Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-01
BRUSH AND PALETTE.
The Exposition Gailery-C Contributions BIZ
Famous Painfers-How the Local Artists
Are Representative Most InterestinE
Exhibit West Of the Mountains.

The Exposition Gallery-Confribufions by
Famous Paipiers-How the Local Artists
Are Representative Most InterestinE
Exhibit West offhe Mountains.
OF the complete success Of the art exhibit
at the new Exposition there has not been the
slightest doubt for some time past We
have frequently been assured that the dis
play would be one of the most interesting
ever held this side OF the mountains, and
evidenced by the pictures already upon the
walls of the gallery. In the rooms devoted to
oil paintings by artists located elsewhere than
in this city picture which attracts imne-
diate attention ON account Of its size and the
prominent position ir occupies upon the wall Of
the gallery is The Puritan Bridal Procession"
by c. Y. Turner. This picture is too we'll
known through reproductions to require COM
ment, but the interest that attaches to the work
Is greatly enhanced by its clever coloring, which
can only be seen in the original painting.
"Cnristopher Sly" by Chester Loomis, is a
well-composed and well-handled work, and
very clearly expresses the character OF the be-
wildered tinker. A magnificent work BY Fred
erick w. Freer is. entitled Loves Token"
The subject is a young girl with remarkably
beautiful face. examining rose. The pose Of
the ngure Is exceedingly RTdCelui Lue CoIOTlnk
is very fine and the work is well executed in
every respect. One can scarcely ask more OF
Mr. ]. H. Witt than he has given us in his pic
ture 1.-THE Pick Of the Orchard"
showing an excelen.y arawn 1gure
holding a basket of apples which she has just
gathered. ''it Might Have Beer" fine paint
ing of young lady with sadly pensive ex-
IS the work of n. N. Hyheman, and clever
work it is. Mr.. 81. r. Poose, Of Philadelphia,
is represented by his picture, Pioneers" a
scene of frontier life with its covered wagon.
An otherwise beautiful stilllife by NJ. R0nisey.
consisting of curins. roses. etc.. on the corner
of table would be vastly improved if its yell
low background was made to retire trihe
shows a fine looking dog guarding cradle
containing a sleeping child. 1.-THE Dominie's
Daughter" by Hamilton Hamilton is a master
piece in its way; beautiful IN conception and
execution. There is also another fine work by
this artist, showing the figure of young girl
on hill overlooking the sea. There is .
longing, pensive look upon the face Of the
stretches his head toward her in an endeavor
to express sympathy with sorrow he can feel
but hot understand. .Overdue" is the title of
marine with a vessel that. from irs appearance,
has evidently had hard passage. A work by
Charles Stanley Reinhart, painted In Paris last
year, Is better in conception than execution.
the least notable OF which is a work by Thomas
Moran beautiful and rich in colors, and with
splendid effect Of sky and cloud. The MARSHES
of the Shiawassee," by Harry Eaton, is noble
and original work; honest and Straightforward
in style of execution and truthful in color Chas.
Linford, formerly of Pittsburg, is represented
by a fine landscape. and ]. b. Sword by strong
marine with very fine effect of storm-cloud
clearing of the sky. A. H. Munsell has large
upright marine, one-half of which Is taken
up with the PROV of a vessel drawn upon
very large scale, the whole constituting o
very strong picture. The above list is not
given as comprising all the best works exhib-
tied, and in all probability it does not include
some of the finest and most important paint
ings Those which have been mentioned
above were only such as could be seen in
somewhat hurried visit to the gallery while
everything was in a state of confusion and dis
order incident to the opening and arranging of
600 or 7UO pictures. Mr.. E. A. Poole, an artist
whose work is well known in this city, sends
three pictures with titles as follows: "Cum-
berland Is, Georgia, a scene near where An
drew Carnegie has recently built an elegant
residence, rs" bridge, National Pike, west of
Washington, Pa. and the Potomac River near
Alexandra"
In the room devoted to water color paintings
there are large number Of pictures, including
a few of SURPRISING excellence. Among the
first on the list must be mentioned Mr.. H2mil-
ton Hamilton's ''Noonday Rest" scene in a
harvest field, with brilliant effect Of color
and bright sunlight. "A Summer Morning in
the North Woods" ty F. Hopkinson Smith; a
picture of young girl gathering wild flowers,
by N. s. J. Smlllle. and a landscape with cattle
BY james Smillie, are all fine pictures. "The
Scarlet Letter." by Rhoda Holmes Nichols, is
a strong and broadly handled work. and the
marine by E. K. NJ. REIN is also very clever.
An interesting feature of the exhibition con-
sIsts of about so original drawings for illustra-
tions in the Century. These are mostly pen
and ink drawings and paintings in water mono
chrome, and are by some Of the foremost artists
in the country In this line Of work, as will ap-
pear upon the mention of such names as E. A.
Abbey. j. W. Woodward, Walter Shirlaw A.
G. Redwood, ]. R. Wiles, Wyatt Eaton, w. l.
Shepard and host of others, among whom
are Frank n. Schell in battle pictures Joseph