Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-01
ART NOTES.

"The Metropolitan Art Club" is the title OF
an association recently organized in New York.
which. if properly conducted, will be capable
Of accomplishing much good. Its purpose is TO
beaGtify the city. To this end it will seek not
only TO stimulate the artistic sense and guide
effort in the erection Of statues and the like,
but will devote itself actively 10 the work of
securing the best artistic results in the archi-
lecture and decoration 81 public buildings, ETC.,
Richard VI. Hunt. the eminent architect. is
president. and its membership includes a num-
Der Of the mos: prominent PAINTERS, sculptors.
architects. and patrons of the fine arts In the
city. The initiation fee is $500, the annual
dues S1.00, and the club will be open
to ell who wish to Join. The money thus
produced, with voluntary contributions from
members or other sources, will constitute a
fund which will be devoted to the purchase OF
paintings, sta.Cary, and other decorations to be
chosen BY q committee composed o. three ANA
teurs. three painters. three sculptors, and three
architects. The influence OF organizations OF
this character can hardly fail to be beneficial,
as well in preventing the erection o: bad IN
stimulating the production OF good buildings,
works Of art, etc, and there is field for their
efforts not in New York alone, but in every
large city in the country.
The Moser water colors on view st the Fischer
art store during the week have attracted con-
siderable attention. and, as a matter Of course,
they have ELECTED varying comment. In both
subject and treatment. or perhaps rather in re-
suits, the range is wide, and in some of the
drawings the artist has touched higher note
than he has hitherto reached. In some, how
ever, the drawing is faulty, and in others again
the color effects are EARRING. SO that the general
average ot the collection is perhaps not as high
as his more partial friends expected ii to be.
1t does. however. distinctly mark an advance
on previous exhibitions. in spite OF the inciu-
sion of some things which might well have been
omitted. A number o. the drawings have al
ready been marked sold and as the exhibit is
to continue during next week, 1t is likely that
good many more will be so ticketed before the
close OF the display.
The sum of $4,000 has been raised for the
erection in Boston of a statue of the late
Phillips Brooks. This handsome amount
should ard doubtless will provide something
much finer than any statue Boston now pos
sesses. not excepting Balls fine eqgestri of
Washington, in the public garden. which cost
somewhere In the neiShbor no cd OF $4,000.
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The mention in these notes a little while ago
that Vlbert had repeated, though on a some
what smaller scale. his picture in the Corcoran
Gallery representing Theological Dispute"
recalls the fact that Rose:ti's picture, entitled
''Deata BeatriS," one of the gems OF the Hutch
inson collection. in Chicago.is the rerlca Of one
which holds place OF honor. on a specially
designed easel. In the National Gallery in Lon
don 1t seems almost incredible that artists
of the talent and reputation OF Ecsetti and
Nibert should do such things: but they do.
And so do number OF other artists who ought
to be above such shabby prac ices. which
constitute at once cheapening of their own
wares and a moral If not legal fraud upon
their customers
The paintings bv Mr. Truesdell. which were
on exhibition at Fischers last week. have been
removed to 1925 New York avenue, room 205,
where they may viewed for a few days, when
the medal picture will be sent to the Chicago
exposition and the others TO Paris. 1t is credit
able to Washington that several OF the paint
lngs shown were purchased and are to remain
here.
A bronze statue of John Ericsson, the famous
inventor. is to be unveiled with appropriate
ceremonies in Battery Park, New York. on the
eth Of April. TIE figure, which with the
decorative panels, is the work Of Mr.. J. 5.
Hartley. is to be little more than eight feet
high, and will be placed on a granite pedestal of
about the same height The subject stands in
an easy attitude, wearing a loosely buttoned
frock coat, as was his wont. with head I'M
covered. In his right hand he holds a pair of
caliper conpasses and in his left a scroll upon
which a plan Is indicated BY slightly incised
lines. Upon each OF the four sides OF the
pedestal there is to be decorative bronze
panel in low relief. illustrative OF Ericssons
inventive genius. The subjects OF these are
The Action Between the Monitor and Merri-
mac, I" '.Steam Fire Engine in Action, :" steam
Sloop Of War Princetoc-the First Application
Of Screw Propeller TO War Ships, "Group-
ing of Various Inventions, Caloric and Solar
Engines" &c.
The Walters Galleries in Baltimore will be
open to the public. as previously announced,
on Monday next, and on the Saturdays a. well
as the Wednesdays of April.