Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-16
ART NOTES.


under the auspices of the Corcoran Gallery in
this city, which. IL carried ont successfully, -
1t certainly ought to be, can hardly fail to be Of
the greatest service TO the cause Of art. and Of
equally great value to the country in elevating
the public taste, and securing better architee-
turd results in the public buildings Of the coun-
try. In circular letter signed by the Presi-
dent Of the Board Of Trustees which has been
sent to all the principal art organizations and
institutions in the United States, so far as their
existence and address could be learned, and to
the more prominent American painters and
sculptors, the proposition is suggested, O to
hold p. in the city Washington ea shs
cations Of the country, with the view
OF urging the founding Of . new department.
under the direction Of tho national governments
to be called the Department Of Art and Archi-
lecture; ca Of discussing the e1pediency of q
general movement to secure the removal OF all
duties on art, and (3) Of arranging for the
opening OF Q national loan exhibition OF
works Of painting and sculpture, not for
be the first Of a series of truly national salons.
Enough is already known TO justify the belief
that the project will be received with general
favor, and that the meeting viii be largely at
tended by those most interested in the results
to be obtained. 1t is understood that the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harrison viii tender a reception
at the White House to the artists and others in
attendance at the convention, and that Its
members will also be the recipients Of like
courtesies and attentions at the hands OF promi-
nent citizens, while its sessions continue.
The exhibition Of water color drawings ut
the Cosmos Club closed on Wednesday evening
The attendance throughout must have been
gratifying to exhibitors, and on the other hand
visitors seemed to be greatly pleased with both
the size and quality of the display. A number Of
the drawings were marked sold, but the number
that changed hands should have been larger.
as several of the best things in the exhibition
remain the property Of the artists This is
somewhat to be regretted. Appreciation OF art
Is good thing, but intelligent patronage is
better. 1t is a substantial benefit to the artist,
and secures moreover to home refined and
elevating influence such a. no other adornment
can furnish.
Mr.. Uhl came over from New York on
Thursday, and will be engaged in his Washing
ton studio, in Vernon Row, for several weeks to
come.
AT the sixty-ninth annual meeting Of the
National Academy OF Design, held on Tuesday
evening, Officers, Academicians and Associates
were chosen as follows: President 7. W. Wood,
in place of Daniel Huntington, resigned; Wee
President, F. B. Millet; Treasurer, Frederic
ARDS Recording Secretary, II. w. Robbins.
Acddeniicidns, H. Siddons Mowbray, ID. w.
Iryon, Horatio Walker. J. s. Hartley and F. P.
Vinton. Associates, G. S. Reinhart, W. L. Pick
nell, j. L. Sargent, Lockwood De Forest and
Frederick Remington.
An American artist. writing from Paris un-
der date Of the I'd instant, sends the following
interesting notes in regard to this years salon:
The salon opened yesterday. The admission
fee on first day" is 10 francs, but was fortu-
nate enough to have pass. was very agree
ably impressed with the general "rush-round''
view got in the hour spent there. The crowd
Of visitors was 'swell' one, and almost as at
tractivs az the pictures. Today 1 spent /
franc and all day on the exhibition, and
examined the paintings more leisurely.
Inc Inc exhibition is certainly very fine.
there; but, after going round twice, felt
disappointed at the absence Of pictures by so
many men whose names have known for years
as among those of the strongest painters in the
world. 1t il said they all sent to the new salon
! or refused to submit their paintings to the Jury
appointed at either of the salons. Very few
pictures by new men were accepted. The
whole number accepted is nearly one thousand
less than in some former years. This is . re-
suit of quarrels among the French artists.
There are plenty Of poor efforts and some
daubs, but the whole exhibition is effective in
its largeness. The building is fully six hun
dred feet long, the center being q court COW
cred with glass, with q balcony around the
whole. of this balcony are rooms of different
sizes, where the pictures are hung. Some Of
these are immense in size, one Of them being
nearly fifty-two feet long. The journals ask
what can ever be done with these big canvases
There are several French artists who make it
point to paint very large pictures for the
spring salon. These are SNOWY and attract at
tention, but the best pictures are the small
ones. f*s
am pleased to see less number of studies
OF the nude than expected. The French are
very apt to paint . nude, put in some back
ground and give the picture a fancy name. It
is often not idealized in the least, but is simply
naked woman. This year there are very few
such.
met many disappointed artists and some
very cross ones. A sculptor created an excite
ment by throwing down and breaking his statue
because it was not well placed.
l am astonished to find large number of
German names in the catalogue. They may be
French artists from the Rhine valley. Por-
traits abound. The best artists, as a general
rule, have sent in nothing but portraits.
go to London next Wednesday. The Royal
Academy exhibition is now open. / hope to
write you next week my impression of English
art as compared with French. The French
have no particular style. ANY style seems to
60 If it is effective, though at present the 'im-
pressionists" have pretty firm hold. Most Of