Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-16
ART NOTES.

Many Of the strangers in the city during in
auguration week and since have availed them
selves of the opportunity of viewing the interest
ing historical pictures Washington Welcoming
the Provision Trains" and The First Battle of
the Puritans," painted by Mrs. Imogene Robin
son Morrell. and now on exhibition at S04 E
street northwest Mrs. Morrell is holding daily
receptions. to which all persons interested in
art are cordially welcome.
OF artists residing in Washington at the
present time only Mr.. Robert Hinckley will be
represented at the coming French exposition.
He sends portrait of Mr.. Clifford Richardson.
or those who have lived here, but now have
studios in New York. Mr.. G.. r. Donoho con-
tributes two, la Marcellerie" and ..Bord du
Foret;" Mr.. w. V. Birney sends two, Dolce
far Niente" and The Labor Question in the
South, and Mr.. j. II. Witt one, Planning an
Apple Cutting"
MIR. Henry Savage Lander, a young English
artist. has temporarily opened a studio at 9O3
10th street, where he has a large number of
sketches and studies made i'll England. Holland
France, Spain, Egypt, Alglers, and Canada. and
where he is also engaged on the life-size por-
trait OF two ladies of this city. How long he
will remain here is uncertain his visit TO this
country was incidental to trip to Japan and
Australia; but he likes this city very much. and
will probably stay for some weeks. For one so
young Mr.. Lander has shown unusual enter
prise and industry, and he has already accumu-
lated sufficient material for long and success
full artistic career.
The sale Of the Erwin Davis collection of
paintings, heretofore referred to in this column,
takes place in New York on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings next The catalogue in
cludes three canvasses by Delacroix, two by
Rousseau. three by Corot and three by Millet,
and one or more by other artists of nearly
equal note; but the two paintings which seem
to be attracting most attention are Bastien lie
Pages Joan of Are" and Manet's boy with
Sword" The New York papers are urging the
purchase of both for the Metropolitan museum
of that city, and they will probably go there
They are both OF large size and better calcu-
lated for public gallery than private collec-
ton.
1t was hardly to be expected that the delicate
duty of selecting American paintings for the
coming French exposition could be performed
without subjecting the committee undertaking
II to adverse criticism. This il always likely to
happen where some are to be taken and others
left; but in this case there has been perfect
storm of indignant fault-fnding and charges of
fayorltlsm. And apparently with good grounds.
too. For example, but a single painting by
George 1nness-concededt TO be at the very head
of American landscape painters-was chosen,
and this against his earnest protest, as not be-
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number of other artists of far less reputation
and merit are represented by half dozen or
more, and in one instance by no less than
eleven separate canyases. Many others that
one would naturally expect to be represented
on such an occasion were entirely ignored by
the committee.
- DR.. Kindleberger has been engaged more
or less for some time past on the largest cam
vas he has so far undertaken, as it will doubt
1oo no tba h.S he
Very properly the subject is a marine. the
scene being laid III Narragansett Bay, near the
artists summer residence. The time chose is
just after a southeast storm. and when the
wind has shifted to the opposite point of the
compass. The result is picture of great
spirit and animation, with the waves rolling in
heavily from seward and breaking on a group
OF stubborn rocks IN the foreground. while the
spray is tossed back by the stiff breeze blowing
from shore. While not entirely completed the
painting needs but little additional touching
and it will probably be finished in time for the
spring exhibition of the National Academy of
Design. where the artists friends all think it
should be sent
= Mr.. Thomas E. Waggaman went over to
New York on Wednesday to attend the private
view Of a special exhibit at the Union League
clubhouse, on Thursday evening, of rare blue
and white Chinese porcelain, in soft and hard
paste to which, by the way, he took some fine
from MS own CnOlce cOllectlOn. Mr..
Waggaman has for long time made a specially
OF Chinese and Japanese porcelains, i'll the sew
eral departments. of both of which he has
many rare and valuable examples. Indeed. it
Is said by experts, that he has some pieces that
are not excelled by anything of their kind in
this country. By the by, it may be mentioned
here that, while the exhibit of American paint
ings in the Morton mansion is quite largely at
tended each day and evening. as il deserves to
be, that collection is by no means the only one
in the city. aside from the Corcoran gallery.
worth visiting, or that is largely visited. The
opening of Mr.. Waggaman's gallery to the pub
lie on Thursdays draws thither quite a throng
of fashionable and art-loving people. who
aside from the comfort of knowing that the
| door receipts are devoted TO charitable pur-
poses, are amply repaid by the opportunity
thus afforded to inspect so large and fine a col
lection of pictures and keramics as MIR. Wagga-
man has brought together. During the last year
many important additions were made to his
list of paintings, as well to the porceains, so
that now it is quite safe to say his gallery I'M
equaled in either department by any private
collection south of Baltimore.