Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-16
NEPT OVER MOZART
l Lady Breaks Into Tears Before
Munksesky's MASTERPIECES
Il The ART EXHIBITION, VOW OPEN
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The first annual exhibition Of the
Grand Rapids Art Association Is grand
success. The rooms are thronEed daily
notwithstanding the unpseasantseatner.
The loaned pictures are OF world wide
reputation. bat the exhibit OF the local
artists 10 of much merit. Mrs. Kate ).
TORY mas four charming water-coiors.
one of the prettiest being an oak tree
covered with brown leaves. Mrs +. VI.
Coppens has a beautiful study N dog
wood flowers; this picture being one or
the prettiesG OF the water-eolor coilec-
ton. she also shows = study IN roses,
and tells pretty story about the org
inal. The roses were worn py Mrs.
Helen stuart Rlenlngs last winter, and
when the lady VISITED the Coppens
studio sne left the roses with the artist.
They were 50 pretty Mrs. Coppens
sketched them and the result IS lovely
pastel picture. Mrs. Coppens exhibits
some tine work IN OIL also, notably a
bunch OF Malaga grapes and . dog .
head. She said the dog was not good
setter" but MS deficiency IN that re-
speet Is not noticeable. u. IL. Newell,
the rising young artist. shows . large
number OF pictures, and is the first TO
record . sale. HIS Lemonade" q
pretty study, found purchaser yester-
day. W. l.. Knowles exhibits pictures
of every kind-water-color, oil, crayon,
landscape, marine, portraits and AMI
NAL. 1.-The Brook That Winds To Meet
the River" 10 one OF ms happlest crea-
lions in black and white. Mss Ella
Perkins EXHIBITS = beautiful study IN
still life, = teakettle IN black and white.
Minor Gems and the Brightest.
J. Ct. Fisher shows threestudies in oil,
"Springtime," "Fishing," watching
the sunset" and ''In Port" He shows
only one landscape IN black and white,
and that one hardly does him justice.
HIS charcoal sketches have national
reputation. and have u style
peculiarly their own. In water
color, Mrs. Anna Dodge shows
some fine work IN "The Old Mill" Her
pansies are also pretty. Mrs. VI. ). Vi
gus shows three water colors, the best
one being the Waterfall" Mrs. NJ. Il.
sprague, of Grandville, shows some
beautiful grapes: Her pictures are
much like Ways and are exceedingly
pleasing. Mrs l.. Z. Tabor shows a
lovely water color, q cluster OF apple
blossoms on u white background and
framed in white. There Is "a clearness
and depth of color not usually seen IN
water color. She also shows some beau
tiful fruit studies IN oil, her peaches
and grapes being unusually fine. Miss
Mary Morrison shows several studies IN
Oil, one being forest interior which ex.
hibits much merit.
OF course everyone who visits the ex'
hibition spends much time before the
wonderful Munkacsk, last Hours OF
Mozart" A lady OF highly cultivated
artistic taste paused speeches before
the picture last night and wept silently
She IS q gifted musician and has made
Mozarys music the subject of special
study. To her, as to others, it was like
being in the actual presence of death.
The "Mozart" Is hung IN chapel hall,
and all who enter tread softly as II
fearful of disturbing the master in ms
last hours. 1t is said that Mrs. Alger
can not bear to have the picture hung
in the light and gaiety of her recep-
ton rooms, so II is hung IN a secluded
place in the Alger mansion at Detroit
The exhibition is open daily from 9 q.
m. to 10 p. m.