Evening star., 1897-02-06
A r 7 AND ARTIST S.

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Max Weyl has recently painted a number
OF large canvases that are more than usu-
ally effective. One of these is q scene upon
| the Potomac fats. q region where he
| sketched a great deal some years ago and
| Of which he never tires The restful hori-
zontsi lines of the broad moors and the
| perfect balance OF the masses of light and
shade make the composition of this pic
| ture extremely pleasing. The sky is over
| cast save for few patches Of light here
and there, where the sunlight iliumines
| the clouds, and these bright spots are re-
nected In the stagnant pools In the fore
ground. Another picture which Mr. Weyl
finished short time ago is a wood interior
with rather delicate autumn coiorine. On
the left side of the canvas is a small
stream, and on either bank rise the gnaried
! trunks If several old trees. He will prob
| ably senJ several of his best paintings to
| the centennial exposition at Nashville.
Tenn.
Mr.. l.. S. Brumidi has been working on
number of black and white drawings
| showing street scenes about the city. They
are executed in gouache. and one which he
has now upon his easel is a view of the
driveway around the White Lot. with the
White House seen beyond the trees. The
scene is full OF life and action. and one
| sees in the foreground the omnipresent
| bicycle girl dodging in and out among the
carriages Mr.. Brumidi has also been
gagged upon pastel study of nude figure
The dominant hue in the draperes and ac-
cessories of the picture is pink, and the
color scheme is particularly pleasing. He
4 is very skillful in his treatment of drapery
| and is alike successful in giving the texture
OF such stuffs as satin and silk. Several
| portraits in oil and pastel are at present
| claiming large share of his time
Mr.. Wells NJ. Sawyer has been appointed
| illustrator to the bureau of American eth
| noiogy and the Smithsonian Institution,
and in this position has entire charge of
| the illustrations for the books issued by
| these departments. As the aim of The
government Is TO make these publca tions
| superior. il possible, to the best works
| printed by other nations the task of super
| intending the illustration is no small one.
| and requires a great deal of judgment as
well as artistic skill.
Miss Juliet Thompson has recently fin
ished a pastel portrait of Mrs. DR.. Mackay-
Smith, in which a silvery gray tone is .he
ruling note in the color scheme. The face
| is shaded by broad hat with dark plumes,
anu q gray iSdthcf oCd anu Wuftc Sdsih
dress make a delicate color combination.
| The portrait is considered excellent
likeness Miss Thompson Is now at work
upon a portrait of Miss Elsie Curtis,
! daughter of William Elroy Curtis. and is
| making in this portrait study of reds.
1t is consequently rich i'm color and Alto
gether a most effective piece of work. She
| is also making a likeness of Mrs. Hoppin
| The designs in m0S2ic hy Frederick
Dielman, just placed in the special reading
| room for the House of Representatives.
| are an important addition to the decoration
| of the Lew Congressional Library. The de-
| signs have been set into the carved mantel-
| pieces Of sienna marble at the ends of the
| room and are in complete harmony with
| their surroundings. As medium for eX-
preston mosaic has many limitations, but
1 it is perhaps these very limitations that
| make 1t so suitable for mural decoration
| where certain flatness and architectural
| formalty of treatment is desirable. The
| subjects for Mr.. Dielman's panels are His
! tory and Law. In the former. History
| represented by a female figure clad in an
olive green robe. stands in front of a mar
tie throne, upon which the names of the
! most famous historians are inscribed. AT
! her right is figure personifying Mythol-,'
| ogy, and at her left is TRADITION. In the
! background family outlined against deli
| cate blue sky are the Parthenon, the Ro-
| man Coliseum and an Egyptian pyramid.
| In the second allegory Law is represent
| ed by a seated female figure holding in one
| hand the sword of Justice. At her right
| are two female figures bearing lilies. per-
| sonifications of Peace and Truth, and at
| the end of the composition is male fig
| ure typifying Industry. In marked con-
| trast to these are the figures upon the
| other side, embodying the evils which a
| lack OF respect for law may bring upon a
! nation Fraud and Discord are represented
| by two women, and the latter, holding a
| pair of twined serpents, is an especially
| dramatic figure. At the end of the panel
| is man representing Violence. the flaming
| torch lying on the ground at his side being
a symbol of destruction. There is in some
| places little stiffness and awkwardness
| In the drawing, but this will readily be
pardoned when the peculiar nature of the
| medium is taken into consideration. The
| co!oring in both designs is extremely bril-
liant. aad some very delicate differences in
value have been accurately indicated with
the tiny blocks of stone.
|
Mr.. Spencer B. Nichols is at work upon
| number of illustrations in black and
Nhite. and is also busy with several land
| scapes I'm oil. The most important of the
latter is a large canvas giving an early
| morning effect along the river. In the
| foreground couple Of picturesque
sheds. and at the waters edge is a fiotiI,a
| of small boats. In the distance one sees
| the masts and spars OF the vessels that
| line the Wharves. and over the whole scene
| Is the soft light of early morning Another
| pleasing canvas upon which he is now AT
| work is surset scene. full Of artistic
| feeling. The picture is painted in a low
key. and single patch of luminous sky
4 is the only pronounced light in the com
| position. small canvas which Mr.. Mich
| OILS has been painting has an especial in
| terest on account of the manner in which
| it Is handled The color has been apnlied
| IN transparent glazes, thus giving the pic
ture very luminous tone, and the motive
| which is one such Inness loved to paint
| Is lreated In the very style TO which he
as most attached ~