Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-30

return from Michigan for Scalp Level for
few weeks, sketching while the autumnai
TIE Pittsbury Art School, under the direc-
tfon Of George Hetzel and John W. Beatty.
now has some two dozen pupils on its rolls.
There Is also department of china paint
ing under the charge Of Miss Mary Barnett
THE Pittsburg members OF the Advisory
Committee Of the Worlds Fair for Art are
Joseph r. MCDOWELL. 2ol Wood street. and
John W. Beatty, l13 Wood street. from
whom blanks and Information may be had.
SOME of the builders of this city may find
1t profitable to erect some studio buildings,
such as are to be found in any city in this
country of any pretentions. Pittsburg
fists have to be content with studios badly
lighted ana never meant for the purposes Of
art.
Mr.. AND Mrs. j. ELMER SALISBURY have
written that they have arrived safely in
Paris after pleasant voyage. Mr.. Salisbury
intends to put in q severe course of study
this winter. returning next year. He still
retains his studio here, where choice col
lection Of paintings can be seen. and to
which he Is to send specimens of his work in
Paris during his stay.
THERE were some notably fine etchings on
exhibition at the different art stores this
week. "Christmas Eve in Colonial Days."
etched by James s. King from the painting
OF the period. with her sedan chair, and
lackey at the doorway of q picturesque snow
covered colonial mansion; The photo
painting by Sir Edward Leighton, Presidents
OF the Royal Academy Of London. shows
spirited action in the figures and draperies.
Mr.. DE WOLFE SoANLAN, who recently re-
turned from a four years. course OF art
studying in Europe, is to open q studio here.
Besides a course Of three years in Paris at
the Julian and Colarossi Academies under
Bongereau. Constant LefeDore, Fleury;
Courtois, Blanc and others has travelled
and sketched a great deal in the British
Islands, Switzerland, Italy and Northern
exces the Orient for picturesqueness and
gorgeousness Of color. He reaped rich
harvest OF sketches especially in Italy and
Tunis
Mr.. Il. 8. STEVENSON, during his stay in
Algfers, bought large collection Of oriental
costumes. He intends to devote good deal
of his time henceforth to oriental interiors,
with fguresfor which he has decided pre-
objection. He painted number Of Algerian
street scenes, among which are noticed
some fine sunlight effects. Mr.. stevenson
had great trouble with the Arabian models.
as they are very erratic and independent
They generally earn enough the first day to
keep them in dissipation for q week and are
slow to return, while the poor artist is going
crazy looking at his uncompleted picture.
THERE was an exhibition at the Gillespie
gallery this week Of some two dozen speci-
mems of the best European artists. There
were some notably good examples Of Bou-
gereau, Rico, Troyan and Millet. Among
the other artists represented are Rosa Bon
hour, whose painting is a very poor paint
ing OF that famed artist; De Neuville, Hag-
Jacquet. The Millet, which Is very small
with a single figure, is quoted at $40 600.
Millet was never out of financial difficulties,
and would have been glad to have received
100 .rancs for his picture. Perhaps he did
not even receive so for 1t. VANpYKE.