Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-07
ART NOTES AND COMMENTS.

ARArHER strong and broadly handled por.
trait bearing the signature IS. Kilpatrickr ID
noted at Gil1espie's.
A PORTRAIT in oil of Mr.. JOS. Eichbaum, by
his nephew Mr.. Geo. @. Eichbaum, of St
Louis, Is shown at Boyds.
SEVERAL very fine photographers of works
by Z. A. Protais and Edward Detaille are to be
seen in GIllespie's window.
SINCE taking possession Of his new studio on
Fourth avenue, Mr.. A. F. King has been en-
gagged on a number of small landscape studies.
Mr. King is of the opinion that large room is
more conducive to freedom of thought, as well
as action, than Is a cramped and crowded
quarter, the walls of which are oppressiVely
close TO each other.
AN exhibition of the works Of Bayre, the
sculptor, will be held about the middle Of the
present month at the American Art Galleries
IN New York. Money is being collected in
France for the purpose of erecting monu-
ment TO his memory in Paris. and supple
mentary subscription will be opened ON this
slde OF the water to give his American ad-
mlrers chance to contribute.
VISITORS to the Bleiman collection of paint
1ngs noticed, even in the earlier part Of the
week, that many blank spaces began to appear
on the walls Of the gallery. These vacancies
were caused by many of the pictures which
were sold being removed, and their number in
IfcA'eS f Inas purchases were pretty freely made.
dlsposed OF here with the freedom which they
have OF late, it will soon prove unfounded the
impression which has heretofore obtained that
TINS community is unappreciative in art mat
ters. 1t is perfectly safe to assert that our
citizens have spent more money on works OF
art during the past six months than they have
ever done before in double that time.
In Boyd's window may be seen a landscape
of very pleasing and original character, elev-
erly handled in the straightforward and unpre-
tentious style Of execution which is becoming
familiar to US as the work of Mr. E. A Poole,
This picture differs in some particulars
from the one last exhibited by that
color, but in other respects It presents the same
features which won for his previous work such
ready favor and a quick buyer. As an artist
who paints nature carefully and conscientious
ly. and who, if he follows any school or style of
painting, endeavors TO adopt its merits while
avoiding its errors, Mr.. Poole deserves to have
his work meet with approval.
Mr.. D. B. WALKLEY shows very artistically
composed and cleverly handled picture in
Mayors window. The subject is a scene of
home life where an itinerant vender has
stopped with his dog cart before the door of a
low, picturesque-looking house. Behind the
building the branches of tree are
seen bending gracefully over the
roof and standing IN relief against
the sky, while over the whole falls the clear
light of the sun, which is near the meridian.
This is one of the small canvases which Mr..
Walkley is fond OF turning out. but it Is quite
strong and original work and will maintain its
interest with many more pretentious pictures.
As has been the case with the greater number
of works exhibited by this artist since he has
made his home in Pittsburg, it is one of his
Holland studies, and is quite different, both in
character and spirit, from the scenes to which
we are accustomed.