The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-09
SHADOWS IN THE STUDIOS.
SOMETHING BESIDES FUN I'M FAME
IN AN ARTISTS LIFE
A Bostonisn's Uriucky Love Tor . rsvis
Model md Hts Lonely Death In - New
York Studio-The Part - Ley Figure
PLAYED in n Painters Death watch.

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Model and Hts Lonely Death IN - New
York Studio-The Part ~ Lay Figure
Played In IL Painters Death Watch.
Artists are generally supposed to be lighe-
hearted. improvident fellows. but there nrs
tragedies beside the easels that are divulged
only to a few. Not long aGo the newspapers
gave q brief account OF tho sudden death OF q
well-known genre painter OF this city. Be-
yond q statement OF his death and a brief
resume Of his important canvases the obitu-
ary went into no details OF his history. Yet
there have been few r"mances SO interesting
as that OF Vandyko Browns life.
He was u pupil OF G6r5me. Originally .
clerk In a Boston banking house. he had no
aptitude for business, and. after trying for
several years to master debts and credits. he
drew out all the savings amassed 10y long
economy AMI went to Paris to study art. When
he fret vert into Gjrjme's studio. Brown was
IS years old. But although considerably older
than most Of Ills associates. the Boston man
was not less sentimental than his companions
In the QUARTER Latin. Here he had u cheap
room. where he painted hard. lived modcstly.
and tried to exc out his slender resources nn-
til his education was completed. Ho fell in
love with II model. They all do that in the
Latin Quarter. Generally It In a transitnry
passion. which burns iicrccly until u new
grisette disnlaces her rival in tho students
titS.iohN' u II he " wan WV
mature In mind and years to DO tickle. lilo
was honestly in love with Marie Vanrar,.
She was his own discovery. He hal p.ckel
her out Of the throng nf flower sirls arnatd
tho Opera. She was 10 Yeas old. II md.
slender. and pretty. of u pert an conuettish
rather than II scnSuous style ~ beauty. No
bought u boutnn Moro from the girl. chntted
with her. found that she WAS an orphan. and
engaged her Tor his model. She know notninR
,l...s II. ."l ..., 49, .. 49, .,..rs N..-
dyke Brown soon realized the slnliowness IT
her nature. hut. In spite OF the knowledge that
he was making n fool OF himself. he Tell ,les.
%reratelv in love with the girl. Shu 8 Ia n Tered
whit little money he pnSsrsse'l In having
trinkets and decking herself out in ribbons
The infatuated painter neglected. lis stndi.o
in order to crafty tho whims Of his prot5g 10.
She WAS absolutely without gratitude. Ons
day. after conxing II cnal nj! oleon out 81 Ills
scanty hoard. She said coo,Iy:
"Monsicir. l think you Will never re n grand
nrti.t. | bid Won adiru | go tn Mont eur
l;icIone.. He Is rich. II il ben itiful. 10 IL
young. You ar" Old. | love you not. Ahi-ui"
Brown took t. ahsiatir. After II few weeks
OF reckless dissipation he ruiiei himself to.
Eethrr again. Ills money was exhausted. Ho
enlisted n ii soldier aud W, : lent with one of
the French regiments - Atrira. der . u mnd0
s"n" sk.:"I, : tor - i%nri>ia I journal tnat at.
,rar;cd attention. Influence secured his dis.
r.,is "a, .f% wa ' emp " ",.i on an" the ne ,iu re u = n" %,r :?
IN in,. rour~"", ms 'lutn., lie WI ono .mhrI.
im:: sk"ich'n: u H"-ne in the moii:u"., Among
the shat rs stretched our on IT, rih,.s ono
lglre attracted him nor NY. He went nv'r
and lnrSed at Il. it was the body Of Mare
burial. and n,ier thu funeral he rninr home to
A;,neric, and Opened 4 stud, % in thus city.
hard. made n reputation. and sold his pictures
readily. lie llNr! the iit" OF u reelusr. With
hlter. h. would not allow the entrance % chur-
" me-. int" NJ rooms. He cooked his own
and Vanished The iln"r-. once q week. made
his own he'd. and washed bis tanle dishes.
h Ii"I tn wMT t,, wrT The in ahissi oI h nea .sanS%y w w.a
TO SAVE, enough money, for the purchase Of Q
place in the south of France. where io could
vancard'-. A,:S weeks ago The Iostman
brought HIN u le,'e nearing French STAMP
seen going out as usual for his supply Of grn-
ccrses. Alarmed by the interruption e his
f f'1c.a on @T' tn" sia ,aT an"r AMI II found IN" SS aaadyHss
Brown dead. with II paint brush In one hand
that lis daughter had been. .irowned. Ths
Coroner gavr a &c, tiIi'nte 81 heart Jisca.s
Y InS @' % .,vi ma" Is n n"S dis aistr Ir.a,rr nm ma" s lseia.
tiyns whom h, hated.
Tier IS something especially tragir IN the
death OF an artist in one at Otr l'is studio &
and ,the loss Of an associate Ais them with
pointed out lilo faults in his rnnvases They
sne% atiire ii in ny t he! sf oii Sal ,,s r r"inai @s sast q
+, "shes m'TIH ne s"!,ln i s's s !, HS' Is' the ns
h!s11,SS; and ID r 1ns q i fr t Tr.'s sxh iSmS o. o them
The nelgl.horing studios furnish willing
TssS @nn 70 'nod nG VII R,T" insi ahn us s"m takins 6es
Turn in tn" vigil. The dian light OF the chante.
lier sugGets fearful things in dark corners.
Nj iRn rnh ~ n nd InWH fhkI q rim nEt r.
Winds sigh in the chimney. and blow the ashes
door. now stands threatenincly on guard; The
a to tob"ce" box E"'t srin ns h parnNfs in nth The " dim iishtt.
Probably no comnanion could be more dc.
i Rress.'s Lay Ia = n i!gure s' Srn t maao al IN A Faris and nS
cost about 500: They are an accurate repro:
tho %, ir .ns tr 195m; sIa ct Joints IN se ssine p snc
ded oyer witt, curled hair and with flesh c0lored
and fitted with u detachable papier
can be twisted into every position mat a live
iisurs is S so n aisa"e looking X s"s That a" V%isitors q often ~
mistake 1t for a genuine flesh And blood model.
nudity is hidden under a sheet. az in the case
Of FixatiG's studio. the effect is ghostly.
ve %fsn h E,T Ssdy ~ aiss t g, P /" tSs slaa, is isr N:
conventional period. He was an Enalishman.
and had no relatives in this country; Ashs
Vtho h't 90 $3.50 ~ - " So'A ~ ~
his friends We'd with one another In paying
the last respects due to the dead. They took
The last watch was claimed by Mr.. Mabel. q
marine. painter. a. gentleman who. In spite OF
his skill in depicting water. had an aversion to
It for drinking purposes. In preparation for
his guard Mabel. abstained from brandy sew
eral days. and whom tho Appointed time ar
rived he went to the studio sober, but with .
shivering sense OF nervousness. Yet he put
on II brave countennnce. relieved the
first watch. che"riiy said good night.
lighted his cigar. and threw himself comforta.
midnight, The windows were open. and thu
moonlight, threw a CLEAN over the rugs; Be.
side the lounge stood Fixatifrs lay figure.
Mabel know it we'll. But now the thing was
horrible, with its outstretohed arms dimly out-
lined underneath the sheet and its expressions.
less. fnre glaring out OF the semi.darkness
With this spooky figure on one side and the
he had hrougntn pint OF brandy with him. (
But he braced UP his courage and began 70
they cleaned On the patterns OF the Oriental
Gradually. he, fell into a doze. The 4