The record-union., 1895-09-09

the walls of the home and the library and
the gallery at so small cost, as compared
to works in oil.
Another feature of the present exhibit
is the very large number of pictures
shown by people who have come out of
or are still in the San Francisco School of
Deslgn and the sacramento Scnool of De-
sign. These are exceedingly numerous,
and it is to be said in all sincerity that
their exhibits are worthy the pride of
Californians. Notably look at the work
OF Callie Vivian, Mrs. Huber, Mrs. Mar
shall. Miss Lewis and others out of the
Sacramento School, and of Miss Austin,
Mr.. Hubaeck, Emilia Kalischer and
others out of the San Francisco School.
There has never been an Art Gallery at
the State Fair without its joke. This year
ii relates to the central picture in the gal
lery, Milking Time," by Julien Dupre,
nephew of the great animal painter, the
elder Dupre OF Paris. 1t is salon pic
ture of the year 'SS. and is one Of high ex
cellence. The scene is in Brittany, and
the figures those of two maids and sew
cows in Breton landscape. One maid is
milking. but she sits upon the wrong
side of the animal, according to our GUS
tom.
This simple fact occasions more
humorous comment than anything else
in the gallery. All admit it to be a most
SupeIlOT WOrk Vi w I'LL LU0 QIdWluSy
the coloring and the handling, no one
finds any fault. But nine out of ten of the
mass OF observers remark, well, that
artist may know great deal about ami
NAL painting, but he knows nothing
about milking"
Now it ought to occur to the observer
that an artist capable of such work, who
makes such scenes specially, whose
whole life work is related to such an
nf wi, 10 0f
ing on its merit the hanging of the pic
lure in the Paris Salon, itself ansindorse-
ment accorded to but the few, would not
make such q mistake as to place the
mixer on the wrong side of the cow.
In Brittany the cow SIS far more pet
than with US. The animal is most tend
erly cared for and housed. 1t is from its
infancy petted and handled, and unlike
our dairy herds it is not trained to being
MIXED on one side only, but 10 receive
the mixer on either side. Besides, the
Breton peasant mostly mllks on the left
and not on the right. In short, Dupre
has depicted the milking scene just as
he saw it and knows it in Brittany, and
that is all there is to be said of it. Some
years ago painting of an English driv-
ing scene in park was exhibited in this
State, and the criticism of the multitude
that did not think over the matter, was
that all the drivers pulled TO the wrong
side, namely to the left. Y ct in England
the rule OF the road is as it ought to be
everywhere, pull 10 the Lett" because
it brings the two drivers in passing near
est together, as they should be, and re-
moves an Intervention Of person or ve-
hicle from between them. SO here we
must assume that Dupre knew precisely
what he was about when he placed the
milkmaid on "the wrong side" as we
have it.
Owing to exigencies of space and
time 1t is not possible for the
RECoRD-UN this year TO give so
much attention TO individual ex-
hibits In the art gallery as has been its
custom. The special notes will therefore
be very much limited. First, we notice
that the lamented Norton Bush's greatest
work is placed on view. "In the
Tropics is an art work anyone might
we'll be proud to possess. 1t is hung for
the owner, the Ladies' Museum Associa-
ton of Sacramento, an auxiliary of the
Sacramento School of Design, to be sold,
that the proceeds may be invested in
scholarships for educating youths in de-
signing who have capacity. but not
means to pay tuition. Whoever buys it,
therefore, will not only own splendid
work of art, the more valuable now that
the artist is dead. but will contribute
directly to art education of worthy but
poor youths, and the picture, say the
ladies, must be sold for this purpose and
at this time. So this is the charity Of the
| gallery this year.
Among nora ole works we call attention
to-day to these: Yelland's Alameda
Flats' (43), with its fine sky effect and
water foreground; Frank Heath's Sun
set on the Coast (45); Hips new view of
the "Grand Canyon of the Colorado"
(7S), and his Muir Glacier C77). the latter
a remarkablap picture in that. without the
aid of variety or distant perspective. it
rivets the attention; Nordgren's Little
French Peasant, 90. charming work;
Stanton's Fishing Village in Brittany"
135), with its success in depicting the
peculiarly humid atmosphere that gives
10 the skies of Brittany that soft warm