The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
IN THE ART GALLERY.
A Large Number of the Polish Pic
lures Already Hung.

A Large Number of the Polish Pic
lures Already Hung.
The art gallery of the Midwinter Fair is rap
idly being filled I'D with interesting pictures
and sculpture. Judging from the pictures al.
ready opened, and they are said TO DE some OF
the most ordinary in the different collections
art-Oyers will have feast of beauty such as
has never before been offered them on this
coast.
1t has been decided to put all the pictures
from the different countries in rooms by them
selves, so they can be judged according to the
standard by which they were painted.
The French collection Will be put in the cen.
ter room OF The annex just opposite the en-
trance. The next room on the north will be
taken mp by the Russian collection. and the
TWO or three rooms on The northern side OF the
building VIII be given over entirely 10 the
works OF the Society Of Polish Artists. The
loom TO the south of the French collection will
be filled with pictures by British painters, and
the rooms on The south side of he Hiding will
be ali taken up with the local work. Tie
American, German ana miscellaneous paint
lngS VIII be put IN the rooms upstairs The
collection OF black and white illustrations VIII
be Put 10 some OF the smaller rooms and al
cOYeS II may be n cessaTy 10 hang some of
the larger pictures lB the rooms given over to
the different counties regardless Of their class,
but This VIII not be done unless absolutely ne ces-
sary.
The greater portion OF the English and Polish
collections has already arrived, and number
OF the latter are hung in the positions they will
retain until the close OF the fair.
AS The pictures cannot all be seen IL is i'm.
possible to tell which ones are the best: but
what can be seen are most int esting. and in
The Polish collection the characteristics of the
people show plainly. The range of subjects is
wide one ana includes the usual themes to be
found In all eXpOstions, but there appears 10
be predominance of the weird and tragic.
The legend" of the country are illu stTated
and The prosecutions through which the Polish
race has passed are most vivIdly depicted.
Tie first impression produced by the collection
Is that OF most brilliant color No m tier what
the subject II is nearly always painted with the
full force OF the palette. 1t is true most Of the
subjects selected are naturally filled with red.
yellow and blue. and no painter could ever do
justice 10 them, but at a first glance they seem
almost baIbarlc IN color. Nearly all the paint
ers follow some of The modern schools, mostly
French. and there are examples OF every
known manner.
One OF the most important pictures in the
collection IS already hung and more tragic
or impressive piece OF work Is seldom seen
anywhere. 1t is entitled "Wernyhora" and
was painted by Mateyka. the greatest artist
Poland has produced. The picture tells a story
dear 10 all Poles, but too long to tell hele. II
is tragic scene and full of fine drawing and
color
a fine example of the very late impressionist
school by MOntilo will be interesting TO
people on this coast because 1t is ore
Of the first pictures OF the kind ever
brought here. 1t represents company OF
painted almost entirely with pure color. The
picture will not please everybody, as 1t must be
understood TO be appreciated, but ii VIII show
what some people call high art.
Everything about the Polish collection is
color, as has been stated; even snow scene,
which most people would expect to see painted
I'D gray and white, Is full of brightest hueS
The snow is blue and the SKY filed with the
brightest tinis. but 1t looks ike snow and pro-
duceS a cold impression. The entire collection
Is most unusual and cannot fall to be interest
ing.
The one picture that looks most like what
people here are accustomed TO see is by Joseph
CheXmOrn and represents several lackrabbi
in field of dead weeds or stubble. 1t is
painted III an ordinary style and looks as If II
might represent a portion OF the San joaquin
Valley.
The great Polish artists, whose pictures have
already been opened, are: w. PavilisZak, X.
AlchmoneZ, JOfci Stark anus, NJ. ReiZher, K.
Mirecki. o. Seteneet L. Pariel, II. w. Cumin-
ski A. PiotrOwski and Jan OwiaIki.
In the Polish collection there VIII be about
120 pictures, about One-half OF which have been
opened.
Only about two dozen pictures by British
artists have been received, but these are good
examples of The English school. The work IL
all painstaking and contains certain amount
OF human interest that pleases nearly every.
body. There are none OF the pictures charac
teIstc OF the Royal Academy and il Is hoped
none Will arrive with the next consignment
The Foreclosure Of The Mortgage" by S. A.
Reed, is the largest example yet received In the
1ShSiaoD StSl'Oh duu d fclJ uuc CudfdCitIibllt
piece of painting it is.
Lance Calkin, Val c. Princep. W. r. Stephens
and colin Hunter are the names on some of the
English pictures that have already been orened
All these are men who stand high in English arr
and the pictures are good examples OF theil
style.
+. II. Lamb and H. Tompkins are the onIy
two American painters whose work has been
opened.
picture comes from Amsterdam signed by
j.. walter McEwen that will very likely be ex-
lar
suburb of the Dutch metropolis and is a good
piece OF painting.
Nearly all the pictures by local artists have
Deen hung, ana taken together make a most
creditable collection