Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-17
RARE WORK OF ART

RARE WORK OF ART To Be Exhibited in . Most Worthy Cause, the Ladies' Seamen's Friend Society. at United Church Chapel This Week-A Splendid Picture MT. FelIOwes also to Contribute . Picture for the Grant Monument l Fund. MT. F. Wayland Fellowes gave pri- ,ate view yesterday to number of in- 7ited guests of his new and splendid pie ;ure, entitled; "The Postillion; or An Admiring Sweetheart in Every Block" This is one of the masterpieces of this conscientious, painstaking and gifted art ist, and well sustains the high reputation he has won in previous efforts. MT. Eel loves has devoted all his spare time for several months to this beautiful painting. It depicts scene in Bavarian city, rep resenting government postillion riding on his mail, cart, one hand holding the reins, while with the other he has just taken from his lips his postillion's horn, and he is gazing upward to note the effect of his blast, in bringing to the window some fair face that has touched his fancy. Our postillion is 8 gallant-that is easy to observe-and Is a handsome fellow, blond, with bold and curling moustache and face that impress es the fair sex very favorably. He is dressed in the regulation uniform of the postillion-white trousers, red vest, blue coat, black beaver hat surmounIed by an erect long plume of blue and white. The whole figure stands out clear and distinct without the aid of strong outlines of de- marcation. Behind in the background ex- tends the city street lined on each side by the old public buildings, old houses such as are seen in the BavaTian cities. The whole effect is very fine and the sky and atmosphere effects are most happily blended. The picture will certainly be Attractive to the Ladies.
 In its brilliant but carefully subdued and harmonized coloring, in the sunny, handsome face of the postillion, the pic ture cannot fail to attract the popular eye. MT. Fellowe's pictures have usually been of grave and serious cast, but this one is all sunshine. The face of the postillion is in double light, the one side reflected shadowing of the face is perfect. It is NAAAAOAAe feet to produce in painting. The plume on the leather hat gives to the picture dash that is extremely effective. Of course the whole picture is
 Subordinated to the Central Figure. The postillion's head seems to be an i'm. mense distance from the far away sky ot the upper background. The horn, which shows in it's delineation very decidedly the work of the master artist. rests gracefully and naturally in the hand. That, too does not rest against the coat, but stand. out distinctly from the vesture in the back l ground.
 In finish and in detail MT. Fellowes ii clearly 8 master. Tho lapel of the postil lions coat curves so naturally that on, could easily imagine himself putting hi hand in under it. The buttonholee of tn coat are worn and threadbare.
 The picture was recently exhibited 8 the Century club in New York by MT Fellowes. It attracted most favorable no
 tice there and among many passing com | 'sWhat a Sunny Face!ss
 "How that scene carries me back to m
 rambles in Bavaria!" A distinguishe
 New York critic says "The pose and de
 tail are certainly artistic in the extrem
 and the coloring most harmonious" N
 one is permitted to view the pictures e1
 hibited at the Century club except by car
 from one of the five hundred members, ,an
 an invitation to exhibit there is no sma]
 honor.
 Mir. Fellowes was in Munich in 1861 ant
 the three following years and his artisti eye at once saw the fitness for the canvas
 of the postillion, clad in governmental tog
 gery, the hero of the serving girls alon
 his route.
 The picture will be exhibited Wednes
 day, Thursday and Friday of this week be
 tween the hours of a. m. and p. m. i
 the United church chapel for the benefit c
 the Ladies' Seamen's Friend society. Tn
 picture is striking and will be liked even b
 the eye untrained in art criticism, and t
 the student of art this is a rare opportuni
 ty of seeing masterpiece in technique an
 finish.
 Mr. Fellowes was asked if he intende
 to put the picture on sale. 'I have D
 inclination to sell it." he said, "but
 would accept $2,0Oo for if; $500 woul
 not buy it."
 A picture has just been finished by M
 Fellowes entitled Solitude" It is a vie
 of the sea as seen in hay morning sue ! hS are OICou SooH III Juuo NO trees Q
 cliffs break into the evenness and solitud
 of the seashore. The atmosphere an
 coloring of this picture rivals that ( the pictures of La Forge. It is 8 pictur of sentiment for the poet and the artis
 This picture will be sent to New York cit to be sold for the
 Benefit of the Grant Fund. The Grant memorial committee hay
 asked the best artists in the country t contribute pictures for this purpos' l Solitude" will be sent to New York an put on exhibition at Ortgies & Co.,, 3e
 Fifth avenue, from May 31 to June 6, whe it will be sold by Hon. Chsuncey M. D. pew and General Horace Porter for tt benefit of the fund. Mir. Fellowes ma , feel complimented in being asked in COT nection with other leading artists of tl country to contribute picture for tn
 purpose.