Evening star., 1896-12-12
ART AND ARTISTS


the canvases which he painted during the
summer. The most important one IL a
large picture, which was executed entirely
out Of doors. 1t was painted In New
Hampshire and shows a typical New Eng
land field with the coloring of late Sep
tember. Browsing around the boulders.
which are characteristic of the region, Is
flock of sheep studied directly from ma
ture. The landscape setting is of itself
picture, and Is treated in very skillful
manner. Another of the canvases exhib-
tied is faithfully studied barnyard scene.
and simple landscape showing a stretch
of pasture land is also notably good.
The rear gallery at veerhoff's is now
Berlin Photograph Company. Mr. Lama
sure's exhibit of water colors closed with
the END OF last week, and he Is planning
TO take the collection to Philadelphia.
Miss Bertha E. Perrie will hold an ex
hibltion of water colors at the Art League
building upon Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of next week. Her pictures will
be hung in the rooms occupied by the
School of Design, and will be supplemented
by several studies by Miss Aline Solomons
ana by an attractive collection of water
coiors by Miss Emily Tyers of New York
MISS Ferries display promises to be ex-
ceptfonally good this year. and will in
ciude several of the best of her previously
exhibited pictures. and large number of
the charming sketches which she made at
East Gloucester this summer There will
De very wide range of subjects but ma
rineS executed in Miss Ferries well known
manner VII be especially in evidence.
During the latter part of last week a
very interesting exhibition was held at
MISS Grace Lincoln Temples studio of Ap-
pied Art in the Cairo. Miss TemnIe de-
votes herself entirely TO planning schemes
OF decoration for residences, and the ex-
nibltion was composed largely of new de-
signs In papers and hangings.
MISS Juliet Thompson has been quite busy
with a number of portraits in pastel a
meGlum with which she is thoroughly IA
m1liar. She has been at work ,non uLa-
nesses OF Mrs. T. V. Hammond Mrs P.r
sons Jeffrey. Miss Winffred Waterman and
several others. In addition to this work in
color she has executed few portraits i'm
black and white, the most recent of fbesa
peing one of John Baker.
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'e d"dfo OF the Carnegie pfiZes has
peeh eagerly awaited by artists and art
lovers everywhere. Winslow Homer's pic
ture which received the first prize OF S.. 800
~ ehtitied Ihe Wreck, and is vigorous and
dramatic in its treatment The second
prize of 5000 has been awarded to Carl
Melchers for his picture called The Shin
builder. Americans alone were eligible m
the competition for these two money nrizas
ana lne pictures will become the property
9I the Cs1 hesie Art Gallery in Pittsburg
In the three other awards made the ma
uonailty of the artist was not considerad
John Lavery of Glasgow, Scotland re-
ceived the gold medal J. F. Rafaeii of
Parls received the silver medal and Cecilia
Beaux of Philadelphia was awarded the
bronze medal.
The exhibit of the Water Color Club.
which closes today, has been well attended
throughout the entire week, and num-
Der OF sales have been effected. The artis-
tic cover for the catalogue, which has been
much admired, was designed by William
Fuller Curtis
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The meeting of the Society of Washing
ton Artists on Tuesday evening was very
largely attended, and many topics of inter
est were discussed. 1t Is practically set
tied that the exhibition of the society is
to be held in April at the Cosmos Club.
The admission of outside work has re-
suited so successfully with the Water Color
Club 1t is probable the older organiza ton
will follow the same plan unless the space
Is very much needed for the work of local
artists. Those present at the meeting were
Messrs. II. H. Nichols. W. H. Chandlee,
George Gibbs, U. s. J. Dunbar, Parker
Mann, Max Weyl, Carl Weller, H. j. Eln-
colt, f. F. Andrews, W. b. Chiffon. l.. S.
Brumdi, E. H. Miller, S. jerome uhl.
Wells Sawyer. Edward Siebert, W. W.
Christmas, Louis Redfern, w. H. Coffin
and Miss Juliet Thompson.
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Among the new pictures which are now
en- exhibition at Fischer's the most strik-
ing is a study called Her Royal Highness,
by Evart Van Muyden. Another fine pic
ture is the landscape by F. De Haven OF
New York. There is a small studio n
terror by Edouard Manet. Miss Hattie e.
Burdette whose Girl Reading has been so
much admired at the exhibit of the Water
Color Club, has placed view admir-
able head in pastel.
At the Congressional Library the
decoration of the four corner pavilions mas
been entirely completed and the connec ting
corridors thrown open so that visitors may
now make the circuit of the building upon
tne second loOT SeOI Se w HiouSflbS hdy
nard's frescoes for the southwest pavilion
were the first completed decorations in the
building. Robert Dodge's paintings for the
southeast pavilion. the pavilion of the Eie-
ments as it is called. were finished a short
time ago, and Van Ingen's decoration for
the pavilion of Seals in the northeast cor
ner were completed at about the same
time.
The paintings of Robert L. Dodge for the
northwest pavilion were placed in position
about week or more ago. Unlike the
decorations for the other pavilons, which
were painted upon the plaster. Mr.. Dodge's
subjects were executed upon canvas. and
he was, therefore, enabled to exhibit them
in the Paris salon this spring. The best of
his decorations is the circular one in the
ceiling, entitled Ambition" A crowd of
men and women are pursuing Fame, who,
nounted upon Pegasus, remains just above
them and out of their reach. The figures
are painted as though seen from below.
and. while the best authorities upon mural
painting have always questioned the wis
dom of this method it gives opportunities
for clever study of foreshortening. Draw
ing is not Mr.. Dodges strong point how
ever, and in the many nude figures which
he has introduced in his paintings it is
especially evident. His cooring is very