Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-18
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heads in crayon and pastel by A. NJ Tur-
| ner, Frederick Marshall and the late w. R.
Allen, but is Of most interest on account of
| the old Dutch paintings On wood which 1t
includes. The history Of these Is an inter-
esting one. A year or so ago, when the old
Park Schloss, near Brussels, was being
torn down, a curio hunter, judging 1t a
rare opportunity to obtain some valuable
art treasures, found his way to the spot,
and secured among other things these
Dutch pictures. There were a score or
| more OF them, painted on oak panels, set
| into the walls of the banqueting hall, and
though they bear no mark or signature,
| but as the castle was built at the time
when Teniers and Meyndert Hobbema re-
| sided In the neiShborhood, there is reason
| for believing that they were the work of
| these masters. The pictures themselves
seem to bear out this theory, as they are
scenes of simple everyday life, such as
| those men were most fond of painting. and,
| rich In color and strong in. composition,
would be no discredit to the artists To
follow this exhibition there will probably
be one from Philadelphia, containing draw
lngs In pen and water color of noted gen.
erals. and also several landscapes in water
| color. -.
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In her portraits Of children, ]. Mindeleff
is especially successful as is shown by a
recently finished portrait of Mrs. Cam
eron's little child. with its sweet, pensivc
face. Her likeness of Miss Maud Davidge
has been much admired, and among other
good portraits in water color is one Of Mr.
Worthfngton Ford. Though her portrait
work employs most of her time, Mrs. Min
deleff paints attractive flower pieces and in
tends to spend some of her summer leisure
In that line Of work, and also in painting
figure studies.
Four new members We're elected to the
Society of Washington Artists at the meet
ing on Tuesday evening-Chas. H. Poor,
Sig. G. Trentanove, VIM H. Coffin and
Anna NJ. Stanley. Miss Stanley Is the
fourth woman admitted to membership I'M
der the new dispensaton, Bertha L. Perrie,
Jane Brigham Curtis and Katherine
Critcher having been admitted to the So
ciety at the last meeting. These women
will certainly be a credit to the organiza-
! ton. and the members will have no cause
TO regret their recent decision in favor of
receiving them. Among other business
transacted, the executive committee pre-
Sented a favorable report concerning the
sixth annual exhibition, which it deemed,
considering the hard times, to be as sue
| cessful as could be expected, all the ex-
penses having been more than covered by
the sale of catalogues. A permanent Ii
brary committee was appointed to super
intend the expenditure of small appro-
pria ton in art periodicals and literature of
that character. 1t was voted also that the
sketch class be discontinued.
Mr.. w. H. Chandlee has Of late been
| turning much attention to the study of mil
itary subjects, and has made copies of sew
eral of the paintings by De Melville and
Detaille, probably the two greatest modern
painters of army life. He plans to spend
considerable time at Fort Myer in making
studies of the garrison life there.
In view of the negro market at Lynch
burg Mr.. F. ]. Fisher treats quite well the
rather difficult problems of grouping a
| large number of figures and Of giving an
effect of light and sunshine to the scene.
Mrs. Fisher has been working on an inter-
esting still life subject, containing blue
vase ana several gorgeous peacock feath-
ers. She and Miss Sue Jones. the daughter
of Senator Jones, have begun work on pic
lures of Spring, for which a model is
posing in the studio.
~
Though but few of cur local artists are
represented at the big exhibition now in
Progress in New York. their share is quite
creditable At the Society of American
Artists, Miss Elizabeth Curtis exhibits three
pictures all executed in her strongly inn
IRRESPONSIBLE manner. They are, however,
both true in effect and pleasing to the eye,
possessing merits which even the enemies
of impressonism are compelled to acknowl-
edge. Her Autumn" and Late After
noon" are especially admired. George Will
loughby Maynard, who, born in this city
and Spending his early life here, may be in
some sense considered Washington artist,
shows splendid color study, entitled 'Bac-
chante." The mass of grape leaves which
falls around the bare shoulders of the wo-
man and serves as a background for the
head harmonizes admirably with the deli
cate flesh unts, and the picture has been
attracting a great deal of attention. The
| late Thomas Hovenden, whose tragic death
is still fresh in the minds of many, is rep
resented at the society by a small canvas
called "A Cosy Corner" showing little
boy curied up on the hearth with the ruddy
glow from the fire lighting up his face AT
the National Academy of Design, Mr.. Ho-
Vendens large painting, THE Founders of
a State" is exhibited. A party of emf
grants have halted their train of canvas
covered wagons at the long-sought-for
spot and from the nearest of the prairie
schoonerS" sturdy couple have alighted,
and are surveying their new surroundings.
Though unfinished, there is in it the germ
of great picture, one of those diStinctively
American pictures that have endeared the
did not spend his time in painting Norman
peasants and scenes on the coast of Brit
tany, as so many American artists have
done, but painted the life with which he
was most in sympathy, that of his native
country, creating an art that will live. Mr.
Robert Hinckley exhibits at the academy a
good full length portrait of Major General
Baird, his decorations and the brass buttons
of his uniform lending a certain pictur-
eSqueness to the figure which is often
wanting in portraits of civilians Max
Weyrs landscape, Potomac Marshes" was
hung on the line, and the same merits that
have been admired here were seen and
appreciated in New York. There is also at
the exhibition of the academy picture by
Mr. j. A. Oertel, who has for some time
been identified with the art of this city 1t
Is entitled THE Sands O. Dee" and shows
woman hurrying along the sea shore,
upon which heavy surf is beating. Taken
all in all, Washington may be said to be
Well represented at the exhibitions.
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Mrs. M. B. Gibbons has Just completed q
portrait of Mrs. Townes, the wife of Ed
ward Owens Townes who is the author of
several well-known plays now on the
boards, and she expects before long to start
one of the playwright himself. An appro-
pirate screen, covered with little nautica!
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