Evening star., 1897-01-30

luminous tones of the sunset sky. Two hg-
Tres hurrying along in the foreground give
a touch of life to the scene, and there is
kind of dignity about the picture that
makes it very Interesting. Another oil
which Mr.. Weller is engaged upon is 4
study of old tramp steamer passing
through a narrow waterway at East Glou-
cester. The dingy yards and the discolored
hull of the vessel make it more than
usually effective subject.
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Mr.. Lucien Powell plans to send to the
centennial exposition at Nashville a large
water color upon which he is now at work.
In its present state cool blue and gray
tints predcminate in the picture, and
though he is now introducing some more
vivid color notes it will not even when
completed have the warm tone which is
usually found in his pictures. The scene
is a street view in Padua, and the pic
turesque Italian architecture shows the
artists individual style Of handling. In
the foreground is a stone fountain, and
about it are a number of quantity dressed
Italian women bearing pitchers. Mr.. Powell
may also send to Nashville large Nene-
tian scene done in his best style and full
of color. He never paints pure aquarelles.
but in some parts Of this picture the color
is laid on so heavily as to resemble the
powerful impasto of an oil painting. He
has now upon his easel a sketch which
gives view of the city as it appears from
lexington.
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The blanks have been printed for the
seventh annual exhibition of the Society
of Washington Artists. and those who
wish them may obtain them by writing to
the secretary. Mr.. w. H. Chandlee, at The
Evening Star Office. The exhibition will
open on Monday. April 5. and pictures will
-tI, cfr vol,
and g. from 10 am till pm. Oil paint
ings, pastels and sculpture, not before in
cluded in any public exhibition in Wash
ington, are eligible, and the number Of
pictures which an artist may exhibit Is
limited to four. No unframed works or
works framed in round or oval frames will
be admitted.
The following communication was re-
ceived at The Star Office on Tuesday last:
WASHINGTON. January. %. 1897.
Editor OF The Star:-ln your issue Of this even
Cor csrco1an % Gallery, y yon % say: The s' greatest st did
Guilty will be- it is thought in removing the large
me to suggest that this dniculty may simply and
pro6tably be avoided, 50 far as that picture Is
which the principal object is the shapeess mass.
apparently, of dead Niger in potato sack, has
and should, now that the chance offers, be con.
sumed by fire and totally destroyed, instead OF be-
|
believe 1t is ascribed Gerome, but, II he painted
| it, it probably during an attack of grip and
consequent lunacy and cussedness.
| Inasmuch as the most powerful intellects
differ widely on such vital subjects as re-
ligion medicine and law. a little latitude
certainly ought to be allowable in regard
| to the merits Of q given work Of art
Whether the writer OF the foregoing tren-
chant criticism is serious or not, is not
easily determined, as the signature seems
| to be fictitious. Any way. no such name
| appears In the city directory. But, how
ever that may be, the writer and pos
i sibly other readers of The Star may be
| interested in knowing the fact that there
| is now on file in the Corcoran Gallery an
| official communication from the authorized
| committee of the municipal authorities OF
the city OF London asking for the loan OF
| that identical canvas, to be placed in an
I exposition of contemporary French art
| to be held in Guild Hall next summer. The
l English critics and connoisseurs may, OF
course, be lacking In acumen and taste, fol
| 1t would appear from their action that they
count the painting as not only an excellent
| example of the school to which 1t belongs
but one of the very highest Of Gerome's
| achievements. And this Notwithstanding
the opinion alleged to be held in George
| town.