Evening star., 1897-01-09
ART AN q ARTISTS


executed with that delicacx Of finish which
the left Of the canvas is a nun kneeling at
an altar. and another sister stands in the
arched doorway leading into Sshadowy
passageway. The richness and depth in
the coloring of this dark corridor serve
as foil to the brilliant illumination of
the courtyard beyond. Here the picture
fairly glows with light, and the luminous
hues relieve the rather somber coloring of
the rest of the painting The details are
everywhere elaborated with great care, and
the ornamental lamp which hangs from the
ceiling in the anteroom is painted with
minute precision and painstaking accuracy
Mr.. William H. Coffin will shortly COM
mence work upon large canvas which
will portray the signing of the treaty with
the Pawnee Indians in 1857. The picture
Is being painted for the son of Secretary
Morton, and Is to be presented to the Ne
braska City public library, which owes
Its existence to the Secretary's bounty.
In order to obtain as much historical ac
curacy as possible, Mr.. Coffin visited the
but recently returned from his trip west,
which he made In the company Of Mr.. Ru-
dolph Evans. He had very enjoyable trip,
making a number of preliminary sketches
ana gathering otuef Qatd IOf MS plCtuFe.
Though this large composition has been
claiming the greater part of his time. he
has been doing some work in portraiture,
and Is at work upon likeness of his sister
and also upon portrait of himself
The bust which Mr.. Rudolph Evans has
recently made of the late Father Walter is
very strong piece of work, and Is con-
sidered an excellent likeness. A bas-relief
of Secretary Morton is another good like
ness which the sculptor has DONE and he
will soon begin work upon a bust Of Mr..
Benjamin Gable, ex-congressman from
Illinois. For the spring exhibition of the
Society of Washington Artists Mr.. Evans
Is planning a bust of Miss Reynolds of Mt.
Pleasant, which is to be quite novel in its
style. The face is to be shaded by a broad
brimmed hat, rather bold experiment in
sculpture, and the bust will be quite unique
in its treatment.
In view of the recent revival of the rocco
style in Paris, an especial interest attaches
to the exhibition which Miss Anna Sands,
Miss Marie Mattingly and Miss Hattie Bur-
dette plan to hold here at Fischer's. The
exhibition will consist of pastel portraits
executed in the style of those painted in
the time of Louis XVI and Marie An
nesses of some of the well-known beauties
and all the portraits will have the distinc-
tive flavor of the time. The exhibition,
which promises to be very attractive one,
will probably not be held until quite little
later in the winter, the artists need q
good deal of time for preparation. MISS
Mattingly and Miss Burdette have recently
opened a studio at 435 7th street.
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A collection of photographs by the Braun
Clement Company will be shown next week
at Veerhoffs, and VIII certainly be worth
a visit This publishing house Is well
known through it's fine photographs of the
old masters in the European galleries. A
number of the water rcOlorS that were ex-
hibited at the recent exhibition Of the
Water Color Club are now on view In the
side gallery at Veerhoff SEE Among these
are Mr. Spencer Nichols carefully stadied
gouache drawing entitled "The Genius"
Miss Lillian Cooks "A Cup of Coffee" and
several East Gloucester sketches by Miss
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Prof Andrews has recently finished a
fine, fuIl-length portrait of Miss Golden. He
has shown her standing In a very easy.
graceful way, with her head turned slight
ly to one side, thus giving a charming
profile view. Her hair has a rich auburn
tint, and with her complexion makes
pleasing color study. Prof. Andrews has
rendered very Well the silvery whitenesS Of
the satin gown, and there is nice quality
in the gray tones in the shadows. A couple
of La France roses which Miss Golden
holds in her hand harmonic excellently
with the soft gray color In the dress. The
figure is outlined strongly against a back
ground Of dark green drapery Prof. An
drews has been working upon a sturdy
figure study showing Wat Tyler In mis-
ermor smithy surrounded by the warllhe
implements of his manufacture. 1t Is very
effective study, and the artist became so
much impressed with its pictorial posi-
bilities that he decided to utilize a similar
figure in another composition. In this
larger picture soldier. with his mead tied
up in bandages, and with his pierced hedmet
on his knee, is seated on chair explaining
the cause of the wound and incidentally
making himself out to be quite a hero.
The armorer Is rather skeptical and stands
by his anvil wearing a half-amused look,
but his apprentice is drinking it in eagerly.
The soldier, dressed in the costume of the
thirty years war, is a well-conceived fig
ure, but the smith, wearing a leath ern
apron and a coarse. red shirt, with the
sleeves rolled up, displaying his mighty
erms is the parsonage of principal inter
est.
Mrs. Andrews is now at work upon a
large square canvas upon which she is
painting a half length portrait Of Prof
Andrews. She has represented him in his
painting costume with his brown velvet
coat and surrounded by all sorts of artis-
tic paraphernalia. The head Is as yet in
rather unfinished state, but promises to be
an excellent likeness. The figure is placed
upon the right-hand side Of the canvas, and
the composition Is balanced by some effec-
tive still life objects on the left. Upon a
table Is a pile OF loose sketches and a jar
containing brushes, and behind the table is
richly carved cabinet. The background
for the figure is a handsome tapestry, the
figures indicated with just sufficient
strength to make 1t pleasing to the eye and
yet not strongly enough to distract the at
tention from the portrait @-
Mr.. De Lancy W. Gill will hold an ex-.
hibition of water colors at Heitmullers s
gallery, beginning next Monday. Mr.. Gill
Is particularly fortunate in his Venetian
scenes, and among the wide range of sub
tects there will undoubtedly be some
sketches of this kind. There are now on
exhibition at Heitmnllers- several water
colors by Mr.. Carl Rakeman, ana there is a
pleasing artistic quality I'M all Of them.
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