Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-08
BRUSH AND PALETTE.

! BRUSH AND PALETTE.
MISS ELLA BARNES has a rather effective
oil portrait of her brother on view at Young's.
Mr.. E. A. PooLE's painting. 'On the Lower
Potomac" was sold by Boyd & Co. during the
| week.
ABOUT 20 oil paintings and large number
of water colors were disposed of from the
| Gross & Lane collection during the time 1t has
| been in this city, the prices ranging up to SoCO
| EACH
| THE landscape by Mr.. Harvey Joiner, ex-
hibited at Boyd's, hardly shows as much merit
| as similar work by the same artist noted
short time ago. The composition is of much
| the same character and the handling is no bet-
| ter while the color Is greatly inferior.
| THE portrait shown at Young's of Mrs.
| Donnelly, by Mr.. Clarence Johns recalls some
| of the clever works which that artist produced
| in former times, when he followed art more
assiduously than he has done of late years.
| 1t is regarded as striking likeness, and shows
| some excellent touches both in the matter of
| color and handling.
THERE is a beautiful little "Hetzer" on exhi-
bition at Gillespie's, small ana simply handled
| study of rocks, such a collection of rounded
| boulders as frequently forms the bed of a
mountain torrent. AS a background some dark
trees raise their mantel of rich green, which, on
the left of the picture, is relieved by CLEAN Of
sunlight that has penetrated to the depths of
this forest glade. In color. this Is one of MIR.
HetzePs truthful transcripts of nature; it is
such color as is seen on a bright. sunny morn
ing after night of rain, and its bright tints are
strong by reason of their contrast with the dark
masses of shade. The entire work has been
carefully and conscieutiously handled and can
not fail to please those who desire to feel the
touch of nature rather than art.
BOYD & Co. exhibit fine example of Het-
zels large landscape work. Except as regards
composition it does not differ materially from
other works by the same artist, but In this one
respect it has charming freshness that affects
one like view of a beautiful and unfamiliar
scene. The subject is a clear space IN the
midst of wood through which road winds
away into the distance where glimpse is af-
torded of some wooded hills. To the right of
the road foot path leads In among the trees
through he scant underground. In the fore
ground is clearly depicted all the mass of de-
tail characteristic of Pennsylvania forest seem
cry; decaying stumps OF trees. twisted and
gnarled branches, fallen leaves, shrubbery,
grass and herbage are all shown with truth and
fidelity to nature.
THE Metropolitan Museum of Art in New
York is one of the most important institutions
of It's class in the country, but its treasures
have been for the most part hidden from the
view of the very persons who stand most in
need of the institution which sight of them
affords. Being open only for a few hours dur
ing the day. at a time when the average man is
engaged in the necessary work of earning his
living, the museum is familiar to but small
minority of those who might have benefited by
its influence. But now it is to be opened on
Tuesday and Saturday evenings, as the man.
agement has arranged for a complete system of
electric lighting in connection with the Frink
method of rehectors. This is a move in the
right direction. No race of people under the |
sun take less recreation than the Americans, |
and none stand in greater need of it; and there |
is no better recreation than an hour or two |
spent in gallery of art. or q museum of Curl |
osities This is a most refined pleasure, and in
duces healthful mental activity while per-
mittIng an almost perfect rest of those facul- |
ties which are exerted most in the ordinary |
affairs of life. Very liberal art patrons are TO
be found among the wealthier classes of the
American people, but there is room for a
greater extension OF artistic taste among the |
masses of our busy populace.
"a MODERN FIsHIN OUTFIT" is Mr.. A. F.
Kings latest addition current art, that is, he
has recently produced painting to which he
has given this title. The subject is stll-life,
consisting of such objects as rod and line, a |
popular deck, including chips, a large stone |
jug marked "bait," paper bag containing
lemons, corn-cob pipe. tobacco, tin cup, etc. |
These articles have been skillfully arranged |
forming pleasing compositions; they are well |
drawn, and with some few exceptions are cor |
rect in color. The paper around the lemons |
show faulty execution, the modelling being |
effected by means of color in place of light and |
shade; it is also too obtrusvelJ evident that |
the gistening surface of the tin cup has been
produced by play of black and white paint.
Aside from these features the picture must be |
rated as a highly creditable production; there
is. it is true, certain hardness and formality
about the work, but that is quality almost |
inseparable from such subject when handled |
in style which aims at real. m together with a
complete finish of detail. The picture might
have been broadly handled, with only one or
two of the more prominent objects carefully
delineated, and the balance merely suggested
with few free bold touches. 1t would then
present softness and feeling that it now
lacks, but these two methods of painting are
radically different; they are both good art and
it is only matter of individual choice which is
preferred. 1t is plain that Mr.. King is still
progressing, as this picture has some points in
which it is superior to anything of the kind
that he has heretofore shown.
SIX hundred dollars worth of pictures were |
sold at the Hacke gallery during the week
which is doing very well, indeed, when all the
circumstances are taken into consideration,
The gallery is as yet by no means filled, but a
large lot OF paintings are expected to arrive at
an early date. The exhibition of works by |
local artists arouses a considerable degree of
interest, permitting, as it does, a comparison of
their indivlduaities and peculiarities. Some
new pictures have been received of which the
most striking, perhaps, is that by e. A. Poole
entitled "a Virginia Peach Orchard.n The |
subject represents a fine landscape, toned in an
effect of soft grey with subdued greens in the
foreground from which also rises long row of
peach trees in bloom. This is rather daring
picture as reBaTuS us Scneme OF color. Mr.. |
Pooe's painting cannot be regarded as an un-
qualified success, but nevertheless he deserves
great credit. He has found it difficult to recon-
cile the peculiar pink tint of the blossoms |
which cover the foeground trees with the quiet |
tones of the landscape, but the effect is very
novel and SO is possessed of peculiar charm
Apple Bloom" This is a harmonious ar
rangement of quiet coIorings, the mass of |
blossoms on the trees being interspersed with
green which enables the artist TO more easily
preserve a balance OF effect than in the first
mentioned picture. Among other works
shown is a small marine by ]. T. France and |
study head by c. S. Fitzpatrick. Among the
visitors to the gallery on Friday last were sew
eral foreigners. unusually we'll informed re- |
garding art and artists. particularly European.
who by some strange coincidence chanced to ! ,
drop into the gallery one after another.
Summer Excursion Routes.