Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-07
ART NOTES.

| washington viii have considerable to tnteres
them during the coming winter. The sketcl
display by local artists. now open at Veerhoffs
has proved to be quite an attraction, and vii
| continue during the greater part If not th,
whole Of next week. The members Of the So
ciety Of Washington Artists will make an e1
hibit Of their work in water colors pastels
and black and white drawings in the Woodward
4 Lothrop galleries from the 9Th to the 18th o.
December, and one Of oil paintings in tn,
| same place some time in March. Meantime
the Salma gundi Climb of New York have Sc
cured these galleries for a show OF their worl
early In February, and the usual annual ex
| hibition by members OF the Art Studenti
League will be given later on, at . date no
yet fixed.
| - No point on our Atlantic coast presents
| greater variety of subjects for landscape paint
ers than the vicinity Of Gloucester, Mass, in
| which quaint old place several Washington
artists passed a part Of the summer. 1t affordI
| charming effects of both rough and smooth
| water, green marshy stretches and bold rocky
shores, with pretty pastoral bits not far away
| and no end Of noble old trees besides Then
too, the seafaring people tbereabouts add a
picturesque human interest to any portrayal Of
| scenes in the neighborhood, and especially tc
those having the ocean for motive. Mr.. and
TAtS uIhcI kudhu went tueEe IOI IN IuIenueu
short stop. on their way to other northern re.
sorts, but the place proved SO attractive that
tney passed the whole season there, and Mr..
Mann spent at least part of every day,
whether clear or cloudy. in making outdoor
| studies and sketches. He brought home with
him as result portfolios literally bursting
with transcripts in oil, pastel. and water colors,
some OF which are carefully finished, while
Others, more hastily done, will serve as hints or
motives for more ambitious efforts hereafter.
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the same vicinity, finding in the old piers and
coastlng vessels Astounding in that locality Just
the class of subjects in which she excels. That
she made good use of her opportunities in this
respect is shown by her contributions to the
exhibition of sketches by local artists now on
good.
There is talk Of bringing to this country
for exhibition the famous religious paintings
BY Gustave Dore, which have for SO long time
been an attraction in the New Bond street gal
leries in London. These canvases show Dore
to have been a much greater colorist than the
world generally has supposed, and there can
be little doubt that their exhibition would be
Us popular and profitable in this country as it
has been in England.
- Mr.. Ross Turner, formerly of this city,
will shortly hold an exhibition of his water
colors in st. Louis.
A red letter day was enjoyed a couple of
Sundays ago by Mr.. Thos. E. Waggaman and a
few appreciative friends, in the opening Of
a large and valuable consignment of rare ar
tistic objects just received from Japan, where
they had been collected, after a prolonged and
extended tour through that country, by Mr..
Waggaman's special representative. The in
voices included large number and great va
riety Of unique textile fabrics. bronzes and
ceramics. In the latter department this new
addition to MIR. Waggaman's already large and
choice collection Is especially rich, and notably
20 In rare examples OF 18th and 10th century
products. Unlike most antiques, many Of
these JOIN singular beauty of form and color to
great age. so that they are attractive to the eye
OF those fond of lovely things, as we'll as inter
esting to the expert and instructive to the
student. just where the newly acquired treas
ures are to be placed is something puzzling to
visitors; but suitable room will doubtless be
found for them, and when they are once in DO
s1flon they will harmonic beautifully and con-
stitute an important addition to what is now
conceded to be one of the largest and finest
collections Of its kind in the country.
- The annual meeting of the Society of Wash
ingtoE Artists was held in the early part of the
week, at which officers we're elected for the en-
suing year as follows:-President,- C. Messer.
Vice President,-R. N. Brooke; Secretary and
Treasurer,-H. L. McDonaid Executive Com
mittee,-W. H. Holmes, X. L. Johnston, Par.
ker Mann, E. H. Miller and Max weyl.
In Meissoniers case is presented rare in
stance Of the works of a popular high-class
artist bringing less after his death than they
sold for during his lifetime. This happened
to his ''Vidette, time of Louis XIII" and Les
Mosquetaires," sold at auction in London dur
ing the summer. each of which produced a sum
considerably smaller than that originally paid.
Whether this result was due to unfavorable cir
cumstauces attending the sale or is to be taken
as an indication that the enormous prices hith-
srto paid for Aeissoniers little bits were due to
temporary whim on the part of collectors.
time alone can determine. There are. how
ever, grounds for believing that his old time
figures cannot be maintained.
- Mr.. Uhl has Just completed portrait Of
Admiral Porter, under q commission from the
United Service Club, of this city, and has also
recently finished one of Hon. Lewis A. Croft.
Assistant Commissioner Of the Land Office.
His next undertaking will be a portrait Of
Admiral Farragut for which he has an order
from Mr.. L. Wyman Jones, OF Englewood N.
J. 10 accommodate his increasing list of
patrons in that vicinity, Mr.. Uhl will retain his
studio in New York for the winter, but will
continue to spend good portion of the season
here.
"A portrait recently painted of ex-Speaker
Reed, by John L. Sargent, now on exhibition
In New York, is attracting much attention
there and is highly praised by the majority Of
the critics. 1t is Of course not fair to Judge Of
the merits of any painting by a newspaper cut
representing it; but If the representation lately
printed in the New York SIN is anything like
the original. then it is safe to say that Mr..
Sargent's picture is not only not likeness but
Is besides an example of thoroughly bad art.
- The winter term Of the Corcoran Art
School opened with a registered attendance in
the different classes Of Ito. This is as large a
number as the space at command can accom-
modate, and for want of room a number of an
plicants have necessarily been disappointed
For tuition in the night classes there we're IS
applicants, of which number 49 have entered,
with an average attendance so far of about IS.
Add to these numbers the pupils taking lessons
at the Art Students League and from private
teachers In the city, and it will be seen that
there is q pretty wide craving for art in
struction in Washington.
- The famous collection Of paintings by the
Russian artist, Verestchagin, which has been
on exhibition in several American cities within
the past two or three years, is to be sold at
auction at the American Art Galleries in New
York, on the 18th inst, and following days. As
the work Of a single artist, this is a most re-
markable collection, whether numbers, size Of
canvas or range Of subject be considered; and
some Of the paintings are simply wonderful
productions. Many of them are, however, too