The morning times., 1896-11-01
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The Washington Water Co.or Club, which
VIII nulu ils lIrst annual exhibition III Inc
galleries OF The Cosliios q luD Iruili Decent Der
To IL, Inclusive, desiIes To aniiounce, Tor
the Information of those who intend 10 send
e&nibits, lnat Blanks may be obtained by
addressing Miss Lniian Cook, secretary,
care of the Corcoran school OF Art.
1ne energy put forth by the officers and
1LeiiItcrs ui lnc Ciub mas been 50 productive ce
OF good results that the success oi inee&hiDi-
tion is assured.
number OF works, promised by well
kHow wHhrtists from New YORK, fulauelphla
and other places, which tend To remove the
local flavor VIII add materially To the
Interest in the exhibition.
Mr.. Wells 81. sawyer spent the summer
near Rircrdale, Md. where ne made a num-
Der OF Interesting sketches, now receiving
The finishing touches i'll his sluulo
landscape, with an old farmhouse aiil
shrubDery Ill The distance, n lone tree III the
middle distance. and another Ill the fore
ground together with Il numberof weeds and
grasses. is d subject of much depth and feel
ing, which the artist has admirably inter
preted. His cloud effects and soft, sreeu
tones In landscapes are especially pleasing
Particularly is tins true OF the picture incIi-
TONED, and another of Rock Creek, near Z
street bridge.
A series Of water-culpr drawings in fac
smile, made last winter at Marco ship
| channel, in The Thousand Islands, off Flor
ida, representing specimens or prehistoric
workmanship, are studies iii detail andcol"r
of unusual interest.
They are from specimens OF wood-cary-
ing, craven ina ges used i'll the religious ccrc-
MONIES of the people, and painted or colore;i
with the rude pigments with which they
were familiar. The drawings are being pre-
pared for the museum of the University OF
Pennsylvania, and are very unique AS well
as valuable.
Mr. John l.. Rideeway and wife have re-
turned from Europe. He brought number
| of interesting art treasures with him among
which are several photographs from the old
masters. Mrs. Ridgeway * slo WHY recovering
from an attack OF the Roman fever.
Mr.. Parker Mann returned from Gloucester
last week, and is causing renewed interest
! i'll local art circles.
Mr. H. B. Bradford is bnsily engaged on
several holiday illustrations for the HON"
Magazine and Cp-to-Date. III recent issues
of the latter he had number Of full page
illustrations III pen and ink that are very
clever,
Mr. George Gibbs has series OF book
illustrations on the easel. The Wreck of
the Royal George is 4 drawing full OF life
and vigur. 1t represents the snip i!av-
ing sprung aAeak at sea, and he crew hav-
ing "heeled'' her over to repair the dam
| age without putting into port The weight
proving too much. however, she foundcrcd
and many lives We're lost.
IL represents the anxious moment when
| the crew ana ssuldiers realize the peril OF
| the ship, and all hands are working fran
| tically To shift the guns befores before she
| founders. The terrified faces and the
strained muscles OF the men are very nat
urally portrayed.
MIR. spencer Nichols is busy with a folio
Of Illustrations in black and white which
| he viii take stv ,NeSS York for holiua!
| publication.
Miss Daisy Il. Kiiig is at work on study
| of a Child's head in clay that is quite
graceful and natural. A relief OF a Ma
donna and Child-is IL subject in which she
| shows her great aptitude in the study of
children. Other subjects that have had
previous mention in this column nave been
successfully finished.
''Philosophy." Chemistry aud Phys
les" the three panels completing the deco
| rations for the Boston public library, by
| NJ. Puvis &c Chavenncs, have arrived i'll
| Boston after having been exhibited with
| much success at the Durand-Ruel galleries
| in Paris.
The Inspiring Muses. Hailing Genius,
| Messenger of Light''-a large piece by the
same artist for the head Of the grand stair
case and which was shown at the Champ
| de Mars salon. in 1895. has already been
placed. Five OF the panels for the stair
case walls-rVircl.' 'AeschyluS.' He
| mer.' History, -" Astronomy also
exhibited this year at the same salon.
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| priIn old Boston Is nothing If not critical.
| In regard TO the proposed purchase for the
public library 81 The bronze BacChantc, 10y
| Frederick Malmunnics, Edward Robinson, J.,
| curator of the Museum OF Fine Arts, who
| is also secretary OF the art con.m!ssion,
| recently gave out the decision reached by
| the commission. 1t was as follows:
| Voted, that the secretary Lc instructed
| to inform the trustees of the public IL
| brary that while reCognlzing the remarkable
iechuical merits Of Mr. Macmonnies' statue
| OF Bacchaute as a work Of art this commits
| sion does not regard it as suited to the
public library building
| IJls conceded that Inc fault of the statue
| lavinitS suggestive scuSuality, which was
| offensive to TINS famous center of learning.
| The city Of Paris made several attempts
| topurchase it, but failing, ordered a lei lea
| The figure is that of Il dancing female
holding a child on the bend OF the right
| arm, and Il bunch. Of grapes III the LEFT
| hand Ii is seven feet high, and cXpresscs
| joyouSness and freedom in every line. Ari
| critics are unanimous III declaring the work
| to be of great excellence,
| "The Raising Of Lazarus by Benjamin
| West which was the altar piece under the
| reredoS of Winchester Cathedral is Offered
| for sale, because the restoration of the
| reredos makes the picture unsuitable, As
| it is the only picture by an American that
| has ever been used as such Gecora ton
| for an English church, it would seem that
patriotic native of america might purchase
| it for some home museum, as an historical
| if for no other reason of value.
There is now II lively little squabble go
| ing ON in Paris over an alleged bogus Nil.
| let which the government has purchased fol
| The Louvre. 1t represents Il peasant woman
| giving the breast To her child, which she
| holds in her lap. The picture is signed and
dated j. +. Millet, lS41.
Henri Rochefurt and Arsine Alexandra
| the art critic Of Lc Figaro, are the dis
putants of its authenticity and offer as
| evidence the statement Of a sor-in-law OF
| the artist, who claims to have seen tn,
| picture at a dealcr's without his fatherin-
| laws signature. The canvas is Il trifle
| smaller tuan 'Phc' Apgelus," and brought
| Cnly 5000 FRANCS, n price in itself giving
| just cause FOR doubt.
| The Berlin Photographic Company has
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