Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-07
A RT AND ARTISTS

The mary art lovers who during the
week have threnged to the Cosmos Club
to see the exhibition of the Society OF
Washington Artists, have been especially
interested in those pictures which received
awards, and seemed to give their hearty
appreciation to rthe decision of the COM
mittee. A jurS iDf five. DR.. Swan NJ. Bur-
| nett and Mr.. Bernard Green of the board
of managers Of the Cosmos Club, and
Messrs. 8. H. Kaufman, F. B. Mcclure
OF Its art committee, and J. M. Bonham of
the general membership, was appointed by
the board Of managers to purchase one
picture for the club. and to decide on sew
eral others to receive honorable mention.
The members of the jury came to an un-
oefstandlng on Monday evening. and the
next morning cards were placed on the
fortunate canvases. Gloucester Moor"
by MAX Weyl, was the picture purchased
10 acorn the club rooms, and it is sure to
De source of constant pleasure to the
members. Four pictures were awarded
honorable mention In Carl Weller's ad-
m,rable landscape called After the RAIN -
Whicn received one of them, the middle
distance is particularly good, and the en-
semble presents a very true picture of
the moist ground, with the clouds just
breaking away. Another honorable men
,ion was awarded to Miss Bertha E. Per-
.-S harvest Iime, Qel1ghtfuI little
landscape in water color. Mr.. S. Jerome
pnl $ work was certainly deserving of an
honorable mention, though many thought
MS Guardian of the Peace a stronger
picture than his Puritan Maiden" which
received the award. William H. Coffin's
Portrait of a Friend" also received a
mention AS Mr.. Coffin is a young man
ana has not exhibited before, his success
Is the more marked
Though last year the club bought Miss
Jane Br.dgham Curtis Princess" no pub
lie prize has been offered before. The pur-
chase OF picture and other awards will
the artists, and it is to be hoped that it
will be continued.
The exhibition of VIM II. Smedley's draw
ings at Fscher's will give place on Monday
to Mr.. E. c. Messer's annual exhibition
Ih1s promises to be, as in past years. a
rare treat, and many ha We been looking for
ward to 1t with keen anticipation.
AT the new Corcoran Art Gallery the
roo1lns Is now practically finished, and the
NEIL are turning their attention to the in
terror work. They have been laying the
heating pipes and doing a number Of small
JOBS necessary to put the building in shape
Tor the plaStererS.
Inc pupils of the Art Students League
ana number of its lay friends are getting
up an entertainment to be held at Rausch-
ers Hall on the 18th of March 1t will
consist In a series of tableaus represent
ing pictures from Life" the intervals
TO be given over to various musical selec-
tions. After the taDleaus the floor will be
cleared Tor dancing.
An exhibition Of Lucien Powelrs work
will follow the exhibition of rare old prints.
which closed this week at Heitmuller's
gallery. Mr.. Powell's water colors are well
known, and will undoubtedly draw MANY
People TO the gallery.
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Edwin Larhasure has been painting quite
a number OF landscapes with his usual
facility in water colcr. These are for the
most part scenes in the vicinity of Wash
ington, but he Is now planning to make a
visit to Philadelphia, and expects to spend
short time, making sketches about the
Delaware river. AS that region is already
familiar to him. and as he knows where the
most picturesque spots are to be found, he
VIII probably return with a mass of ma
terial from which to paint many charming
landscapes. j
The first of the annual banquets, which
the Society Of Washington Artists has de-
clded to fnaugurate, was, though originally
intended to be held on the evening of var
nishing day, postponed one week, and is to
be held this evening at KlotZ's cafe. Quite
a number will be present, as each member
has the privilege of bringing friend, and
all will. with the aid of an appetizng din
ner and good fellowship, proceed to have a
royal good time.
Prof. Andrews, director Of the Corcoran
Art School, has invited the several classes
of that Institution to visit the Walters gal
leries, as his guest, on Thursday of next
week. These annual pigrimages to Balti-
moer, which Prof. Andrews inaugurated
several years ago. are the sources alike Of
pleasure and profit to the participants there
in, and he both deserves and receives full
recognition of his thoughtful liberality.
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An interesting exhibition of water colors
for the most part landscapes, by c. F.
Shuck, Is now in the side gallery at Eeer-
hoff's. The artist does all his work in the
open air, and is particularly fond of the
delicate green effects of early spring. Many
of the scenes are wood interiors and views
taken along the banks of some of the quiet
New England rivers. An exhibition of rho
tosraphs of old masters will succeed Carl
Gutherz's picture. LUX Incarnations," in
the main gallery.
Two pieces of still-life that have been
much admired at the Cosmos exhibition are
from the brush of Miss Nellie T. Stafford.
who is particularly successful in that line.
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A full-length portrait of Gen. U. S. Grant
is now being exhibited in the Corcoran Gal
lery by the artist, A. Muller Ury It shows
the great general standing bareheaded out
side his tent in the early morning, holding
a field glass i'll one hand ard a half I'M
folded map in the other. 1t was on exhibi-
ton for three weeks in New York, and at
tracted considerable attention A view of
Washington from the roof of the Arlington
by Walter Paris, was, a short time ago
placed OH exhibition in the gallery. The
view Is looking south toward the monu-
nent, which looms up in the distance.
Not to BE Forgotten.
From the Covington (Ky.) Post
Nipper-"So poor old Soaksby is gomez"
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