Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26

Mr.. ]. II. LAUGHAUs exhibits cleVerly ex'
ecuted crayon portrait at BOyds.
NEGOTIATIONS are in progress which will
probably result in number Of pictures from
the Reichard collection remaining in this city.
Ihe exhibition will continue open at the Gil
lespie gallery until the middle Of the week
]. REINHARr is the name signed to a small
painting on view at Mayors. The subject con-
sists Of the figure of soldier in the regulation
uniform of the United States army vending his
solitary way along a country road. The artist
would have made this rather noticeable pic
ture had he only contriVed to throw little
more expression into the attitude of the figure.
Ihls he could easily have done had he made .
careful study from living model
A HUMAN skull half buried in a rank growth
Of swamp grass forms the subject Of painting
by Miss Schwartz of Mount Washington. The
idea meant to be conveyed by this representa-
tion of fragment of mortality is not at once
apparent and the work presents rather barren
enect, as there is nothing to be seen but the
skull and the grass. Upon the skull, however
there is shown some clever painting and the
chief fault of the herbage is a somewhat too
literal greenness.
Mr., ]. A. SAINT has another pair ~ com.
panion pictures on exhibition at GiIlespis'A
They are of a hum orous character. and depict
the dismal end Of little mouse-walking on the
part Of a predatory cat, while creeping stealth
hy upon her prey. Pussy oYerturns . -four
sitter and covers herself with -four In the
confusion the mice, who have been placidly
nloOllng, take the alarm and escape These
pictures are not to be criticised from an artistic
STANDPOINT, as they are slightly handled and
make little pretentiOns to merit.
1HE art loan exhibition at the Carne1is
Art Galleries will. IN all probability, open on
February 4. and will without question be one
OF the richest displays of art treasures ever
shown in this city. Although many of ths
works VII
been seen by those who take interest in such
matters, the major portion of the pictures will
be new to most visitors In the past ten years
and notaDly during the one just ended, citizens
Of Pittsburg have invested large sums Of
money in rare works of art both of home and
foreign production, and they are all liberal in
iending them 1or exh1Dluon purposes. Those
in charge of the exhibition have spared no
pains to make it great success.
Mr.. D. B. WALKLEY has struck a very happy
vein in the work he has been turning out Of
late, and the picture he is now showing at
Mayors is in his best style. The subject, pair
of rural lovers on their way from, the harvest
field, is not new one, but there is some novelty
Of expression in the manner of its treatment
In shape the picture is a small upright one
showing the figures of the young couple in the
immediate foreground The man is shown
carrying a hay rake on his shoulder, indi-
eating that the hours Of toll are
over and the time for pleasure and recreation
has come. On the left of the picture. pear
"HSIe Ine nBuIeS are seen, pOrLlOn OF the stem
and branches OF a tree are shown in relief
against the sky. The soft and subdued light
gives to the scene an air of quietness and re-
pose in perfect keeping with the character Of
the subject. In both color and handling the
work is of degree of merit very far above the
average; in fact these qualities alone would be
sufficient to stamp it as an artistic production
even lift were possessed of no other excellence.
In the matter Of composition also there is evil
dence of departure from the beaten track,
while at the same time is displayed consider
n of tha Al
landscape forms, so as to produce strong and
effective picture.