Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
ART AND ARTIST S


he would in the country. and so still lin
gers here. after the time when many Of his
brother artists have sought new fields. He
Is now at work on arothey Of his deserved
ly popular wood interiors. The scheme of
composition is one hot uncommon with
him. sunlight vista near the center of
the canvas being brought into strong con-
trast with the darker forest through which
the opening is seen. That the coloring is
rtoh and harmonious is a foregone conclu-
sion, and the aerial perspective of the land
scape beyond the wood Is admirably rem
dered. In the treatment OF foliage Mr..
Weyl Is always successful In giving to the
leaves loose, vibratOry quality, which
gives depth to the masses and fills the
riors would be by far his best canvases
were 1t not for the fact that such subjects.
from the very nature Of things. preclude
the Introduction of any extensive sky eff
fects, and in them much of his strength
lies.
Mr.. Richard B. Gruelle. who has been
spending the spring months in this city. is
now in his native city, Indianapolis. where
he Is holding exhibition. The work
shown consists in studies from nature
rather than ambitious landscapes, but
there is true outdoor feeling in ALL and
where in the neighborhood of the national
capital are attracting much attention and
favorable comment.
X
Miss Sara Bartle has recently returned
from a sojourn If New York, where she
has been quite successful with her minta-
ture painting. She is also very fond of
outdoor work in water color, and though
the trip north which she Is planning to
take In few weeks has the filling of sew
eral orders for portraits in view. she ex-
poets to spend large part Of her time at
Gloucester in sketching from nature.
Another recruit to swell the ranks al
ready at Gloucester Is Miss Annie W. In
gle. who will join the other workers there
before long. She has been there every sea-
son for several years. and finds the supply
of picturesque scenes still far from being
exhausted. She is particularly fortunate
In her Interpretation Of marine effects and
harbor views. and the old town Is very
good place for pursuing that line Of study.
An extremely good study Of head by
Mr.. Edward Siebert is now on exhibition at
Veerhoff's. 1t Is quite a characteristic like
ness of an elderly man dressed in uncon-
ventional attire, and Is very firmly drawn.
There Is something very keen and energetic
in the expression of the eyes and the set
Of the mouth. He will probably devote
himself mostly to landscape during the
summer, and plans to hold an exhibition Of
his work In the fall. at which, no doubt,
some very interesting things will be shown.
~
Quite large number Of the original
drawings by old masters have been hung
in the new gallery in the basement at
Fischer's. They include specimens by some
of the greatest men In the Italian school,
and many others. Several of the drawings
are blocked out in squares in a curious
way, IN order that they might be enlarged
in sections. Such a collection Of cartoons
appears to as good advantage under the
electric lighting of the new gallery as 1t
would under good skylights. and as the
gallery is much more commodiouS than the
one upstairs, it forms a valuable addition
to the few good places in the city where
pictures and drawings can be shown.
Mr.. Robert L. Keeling, whose miniature
painting is quite well known here, is now
in Paris following up the same line Of
work. and has been very successful. Sue
cess means something there, as with the
revival of interest on the part of the pub
lie in miniatures many artists have taken
1t up. and Paris. always foremost in any
such movement, contains many COMPETE
tors.
Miss Grace Patten paints considerably
out in the country, and has done some very
conscientious landscape work, but she is
equally good. il not more So in portrait
ure. Two canvases, different views Of a
young lady friend, which she has recently
painted, show her skill In that direction.
One Is a partially profile view, differing
from the conventional portrait in that only
part Of the face is seen. and the other a
full-front view of the same girl
X
Miss Juliet Thompson returned q short
time ago from stay Of two weeks in Mid
dletown. Conn.,. where she was occupied
with a portrait Of Miss Hubbard. Her
likeness Of Miss Glover is progressing rap
idly, as is also another portrait which she
has under way, a half-length view Of
young lady. Miss Thompson finished re-
Gently portrait of Gen. Royall and she
has now commenced one in oil of Mrs.
Baldwin. Most Of her work, however, is
and fresh coloring that one can obtain
through the use Of this medium make 1t
admirable for rendering the morbidezza of
the flesh. One of the best things Miss
Thompson has yet done is a study. for
which Mr.. George Gibbs posed. dressed in
the costume OF q cavalier. The coloring
throughout Is deep and rich, and the pas
tel Is handled in a very bold. free way.
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Miss Anna M. Sands will sail for Europe
on the oath, and will remain there during
the summer. She will go directly to Ant
werp and visit all the galleries in Holland,
and later those in Germany, France, and
possibly Italy, believing that in the limited
time which she has at her disposal more
good can be gained from the general study
of the old masters in this way than through
study in any of the schools. Miss Sands
work during the winter has been mostly
heads and portrait studies in oil and pastel.
which she handles with equal facility.
There has been a marked advance in her
work of late, and those who know her
prophesy still greater gain as result of
this trip abroad.
X
In couple of weeks Mr.. R. LIE Grand
Johnston will join his family In New
Hampshire. and spend the entire summer
in gathering data for his exhibition here
and the one which he intends to hold in
New York next February. His outdoor
work Is always good that one may rca-
sonably count on very strong showing in
both cities.
Girl Thirteen Years of Age Divorced.