Evening star., 1897-01-23

Warner and the pair which Frederick
MacMonnes is now working on have
been put in place. the appearance of the
entrance will be very ffne though several
architects have criticised the doorways as
being too small for the size and dignity Of
the steps and platforms which form the
approach.
There are now in the city some fine speci-
mems of early Phoenician glass which Mr.
Alexander Abu-Khaln has on exhibition AT
Ffscher's. Those who are well up in such
matters say that the collection is finer than
that i'm the British Museum Mosi of the
pieces nave been unearthed during the mast
year near Tyre and Sidon and throughout
Palestine. and have been taken from tomhs
that are thought to be three thousand
years old
The interesting collection of water colors
which Mr.. De Lancey W G:ll has shown
at Heitmuller's gallery during the past
week will remain exhibition for a week
longer The exhibition is rather small. and
contains several pictures that have been
eNhioiieo 'eiore, but there a number
Vi very taxing things that are shown fof
the hrst time. Much of the charm of Mr.
Gllis work Is in his individual style of
treatment, and when working in a broad,
tan IN a careful way. his technique is AL
Ways satisfactory. There are several
Nsueuan scenes, class of subjects with
Mncn the artist is especially successful
anu one or two sketches i'm which pictur-
esoue tumble-down houses form the mo-
tNes. one OF the pictures in the collection
Is particularly interesting on account of
the rather difficult artistic prohlem uhich
II involves. II is Landscape view nsinted
from the brow of hill. and Mr.. GIN has
given the effect of the sloping hillside. in
very truthful manner.
Mr.. Carl Gutherz has recently finished
an oil portrait OF Senator Morgan. and a.
Is now on exhibition at veerhorrs. The
painting shows Senator Morgan seated h,
side desk. as IL he had turned away from
II ior moment, and the figure Is rather
enectively placed upon the canvas IL is
considered good likeness by those who
have seen IL.
Mr. V. u. Fischer brought back several
new pictures from New York and they are
no" on exhibition in his gallery. Perhaps
the most noteworthy one is a small paint
ing by George Inness. entitled" The PASSING
Shower. possessing. as it does the fin.
qualities of color and atmosphere that are
characteristic of Inness' work Another
new picture is study of a soldier. by A
tt 1tuDre fhat has
recently been placed i'm the gallery is ,
particularly fine morning effect and is a
good example of the artists work
peasant girl has driven a COW up to a tub
OF water, and is leaning up against a tree
while the animal drinks. The silyery light
that faiis across the cows back is painted
with great truth. and the blush haz.
which envelops the landscape aids in Civ
ing the early morning effect. On Mond \
an exhibition of water colors by will :
Robinson of New York will open at Fisch-
er's.
II. Chandlee has recently added Soy
efal pen drawings TO the series he is max
ing of well-known actors and actresses
Two OF the new ones are the drawings of
VIM. H. Crane and Joseph Holland All
! The drawings are executed upon Japan pa
per, which gives a pee uiarly soft artistic
quality to the figures, and are extremely
effective specimens of peE work A num-
her of the studies bear the signatures af
the players. a circumstance which adds
something to the interest of the drawings.
Mr.. Chandlee will probably send several
illustrations to the exhibition of newspal,er
drawings which is to he held in San Fran
cisco the first week in March.
Mr.. +. III. Miller has recently been de-
voting himself to cattle painting. and is
now at work upon a picture containing
several COWS grazing in a cool grassy spot.
Mr.. Edwin Lamasure has taken A pleas
ant. well-lighted studio al 1924 New York
avenue. In his trips out into the country
he obtains many good motives. which he
jots down in pencil and elaborates i'm his
studio. He has now on his easel a river
scene which he obtained in this way. While
he usually confines himself TO landscapes.
he sometimes essays figure painting with
no little success. good example of his
work in this line is sketch that he has
recently made of his wife. 1t is treated
i'm quite broad, simple manner. and is
very good in color.
Mr. J. ii. Moser will probably open
studio here in short time. though he has
not made any definite plans yet and
may pay Washington only short visit.
About Christmas time he held a small eX-
kibition in New York, placing on view
number of the studies which he made
abroad last summer. He has
turned to West Cornwall. Conn. where he
is working busily. and where he will re
main until he has completed his arrange
mentS for coming here. The work which
he did in the summer has been very highly
praised, and his exhibition here this winter
will in all probability he immensely in adj
vance of all his previous ones.
A number of the Washington artists are
now al work on pictures for the Tennessee
centen nnial exposition, which are TO he col
lected and sent about the 18th of March.
Mr. Theo. Cooley. the chief OF the art de-
partment. was most favorabiy impressed
with the exhibition of the Washington
Water Color Society, and since has appoint
ed Mr.. Messer, Mr.. Max Weyl, Mr.. Brooks,
Mr.. Parker Mann and Mr.. T.. NJ. GutherZ
to pass upon the works to be forwarded
from here by the artists who have been
invited to contribute.