The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-04
POOR COLLECTION.
Pictures Submitted for
the Exposition.
SEVENTY LOCAL EFFORTS.
Work for the Committee on
Art.
SOME MERlTORfOUS PAINTINGS.
The Judges to Separate the Wheat
From the Chaff on Monday
Next.
SOME MERIToR1oUs PAINTINGS.

4 few more than seventy pictures have
been received at the Mechanics Pavilion
for admission to the Miuwinter Fair
Three days more remain before the COM
mlttee viii! report on the work, and ii is
likely few more VIII be received.
Those that have been sent in do not in
clude all that VIII be exhibited by local
artists. as a great deal of work by men of
known reputation ana members OF the
committee will be exempt" from exami-
nation. This is the caselin all exhibitions.
as the work of sending the picture to the
committee would be only a matter of form.
Artists who exhibit in this way simply
send in the usual blank properly filed out
with title, etc, and the picture is sent
direct TO the art gallery at the fair grounds.
This being the case, the pictures at the
Pavilion do not represent many OF Cali
MAS best artists.
Of the seventy pictures there are, with
the exception Of some old works, about
dozen that are worthy of place with
some OF the work that will be hung in the
Midwinter Fair art gallery.
The collection includes everything i'm
Rginable in the way of subjects, stlll-life
and flowers predOminating. There is no
ambitious work to be seen as vet. The
OF the pictures which ought not TO be al
mitted little can be said. They are OF the
same style that Is sent to every Exhibition
and which the committee is compelled TO
= regret" painful as it may be to the
sender.
1t seems as if the poorer a person can
paint the more ambitious he is TO under
take some difficult subject, and appears to
think the art consists IN putting il on can
vas instead Of In its creation.
One exhibitor sends in a copy OF a
chrome. which is not even well done, and
modeStly asks $500 for it, The effort is
not worth 10 cents from an artistic point
- of view. but it shows what an art Judge
has 10 contend with in the matter Of select
. Ing pictures for an exhibition. The uned-
ucated exhibitor knows DO limit TO the
value of his work and Is offended because
judges don't think as we'll of 1t.
Another trouble to judges are the alleged
old masters, OF which there are several in
the collection in question. The owners of
The pictures think they are priceless, and
send IN Raphael or other example that
was made by some art StudenUln moment
of despair and bankruptcy. Or course
they cannot De received, but the owners
never forgive or forget the insult offered
their treasures. Many people seem TO
think that as long as they have a piece of
rotten canvas with some dried and crack
Ing pigment hanging to il they have a
work of art Of priceless value. Some of
the "Old masters" which have been sub
United Tor the consideration Of the COM
mlttee have not the least appearance of
the style OF color characteristic of the
artist they are sad 10 have been painted
by.
Two very fair pictures by f. Marriott
have been sentln, ana contain some very
good work. One. a street scene IN China
town, has some good color, and a 'Mex-
can Dance" is strongly characteristic Of
the place which il represents. Both Of
these pictures were exhibited at the
Worlds Fair.
SUNDAY Morning." by Selma Newman.
Is mot bad, and shows careful study and
good idea Of pictorial effect.
Miss NichOl sends in several flower
pieces that are strongly pain ed in her best
style. They are good examples of that
kind of work.
Some still-life pieces by Mary William
d son Davidson are well handled and quite
good in color.
Ludovici sends in a pastel portrait of a
lady that is a good example Of his usual
style. 1t Is soft and pretty IN effect.
l. Ivey, newcomer in this city, sends
In a water-colOr marine. Fog Through
the Golden Gate" 1t is a fair pierre OF
- work but trlfie heavy in color, which is
handled in a scenic style.
After the Hunt" is one of the largest
pictures submitted and is somewhat old,
having been painted several years ago. Il
shows group Of hunters coming down a
rough hillside and is handled after the
manner Of one Of the old school Of paint
Ing.
Mrs. Sarah B. Gamble sends in a pastel
portrait that has some points about II
showing careful work.
Latlmer sends IN s few water-color LAND
scapes in his usual style.
EN- oil portrait Of lady by G. Cader-
mRsso Is strong piece of work, quite
harmonious in color.
Otto Emerson sends in several little
water coi0Is OF scenes in Holland that are
well done from d technical point of view,
1hey are sketchy in treatment and bright
IN color.
The Milkmad" is the title of a picture
DY, John NJ. Gamble, which it Is difficult Ia
form an opinion Of. Some points of the
picture are very good, while others look as
IL me arlSt had attempted more than his
knowledge enabled him to execute easily.
Inc committee may accept half or three
quarters of the pictures submitted. hut
those previously mentioned are among the
lew really merit0rOus
Inc committee will pass on the work
next Monday, and lis decision will prob
aoly ne Known next Tuesday.
BESIDES the works mentioned there has
been consdera bic done by beginners.
which shows great deal of strength and
powerful! conception of what they want
TO 90, but fan because of lack of ability.
These people will make artists under
proper Instruction, but left TO themselves
or Incapable teachers will simply degen-
crate into the crowd that sends COPIES of
chTomoS TO art exhibitions.
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