Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-10
IN LOCAL STUDIO S


terest has occurred in art circles. Next
Tuesday afternoon will. however. formally
inaugurate the opening of the season. This
interesting event takes the form of an
art talk" by Joseph Jefferson, under the
auspices of the Art Students League.
Metzerott Hall has been engaged and adj
mittance Is by invitation alone, the talk
being given as q courtesy to the league.
Mr.. Jefferson has spoken on the same SUBJ
ject only twice before, once for the benefit
of the actors fund and again for the
Players Club, and the fact that the great
actor has signified his intention of making
a special trip to this city for the purpose OF
assisting one of our art institutions Is
great compliment to the young people who
for the past few years have been so in
defatigable in their efforts to establish q
self-supporting school of art. Each year
the league has given a course of lectures,
the speakers being selected from the list
of famous American painters and scuptors.
This year The program is especially at
tractive. including VIM. NJ. Chase, on Mod
ern Ant" F. Hopkinson Smith, on the Quail
ity OF the Picturesque" VIM. Ordway Part
ridge, ON Americas Contribution to the
| World of Art;' Mrs. Candace Wheeler on
Decorative ard Applied Art" and talk
ty some well-known illustrator, whose name
mas not yet been made public. The lecture
ny MI. JeiIerSOn is not Included In the regu-
lar course, but holders of course tickets
Will receive invitations; while others will be
distriouted among the artists and friends
of the league.
Last Tuesday evening the Sketch Club
was entertained by Miss Catherine Critcher
at her home in Alexandria. Quite a large
party OF artists and students enjoyed her
hospitality, and tested the patience of q
self-sacrificing youth who posed in all the
glories OF the regulation cowboy outfit. A
| NUMBER OF clever sketches were made, and
every one had an intensely enjoyable time.
Mr.. Hovenden spent last Wednesday In the
city, twisting the different artists and studios.
His many friends will be sorry to learn that
In all probability he will not take up perma-
nent winter quarters here, owing to the diff
ncuity OF obtaining a suitable studio, with
the facilities for lighting which his work re-
quires. He is just at present busy with q
| canvas which is a marvelously realistic
study of western emigration AS soon as
completed the splendid painting will be sent
here and placed on exhibition. During the
summer Mr.. Hovenden has had serious
| trouble with his eyes. which, as the artist
says are always giving out without quite
going They are better Just now, however,
and their owner is full of energy ard en-
tnusiasm over work which he has planned
out for the coming winter.
A meeting Of the Society of Washington
Artists has been called for next Tuesday
oihcers Will take place and arrangements
| be made for the exhibitions, &C., which the
society VIII hold during the winter. At the
t tsss meeting: held late In the spring. Mr..
Nichols were elected to membership.
Mr.. Max Weyl has just completed two ex-
| quisite canvases. taken from sketches made
| during the summer. One, Edge of the
| Woods" was secured near warrenton, Va,
ana represents a group Of storm-beaten
oaks, with all the charm Of varying light
and shadow effects which is so character
istic of this artists work. The other which
is much lighter and more delicate In color
and treatment. was taken on Mr.. Crosby S.
| Moves farm at Sligo, Md. Mr.. Weyrs
studio is filled with other canvases large,
small and just between" In size, which are
| rapidly assuming character as pictures and
the exhibition which he expects to give dur
ing the winter is being looked forward to
with the greatest interest by artists and
| lovers of art.
|
| Mr.. Richard N Brooke returned from
| Warrenton, Va, last Wednesday His cam
| vases have not as yet been unpacked. He
| is looking unusually well, and expresses
| great satisfaction at the amount of work
| accomplished during his months visit to he
country.
| Mr.. Harold Macdonald has returned from
| New York, where he left the painting, AN
Early Christian" of which 50 much has
| been Eaid and written. He is at present
| busy with preparations for the occupancy
| OF his new quarters, which will be on the
| square below his present studio. According
| to present arrangements, Mr.. Macdonald
| will have one floor of the new house. Mr.. s.
| Jerome Uhl will have another, removing
| from the studio in Vernon row. which he
| has occupied for so many years, and he
| third Will be given up to two or three other
artists who have also been studio hunting.
Mr.. ]. w. Wallace has recently completed
and placed upon exhibition on f street
| fine three-quarter portrait of himself Mr.
Wallace has several other portraits which
| are keeping him busy just at present, and
| which give every promise of being highly
| satisfactory.
Mr.. Lamasures studios present scenes of
| almost hopeless confusion these days. Wa
| ter colors, great and small, but of almost
unvarying excellence, line the walls, and
crowd to bursting several big portfolios, all
| of which is the palpable result Of number
| less Sketching trips which the young artist
| has INDUCED in OF late. Nearly all of these
eXquisitely executed studies will be in
| cluded in the exhibition which Mr. Lama
sure expects to hold about Christmas time.
Since returning from Europe Mr. F. H.
Stearns fas completed a life-sized bust
portrait of Mr.. II. s. Bundy. Mr.. Stearns
is Just making mis- debut as professional
portrait painter and is to be congra tulated
upon the success of his latest efforts.
Miss Wilhelmina Won Stosch is illustrate
ing manuscript which her mother, Mrs.
Julia Schayer, is writing. The story is en-
titled "A Resurrection" and will have sew
eral excellent illustrations. Miss Won
Stosch has studied in Brussels; and her
work in both color and black and white
illustration is most clever and interesting.
The young lady herself is one of the most
talented and attractive of our younger ar
lists, and her artistic productions have re-
ceived very fiattering commentator from
| both friends and critics.
Mr.. Wells NJ. Sawyer is getting ready to
| take possession of Mr.. Macdonald's studio
as soon that gentleman vacates. Mr..
Sawyer is anxious to get settled in his new
quarters so that he may continue his prep
aratons for the exhibition which he Will
hold during December.
Miss Juliet Thompson is rapidly complet-
ing the portrait OF Miss CASTOR, which she
expects to send to the Philadelphia exhi-
bition. The picture is an exquisite speci-
men of pastel work. Miss Thompson Is
working on portrait Of Mr.. Bancroft Da-
Wis, and is charging from miniatures two
portraits in pastel which as yet are hard
ly advanced enough for description.
Mr.. U. 8. J. Dunbar has returned from st.
Paul. and is re-establishing his studio on
the cornar Of 18th and a ThN