The morning times., 1896-04-26
ART AND ARTISTS.

Rosa Bonheur continues her wonderful
work in her old age. She Gel ebrated her
seventy fourth birthday by placing pic
ture on exhibition at LefeVre's gaL cry,
i'll London, which the critics say, Is equal
to anything she has ever painted. 1t
represents fight between two stall ions,
the famous Gouolphin Arabian and Hob
goblin, for the mare RoXana, in 1882.
Nearing and biting saYagely, the VICTOR
is not only striking Hobgoblin with one
OF his tore feet, but Is iisO pressing down
upon him with his enormous cheSI. Al
though the weaker animal fights gamely,
IL Is apparent tnat he cannot lobg resist
defeat. In masculine drawing anu model
ling of the horses, the picture is SAID TO
bt most nfe-iIke, ana efntneniy one OF
her masterpieces.
Some recent importations in New York
are attracting attention at the julius
Oehme galleries. Among them are eX-
cellent examples by sir feter Lely, Ian
cret, Richard Wilson and James STARK.
or the Barbazon scnool is fine Rousseau.
entitled The Fisherman, superb Corot,
and all allegorical Autumn by Dlaz'
which is a ihree-figufe piece, from rom me me
Rain" by Cain, severa! by Thanlow and
others represent the schools OF the present
day.
The obald Chartran, the portrait artist,
recently exhibited a notable collection or
his work a the Knoedler galleries In New
York. The gem of the exhibition was Il
portrait of Sarah Bernhardt as Gismunda,
while a close second was one OF the artists
wife, i'll grande toilette, black and rose
against dark green background a
port RAFT OF Judge Thomas Mellon OF Phil
ade ipnla, and an especially fine portrait
OF Mr. Andrew Carnegie, a character study
of Captain Santelli OF La Touraine. besides
numerous likenesSes OF prominent society
people, were Of such excellence as to cail
for unusual attention and approval
The annual spring exhibition of the
Cincinnati Museum Association Will open
May IL ana continue until June 81. Ihe
entry book, which closed April 1S, gives
good showing OF exhibitors. Frank
Duveneck, Clement Barnhorn, Paul Jones,
j w Dunsmore, H F. Farney, o. w. Beck
and l.. II. Meakin comprise the jury for
1896, while A T. Goshorn is director.
According to German newspaper, Mr..
David Neal has sold his latest painting,
Nuns at Prayer To the art commission
of the Wurtemburg government, to be
placed in the Royal Gallery at Stuttgart.
Mr.. Neal is now in this country for lengthy
soIourn
AT the executors sale of the art col
lection of Alexander Dumas, fills, in Paris,
the total receipts were SIC, 500. A NUM-
her OF gems by Corot, Delacroix, Dupre,
Duran. .Fortuny, ,Lefehvre; Rosseau. Tas;
saert, TroNan, Doucet, Meissonier and
many others, We're sold at remarkably
low figures. An original sketch, entitled,
L ffaire Clcmenceau by Meissonier
brought only S120. This seems rather
inconsistent, When one recalls the affair
over Mrs. Mackay's portrait which, though
turned toward the wall, so 10 speak, was
considered cheap at $40, 900. There were
ton, the best bringing less than $4,000.
portrait by Duran brought only S52,
while pictures by Fortuny and Dupre sold
for less than $500 With this collection
the famous special edition of" l. ffaire
Clemenceau,' of which only one copy was
printed and which Dumas had Illustrated
with dra wings by his artist friends. includ
Ing $50 water colors and pen drawings
and nineteen complete pictures. This was
sold for less than SIS, 900, which was the
highest price received for anything in the
entire collection.
The st, Louis Exposition and Music Hall
Association has issued its circular for Its
thirteenth annual exposition. beginning
September and continuing till October 20,
1896. Mr.. Charles NJ KurtZ, of the de-
partment OF fine arts of the Columbian EX-
position, is at the head OF the art depart
ment, which is under his personal direction.
Very liberal Inducements are offered TO
artists all over the country to send their
work. The association offers to assume
all expenses OF collecting, packing and
shipping such works as may be offered for
exhibition, and insurCs the pictures to be
returned in as good condition as when re-
ceived from the owners. A commission
works sold. All collections and ship
ments must be made by August l 5. APP
plicationS may be made to Mr.. Charles Ward
Rhodes, Exposition Building, Olive and
Thirteenth streets, st. Louis. Mo.
Al the annual meeting of the American
Water Color Society the following Of
ficeTS were elected: President, J. 6.
Brown; secretary, Charles Harry Eaton:
treasurer, james Symington; r. NJ. Shurt-
left and +. X. NJ. Rehn are on the board
OF control for two years. w. l.. Lathrop,
who received the recent Evans prize, was
elected member Of the society.
The wel-known American artist,
Frederick Reming ngton, has turned sculptor.
His maiden effort is u statuette entitled
The Broncho Buster which has been
produced in bronze by Tiffany & Co. a
reli able art publ cation says: The
Broncho Buster is effective in fern and
is admirably modelled with full anatomical
nowlcdge, proving thereby that the artist
is sculptor of power, as the subject
that of breaking in a wild hOrse-callS for
more than common courage and super
ficial learning. 1t will lose little by
comparison with first-class Russian
statuetteS of similar realistic character,
for The muscular action of the buck jump
ing brute, the no less nervous tension of
the rider, with raised right arm bringing
do WI his green-bidc thong, and with facial
expression of doGged determination to be
master, are excellenuy rendered.
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