The record-union., 1897-02-28

American pictures. In his entire col
lection of about 200 paintings there ap-
pears but one foreign work, and that
IS probably allowed to remain to direct
attention to the fact that there are no
more. Not only is the picture gallery
well filled, but the walls of his recep
tion room and the stairway all the
way up to his billiard room are taste
fully hung with the choice of passing
exhibitions. The principal room of
Mir. Evans house is hung with some
dairtily figured satin, and in each
panel is placed one of F. S. Church's
delicate fancies, of which there are
seventeen, exclusive of several stained
glass windows Among the artists so
fortunate as to be included in Mr..
Evans catalogue (some of them sew
eral times) are Blakelock, Bogert,
Bridgeman, Brush, Chase, Coffin, Col
man, Cox, Crane Curran, Danger
field, Davies, Denman, Dewey, Eaton
WyatD, Fitz Hoeber, Homer, Hoven-
den, Inness, Jones, Lathrop, Low, Mar
tin, Minor, Mowbray, Murphy, New
man, Parton, Platt, Proctor, Quartley,
Ranger, Ryder, Mrs. Sears. Shirlaw,
Shurtleff, Smedley, Tarbell, Troyon.
Walker, Weir, Wiles and Wyant. Be
sides the stained-glass windows by
Church, there is a series of beautiful
windows by Will H. Low and a couple
by Walter Shirlaw. whose noble lines
appear to distinguished advantage in
this form of art.
The notion that the illustrations in an
exhibition catalogue represent the best
things in the exhibition is most er-
roneous one. AS a matter of fact, they
are chosen by the catalogue committee
without much reference to their artistic
merits, simply because they are
thought to reproduce better than the
more esthetic and refined paintings.
In this age of perfected reproductive
processes, however, it is probably true
that this is largely a mistake. But be
that as it may, the reproduction of
works thus celebrated often gives,
through further use of the borrowed
cuts, very widespread and false i'm
preston of the character of an exhibi-
tiOn.
The spring exhibition of water-colors
at the Art Club of Philadelphia, subject
TO the usual conditions, will open March
10Th and close April 11th. According
to the schedule, which has just been
be awarded for the best work in water
color.
New York Post: Thomas Moran, n.
A, has just placed on exhibition at
Kraushaar's Gallery, 1857 Broadway
twenty-five canvases which give a
pretty fair impression of his abilities as
painter In subject they range from
Florida to Venice, and from Wyoming
to Montauk Point but it is impossible
TO mistake the familiar touch and
scheme of color be the preteNt what it
may The technical average of Mr.
Moran's work is so even that any
choice must depend almost entirely
upon ones personal preference for GER
tain subjects, but among the very best
of the present examples might be EMU
merated his "Rizpah" from the last
Academy; Castle Lonely with its
dramatic sky and sonber foreground; ;
THE Desert, Arizona" AN Indian
Paradise" and Melodies of the Sea-
Although Rubinstein and many 9TH
ers have emphaticaily expressed the
opinion that only men can write music
women persist in composing, and some
tines with signal success. One of the
latest instances in Miss Aus der Ohe
who made a very good impression on a
Brooklyn audience last week with her
second suite In consists Of four num-
bers-Bourree, Sarrabande, Menuet, Ga
Vote. all of them interesting, while the
second and third are really charming
She has also sat to music four songs
from The New Day" by Richard Wat
son Glider, which our vocalisls and
audiences ought to know. These pieces
are published by Schirner, who has
also issued an Etude de Concert. both
in the original and in a simp1ified edi-
Ti0n. During her recent concert tour
in Germany and England Miss Aus der
One wrote several other pieces which
are now being prepared for The press.
A discovery which excftes much in
terest in art circles IS reported by the
London correspondent Of the Manches-
ter Courier as having recently been
made at theresidence of Canon Hartford
in Deans Yard, Westminster Canon
Hartford. who is unfortunately an in
valid. has long been known as a great
connoLsseur and collector. During 1862
and 1863. when living in Charles street.
Grosvenor Square he was visited by
the Marchese di Balzani. who brought
with him letters Of Introduction from
many eminent mon in Italy. Having
fallen upon evil days. the Marquis was
was anxious to dispose of his vallra-
ble collection of family pictures Ca
non Hartford gave him all the assist
ance that wide circle of influential
friends could command, and the Mar
cheese di Balzani before returning to
Florence, insisted upon the Canon put
ting his own price on certain pictures,
7vlsAeh we've INTENDED as souvenirs. Ca
non Hartford declined any gallery pic
fures but accepted some small pic
lures whGch the agent OF the MARQUIS
described as worm-eaten and destroy
ed, Among these were a Giotto and a
Fra Angelica. There was also a Ma
donna and Child. evidently an altar
piece. in a gable frame which covered
a large part of tine picture. Having
removed the frame, Canon Hartford re-
stored the picture removing three
robes. as Mr.. Richmond. r. A, remov-
ed three crowns from the head OF a
king in Westminster Abbey. This pic
ture, after careful examination. has
been pronounced by Sir +. Poynter. p
r. A.. and other experts. TO be an un-
doubted Cimabue. Eadie Ried. who
has been instrusted with the work of
restora tion-a work of the greatest i'm
pontance and deicacy-has made some
Interesting discoveries. The drapery.
which was a mass of black, has been
made 20 reveal the original lines.
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