Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11
IN LOCAL ART CIRCLES.

MISS ANNA W. HENDERSON shows a we'll
pain ted study OF chrysanthemums at Gil
1espie's.
The Vanderbilt collection of rare prints 10
on exhibition ut the American Art Sociery'S
galleries, Fifty-seventh street, New York.
ALEGAL complication has stopped the sale
of the late Cyrus W. Fields pictures at the
Fifth avenue auction galleries, New York.
AMONG the autotypes and photographers
on exhibition at the different art dealers
during the week which call for remark was
that of "The Passing Regiment
Mr.. THOMAS SHIELDS CLARKE, who is now in
Paris expects to return to his native city
the coming spring. He is very busy on his
pictures in tended for the Worlds Fair.
THE Duquesne Ceramic Club held an exhf-
bition and sale of its work Thursday, FRI
day and Saturday ut Schaeffer's on Diamond
street. There was large attendance and
good sales.
An engraving from the picture owned by
Thomas Shields Clarke, Of this city, The
Madonna and Child" by Dagnan Bouveret,
forms the frontispiece to the Christmas
number Of the Century.
A LETT Err received during the week from
J. Elmer Salisbury, OF this city, states that
he is returning to PittsDurg next March
after his winters course Of studies in the
Partisan art academies.
JULES CHENET of Paris, the most artistic
designer of bill posters in the world, makes
about sl5, 900 year by his art. Examples OF
his work are much sought after IN Paris by
collectors of every nationality.
PRESIDENT NINE. BEETHAUR, of the Woman's
Fine Art Society OF Paris, has made another
attempt to have women admitted to tine
Government Art School of Paris, the Ecole
des Beaux Arts, but without success.
"CHRIsrMAs Eve in Colonial Days." By Je-
rome Ferris, of Philadelphia, q picture well
is on exhibition at Boyd's, on Wood street,
whore it is attracting good deal of atten-
tion, being in harmony with the festive sea-
son.
BRYAN WALL, Is back for good from his
outdoor sketching, and can now be found at
his Allegheny studio by his many friends,
who will no doubt find an admirable treat In
the collection of sketches he has garnered
during the autumn and early winter, when
nature is in her most poetic mood.
THE American war ship Constellation is
at present in Havre to ship free for America
the works of American artists in France in
tended for the Worlds Fair which were
passed on by the jury in Paris. The Con-
stellation came from Naples where she per-
formed o like Office for American artists in
Italy.
E. A POOLE shows some very artistic pas
tel portraits at his studio. One, tnat of
young girl, for technique and expression is
n. Il
is a master in pastel, L very difficult medi-
um to handle. His mastery pastel port
trait of Mrs. Sharp Mcdonald is still on e1-
hibition at the Art Soeiety's permanenb
gallery.
THERE is not much more time ahead for
the Pennsylvania artists who want to be
represented as the Worlds Fair, as the ex-
hiDItion of the Pennsylvania artists work
is to be exhibited in January at the Penn
sylvania Academy Of Fine Arts, Philadel-
RLrsa info ION hea 11n-
tanned from Joseph r. MCDOWELL and John
W. Beatty, the artists, of this city.
By far the most ambitious flower piece
shown in this city for years by any Of our g,
local artists was on exhibition during the
week at Boyd's. 1t is q large canvas by III.
S. Stevenson, representing the prize vase OF
chrysanthemums at the recent chrysanthe-
mum show. Mir. Stevenson has succeeded
well in handling the drawing and cOloring
of this magnificent flower, and he may well
be proud OF this chef douyre.
THURSDAY last the Academy of Fine Arts,
Philadelphia, opened an exhibition OF the
works of Dante, Gabriel, Rossetti and some
others of the English Pre-Raphnehtes, the
first collection OF the kind ever shown pub
licly in America. Soma shown are William
Morris, Burne Jones, MADDOX Brown. There
is also on exhibition the unique collection
of William Blake's drawings, belonging to
his biographer, MIR. Gilchrlst.
THE American artists who are commits
stoned to decorate the women's reception
rooms in the Pennsylvania buildings at the
Worlds Fair are Miss Emily Sartain and
Miss Gabrielle Clements, of Philadelphia
Mrs. Margaret Lesley Bush Brown, of New
burg; Sarah p. Ball Dodson, Of Brighton,
England, and Jane Rongier. now in France.
The following prominent women etchers OF
America will also be represented in the
decoration OF the building: Miss Dillwyl,
Miss Pierce, Miss Sartain, Miss Taylor, Miss
Lloyd ana Miss Clements.
TIE following new pictures have been
added during the week to the Art Society'S
permanent gallery: "Lion and Butterfly"
by Gerome, superb example of the veteran
French master: study OF animals by Ver-
bBckhoven, and mystic, gloomy lands
Cape by Gustavo Cour6et. A large number
OF new paintings are to be added to the COL
lection during the coming week by local
artists The attendance is constantly on
the increase and it 10 hoped that after the
bustle of the Christmas holidays is over the
attendance will be better still. Very hand
some cards advertising the exhibition were
placed during the week in the store win
dows, which will help the exhibition along
considerably. VANDTKE