Evening star., 1897-02-27
A RT AND ARTISTS

ing was thronged with visitors anxious to
view the pictures and statues in their new
home. No charge was made for admission
on that day, but the regular free days will
be Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. as
heretofore. While the attention of the vis-
itors was largely devoted to the building IT.
self. and to admiring the happy blending Of
perfect utility with the highest style OF
beauty, there were a number Of new pieces
of statuary to be seen and the old familiar
ones appeared to vastly better advantage
under the improved lighting. There are
also number OF new pictures in the gall
lery though most of these are in the loan
collection.
There are two new pictures that have
been presented to the gallery in commem-
Grafton Of the opening of the new building.
One of these, presented by Mr. Ralph Cross
johnson, is fine landscape by George IL.
Smillie. entitled Autumn on the Massa-
chusetts Coast" The other is nude fig
ure, by Jacob II. Lazarus. and was pre-
sented by the artists widow. Perhaps the
most admired of the statues that have re-
Gently been added to the already fine col
lection is the Winged Victory Of Samoth-
race. Among the other newly acquired
pieces of statuary are the Boxer Resting
"Galatian and his Wife," "Menander."
"Poseidippos.'' THE Visitation of st. Eliza
BETH" and a bas-relef. presented by Miss
Kibbey. representing the competition be-
tween Apollo and the flute players.
The work of moving the Corcoran Art
School into its roomy, well-lighted quarters
In tho gallery was commenced on
Thursday, and it will not be long before
the students will be able to go to work
again. When they resume their draw
ing they will find that they have not only
the finest class rooms in the city, but that
their equipment compares very favorably
wi hal M he hes
cities.
very fine Turner, that has just arrived
in this country, is now at Fischer's. but 1t
has not been placed upon public exhibition
1t is one of the motives which Turner OH
tanned in the Rhine valley. and gives a
glimpse of Heidelberg with the swiftly
flowing Neckar in the foreground. Barges
are plying to and fro on the river and on
the lofty hill that rises behind the town
is the famous Heidelberg castle. Nothing
has been painted literally. and the artists
| imaginative temperament is evident
throughout, the picture seeming more like
poetic vision than the actual scene. The
effect of light is singuarly fine, and the
painting is rich and glowing in tone.
Everything is treated with vagueness and
largenesS which give to the scene a pc
culiar grandeur that would have been los.
through any closer imitation of unimport-
ant details. The Washington public has
never before had such an opportunity to
view the work of the old English masters
as has been afforded in the exhibition
which commenced at Fischer's several
weeks ago. 1t has been continuous since
the beginning, and new examples have been
added each week. Another installment of
early English portraits has now been hung
upon the walls. and among the number are
three superb portraits by Sir Thomas Law
renee. His portrait of Earl Grey at once
attracts attention by its suave masterful
handling, and the likenesses of Miss Brum-
mel and Mrs. Fox claim their due share of
admiration. The latter is a very large can
vas. and is quite elaborate in composition
There are also some good portraits by Sir
Peter Lely and an example of the work
OF Johann Zoffany. There is now at Fis-
cher's an interesting bronze bas-relief by
Sarah Bernhardt called Fame Growing
Shakespea and Moliere."
Mrs. ]. Mindeleff has just finished a por-
trait cf Representative Reynolds little
daughter. and has not only made a salts
factory likeness, but very successful
water color head that impresses those who
DO not. know the child with it's sincerity.
She is about to begin several OF her portraits
Tor the same family and will be very busy
up to the beginning of Lent, when she eX-
pects 10 lay ASIDE some OF her work
and give up a part of her time to teaching
class in water color.
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Lovers of marine views will find some
thing to their taste In a small collection of
water colors now on exhibition at Veer-
hons. They are the work of Mr. George
E. Essig, who was to have held a regular
exhibition here, but was prevented NV bis
large exhibit in Philadelphia, and sent only
a a lew specimens of his skill. In some of
MS aquarelles he has treated the wave for
halions IN trine too regular and formal a
manner, but in others the handling is ali
that could be desired. There is a particu
larry glowing sky effect in the study
showing lonely dory with two toiline
fishermen.
Miss Alice Archer Sewall is we'll renre.
sented at the exhibit of the ArcbitecturaI
League Of New York, which opened on
the 10th of this month, and will remain
open until March 13. The scope of the ex-
hlpltlon Is quite comprehensive, as IT in
cludes architectural drawings, designs for
decorative works, cartoons for stained
carving, work in wood bronze, wrought
IRON. mosaic, glass and textile fabrics
Ioia ana silver medals are to be awarded
MISS Sewall has contributed an organ
dark paper, and q fragment from an altar
piece In the latter design, which is in
pastel, there are two cherubs playing upon
Vloiins. She exhibits also an example of
her work on rough plaster, which, though
executed in oil, has the effect of pastel
little later in the season Miss Sewali
expects to hold an exhibition of her work
at Fischer's gallery.
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ihe approaching Inauguration has
brought number of artists to the city,
and besides the newspaper illustrators
there are some who come to do more care
fully studied work for the periodicals. Mr..
Peters has been in the city painting q
bird's-eye view Of Washington for Harper's
Weekly. In addition to this drawing he
has made a study of the rotunda of the
new Congressional Library, and In this one
illustration he has given an idea of the
entire reading room. In doing this he has
transgressed the rule that mos. artists fol-
low, which is that no picture should in
clude more than the eye can take in at
single glance. OF course no one can look
down from the gallery of the rotunda and
see the arrangement of the reading desks
on the floor and at the same time see
Blashfield's decoration in the highest point
OF the dome. yet in choosing this position
hos fIa