Evening star., 1897-06-12
ART AND ARTISTS

The portrait bust OF Mr. Gardiner Hub
| bard which Signor Trentanove has been
modelling out at Twin Oaks" Is decidedly
the best thing Of the kind he has done since
| he has bee'' in Washington. 1t Is hfelike
| and animated. and the sculptor has ex-
pressed as perfectly as the clay win allow
| the soft texture Of the flesh. The way in
| which he has handled Mr.. Hubbards fow-
| ing white beard is mastery, and he has
suggested its light silky quality in so sue
| oessful a manner that one cannot help
| contrasting it with the heavy wooden
| masses by which boards are so often rep
| resented. In this bust refinement and deli
cacy such as one sees In the modelling of the
eyes. with their expressive wrinkles at the
corners, go hand in hand with vigor and
force. Signor Trentanove always endeav-
crs to catch thoroughly characteristic ex-
preston and to this end he engages his
sitter in conversation, trying to bring him
/ to some topic in which he Is especially in
terested. II Is then, when the face Is alive
with interest and full Of animation, tha;
the sculptor essays to fix the expression In
clay, and the natural lifelike appearance of
his busts testifes to the merit of his
method.
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Among the pictures lately loaned for ex-
hibition In the Corcoran Art Gallery, the
pastel portrait of Miss Deering by the Bel
glan artist jacques de Lalaing. at once
challenges attention. The dark, rich tones
OF the seated figure are well brought out
by the delicate gray drapery which serves
as background, and the head, with its
mass OF jet black hair. comes into striking
relief against this neutral tinted hanging
Inc pink roses that lie in studied disorder
In her lap, looking as though they had just
supped from her hand. give a bright touch
TO the portrait, which otherwise might
seem somber from the predominance of
black In the costume and accessories. Two
other canvases that have recently been
placed on exhibition in the gallery are Mr.
dlnckieys effective three-Quarter-length
portrait OF his wife and a fine landscape by
Max Weyl. loaned by Mr. c. C. Glover On
Monday tie immense marine by Schoen-
iieber, which is to be loaned by Mrs. Hearst
Tor exhibition during the summer Will be
placed in the gallery, together with several
other paintings from her fine collection.
Miss Aline Solomons has executed sew
eral flower studies this spring that show
true appreciation of the delicate beauty
found in these subjects. Her instructive
love of color is shown in the sumptuous
study of red anG white peonies, now upon
is superb. The flowers are rather gener-
allied in treatment, more attention having
been paid to the masses of color than to
the elaboration of the petals. and conse-
quenty the study carries well when view
ed from quite distance. In marked con-
iast TO the rich coloring of this canvas is
the study of azaleas painted a short time
ago. In this the drawing of the sprays was
necessarily more carefully studied in
oruer TO give the character of the flower
and the delicate rose color of the blossoms
makes the general color scheme quiet and
subdued Miss Solomons has been working
On number of study heads both in oil and
pastel, the most recent of these being a
very effective head of woman with strik-
Ing eyes and wealth Of blush black hair.
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Miss B. E. Perrie, who occupies a Joint
studio with Miss Solomons, has been work.
Ing upon a likeness of Mr.. William Nc
Pherson, which promises to be an unusu-
ally good portrait. 1t is strong in it's veri-
similitude, and is technically a very ac-
complished piece Of work. possessing good
drawing and modelling, as well as excellent
color. Miss Perrie is introducing into her
indoor work more and more of the prin-
ciples OF colorinS which she follows in her
landscape painting. Her outdoor class in
close of the Art Students League, and she
now has leisure to devote herself more as
siduously to her own work.
Miss Solomons and Miss Perrie were both
much encouraged In their work by the
words Of praise and advice from Auguste
Benziger. who visited their studio short
time ago. Mr.. Benziger is portrait
painter, with deservedly high reputation
abroad. and has added to his laurels by the
fine work which he did in Chicago during
the past winter. He stopped in Washing
ton for couple of days only in order to
complete the arrangements for painting the
portraits of several well-known people. He
goes to Europe this summer. returning in
the fall to execute these portraits.
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On Saturday last a bust Of Justice Har-
Ian. by Rudolph Evans. was presented to
the Columbian University by the students
of the law department. 1t is one of the
best of the portrait busts that the talented
young sculptor has made, and shows the
Justice in the robes OF office, thoughtful
and dignified. and yet with the faintest
suggestion of twinkle In his eyes which
indicates the keen sense of humor ready to
crop out on occasion.
1t is seldom that one sees volume Of
sketches SO rcpIete with interest as the
pOTtIOIlO WHICH Is NOW at rlSc1eTS 3, anu
the fortunate few who have had an op.
portunity to examine II have found it q
rare treat. The book was bequeathe1 by
Walter Savage Landor to Kate Field. who.
as the editor Of Kate Fields Washing
ton," was SO weii-known here in literary
and journalistic circles. and contains
sketches by the masters of many countries.
Among the sketches pasted upon tbe large
pages of this volume are quite a number
of water colors by Turner. and several oil
studies which the great landscape painter
made as preliminary drawings for larger
pictures. There is nothing CT his how
ever. more thoroughly pleasing than two
drawings In sepia, which in their sense
Of distance and light reveal the hand Of
the master. There are number Il
sketches by Gainsborough of landscape
subjects, and the idyllic scenes of Claude
Lorraine and Nicholas Poussin are also in
evidence. A sketch IF a horse by Leonardo
da Vinci attracts the eye when turning
over the pages, and one may also discover
studies by many other Italian masters