The record-union., 1891-09-09

City of Areauipi, Peru, is Bush's latest
work and one of the best he has ever
given us of tropic landscapes. 1t is a
vigorous piece without loss of tropic
softness and warmth.
BologneSi is a new name with US. 1t
is that of a young Italian artist OF San
Francisco. who sends his work to the
State Fair this year for the first time. 1t
is all of good quality, marked originality
and has individual characteristics ofmerit
that are especially strong. His fine col
lection of water colors is worthy Of espe-
ination. His "FOunt of Life" No. 81,
is a large canvas in oil, and one OF the
especially prominent and strong pieces OF
figure painting in the gallery.
Chris. Jorgenson, the tavorite of SO
many eXpositions, and who has carried
away so many prizes, is to the front this
year with charming display Of water
colors and crayon marines, the latter be-
ing vigorous and full of action.
BOdewig, the artist to whom we first
called attention last year as full of prom
Use, comes up with a remarkably strong
piece, 1.-THE Oceans Kiss" 1t is con-
ception at once poetical, sad, full of mean
ing. and though dealing with death APP
peals to the softer emotions. a woman,
lovely though cold, rising from the ocean
beside wreck, receives dying youth in
her arms with a kiss. The treatment is
wholly original and is delicate yet
strong.
Henry Fisher has four landscapes in
water cOlOrs that are very pleasing. The
tone is quiet and low, but the treatment
positive and artistic. Miss c. +. Usher
has finely finished portrait in black and
white. Takahashi, young Japanese
artist of the San Francisco School of De-
sign, makes a very strong showing in
water colors. His method is correct, and
his handling of his subjects testities to an
artistic sense and fine taste. He has
strong still life picture in oil also ul4).
Nellie y. Stearns has large and credit
able display Of pen ana pencil drawings.
Mrs. G. B. Paine has a worthy display Of
water cOlOrs, as also has Stella Austin:
both we shall consider hereafter. Mrs
Gamble has pastel portrait of merit.
Miss Kate WadswOrth Of Sacramento,
and late Of the Sacramento School Of De-
sigh, has several excellent pieces evil
dencing refined taste and capable hand
ling. Her work is well finished and
shows painstaking. Mrs. Herrick Of
Sacramento exhibits a number of works
in oil, some animal figures of whichiare
the better and do her credit
Miss Mary Williams of San Francisco
is strong III still life studies. Indeed, it
is simple justice to say that she has the
best still life work of any shown by anna
teurs. L. Marriott, an old exhibitor, has Il
collection of excellent work, notably a
| landscape with the portraits of two dogs
| is excellent, and a still life piece i62}
is one Of the best of the day. Miss
Amanda Austin, Sacramento, has twenty
different views of Sutter Fort ruins
They are accurate in drawing and the
tone of the cOlOring is good. The same
lady exhibits superior HOWer piece in
oil. a large painting OF pond lilies, and
some other pieces. Miss Austin needs
| Of ri -
study to develop great strength and to
make herself prominent among artists.
Native ability, such us hers, should have
tutoring in the best foreign schools.
Miss B.anch, Of the Sacramento School
! Of Design, has Il piece OF still lie no. 1872
that is admirable. It is as neat bit Of
! oil as is shown by amateurs and proves
/ the lady to be skilled and to have strong
native ability and good culture. Num-
Der l39 is by +. JAY Lewis of Sacramento,
/ q glimpse of \ NOsemite. \ bold picture,
rather strong. 4. JOulin's pastel por-
trait is notable exhibit and Will be
treated hereafter. Sarah L. Bender has
some superior work, notably in flower
pieces Numbers ll2 and 20 from her
easel are especially worthy. Lee Lash's
40 is a large and pretentious canvas, a
scene in the rooms Of the San Francisco
/ Olympic club, introducing the portraits
OF several athletes upon the wrestling
cushions. His figure piece 90 is
witty in conception and well executed;
the movement Of the woman with the
thread and needle is cunningly made ap-
parent.
NJ Strauss has in No. SO a fine example
of fruit in oil, and in 81 a capital example
OF working out detail. No. 81 is by Eva
! Withrow, an artist whose work has often
graced the gallery. Her flower pieces
/ are of the best order of that branch of art
Miss SnGia Srnl1fa n San EpuOniCnC q
weIl-knOwn contributor, has a marine,
! No. 81, that is charming picture. Her col
( lection embraces several excellent works.
Miss Laura Weinrich, one of the earlier
pupils of the Sacramento School Of De-
sign, makes handsome display of work
from her easel. Her flower pieces are ad-
mlrabIe in color and finish but her still
life exhibit, representing battle-flag torn
and worn, canteen and a bayOnet clus-
| tered, is as handsome piece as any anna
teur in the gallery shows. 1t happens
that the study was from a battle-fiag
taken from an Ohio regiment by Con-
tederate force in Texas, and hence some
romance clusters about the study. J. B.
( Fofner's study Of sheep, 10. 80, is ex-
cellent. Some criticism of the dis
position of lights and shadows
has been made, but critical ex-
animation will show the artist to have
correctly handled the subject. 1t is a
I SliDI8 anu GNCcIlcIuy ulaWn WOHk.
/ Alice Chlttenden of San Francisco, in
! No. %, exhibits Il charming example OF
still life. Miss Nellie Gray OF Sacramento,
/ formerly OF the Sacramento School of
Design, has a landscape on the east wall
that does her exceeding credit. It is
strong, careful in drawing and finished.
On the west wall, J. r. Uodson, Sacra-
mento, the artistic photographer, has on
view very large collection Of his stipple
or steel-engraved Photographic portraits.
1t is work Of a very superior order and
commands critical attention Portraiture
in photography, etched and worked out,
is not better done, probably, by any one,
| If these examples arc to be taken as stand
ards Of Judgment With his exhibit Hod-
son shows several figure pieces by Toietti
! the younger. III oil, and distinguished by
the hrilliancy Of color characteristic of
that artist, and also, it must he added by
| his lack OF expression in the faces of his
figures. II ToieIti would give as much
attention to the portrait as to the figure,
he would make stridcnt advance.