Evening star., 1897-03-13
A RT AN ARTS rs.

dows on the west side of the building. and
Is divided into three compartments by
large screens As Is the case in all the
other class rooms. the walls are hung with
a gray fabric. which, account of its
neutral tone. forms an excellent back
ground for the casts Passing through the
door leading into that part of the building
which is devoted entirely to the school.
one finds two important rooms on the
basement floor. One of these. which is
inadequateiy lighted in the day time is
Tor the mems life class at night. Over the
model stand is a fine adjustable lighting
apparatus with a reflector. and electric
lights for the students are set at intervals
in the ceiling Every class room in the
school has been fitted up with a special
electric lighting arrangement so that any
one of them might be used at night should
1t prove necessary. The room on the base
ment floor beneath the hemicycle will prob
ably not be called into use at present.
though il may be used later on as a room
for modelling. To the right of the hallway
on the floor above is the office. part of
which is to be used by the workers in
water color. and to the left is the audito-
rum 10 be used as lecture hall The we'll
lighted room on the second floor directly
above the off1ce is to be used by the wo-
mems life class in the morning and by
the painting or portrait class in the after
noon. On the third floor is still another
class room. but ii will not be fitted up
until the growing needs of the school shall
require add tional space.
The portrait of Representative Wheeler
which Mr.. Carl Gutherz has recently COM
pleted Is now exhibition at Veerhor's.
1t is a small canvas. showing the head
OILY. and the artists main effort has
been to obtain q striking resemblance He
has succeeded very well in this respect.
and his handling CT the flesh tints merits
no little praise.
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After some months of hard work Prof.
Andrews has now about completed his
figure of Wat Tyler. perhaps the most
important composition that he has un-
dertaken for a long time. The sturdy ann
orer. clad in a leathern apron and with
his helmet resting in the bend of his left
arm. stands beside his anvil The feet
planted a short distance apart. and the
firm. erect carriage give the figure a stub
born. aggressive air that is in thorough
keeping with the character of the man
Behind aim is the blazing forge with
the dark recess of the chimney and
everywhere upon the walls of the
smithy are pieces of armor. swords
halberds and all manner of wariike
implements. The wealth of detail rem
ders the setting for the figure unusually
interesting, but the objects have been
painted with such accuracy as to values
that they resolve themselves into the back
groLnd, and are not obtrusive. The in
terror of the smithy is illumined win a
blush northern light. but the cool effect of
this is relieved by the. sunny golden light
that brfghtens the winding stairway at
the extreme left of the composition. One
Of the most noticeable things about the
picture Is the careful and panstaking fin
iSh of every part.
Mrs. Andrews will probably send her
large half-length portrait of Prof Andrews
to the spring exhibition If she finishes II
in tine. 1t differes materially from the
usual run of portraits in ARRANGEMENT. the
ngure being placed well over to the right
hand side of the canvas. and the COMPOST
lion balanced by the introduction of
carved cabinet. jar containing brushes
ana otner artistic accessories. A fine old
piece Oh tapestry serves a background
for the figure. Mrs. Andrews has lust
completed very effective watpr-color
sketch of good-natured old colored mann
my.
Several fine paintings of the Barbizon
school are now at Fischer's. and will
shortly be placed on exhibition. OF ALI
the men of 1890. as the artists of This
famous school are commonly called. Dau-
hfgny kept in the closest touch with ma
ture. In the 'Botn," which was the name
his floating studio went by. he explored the
picturesque French rivers and depicted
their beauties with directness and truth.
II his paintings have not usually the com
plete harmony and unity of those by Rous-
seau, tn. sincerity and intimate knowledge
OF nature which they display is an ample
compensation. The Daubigny at Ffscher's
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ali odds the best of the small collection of
pictures there. There is little or no dis
tance in the painting. as wall of trees
rising almost in the foreground shuts of
the view. The foliage is managed with
marvellous skill, and a sense of the depth
of the forest is given. A peasant woman is
spreading clothes to dry upon the short
thick grass which. like a carpet covers the
open space in the foreground. The other
pictures at Fischer's are a mysterious twi-
light effect by Rousseau an animal sub
Ject by Troyon and q landscape by Corot
The latter Is painted in the extremely quiet
key which characterizes the artists work.
and is rather typical also in its compo-
sition. In addition to these pictures of
the Barbizon school there is at the gal
lery small Inness and Venetian scene
by Ziem.
At the recent meeting of the Water Color
Club the following officers were elected:
Mr.. Parker Mann. president: Mrs. Andrews
vice president; Mr.. Weller treasurer; Miss
Lillian Cook, secretary. Mr.. George Gibbs
resigned bis position as chairman of the
executive committee. much to the regret
Of the members of the club. as they have
nothing but praise for the efficient work
which he did at the first exhibition of the
organization. Mr.. L. s. Brumidi was
elected to fill his place. the other two men,
bers of the committee being Miss Perrie
and Mr. Gibbs. The executive committee
together with the officers previously men,
toned. form the board Of control Seven
new members were elected at the meeting
Miss Sara Bartle. Miss Critcher. Miss Will
loughby. Miss Mattingly and Messrs W. f.
Curtis. W. H. Chandlee and Daniel Rose.
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Mr.. Uhl will PROBABLY send to the spring
exhibition a motive which he obtained
years ago, but never carried out until now.
The picture is a moonlit view OF the beach
at Dieppe. with the chalk cliffs rising a
short distance from the waters edge. Mr..
Uhl has endeavored to give the water the
phosphorescent appearance that IL often
has, and has striven with no small degree
of success to depict the glow OF the waves
as they break upon the beach. He is now
busy with two portraits. one of DIR. Rich