Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25
LOCAL ART GOSSIP.

A LARGE, well painted study OF lilacs by
Miss Josephine Thompson is OH exhibition
at Boyd's
L. A POOLE has been visiting and doing
some painting in Little Washington during
the week.
Mr.. SCHENcK has a still life study on e1hi.
bition at Boyd's some apples and a basket,
which promises better work.
MIR. CHARLES WALz has finished q portrait
OF the wife OF DIR. E L. Czarniecki, OF the
Allegheny City Fcrtfllzing Works.
Mr.. ]. B. MORSE exhibits at Boyd's an
autumn landscape with flock of sheep and
picturesque old barn in the foreground.
The past week has been busy one for the
art dealers. They report big sale in
photogravures. etchings and water color re-
productions.
Mr.. JOHN W. BEATTY has had much trouble
with his eyes lately, and has been debarred
by his physician from doing any drawing or
painting for some time.
AMONG the new etchings noticed during
the week at the art stores is "The Return
of the Flock" etched by Lucien Gautier
from painting by the well known French
artist jacques.
AN exhibition OF paintings, pastels and
studies made in Spain by George W. Hitch
cock are on exhibition ut the Wunderlich
galleries, New York. Mr.. Hitchcock leaped
studies of tulip beds IN Holland.
DURING his recent stay in Paris Mr.. Car
negie met Mr.. J. Elmer Salisbury, the artist
of this city. Mr.. Carnegie bought several
paintings from Mr.. Salisbury during the lat
ter's residence in Pfttsburg. Mir. and Mrs.
Salisbury intend to return to Plttsburg in
March.
THE study of the prize vase of chrysanthe-
NUNS by II. S. Stevenson is still on exhibit
n mi
is the finest piece OF work AIR. Stevenson has
yet shown. He has not had much time for
anything but portrait work during the holi-
day season.
Mr.. ELIHU VEDDER has returned to Rome
without finishing his work on the Worlds
Fair building. Mr.. Yedder has long been
exied from this country. He said the whirl
OF Chicago life proved too much for him,
ana he was glad 10 get back to the Eternal
City, his adopted home.
Mr.. SUTTON, who is exhibiting the painting
"Nana," by Suchorowsky, the Russian
artist, is in q great quandary over it. The
paint or varnish OF the picture is running in
q great many places. threatening to
eventually destroy it. He called on several
of the artists OF this city durin: the week,
but they could suggest no remedy except TO
call in the services of q New York profess
sional picture restorer. The picture is 60 be
on exhibition in this city four weoks longer.
THERE is on exhibition at the Gillespie
gallery one of Charles Linford's Eappiest
autTmn effects Iull of tho rich and sensuous
coloring of that period of the year. Mr..
Linrord WAS at one time PittsburI artist,
but has been for many years located in
Philadelphia A great many of his paint
fngs are owned by Pittsburgers.
Mn. JOSEPH K. MCDOWELL is to contribute
six paintings, mostly marines, to the
Worlds Fair. They were lately on exhibit
tfon ut the Art Society's permanent gallery.
His daughter, Johanna X. Woodwell, is to
contribute the water color head which was
so much admired when on exhibition at the
Art SOcietys gallery. i
Mn. D. q. WALKLEY sold during the week
his "Interior of a Pottery:" Akron, O., a
very faithful piece OF work, to Mr.. Wilson
Shaw, OF the Merchants and Manufacturers
National Bank. Mr.. Walkley has his large
canvas, "Interior of n Glasshouse" on the |
Southside, nearly finished. which lie ill.,
tends TO send to tho Worlds Fair.
ONLY one week more remains for Pennsyl- !
vania artists who intend to contribute pict- |
ures to the Worlds Fair. All the Pennsyl- |
vania pictures have to be in Philadelphia by |
January 3, where they will be passed on by |
the Pennsylvania jury. The selected pict-
ures will be exhibited ut the Academy OF
Fine Arts, Philadelphia, previous to being
sent TO Chicago Blanks and further Infor-
nation can be obtained of Mr. Joseph X. |
" oodwell and John W. Beatty, who are
members OF the jury of selection.
The following American artists have done
decorative work i'll the buildings of the
Worlds Fair: Figure emblematic textile
arts, Robert Louis Reid; panel representing
autumn, George W. Maynard: categorical
figure needlcvork, j. Alden Weir; Forging,
figure by Z. Z. Simmons; ceramic painting,
Kenyon Cox; the telephone, J. Carroll Beck