Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
a RI AND ARTISTS

Mr.. Hobart Nichols has not been paying
| a great deal of attention to painting dur
ing the hot weather. bat has begun one
large canvas of scene along the canal.
out Of which he hopes TO make an exhibit
ton picture.
The National Sculpture Society announces
| competition for a first prize of $3.50 and
a second prize of $40 to be given by Mr..
T. Kelly of New York for the best design
for sun dial. The competition is open TO
sculptors only.
Mr.. A. b. Griffith took a short trip to
Warrenton recently and did a little sketch
ing while there. He brought home a water
color scene of an old Virginia home ut
twilight Behind the purple of the trees
surrounding the house the evening clouds
are gathering in the sky. and he has han
died the yellow and green effects the
water in the foreground very cleverly.
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Miss Alice Willoughby brought back a
full portfolio of interesting sketches from
East Gloucester, Mass. where she spent
the entire season. She devoted her atten-
ton mainly to scenes around the wharves,
the fishing schooners against a background
of gray wharf buildings. OF this material
| there is an endless variety at Gloucester.
The Corcoran Art School is to recon-
nience work on Moray. and the large
number Of applications for admission ind-
cate that the school viii this year Ice
| full as its working capacity will convent
entity allow. as most of the former studehJs
are returning, with the addition OF many
| rev ones. The night classes at the school
WIN open on the first Monday in Eovem-
Der. There will be little change N the
courses offered or in the instruction, Mr..
Andrews being assisted before by Miss
| Lillian Cook in the drawing and water
color classes. Prof. Andrews is hoping 10
introduce new feature into the work of
| the art school this fall in the shape of an
exhibition of the summer work of the stu
cents. mostly, of course, OF Tie water color
classes. Such an exhibition would have a
special interest, being opportunity for
| the display of individuality and originality,
such the work of classes cannot afford.
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The first important exhibition of the sea-
son at Mr. Fischer's galleries will be OPEN
ed October Is, when he will show a fine
collection of carly English paintings. \
keen appreciation for early English art
is growing abroad and the demand for the
best examples is unoiminished, three Turn
ers from the Pender collection, recently
sold in London, bringing $4,000. $i0.Voo and
$lS,OOU, respectively.
Mrs. Senator Hansbrough, who, Miss
May Berri Chapman, has achieved a more
than local reputation by her work both
as writer and illustrator, has returned
to the city, and, with her interest a.id
ability, will doubtless enter largely into
| the artistic life of the city.
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Mr.. E. r. Andrews has just returned
from Europe, where he has been all sum-
mer, having a coed rest and seeing The
| important exhibitions. In London. i'm COM
pany with Mr.. V. q. Fischer he saw that
of the Royal Academy, which he considers
was not up to its usual high standard, but
he was much pleased with the international
exhibition in Munich.
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Mrs. E. f. Andrews has worked steadily
all summer at Lake George, and brought
back a collection OF sketches which speaks
volumes for her Industrious and earnest
study. Near the end of her stay there she
held an exhibition with Miss Moore, the
daughter of Commodore Moore, at the lat
ter's home, where rare and beautiful OBJ
jects of art from all over the world formed
charming setting for the exhibition of
pictures and for the AFTERNOON tea which
Was in progress meanwhile novelty was
the hanging of sketches outside in the
strong light of the large veranda, where
the outdoor work could lie seen to the best
advantage. Mrs. Andrews summer work
is entirely in water color, and her outdoor
sketches show a great deal of atmosphere
ard sunlight in them. Many OF these
studies are bright with masses OF flow ers,
targles of wild flowers in fence corners, or
blooming plants in garden noo ks, and one
of the most finished sketches, enc i'm which
the values are very good, is that of a lacy
carrying a red Sunshade, who las STOPPED
her walk in the midst of a mass OF hes
SONS. The scene has been carefully
studied. and the handling is very free and
simple withal. wood interior with 4
tiny stream and broken footbridse in the
foreground is satisfying in color and COM
position, and scene at twilight of gray
rocks touched with misty violet shadows
Is in strong contrast with a hillside road
that lies beneath a flood of sunlight. The
sky is excellent in this las:, as also in an
cnpretentious study of a little red farm
barn. which is very simple and direct. Mrs.
Andrews found the skeIching material
about Lake George fairly jnexhaust.ble
and SO fascinating that sne is hoping TO
have country house of her own i'm that
region another season.
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Although Mr.. Harold l.. Macdonald has
been in the city most OF the summer, he
has not devoted a great deal of time to
painting. He has had a couple of por-
traits on hand for some .ims, which are
now well advanced.
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