The times., 1897-05-02
Enhancing Subjects of the Art
iSts' Brush and Easel.
DISPLAY OF WATER COLORS
A Celestial Diplomats Appreciation
of the BeautifuI-Landscap
tions of Work Typifying the Revo-
luton in school of Art Painting.

augmented by the addiUiol OF many orig ginaI
canvases OF the art masters. 1t is a
brilliant and valuable addition, and has
brought out an extremely fashionable
audience of Washington artists and art
lovers during the past week. The general
opinion is that the public is TO be con-
graduated upon the fine selection OF the
works exhibited, including sucfr-works as
those Of Reynolds, Corot, Troyon, Millet,
D'Aubigny, Felix Zeim, Leo Herman, Sir
Peter Lcly, Gerome, Merle, and a dozen
other recent additions to the original col
lection of the canyases of Anton Mauye,
Eugene Isabey, Michel, Paul Lazerees, L.
Munier, Jahy, Jongkind, La Monaco, De
Neuyille, and many other notable painters.
During the past few days the galleries
have been visited by a large number OF
the officials and attaches OF the Chinese
legation now at the Arlington, and in
several instances their great tact as mer-
chants was shown and very favorably coII-
mented upon by those present at the time.
One OF the celestial diplomats, in good and
fluent English, gave vent to his thorough
knowledge of art and artists, comparing
many of the canvases with works OF the
same artists that he had seen in Berlin
and Partisan ataliers. The works OF the
idealistic German school seemed to be his
favorites, and the "Oriental Harem, by
the great German genre painter, Richter,
made such q favorable impression ard
elected his admiration to such a degree
that it was thought he would purchase it.
A head by Jacquet and the canvas by
Richter were placed before the diplomat
who, sitting before them in good light,
examined them closely and admiringly
with a large glass. He was even so
pleased with them that he offered in gold
the equivalent OF $500 in Chinese silver
for them, but the offer, which might have
been considered an insult if made by an
American or a European was graciously
declined.
Among the canvases OF value are two
small paintings, one by Millet and another
by D'Aubigny MilIet 8 is Landscape with
horses, and the simplicity OF the work
shows the result OF the great master
eager study OF nature and the peasantry.
lie was without doubt one of the great
est of landscape painters and some or the
best examples OF his work n America are
sheep owned by the late T. A. Have
never; Autumn Woods owned by Au-
gust Belmont; Coming Storm, owned by
| j. Pierpont Morgan, and Under the Mas
| ter's Eye" in the Walters collection in
| baltimore His pictures have broughtenor-
nous prices THE Bride brought Is 900
| francs in 1881; "a Pasture 10000 francs
| and at the Narischkme sale in 1888 his
| "DrinAng Place brought $4,000 francs.
In the Arlington collection are two fin
ished landscapes by Paul Lazerges They
| are typical OF Algiers and are excellent
| examples Of how he handles the glowing
sands of desert scenes
| The most charming, and probably the
| most valuable canvases in the collection are
those by Corot and Troyon, representing
| the great revolution in art caused by the
! Barbizon school OF bold handling of land
| scape The Corot is scene near Bar
| bizon,'' the deathplace OF BILLET, and is
| a marvellous example OF the manner in
/ which he coupled a broad treatment with
| not obtrusive detail.
| 1t is full OF the same poetic and tender
| feeling that characterizes the Corot in
the Corcoran Art Gallery. Some OF the
best known examples OF Corot in America
| are Dancing Nymphs, owned by Cornelius
| Vanderbilt, and "Danse des Amours,
owned by Charles a. Dana. beside the
! Corot is a fine example OF Troyon, very
| much like the former in treatment.
Felix Zeims Venice is masterpiece
of color and draughtsmanship. as are III
of his works Zeim has carefully avoided
the fantastic, and by SO doing has painted
as it is rather than as 1t Is Imagined
There are no brilliant puppies or glaring
reds. Some of his Venetian views in
America are in the collections Of August
Belmont. John j. Astor, W Astor ant
also in the r. W Stewart and Rockefeller
galleries In New York.
Two of the largest canvases exhibited
are, Cupid Disarmed,' by E. Muneer
| and "Halbor Corfu by Eugene Isabey
both admirable examples OF their respective
| schools.
| Sir Joshua Reynolds, whom Ruskil
calls the prince of portrait painters, on
| of the seven coIorists of the world i
represented by noted historical portrai
| of the Earl of Dudley Although Rey
polds used fading colors a great deal, tin
color Of this portrait is remarkably wei
retained, making one of the best in thi
country.
Another portrait shown is the ..Poetess,
by Sir Thomas Lawrence. The style /
elegant and the pose graceful. 1t is a
ideal fashionable portrait, executed wit
full use of color. At the height of hi
popularity he received 400 guineas for
head.
THE kindergarten by E. A. Frere,
also exhibited. He was a member OF tn
Ecole des Beaux Arts, and representa-
| peasant life with pathos that few othe
artists have reached. The example shown
Is painted with great deal OF earnes
feeling.
A small interior scene, Egyptianin theme
is shown by the great historical painter
Gerome, whose "Caesar Dead is at tn
Corcoran Art Gallery.
A good example of genre by Hugfe
Merle exhibited Is his Embroidery Les
son. a life-size picture, which, like mos
of his objects, is taken from the pool
The drawing is excellent and the color
though somewhat cold, is effective.
Two good examples of the treatment c
Irish life are by Erskine Nichol, F. r. a
Before and ''After Donnybrook Fair,
both handled with much skill.
Leo Hermann, unexcelled and seldor
equaled as painter of the life ofthe monks
has two examples, "The CARDINAL stud
in red, and "a Smack Of Wine"
THERE'S also one exhibition of about 90
water-colors, by the best-known artists {
France, England, Holland, Spain, Itai,
and America The exhibition is IN chare
! of Messrs. George Thompson and Dunca
| Waring, and is open to all from the hour
of II q m. to 10 p. M, at the Arlingto
Hotel