Evening star., 1896-11-14
A R T AND ARTISTS


and fidelity In his landscapes than for mere
pictorial effect. This is noticeable in all
his summers work, and is well exemplified
in a study of the fields around the pic
turesque old barn belonging to the Calvert
estate. His ability in another direction is
seen to good advantage in a pastel upon
which he is now working. 1t is a marine
view, in which a becamed schooner and
one or two curlews are the only signs of
life. The beautiful blue of the late after
noon sky melts into the sea with scarcely
an indication Of the horizon line, and the
broad exDaIse of smooth water is relieved
from monotony by few touches of opal
escent coloring. This picture, based on
sketch made i'm Florida, is the only thing
that Mr.. Sawyer plans to send to the ex-
hibit Of the Water Color Club.
The bust of DR.. Patch, which Rudolph
L. ans completed a short time ago, has
been on exhibition at Veerhoff's, and the
modelling has called forth very favorable
comment
Hardly day now passes that does not
reveal some transformation in the interior
of the new Congressional Library. The
unsightiy scaffolding, which has hidden SO
much of the rich ornamentation, is being
gradually removed, and the mural paint
ings, which, according to contract, must
be at the library before December /, are
arriving at frequent intervals.
Walter McEwen's nine lunettes. which
We're placed in the corridor leading to the
special reading rooms of Congress last
week, form an important addition to the
growing magDificence of the interior dec
Grafton. The panels depict scenes in the
lives of the Greek heroes Of mythology
and beginning with the lunette on the
south end of the corridor the compositions
portray Hercules, Achilles, Theseus, Prom
etEeus, Perseus, Orpheus, Bellerophon, ia
son ami Paris. Mr.. McEwen has displayed
no little originality In the manner IN which
he has represented the heroes of the Gre
cian myths, anc instead of showing them in
the performance of some CT their great
deeds, re has given US some of the pic
turcSque episodes less frequently touched
upon IA art and literature.
For example, he has taken Hercules at
the time wnen TO eXpiate the murder of
lpnltus he became voluntarily a slave 10
OmphIile, and has shown Achilles dis
shised as young girl, betraying his iden-
tity by his preference for the arms which
the crafty Ulysses has brought in his ped
dler'3 outfit OF feminine trinkets and wear
lhS apparel. Jason is the theme of one OF
ms strongest panels when considered with
regard To composition, color and iignt and
shade, and there is also effective study
OF light in the lunette where Perseus hold
iiig the gorSon's head, is turning those
around Polydectes banquet table to stone
Shortly after Mr.. Mcl;wen's decorations
We're put in position the canvases which
Charles SpraSue poarcc mas painted for the
corridor on the main floor north of the
grand stair hall were placed upon the walls
AS in the other corridors which surround
tie entrance nail On the main floor. the
ceiling is covered with designs in mosaic
the fGIl beauty of which has now been re-
yealed by the removal of The scaGoldin;,
The perfect mann er in which the paintings
harmonize with the mosaic ceiling is at
once apparent, and whatever criticism the
artists individual style of coioring may
call forth, no one can deny that he has
studied with great care the relation be-
tween the decorations and their surround
ings.
Mr.. Pearce has taken Labor, Rest, Study.
recreation and Religion the themes for
th. small luEetteS, and The Family for the
subject of the large panel in the east end.
lie las also painted two winged figures
for the space over the window in the other
end Of the corridor. In representing his
Subjects he has reverted to the primitive
life Of man, and has given them to us in
TIER simplest aspects. In Religion he has
pictured man clad in skins and q woman
dressed in some coarse heavy material
kLeellng before a rude stone altar n is
hard to understand why Mr.. McEwen has
such fondneSs for the odd color combina-
ton found in the wcmans purple black
hair and her coapGnion's locks of an or
anEe red, but i is repe ated in the two
telling figures representing Labor and an
pears n almost all the other panels In
spite Of number of such audaciouS color
effects there is d serious quality about his
wcrs that cannot fail to charm visitors 10
the library.
Miss Bertha z. Perrie and Miss Aline
Sole mons, who has recently returned from
New York, are installed in pleasant
studio on lIth street Miss Perrie has
started large portrait head in water color
which even al this carly stage promises to
be an admirable study. She is represent
ed at the exhibition of the New York Wa
ter Color Club. which is now in progress.
by some OF her East Gloucester sketches
To the local exhibit of water colors sne is
planning to send others of her Massachu-
sets studies and an interior painted in a
whee!wrights shop out on the Silver
Spring road.
Mr.. Parker Mann returned from East
Gloucester A short time ago and brought
with him number Of very good studies In
Gil. The most important one is a marine
painted in rough weather when the surf
beating upon the rocks was exceptionally
me, and MIR. Mann has succeeded in Civ
ing a good effect of movement to the
waves. \ great deal of his summers work
has been upon sketches, which, if not pic
lures In the fulls st sense Of the word will
furnish data for more pretentious compo-
sltlons, bu: this marine has, as 1t stands
all the clements Of very striking picture
He gave large part of his attention to
the moor3 around East Gloucester ami
transferred their rich coloring to a number
CT canVaseS.
A meeting of the Washington Water
Color Club was held on Saturday last at
the home of Professor Andrews but as
there was not a sufficient number of the
members present to elect officers the cleo
tion was postponed until the meeting to-
DAY. The first anIua. exhibit on of the
club viii be held at the Cosmos Club from
December to II, inclusive. AS no pictures
will be received after November p those
artists who wish to exhibit and who have
Rot already procured blanks should apply
at once TO the secretary, Miss Lillian Cook,
at the Corcoran Art School. Works in
water color, pastel and black and white.
no. previously exhibited IN Washington are
eligible, and each artist may send as many
as six pictures. The pictures will be re-
cziEed at Mr.. Dunbar'S studio, corner Of
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