Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-15
LOCAL ART GOSSIP.

THE School of Design closed yesterday fo
the summer vacation, which will last until Sep
| tember.
FORTUNE has smiled upon Mr. ]. A. sain
during the past week. and he has disposed o.
| three of his pictures. all recent works thai
| have been noticed in this column.
A PLEASING little landscape by Hetzel ha:
been shown at Mayors during the week. The
composition is effective without aiming al
| strength, and the handling is minutene in de-
| tail.
THE comparatively diminutive painting
which Mr.. George Hetzel exhibits at Giles
pies this week is one of the best
things he has ever painted. silvery
gray tone pervades the work, the
which shines out in irregular patches of color
through the broken clouds.
THE Hacke gallery confines to be point of
interest and large numbers of people have Wis
tied it during the week. The new pictures
which are expected have not yet come to hand.
| save a few of the least important works, and
one or two small paintings that have been
been added by local artists In one of the
small rooms opening of the gallery Mr. DeI,ipp-
| man, an artist who has been in the city but a
brief period, has planted his easel and is at
present engaged upon a study in oils Of the
main gallery.
In the picture which Mr.. D. B. walkley
shows at Boyd's this week there is quite a de.
| parture, as regards style and composition from
the character of any work done in this locality.
| The subject Is a dark hillside from which
clump OF still darker trees rise against bright
sky. Near the top of the hill there is flock of
sheep, and upon their backs and for a short
distance along the ground the bright rAys of
sunlight are seen to fall. This is simple vet
striking composition, showing how much may
be done with a few forms If skIlfully MANAGED
The color scheme is also of the simplest kind
the effect being broad rather than varied. and
the greater portion of the landscape a mass of
dark-toned green. In the handling also the
same principle is found to prevail, broad free
touches of the brush taking the place of min.
uteness and elaboration of detail.
THE small landscape which Mr. E. A. Poole
exhibits at Boyd's, is considerably below his
usual standard of excellence. 1t is one of thosa
pictures Of very simple character as regards
composition that require great strength of
handling in certain portions in order to imnart
the interest in which the subject itself is IacE.
ing. A second picture by Mr.. Poole which
will be shown during the present week Is of an
entirely different character. The subject of
this latter work is an autumn scene at a spot
located near the fair grounds at Washinpton
Pa. In this picture there is fine rendering of
the warmth and light of clear day in the fall
when the sky is cloudless and the landscape
brilliant in the richest coloring of the wear,
Some cattle have been introduced near the
foreground, where they aid in lending Interest
to the scene; they are placed with artistic skill
drawing
MEssRs. GROSS and Lane seem to be very
10th to leave Pittsburg since they have found
this to be such an excellent market for the dis
posal of their large collectien of paintings.
After postponing the hour of their departure
several times, it was finally decided that LAST
week should see the end of their exhibition,
and Mr.. Gross himself had gone to New York.
but was induced to return with a fresh supply
of pictures by the alluring prospect of increased
sales. The new pictures are well worth going
to see as they include a number of celebrated
works. among them some fine colors such as
"Ihe Pilot" by Drumond, painted this year; a
landscape with cattle, by Mauye; THE Weav-
ers," by Valkenberg, picture full of homely
Millet; and several drawings by Macpherson
tor illustrations to THE Land of Shakespeare"
published by Scribner's. Among the new oil
paintings is splendid work by Grutzner,
called "A Fund of Anticipation" showing an
old monk with candle ready to visit
the wine cellar; a fine piece of brush
work by Fojetti. entitled, THE Pet" the SUBJ
iect being number Of children playing with
large Newfoundland dog; q couple Of CON-
panlon pictures by Ruel tell the story Of some
bold young hunters who discover q flock of
tame geese, and, after shooting one of them,
works that may be mentioned are: "Grand-
1athers birthday" by Nassau; "a Flower
Market IN Brussels - by L. Appert; "A Dream.p
Dy ny +. Cartier; The First Love Letter" by Paul
80 Aauy anu ny n.
Calsez The masterpiece of the collection,
however, is c. Laurenti's Blind Mans Buff"
This last work is a large picture with a great
many ngures, all excellently drawn and col
oreo, and each one forming a study in attitude
and expression. A couple of still larger and
more expensive pictures which Mr.. Gross has
brought with him are exhibited at the Monon-
gahela House. These are the "Pompeian Mu-
siciAns." by Guinea, really magnificent paint
ing, and After the Bath, !" STUDY of the nude.
by E Dieudonne The latter work is in the
billiard room of the hotel