The record-union., 1897-09-14
THE SUGAR BEET TEST.
An Important Feature of the Exhibition at
the Pavilion.

good.
Miss Kate Geisendorfer has an ex-
cellent and pretentious still life can
vas, with miners tools standing out IN
strong relief. 1t is a most creditable
amateur work. A portrait of we'll
known Salvation Army follower looks
out from the collection as also the face
of an old man, both the work of Miss
Minnie Kleinsorge, both good like
nesses and creditable in high degree to
the artist
In amateur photography there is
good showing in the annex to the Art
Gallery on the west. w. G.. Woods of
the Sacramento Camera Club, makes
large and very superior exhibit. The
collection is quite too large indeed for
us to catalogue The excellence of
work is so even that to distinguish by
naming some and not all the pieces is
difficult. However, attention may be
specially drawn to his opals-photo-
graphs upon pOrcelain-to his pOrtrai-
ture which is very superior and to his
fine moonlight effects and photo night
pictures showing electric lights, nota-
bly, the view of the Capitol. There is
a fine snap also of the finish of the
great bicycle meet Of the Capital City
Wheelmen in July last and some fine
river and landscape pictures. Mr..
Woods work is notable for tasteful
choice of point of views, good poses,
exquisite finish and handsome mount
ing.
F. NJ Braddock has a fine collection
of amateur work in photography. Es-
pecially handsome are his interior and
exterior views at Suffers Fort, and
his river pictures. His work is of q
high order one can scarcely think of it
as the product of amateur skill. w.
E. CogsweIl also makes an excellent
amateur Photographic display. His
landscapes are perhaps the best of any
shown. At least he has been very
happy in selection of views There
are some charming rural scenes by him
also, and some excellent views of pub
lie structures in Stockton and Sacra-
mento. His view of a great dam, his
study of Laughter and an old Mis-
sion, are works that a professional may
we'll be jealous Of
In crayons Oscar Kunath has a fine
collection of strong and excellently
handled portraits A Hanscom has a
good crayon of grapes. 467, on the east
wall of the south gallery-for not all
the art work is in the Art Gallery prop
er. Here, too, is to be seen large
fine erayon, full length portrait, of a
young girl by Paul MamegOewenna
ten excellent pen and ink drawings by
Caro- L. Cook, works worthy of close
examination; two good pen and ink
drawings by J. D. Strong, full of art
istfc merit; some clever etchings in
color by Helen Hyde; eight good pen
Gil drawings by Miss G. Scott, and a
collection of very creditable pen and
ink designs by E. Cucuel, also a good
pen and ink design by L. L. Koethe
In the pastel collection in the main
gallery is a good portrait by the we'll
known artist J. D. Strong, 455, a very
superior flower piece .'Chrysanthe-
NUNS" 40, by Miss Calthea Vivian,
one of the best things she has yet done
in that branch of art. A. P Niles has
four good pastels not all equally strong,
however, in 430 and 433, that of San
Francisco Bay" is the best, it is an art
istic effect admirably achieved. In
water colors there is a figure piece, 403.
by L. NJ. King and Cascades" 404, by
Martha Patterson, that are very cred
liable. The latter is especially good,
and in our judgment speaks of strong
native ability in good development.
In oils Helen E. Coan's, $50, 'Reve
Dor is an exquisite flower canvas.
admirably painted, evincing refined
taste and trained ability. Her
'Magnolias. 254. are not so much to
her credit. Mrs Gelwicks' Near Pas
adena," already referred to, 25S. de-
serves more attention as a superior
work. ". L. Judson's San Fernan-
do Mission" 255, is good Mrs. J. L.
Huber's large canvas On the east wall
near the entrance to the gallery. at
tracts much attention by its boldness.
1t is a strong piece. fun Of error and
yet with much merit, evincing a native
taste and natural ability, that need
only severe training by high skill to
produce results of a most desirable
character. that for which all artists
long. Mrs. Huber's canvas testifies to
ambition, courage and a striding in
where others more conscious of needs
would perhaps hesitate to venture. Be
hind the unfinish of the Landscape the
lack of ease in drawing and right con-
ception of color and character. in the
rock work especially, we discern pleas
ing possibilities for the ambitious
painter. The very fact that the can
vas excites so much criticism is tes-
timony to native ability Were it
worthless and wholly amateurish it
would be passed by. But it is very far
from that, charged with weakness as it
is, it speaks to us of capacity possible
of notably fine work when study from
nature. and not from fancy and other
sources of information than the only
fount, makes art the vehicle of sue
cess. Whoever looks upon this bold
canvas and then examines the more
delicate and correct work of the same
brush in the gallery. a gray landscape,
viii agree that the painter has the abil-
ity and lacks only the restraining and
guiding hand of master for a time.