the
n IA a I'm Mr.
happily succeeded in securing likeness that
gives entire satisfaction to the relatives and
friends of the subject. At the same time the
artist made sketch portrait for himself of Mr.
Page.
Advices lately received from the gentle
man engaged in collecting paintings for the
loan exhibition by American artists soon to be
given in this city are of the most favorable
character. Already he has secured number
of the best examples by leading artists, and
has the promise of several from the gallery of
Mr. Thomas b. Clarke of New York, who uii-
doubtedly possesses the largest and finest col
lection of works by American artists in this
country. Altogether the exhibition bids fair
to be an exceedingly interesting and attractive
display i'll itself, and valuable illustration
of the progress being made by the younger
school of native artists.
- The rule of the Corcoran Gallery which
bition therein has lately been so far relaxed as
to permit copy of Raphaei's famous ''Sistine
Madonna" in the Dresden Gallery to be placed
on view in the west room for a limited period
| This copy, which is of the exact size of the
original. made in 1852 by a Miss Keller.
and is claimed to be q most faithful reproduc-
ton in every respect. Indeed. the rather fam
ciful story is told of 1t that at one time when
the original canvas was taken from the frame
f,rS dad att
stituted for it and for some time occupied the
place of the great masters masterpiece with
out visitors to the gallery being aware of the
change. For this the writer cannot vouch: but
to those who have never seen the original, and
are aware OF the great qualities claimed for it,
the copy will likely be somewhat of a disap-
pointment,-possibly because too much is ex-
pected.
- Measured by purely commercial standards,
it is likely that the little painting by MISSIONER,
entitled ''The Stirrup Cup" sold in the Steb-
bins collection, in New York, last week, brought
as high figure in proportion to size as any
picture ever sold in this country or perhaps in
any country. The price realized amounted to
| about 1920 per square inch of canvas covered.
Another painting in the same collection by the
same artist brought much greater sum in the
aggregate, but not so large in proportion to
size of canvas. The latter is entitled 'sThe
Lost Came" 1t is only 31Sx101I in size, and
sold for $4,000. This is a large sum for SO
small picture, but it is reliably stated that its
late owner was offered $4,000 for it last sum-
mer by parties from Paris, who desired to take
it back to that city. 1t would probably COM
mand that amount or more there now. 1t was
painted at Meissonier's best period, some
twenty years ago, and is doubtless higher
example of his power as an artist than he can
produce at the present time, or ever. He is
seventy-fve years old, or Whereabouts, and does
neither so much nor such good work as
formerly.