Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
ART MATTERS OF INTEREST.

Mr.. JASPER LAwMAN has completed very
fine oil painting of Miss Mary Maloney, OF ex-
hibtion at GilleSpies.
Mr.. JASPER LAwMAN is still busily engaged
upon portrait WORK. One of his most recent
productions in this line is exhibited at Giles
pies.
IT is difficult for anyone outsideth charmed
circle of art connoisseurs to understand just
what it is that establishes the value of pictures
Mr.. Benjamin Constant still heads a large list
of persons who think that the '.Angelus'' was
worth but a very small percentage of the price
PAID Tor 1t; and now 1t is emphatically denied
that Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt ever paid the
sum of 5G0,OO0 francs for Turner's "Grand
CanaP' whether the painting be worth that
amount or not.
A SMALL, unpretentious looking painting
shown at Boyd's this week, is the work of Mr..
F. Kaufman, an artist who has been studying
abroad for some time past. but who, it is
understood, intends TO make his home in this
city. The work is 4 landscape, and has been
executed with some degree of artistic feeling,
strength of handling. If the artist desires to
establish reputation for himself in this city,
he will do well to select more imposing class
of subjects and put trihe more spirit into his
method of reproducing them. From what is
already known of Mr.. Kaufmann's ability. it is
safe to conclude that this is by no means a
representative work.
WHEN an artist succeeds in making each
picture he produces appear In some respects
better than the last, the fact must afford the
keenest satisfaction to himself, and fair
share of pleasure to his friends The first
painting that Mr.. d. q. Walkley exhibited IN
this city attracted considerable attention on
account of Its being both cleverly handled
work and of a character different from th OSe
to which we had become accustomed as the
productions of our local artists. and since then
his progress has been both steady and rapid.
The pictures he has exhibited during the past II
months have been of notable excellence but
the one which is now shown at Boyd's has
scarcely been equaled by any of his previous
efforts in works of the same character. The
subject is group of cattle by the side of a
small woodland pool, and ID the matter of COM
position it is something of a departure from
the artists customary style. II ia scene in
Eastern Ohio. where Mr.. Walkley spent i con-
siderable portion of last summers sketching
season. the view being taken on the edge of
woods where the open spaces between the trees
afford 4 glimpse of the sky beyond. Mr.. Walk
ley has invested this picture with even more
than his usual strength Of handling, and the
figures of the animals are introduced in just
the position where they will add materially to
the interest of the scene. In color the work is
as strong as it is in other respects than which
nothing more need be said, and, taken as
whole, the picture Is one of the most pleasing
that has been shown here this season.
THE Henry B. Pettes collection of water
color paintings, now open in the Gillespie gal
lery, contains some of the best works of this
kind that have yet been seen here. Popular as
water colorS have become during the past few
years they are not shown in such numbers as
are works in oil, and it is seldom that an oppor-
tunity is to be had of viewing large collections
of them, the only noteworthy display of recent
date being that in the Exposition galleries last
fall. In the collection at present on exhibition
are noted number of important works, among
them beine'.A Declaration of Love" by Panedas,
the declaration coming from gaily-unlformed
soldier, and being poured into the ear of
young peasant girl while walking along a coun-
try lane. "A Ground Swell on the South
Coast'i is masterpiece by Charles II. Mot
tram, one of the best English marine painters
and "A Breezy Day at Scheyeningen," by T.
B. Hardy, is an equally fine work of a some
what different character early Morning on
the Medway'' is the title of a fine landscape
with cattle by Charles Collins, and there are
also q number of similar works by the same ar
tist "Welcome News" by Indoni, is a bright
picture in the Italian school of art, in which
the colors are strongly contrasted. but at the
same time SO nicely balanced that they do not
exhibit any fault of crudeness or coarseness
The subject consists of two excellently
drawn female figures. one seated, the other
standing and apparently reading from letter
open in her hand, which fact explains the
meaning of the title of the work. A. +. Le-
ienne is represented by a picture the subject of
which is of a rather Oriental character, con-
sisting of partially nude female figure re-
Ginning upon luxuriantly draped couch. This
picture is also notable for its truthful drawing
as well as for the skillful modelling of the flesh,
which has been accomplished without causing
the shaded portions to appear dark and of
muddy color, and this result rare as it is in oil,
is still more so in water colors. The same
knowledge OF coloring Is also shown in
the background and drapery. thus rendering
the work in its entirety peculiarly rich
and striking "a Wintry Morning." by Walter
Palmer an American painter who has earned
an enviable reputation, is a pleasing effect of
snow-covered landscape; and q landscape with
sheep by Fred Wardle, is an unusually strong
picture. Among other works worthy. of note
are a carefully executed drawing of Burgos
Cathedral, by Edwin Dalby: fine marine by
T. B. Hardy; "a Dutch Interior" bvJ. 5. II.
Keener, and "a Golden Sunset" by W. Ayerst
Ingram In addition TO the paintings. there is
also a large collection of autotypes of master
pieces of ancient and modern art, which alone
will amply repay the trouble of a visit. The
exhibition v'ill remain open until the last of the
present week.