Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
ART AND ARTISTS.


little else talked about in art circles. The one
theme upon every tongue was the remarkable
| and gratifying success Of the exhibition.
| Artists of course, without exception, are de-
| lighted with this revelation OF almost un-
bounded interest in the great collection Of
paintings. During the week they were seen
| singly and in groups studying and discussing
| the technical qualities of the masterpieces of
the collection. Outside the profession the
| enthusiasm was equally great. and educational
| institutions in the two cities and surrounding
dents parties to visit the galleries, accom-
panied by instructors who will explain the his
torical significance Of the works. The present
week promises to be great week at the gal
leries, and thousands will enjoy treat such as
has never been offered before.
|
| Mr.. c. NJ. JOHNS exhibits this week q small
picture of horses. The horses, as is always the
| case with Mr. Johns work, are carefully drawn
and the picture throughout is done with con-
| scientious care and ability.
Mr.. ANDREA SBoRIGI, the well-known
artist, has probably made a more careful study
Of the Verestchagin paintings since they came
to Allegheny, than any other Pittsburg painter.
He was seen in the galleries every day and
evening bent only upon discovering the meth
DDS employed by the great painter in the pro-
| duction of his works. Mr.. Sborigi says he has
discovered an interesting fact. illustrating the
worked. even upon his mammoth canvasses.
| This is that in drawing the innumerable per-
spectlve lines in the great mosque. for instance,
which is 20 feet long, the artist in his effort to
| be exactly correct, used so small point as a
| lead pencil. In the lapse of time the pencil
marks have become barely visible where the
| celor was especially thin and transparent re-
| vealing the conscientiousness with which every
detail was attended to.
Mr.. J. C. KRAY, of London. has at GiliespIe's
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collection Of paintings. Among them are ex-
cellent examples of Henner, Gerome Rico.
| Schreyer and other well-known artists. The
| Gerome is most remarkably strong example
OF this masters work. and the Rico is simply
| delicious In harmony OF colors. The collection
| is a very even one, and q half hour spent in the
little gallery is pleasure indeed.
portrait copied from q work by Hogarth Of
| Peg Wofhngton."
AT Boyd's is seen a landscape by Mr.. J. A.
Saint Mr.. Saint is always original in his treat
| ment of subjects and there is a certain quality
| of truth and fidelity in detail which is full of
| promise.
The forty-third exhibition of the Boston Art
Club is spoken Of as an excellent one. as gen.
| eral exhibitions go. 1t is notable as a testI-
monial to the excellent quality of work now
The ensemble is admirable. The collection
gives an impression of capable handling. pleas
| ing as whole, in color, drawing and compost
| ton. In variety of subjects the exhibition is
| well balanced. Walter Shirlaw's "Harmonics"
| is described as beautiful characterization of
| violin player, fondly intent on the music be is
making, thoughtfuIly, seriously rendered, and
| with the action of hands and arm indicated
with rare nicely. The eye of the close observant
artist is shown in the close, true hand modelling.
| In its dark tone and gloomy shadows the work
seems a bit out of fashion in coloring. Mr..
| Shirlaw is well-known among artists in this
city, having visited the city some years since.
CIRCULARS for the sixty-sixth annual exhi
| bition of the National Academy have been
sent out Pictures from nonresident artists
will be received from March to Il, subject TO
certain conditions set forth. The public ex.
hibition will commence April 6. Exhibition
blanks are supplied by T. Addison Richards,
Twenty-third street and Fourth avenue, New
York.
EMILE VAN MARCKE, the celebrated cattle
painter. is dead. He was native Of the town
of Sevres, in the suburbs of Paris, and was
about go years of age. He was q pupil of
Troyon and chevalier of the Legion of Honor
Many Of his cattle pictures are in the private
collections of this country. He was an accom-.
plished and studious draughtsman, composed
his groups of cows with great skill, and his
paintings have for many years past met with
ready sale. In respect to color, the examples
of his work which we have seen are deficient.
His style of painting is not broad. and many of
his pictures are dry and somewhat labored.
Van Marcke's parents were Belgians, and both
of them were painters
F. HoPKINsoN SMITH is exhibiting in New
York q collection of his water colors, under the
head of "Constantinople and theEast" which
laises him greatly in the estimation of New
York critics.
THE French Government expends annually
on art 81 40O,0C0 The United States expends
nearly SIC, 900 for the same object.
| BOSTON has school the object Of which Is to
teach models how to pose.
|
THE social event of importance at the Chi
| cago Art Institute was a reception held on the
| evening of Saturday, January "a, upon which
occasion was shown marble copy of Canova's
| Venus presented by Mrs. Perry II. Smith;
painting of "a Country Festival" by Ludwig
Knaus, lent by Mr.. Charles T. Yerkes; bronze
statuette of Frederick the Great just imported
for the Hutchnson-Ryerson collection; q full
| length portrait of the late John Crerar by G.
Marcke (who died last week, Daubigny, Jules
| Dupre and others. loaned by Sidney D. Kent
| and Charles L. Hutchinson.
| THE restoration of the Elgin marbles to their
original positions on the Acropolis of Athens is
subject of recently revived discussion in
| England. 1t will be remembered that Lord
Elgin corrupted feeble and unprincipled
Government of Greece, capturing them in
| 1916. and after giving his name to the collection
| sold them to the British Government for f35-
600. Although they are being ruined by the at
| mosphere of London there is little probability
Of this movement to do justice to Greece
| amounting to anything.