The record-union., 1893-09-12
In tho Art Gallery.

Superintendent Bush has secured for
the Art Gallery this year larger number
of pieces than ever before exhibited at
the State Fair. This is the more surpris-
ing in the face Of the fact that California
artists are now making at the Chicago ex-
position a large and superior exhibition.
There are not tins year so many large and
specially striking pictures, but there is a
larger and more generous display by the
OncomIng artists OF California Droduc-
ton. And it is simple justice to say that
this very large class OF developing skill
gives promise of the best order. 1t is
now easily discernible what the schools
of design and the teachers in the studios
have been doing, and what is the measure
of their work and product.
1t is from this point of view in the
main that the Art Gallery at the fair
should this year be judged. However,
the elder or earlier artists are by no
means unrepresented, and the signatures
give US a large number of examples of
the art of familiar hands.
We shall not undertake to criticise anv
further than to indicate judgment of the
more meritOrious canvases, nor in a sim
gle article to name all the exhibitors. The
purpose this morning is rather to invite
attention to a portion of the deserving
among the 436 pieces on the three walls OF
the gallery, and in these we find a very
gratifying number of new signatures, the
work of artists who have not before ex-
hibited at the State exposition.
The custom has been in each display to
give the place OF honor to one large and
striking canvas as the central figure OF
the exposition. This year this space is
filled by Burgess painting of San Fran
cisco in July, 1913, which constitutes it's
own comment, and is at once, by the tes-
timony of pioneers, historically correct,
and by the witness of taste and good
judgment artistically leading.
NJ. Hubaeck unquestionably leads in
the still life class, his chief piece being in
the northwest corner, and so prominent
of merit as to escape not even the most
uncultivated eve.
Nellie +. Burrell, whose work has be-
fore been exhibited here, makes a bold
dash for a medal this year. She has a
strong artistic and very large exhibit.
No. 6l, from this artists brush, Fresh
From Golden Gate Park, !" is especially
good and next to, if not level with it in
morit, is her Just From the Sea-" 56.
The lady is to be congratulated upon the
excellence of her collection and the rank
70 which it entities her.
Mrs. NJ. E. Lauden is a new name in
the gallery. She has large collection Of
still life pieces, painted in the Old style,
finely finished work, attractive and
pleasing to the public.
THE Wolf" No. 20, by Mrs. Anne E.
Amsbury, is vigorous copy from Leon
in the Havre gallery. She has other good
copies also, as No. 80 for instance.
4 new artist in the gallery is Arthur T.
Mathews, who has a fine collection and
makes powerful bid for the gold medal.
Mr.. Matthew'S, Californian, is a Young
man of marked ability and is a pupil Of
Bougereau of Paris. His Picnic Party
at FL Campo" AZ, is after the modern .ini-
pressionist style in part that seeks for
effect regardless of truth. Nevertheless,
in figure work this chief piece is eNcep-
tionally strong. THE Unwilling Bather,"
Sc, and IA California Poppy Field" 10,
illustrate his versatility finely ana give
him first place among the artists in the
gallery.
Coulter has fine example of his art in
5S, "a Cloudy Day on Sau Francisco
Bay" and in 60, "A Stormy Day on the
Bay" THE Iron Cruiser" by Coulter,
Is also beautiful marine.
Two charming little pieces, lS1 and 1856.
"a Quiet Argument and That's So,''
are by a new contributor, Miss Selma
Newman. These pretty COMPANIONS
would have been better named Tea
and "Toddy." Miss Newman has works
in still life also, and some portraiture of
excellence. No. l65 is 4 portrait by Miss
Lou Wall, who has fifteen pieces on the
wall. She, too, is new artist to the gal
lery, and her work is of a line order, I'M
ished and artistic.
Sara B. Gamble, an old contributor to
the gallery, has been abroad two years in
Europe. She returns to the gallery with
are excellent. L. Tanniere is a new