The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-10
MISS EDGAR'S ART TALKS.
Visitors to the Exhibit Entertained with Des.
cription of the Work of Water ColOrists.

At the art exhibit, yesterday morning,
Miss Edgar, by request, continued her talk
on the artists represented at the late sue
cessful water-color exhibit in New York. The
American water -colorists, she said, follow no
school. They are cosmopolitan in their
work, as many of them have studied in diff
ferent schools abroad. each one bringing
back with him the peculiar methods of his
own school. There are really, however, two
classes of workers-one class gives depth
of tone. color and form; the 9TH
er works for the technical
triumph. Henry Farrer's October
Miss Edgar mentioned as a good example
of the latter GLASS. Bicknelps exquisite
pictures. Seventeen Knots in Fog" and
Evening on the Salt Marshes" show the
to water-colors. The idea was seized and
carried out without retouching. This very
thing makes the great expense of water
colors, as study after study is often de-
stroyed before the work is done correctly
the first time. Water-colors are becoming
more and more sought after. This fact has
led to the organization of new society, of
which Childe Hassam, an American with
Arab blood In his veins, Is president.
RhOda Holmes Nichols. an English woman
married to an American artist, is vice.
president.
Miss Edgar also spoke of the private gal
leries in New York. The Vanderbilt GAL
lery, she said, contains complete and the
city. Several years ago the gallery was
open to the public, but people could not
realize that they were in a private house,
and pieces Of the picture frames were
broken S;ss oil of; The exquisite mosaic thing
Nothing was spared that would serve the
phrpose of the relic-hunter Now ad-
mittance to the gallery is obtained by
card from Mrs. Vanderbilt One enters the
gallery from Fifty-first street The butler
meets the visitor and takes his card. He
is then ushered in turn into two beautifu
rooms, one running lengthwise and the other
across the house. The floors are covered
with exquisite rugs. the woodwork Is eb-
exquisite setting for the gems they contain.
The pictures were gathered by Mr.. Wander
bilt and his agents in London and Paris
with the greatest care and discrimination.
Among them are The slege Of Paris"
Bonheur; The Castle of Tudolence," /"
which looks like great bub-
BILE, with its wonderfully soft and
iridescent tones of blue, and pink, and
cream. This is the picture Ruskin thinks
picture of Saint Marks, by David Neal. in
the present exhibit There are number
of Messonier's paintings in the collection.
Among them is portrait of Mr.. Wander
bilt. 1t seems that the artist did
not wish to paint this portrait, and he has
given a most disagreeable expression to the
face of the millionaire. an expression which
the butler who is in charge considers very
unlike his former master. While sitting to
Messonier, Mr.. Vanderbilt asked the artist
which of his pictures he considered the best.
Messoner answered one named I'm for
nation" but he said. You cannot pur-
chase it. for it is owned by Prince -, and
he would not sell it for any price," A few
weeks later. when his portrait was fin
ished. Mr.. Vanderbilt invited Messonier to
dine with him. When the dinner was fin
ished curtain was withdrawn at the
further end of the room. and the picture
called Information" was revealed to it's
authors eyes,. greatly to his, surprise.
There are also in this gallery Alma Tade-
mas, Stevens's by the half dozen. Millets
"Sower and Shepardess." considered by
! critics finer even than THE Angelns."
Miss Edgar's talk. next Tuesday morning
will he on Stained Glass" On Friday,
May 10. she will speak of woman's clubs
in New York. The art exhibit will close
Saturday night next.