The record-union., 1892-09-10

Slgnlncance and her explanations TO
visitors render it much more ineligible
than it would be otherwise.
THE ART GALLERY.
That Manager Bush of the Art Gallery
Kept faith with the Agricultural So
ciety and the public when he promised the
people highly creditable display of art
this year at the State Fair is manifest by
glance at the large and varied collection of
art works which hang in the north wing OF
the Pavilion. Most of the old and favor
tie artists who have exhibited heretofore
are represented, and, in some notable in
stances, with canvases OF a superior Or
der.
Mr.. Keith, for instance, an artist who is
acknowledged to be without peer among
American landscape painters, sends us
his latest picture, "A View of the Yo-
semitic Valley" The Yosemite is so
hackneyed subject that one wonders
what there can be new in view of the
WorId-famous valley. But the artist has
given us in this picture revelation in
mode OF treatment. Instead of the same
gray or purplish tint that the usual 20
semitic picture shows, he has in this in
stance given strong, dark, realistic
scene, suggestive OF heavy, cloudy
weather, with mountain storm not very
lar distant. Mr.. Keith has several other
landscapes OF great merit, but the Yo-
semitic is far ahead OF anything he has
SHOWN mere or late years.
Amadee Joullin, the painter of still life,
whose works are familiar to all art lovers,
exhibits large canvas entitled IAN Of
terlng to the Gods" We cannot better
describe the picture than to quote from
the Art Catalogue: mo. 90-The picture
represents the balcony of the Wing Wo
Joss-houSe, i'll San Francisco. In the
/ foreground is Chinese Mandarin offer
! ing punks to his delties after finishing
I his in tho tanJn1n 'IhrNnUh the
entrance is seen the interior of the Joss
house, and over the railing of the bal
cony Telegraph Hill appears in the dis
lance" This last and brilliant work of
Mr.. Joullin will add largely to his repu-
tatiOn as tirst-class artist. 1t is painted
| specially for exhibition at the Columbian
Fair next year.
r. d. Yelland presents No. 69-"Castle
! Crag, from the Upper Sacramento
/ Rivera large and imposing picture,
/ faithfully portraying a tavorite mount
/ ain resort. 1t is in the artists best style,
as is also No. 81. mount Shasta, from
! Edgwood, Shasta Valley" Mr.. Yelland's
work is always acceptable here, showing
! the careful, painstaking artist that he is.
! Alice Chittenden gives US some of her
exquisite Hover pieces, in the rendering
of which she eXcels, No. 80, "A Crown of
! Peonies," and No. IL. "a Basket of
| Roses" being her best.
/ LEU LASH Ileto SCllb LIS 1OdlOn DlCIuG6,
1886, entitled ''Old Sailors Home" This
is the largest picture in the collection,
and occupies one of the centerS at the
head of the gallery. A number of the old
! fellows, painted life-siZe, are evidently
| spinning yarns related to their earlier
life. Each face is a character study, and
! every hgure painted so natural that they
seem to stand out from the canvas-reai.
t'llve personages. This is by far the best
/ picture ever sent to Sacramento by this
artist.
Ernest Marriott contributes his two
! Worlds Fair pictures: No. %, "Pascola-
a Mexican Indian Dance" and No. I39,
! "a Horse Race in a Mexican Village,''
| beside several others. The two larger
ones are painted in the artists best vein
full OfhgureS clothed in the picturesque
costumes OF the people and rich in color.
| Frank L. Heath sends several of his
marines and landscapes, the largest and
most important being No. 81, mount
Shasta from the Upper Sacramento
| River" and No.4S, ''The Combing Wave"
Thomas Hill, who has at different times
| in the past, exhibited his best work here,
presents this year two Of his recently
! painted pictures-No. SO, 'The Rio
Grande, New Mexico and No. l24,
| Crescent Lake, Washington" They
! both show the strong, vigorous brush Of
the master and the rich harmonious
! color for which he is noted.
Norton Bush contributes something
new in the way of marines, large one,
| No. rs, 'Adrift in Mid-Ocean'' and No.
| l36, "A Stormy Day at Seal Rocks, San
! Francisco" He has also number of his
favorite South American scenes on view.
His 'Adrift in Mid-Ocean" goes to the
| Chicago Worlds Fair
| From w. a. Coulter's brush we have
No. u, "Pilot Boat Bonito, No. Z" and
No. 54, ''San Francisco Bay" This is a
powerful picture and shows the artist at
his best. Since the lamented Denny's
death, Mr.. Coulter is the principal
marine painter of the coast.
! Mary Curtis Richardson is represented
| by recently completed picture of the
| late Governor Waterman, and Nc. l23.
sin Grandpa's Chair" Both are strongly
painted pictures, and will add 70 the
fame OF this well-known and favorite
artist.
Oscar Kunath's No. 43, witch of En-
DOR" shows the painter to the best adj
vantage. Among the new men, whose
works are hung for the first time this
year, we may mention julius Ludovici
and Ernest c. Peixotto. The former con-
tributes q large number of oils and
pastels, all of which are characterized bv
a delicacy of style and completeness of
finish that marks the true artist. No. 36.
| Maud Morgan, the greatest living
Harpist," is the center piece on the east
wing OF the art gallery and commands
attention at once by the striking position
OF the player and the brilliant colorinr of
| the picture. This also is Worlds Fair
picture and is shown here, like MANY
| others, in the art gallery for the first time
in public exhibition.
Mr.. Ludovici has several other i'm
portant works on view that will bear
close inspection and give great pleasure
to the visitor.
Mr.. Peixotto is best seen in No. 9,
Devotion" and No. 55, November
both salon pictures. His pen and ink
and pencil sketches on the west wall are
perfect gems in their way.
Nellie Burrell Mrs. W. G. Scott con-
| tributes some fine specimens of her art.
notably No. 70, Fresh From the Gar
den," and No. 81, Roses" The latter is
characterized by delicate coloring and
| finish.
Miss Katherine D. Almond of New
| York, formerly of Sacramento, has two
very good pictures hung on the north
wall. No. 100, white Roses" and No.
LOG, Beach Scene Near Avon-by-the-Sea,
New Jersey" The artists friends here
will be glad to note the improvement she
| is making In her chosen profession in the
East.
Mrs. A. C. Herrick of this city has
number of pleasing flower pieces in the
G. P. Cook of Berkeley has three good
still Life studies on the east wall, Nos. 5,
| Ii and ii.
Miss S. E. Bender of San Francisco
sends some very pleasing flower pieces,
No; Is "Red Roses" and No. 100, "White
| best.
Miss Amanda Austin of Sacramento
has much better selection than she gave
last year, her No. lI3, ''Study of Lilacs."
being large and admirably painted bit
| of still life work
Miss Matte K. Irving of Colfax shows
! larp6 nnDn hnr Nf .Dia IL.