Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-11-10
FROM CHICAGO.
(Conc,.soe1 lyo.a yesterday.)
Chicago, Oct. Goth. 1898.

In Great Britiau's section two
water-colors pleased me as much as
any of the oil paintings did. They
are both by j. III. Henshall; one is
called SIN Wonderland, i" the other
merry is the Time When the Heart
is Young" They are both of little
girls; one before fire ~ chHir, the
other lying on the floor playing.
Both are strong in handling, rich
and full in color and altogether the
nearest to the effect of oil of any that
/ saw. There were ever So many
landscapes and marines in this sec
ton of great excellence but they
never can impress one as good figure
painting Will do.
Great Britain has also gone much
into religious and historic art This
sort of pictures interest many peo-
pie and seem to win the coveted
medals but | thought that many of
them lacked the essentials of real
''high art One English artist
Marcus B. Stone has many paintings
there, after the style of those two of
his which have been reproduced SO
often, called 'In Love" and "The
Peacemaker They are all very
similar in general effect and are all
good.
The Germans have large number
of marines which are the equals of
any IN the whole building. Their
effects of wave motion and color with
the reflected lights and foam are un-
usallv fine In this section l saw
Karl Kahler's picture my Studio. "
This is the now famous painting
which the artist slashed with knife.
The cash is painfully apparent. 1t
is strange to listen to the various
wild and eXtravagant accounts, by
observers, of why this extraordinary
act was performed. / heard half doz-
en- stories in about as many minutes.
| knew Mr., Kahler very well in San
Francisco and often saw the picture
there, 50 that comments upon IL in
terest ME deeply. | may add that
the picture is still a fine thing.
Kahler's picture of II angora cats
called "My Wifes' Lovers is in the
California building where it attracts
much attention and admiration.
| have said that the q. S. exhibit
is too LARGE now find that from
the myriads of pictures l have great
difficulty in making selections to
mention individually. Everywhere
could be found attractive pictures
by the prominent artists. The best
things in the exhibit are landscapes
and most of the real fine pictures were
either painted in France or at least
| by men who have studied there. |
an conscious of leaving out many
names and pictures which ] should
| like to mention-as / must do in
every section-but this letter is al
ready of mammoth proportions. In
the black and white drawings and
paintings, most of which were made
for illustrations in our magazines,
we are abreast of the older countries
as to execution and originality
These with etchings etc. are so num-
erous that l shall only say of them
that to one who had the time it is in
terestine and profitable to see the
originals of the pictures, by our best
known illustrators, which have ap-
peared in all the weekly and monthly
publications, with which everyone is
familiar, and it is also interesting al
ways to study etchings.
There are so many fine marbles
and bronzes in the department of
sculpture that / am again precluded
from anything like q mention of
them. Our own country has done
work in this branch of art, of which
we should all be proud. France and
Italy are ahead as usual. Two of
my favorite pieces are from Italy.
One is called American Mythol-
ocy." 1t is by A. Appoloni. 1t is a
marble figure OF nude woman hold
ing a telephone to her ear. The
pose and contour are splendid and as
it is tinted a delicate flesh color it is
most beautiful thing.
Another represents Fortune 1t
is only plaster east of the original
and | can uot find tac artists name
at this time, but l thought it the
most dainty and exquisite piece that
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