Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-25
ART AND ARTISTS

unfamiliarity Of the subjects depicted. The
scenes are for the most part from Mexico
and the countries of Central America, and
have the brilliant coloring ard strange
forms Of vegetation of those regions.
Glimpses of the home life and customs Of
those people are portrayed in such pictures
as the market scene and the water color
showing native woman kneeling in the
cool arched corridor which surrounds the
sunny court, busying herself in the prep
aration of tortillas. "In the Studio and
in the other interior views one finds some
peculiar mannerisms but the artist has in
general obtained good light effects. An at
tractive piece of work is profile view of a
fair young woman with a mass of red
hair, entitled 1.-The Princess Flav!a,' from
Anthony Hopes prisoner of Zenda' This
exhibition will probably close the season
at FisCher's.
Walter Paris, who has for some time
made his home in New York, is now stop
ping in the city for a short time, and plans
if possible to hold an exhibition of his work
at one of the galleries before long.
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Victor Mindeleff's work is always original
and decorative, and had he turned his at
tention to poster making he would doubt
less have made a great success OF 1t. AS
it is, he prefers still life subjects, but diff
fers widely from most in the selection Of
his objects, which are usually grotesque in
form and bizarre in color. In his Oriental
Popp:es he has succeeded in catching the
brilliancy of the gorgeous flowers, and has
surrounded the vase in which they are
placed by several appropriate objects of
strange esign. Among these is seduc-
tive opium pipe, from which WreathS oil
smoke curl upward in an odd way. dainty
bit which Mr.. Mindeleff has recently done
is the decoration Of little volume of the
'Bibelot' SERIES containing the Rubaiyat
of Omar KEayam 1t was not undertaken
as an exhaustive illustration of the poem
but has been confined to light, airy de.
signs painted in water colOrs here and
there the printed pages, and makes
very dainty little booklet.
Mr.. Emil H. Meyers head of an old man.
which has been on exhibition at Forsythe's
is strong piece of work. both on account
Of the excellent modelling of the rugged
face and truth in color. Mr.. Meyer has an
other canvas there of an old German wo-
man with a market basket on her arm.
The reflected light which is cast on the
wcman's wrinkled face by a red handker-
CHEF knotted about her throat is especial
ly well rendered, and great attention has
been paid to the accuracy of the values.
There is also exhibited at the store pastel
ty Miss Juliet Thompson. entitled Easter
Lilies in which the color is admirable.
Signor G. Trentanove, the sculptor of the
Pere Marquette statue. has recently finish
ed bust of Senator Davis of Minnesota,
which is considered by all to be an excellent
likeness.
The recent additions to the collection of
DaI, 10, b,. -,
pies of the work of the old English mas
tiers. for which he has great fondness.
He has lately acquired a portrait by Sir
Joshua Reynolds of Sir William Eocthy, of
the same family as the little Penelope
Boothy whose sweet face is familiar to
many from Reynolds portrait. Sir Will
liam is dressed in the riding costume of the
period, holding his hat in his hand, but so
simple is the treatment of the figure that
one hardly notices anything but the face,
which is a masterpiece of expression. 1t is
considered one of the best portraits by that
greatest of English portrait painters. The
color is deep rather than warm and bril-
liant, and in this respect it differs widely
from Reynolds portrait of Lord Rothes
which Mr.. Johnson secured at the King sale
a short time ago The latter portrait is of
iorid gentleman of a thoroughly English
type, and there is wealth OF color beth
johnson has other paintings by Reynolds,
OF which perhaps the NEST notable is a
small canvas which Joseph jefferson pro-
nounces to be unGuestionably a portrait of
Richard BrinSley Sheridan. His collection,
though small and select, is fairly represen-
tative of early English art, containing as
1t does, landscapes by George Vincent of
the Norwich school. Gainshorough CopIey
Fielding, and Wilson, and in portrliture,
hne specimens by such men as Lawrence
Romney Hoppner, Lely. AMI Opie
Though the largest of the old Dutch
paintings which have been at Veerhoff's
during the past week is scarcely bigger
than a mans hand. they are little gems in
their way. One of the best things shown
is a Rembrandtesque head bearing the
signature Of David Teniers, to whom a
number of the little paintings on oak pan
els are attributed. A realistic tavern scene
by Gerhard Douw is exhibited, and pictures
accredited to Adrian Brouwer, Isaac Os-
tade, Gabriel Metzu and Won der Helst are
SHOWN Ihere is the characteristic rich
coiorlng OF the Dutch school throughout
and owing to the superiority of the D;g-
ments used by the artists of that time the
colors are as fresh and brilliant rs when
first laid on. There has also been shoy, a
small coilect1on of meZZotntS and num-
Der OF study heads in pencil by A. M Tur-
ner. Frederick Marshall, and the late w 7,
Allen. Many of these are very delicate IN
execution. and student may learn much
from them.
during the latter part of the week an ey-
hbition of oil paintings by Miss Anna
Stanley was placed on view at Veerhoff,s
Inc pictures are almost all scenes from
Holland. and have been attracting consider
able attention on account of their hold
masculine handling. The most important
canvas, entitled Summer" is of a Dutch
girl in the quaint headdress Of the co,,n!,v
gathering roses from a bush which stands
among tangle of vines and shrubs II is
strong in color and full of sunlight Tn
the sand Sitter there is one of those
gray day effects common 20 the low. levi
country of the Netherlands. A good Dutch
interior is exhibited, but the best work ia
on outdoor subjects such as the little land.
scapes called The Road" and The Wind
mill. The picture entitled The Lone
FISHERMAN" which was admired at the
cosmos on account of it's simplicity and
directness, is again exhibited mere.
Carl Trademarks bent Is mostly in tho
direction Of landscape, and he succeeds IN