Evening star., 1898-10-29

there in long time The likeness has all
| the elements OF what Sir Joshua Reynolds
| called the grand style in portraiture-re-
| mnement, elegance and dignifed simplicity.
| me lace is painted with perfection uf
| Soior and texture that leaves little to be
| desired, and the ensemble makes the por-
t ualt oy Lawrence. hanging nearby. seem
hinost commonplace, in spite Of all it's
| poidhess or treatment. There is also On
| eNhloiton a well-arranged group OF iigurcs
! oy isfaeis. an attractive evening landscaae
| py Deipy. one OF the best pupils Of Dau-
| Dlsny, a cattle study by Troyon a clnyarfN,
| painted genre subject by Toby R,santb.l
| ana church interior by Salinas. The lat
| Ter canvas has all the glitter and brillIanry
| OF the FortGny school and is painted with
| and boldncss.
| A number Of water colors testify To Mr.
| J. II. Moser's industry during the past Few
/ Months, many Of the sketches being taken
| here In the city and the rest being subjects
seen on the short excursions which he took
| INTO Virginia during the warm weather.
/ Several of his best sketches were made in
The vicinity Of Clifton Forge. and depict the
| iish' forest covered mountains with
wreaths of mist rising from the valleys
among the sketches made right Here In
7" ashlngton there is a very truthfullv paint-
| ed evening effect seen near tho Au,ad,,.,
| oItu6e' sober quiet motive full Of the
| sentiment OF repose. As examples OF ar
| usuc skll the flower garden studies made
| @ @eaI Ihe @ Agricultural building are OF un-
| usuai interest, for in these he has shown
| the brliliancy and glitter OF the sunsbfD.
| ne seml-transparent beauty OF the leaves
~hen seen against the sunlight. and has
| LroNeu his mastery of many of the most
| dlf1lcult problems of Painting Mr. Nosar
| expects to move into a studio on + straai
| before long. '
| MI fdul Putzh has been holding through
out the week an exhibition of has v.orL q,
| china decoration in his studio fin the Meter.
on building and the display includes many
| ne" pieces OF artistic merit. Roses are ia
I Eort'e mowers with him, and it would be
iicui' 10 nhd anything more graceful in
arrangement or more thoroughly charming
In color than his set of plaras dao,,,a,,I
| with the different varieties of rosas I,,,,ar
| ~ attractive is the decoration of a Iaro.
| vase the roses possessing dewy freshness
| thdt cannot fail to please In this and A.,
d Simllar vase decorated with an orchid
ueslsn, Mr. Putzki has shown pr,.,t slgtu
| ~ ~ Sttohely accenting certain Of the flowers
aau IN suggesting the greater rernofeness
VI the others by allowing the leaves and
| yrn1Iod ,yHniis almost to melt into the back
| sLouhu. nile there is a difference Of
oPihion among decorators as to the annro-
| prlateness of this method 90 tr,,, ,n,,
Santn sohne pelieWng that the design should he
handled In the fiat style of a mosaic II =
certain that Mr.. Putzki has rnas,ara5
tiaoI t ushiy the difficulties of the style thar
| ne has chosen ''is'
Inc sculptor Mr.. Ferdinand c. T.oip,ar
mas now on exhibition at Veerhoff.s III
examples of his handiwork. the bust of ~,
! Iate MAJ William G. Moore having. per
Eaps the most general interest. This l,rs1
was made for the police department IN lac
ieSehteG on the DAY of the police parad,
| TO the family of the late chief and 49,,
| VINO have seen il unite in cunsiaerir,r, ~ a.,
! excellent likeness. The same IS tr,,o . = -
! Dust OF Secretary Porter and II s,,,,,s ~.
| II tne scuptors strongest point is his ra~-
dlty or getting a good likeness f,yo,,, -,
artistic standpoint the bust of Mr. Tai,,.r az
small nephew is. Perhaps the most i1ttr-
| estIls OF the three, so natural and ljf..iL.
Is the expression.
|
MI walter Paris spent the greater part
OF the summer in Ipswich. Mass. giving
part OF his time to Painting the fascina,f-4
landscape subjects in that vicinity. bur
nafihs LOT MS main aim the making of a
| historical record of the MANY old arcbite,-
tural landmarks which are to be seen in
| every corner of the town. but which IRE
gradually disappearing Few tou-rs &, H..
part OF the country have as interesting and
| picturesque examples of architecture. dat
lng nack into the colonial period. and Mr..
| dils sketches ar of a good deal of his
| Iorlc value, besides giving pleasure in =
purely aesthetic way. He worked with un-
iirlns industry all summer and when late
III oeptemeer, Just before his departure he
gave couple of exhibitions of h s seaso,'s
"ork' ne Mas able to display water colors
| tG the number of more than four score
none OF these showed that any yrcar
iensth or time had been expended up0u il
but each was complete and finished as ~
Ine oenals, and was not sighted I'm any
part Nhile Mr. Paris very literal man
| In the architectural subjects several og bis
!anuscapes We're quite striking, especially
| fects. N'ouu et-