Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

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The department of classical antiquities
at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts has
been materially enriched by the purchase
of a remarkable group of Greek antiquities. |
from private collections abroad. the funds |
for this object having been derived from
the Catherine r. Perkins bequest. The
new accessions. which include a lifa-size
marble statue. 4 very large and perfect
Athenian krater and Il marble heroic torso
OF Il woman i'll the grand style, are all pure
Greek, and are all tirst-rate examples.
Negotiations between the Boston Mu-
scum of Fine Arts and Sedelmeyer. the
Paris picture dealer. with regard TO the
purchase OF Raphaels Madonna, known
under the title OF the ALTER Picture OF
the Convent of St. Anthony of Padua at
Perugia," have come to a close with
out result. the discrepancy between the
price asked by S~edelmeyer aud the sum Of
fered 10y the trustees of the museum being
so wide as TO afford no reasonable prospect
of a compromise. Tn" price demanded is
two million francs C$io9 900. which is lust
$1,000 more than the highest price eyer
paid for Il picture. How much the Mu-
scum of Fine Arts offered can only he
surrnised. The picture is an important
example, which formerly belonged TO
the king of Naples. who. when he was
deposed. in 1860. took it to Spain with
him.
Daguan-Bouveret, the distinguished
French painter. has recently completed n
pendant picture to his Last Supper. of
which the subject is Christ and His Dis
ciples at Emmaus,'' The first painting
achieved both a popular and an artistic
success.
Probably the recent insistence of the Ba-
varian minister of fine arts that the well
known artist Herr Won Uhde should alter
the features in a picture of Christ, bought
by the state. owing to its lack Of dignity.
may have. says the London Chronicle, sus-
gested the idea of an exhibition now being
held at Cologne. wherein the leading art
to give their individual ideas of our Lords
personality. To many 1t might appear ir-
reyerent TO start a competition on such n
recognized. if conventional, type of the
divine countenanCe. However, the Cologne
experiment has led to no satisfactory re-
suit. a score of eminent painters sent in
works. but the critics have come to the
conclusion that not one of them deserves
entire commentator. while the majority
are declared to be- impossible.
1t is the proud boast Of the members of
the art committee Of the Union League
Club that the present exhibition of the
Standard Bearer marks the fact that
they have had the privilege of showing in
their galleries all the Rembrandts now in
this country. with one exception.
Luigi Amici. the sculptor, who produced
the tomb of Gregory XIV. in st. Peters.
has just died at the age of 81. in utter
restitution. in a hospital at Rome.
The French water color painter. NJ.
Castor Bethune. one of whose works is
in the Luxembourg. has died. aged 43.
The subjects of his pure. luminous and
Provence and on the coast of the Med
iterranean.
Here is a story that Is told of Bruce
Crane:
one year it so happened that Bruce
crane had nothing ready for the annual
show of the Water Color Society, so. fol-
lowing the usual custom. he sent an empty
frame to make sure that he should have
a place on the wall. The frame was, of
course. accepted. But as the day of OPEN
ing approached and it still remained empty.
the hanging committee grew impatient and
a peremptory letter was sent to the artist,
| telling him that if he wished to be rep
resented he must send his picture at once.
MIR. Crane searched high and low, but
,tere was not a drawing in his studio
that would fit the frame. Resolved, how
ever not to disapp9in5 the public he ser
took off his coat and fell to work with
might and main. He popped in a tree
on in a fair way to produce a very decent
pot boiler. Bur when the time came to
as to the foreground. il had not been
touched Mr.. Crane Eroaned as he looked
on the blank space that had to be filled.
He stepped back to obtain a better view
of it, and was on the point of giving 1t up
in despair. when suddenly a happy thought
"I can cali it Winter! instead of sum:
mer:' the blank paper in the foreground
So he christened it Winter and sent It
just as it was. without any foreground. to
the exhibition And the picture was bought
and all the critics praised Mr.. Crane
technique. Ever since then he has spent
half the summer in painting snow scenes;
Now, If it Were not for this excellent
custom of accepting all works by mem
hers. perhaps Mr.. Crane never would have
A meeting of delegates from various
women's and other clubs interested in the
encouragement of art In Chicago was held
the other day. The meeting was to learn
what means will be taken by the clubs
for the encouragement of local art at the
exhibition of Chicago artists to be held at
: the Art Institute In February. About ninety
: clubs had been asked to take some action
and report at the meeting. Twenty re-
: sponded favorahly, twelve declined to take
part, and no response was received from
j, the others. 1t was announced the Chicago
! Culture Club will spend $50 on a work OF
art. The Archie Club will spend $500 in n
like manner and give n reception. The
Klio Club has 500 with which to buy stat,
l uary. The Union League Club will buy
l statues and paintings. and a delegate from
the Woman's League urged that small
l clubs band together and offer prizes
Delegates from the other clubs announced
their sympathy with the movement.
The Marchioness of Lorne. who is al,
I ready known as 4 painter and sculptor
l has recently planned the designs for ar
extension of the little hosiery at Rose
: reath. on the Gareloch, where she and
the marquis retreat after the London sea.
Z son. The wing which. with the assistance
:. Of n young London architect. she has
designed consists of seven bedrooms. dining
= and drawing rooms and Il Gunroon. Tn
: marchionesS IS to paint the sign which will
hang over the public entrance to the hotel
The art critic of the New York Tribune
g in writing of the art exhibition at the
( Union League Club says:
"COuSnicuOuS among the nointinps