Evening star., 1898-04-30

as Mr. Baer, lhe WeIl-known New York
] miniaturist, has aptly said: Miniature
| painting is not contest of physical eve
| sight, and to engrave the Lords PRAYER
! on three-cent piece is not art" Some of
| MISS Hobbs best work is to be seen in the
| three portraits of Mrs. Calvin S Brice
who posed for the largest of these in the
gown she wore when presented to Queen
Victoria. The texture and color of the
nesh is well rendered in almost every case,
and among the best portraits shown one
may mention the miniatures of Nine. Mel
| ba, Mrs. Benjamin Harrison Mrs. John
| Sherwood, Senator Burrows and Col. and
Mrs. Robert 1. Fleming
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The movement toward the formation of a
National Art Club should engage the
| thoughtful attention of the artists and art
| lovers of Washington, as it's purpose is to
| bring all the art organizations of the coun-
| try into closer touch. 1t is proposed to
open club house in New York which
shall become place of meeting for artists
and connoisseurs from all over the United
States. The club house is TO contain a
gallery suitable for exhibitions of moderate
size. The organization will publish and
! furnish to its members a periodical which
Will deal with art topics of timely interest
On the organizing committee are such men
as John La Fargo. president of the So
| ciety of American Artists; George B. Post
president of the American, Institute of
Architects; j. Q. A. Ward, president of
the National Sculpture Society; Richard
Watson Glider. editor of the Century: Hal
sey s. Ives, director of the Art Museum in
st. Louis. and d.iW. Beatty, director of
seeretarn see SarneEie q 1T alery The organizing
addressed for further information at the
Yale Club. New York city.
Variety of sil,iaHt uc,,olI,, loraS
tiveness to a. bainter's work, but interest
and pleasure arr quite as often aroused by
the presentation of one theme in the full
est and most 'lteffect manner at the art
Isis command, the large collection CT
pastels, which, ,aFe now on view at Veer-
hofs and arci too remain there another
week, Wells Chainbney has sought for one
thing alone-to {piAte before the eye types
OF feminine ,l9yeiiBass. He has been cor
tent to set'detvn on canvas "the lips red
charm, the heaven of hair" and has maid
little attention to the play of expression
IN the faces. He seems to delight most in
portraying fresh girlish faces with their
placid young beauty, and it is only by; the
slightest variations that he departs from
this general type. Among Mr. Champney's s
pastels the one entitled Easter Lilies, Is
especially attractive, on account of the
delicate harmony of color and the spirit
uelie beauty of the girl bending over the
stalk of blossoms The piouantIv nrettv
face hanging just above this picture also
deserves the admiratic.i 1t has called forth
and the portrait of Mary Mannering is an
other noteworthy canvas. In one paste!
the artist shows us a girl with a wealth
OF red hair, very much in the Henner stvln
ana In all the pictures he displays unusual
skin in his treatment of hair, whether ir
De neatly coiled in modern fashion, bound
with fillets or flowing unrestrained. In
auu1tlOn to the original work ot
MT. Champney shows q number of we'll
studied copies that he has made from the
old masters.
Mr. w. Balfour Ker, a promising young
student who has been working at the Art
Students League here for several years,
left on Monday for New York to continue
his art study under the greater advantages
| which the metropolis offers. He has shown
most decided gift for work in black and
white, which promises him success in the
| realm of illustration, but his color sense
which is as yet less developed NAV lead
the New York Art League, and under the
instruction there and the artistic influences
with which he will be surrounded the many
friends who wish him success anticipate
rapid progress on his part.
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Nr. Carl Heber, another young man, who
during the time he has been in Washington
has identified himself with the student fra
ternity, first at the Corcoran school ana
subsequently at the league, will probably
be OH his way to New York tonight In
sculpture. which is the branch of art that
be is following, he has done number of
excellent things since he came to the city
from Chicago, and the three contributions
that he made to the S. w. A. exhibition.
| which closes today, were very favorably re-
ceived both by the artists and by the pub
lie. Possibly the best thing that he has
yet done is his recently completed bust of
Mr.. John Httz, Superintendent of the Volta
bureau, for he has caught the character of
the genial old gentleman with entire sue
cess and has modelled the head in very
skillful way. The last week of his stay the
sculptor has spent in finishing the subtle
and delicately ffofeled low relief that he
has been making 6f Miss Aileen Bell Mr..
Heber goes to New York to assist Mr.. Part
ridge in the lafser's studio.
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The approachfngs horse show lends an
especial interest to the pictures of horses
and of the chase which are now at Ffsch.
ers. A large CANVAS by Jan Chelminski.
which shows the Rockaway Hunt Club
following the Hounds. is extremely spirited
in action, thoughAit is hardly as pleasing
in color as a somewhat similar scene by
Goubie. The letter canvas is fresh and
clear in color, pdfhe mounted figures are
full OF animation and movement. 1t is a
| notably good picttfe for an artist who was
often so comrponpIace and uninteresting.
| A racing horse painted by Gean Smith is
| also shown, bqtras the animal is standing
motionless, the study has none of the ac-
tion which often leads US to forget the
| artists faulty drawing.
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Following the praiseworthy example set
for himself several years ago, and which
| he has faithfully followed ever since, Prof
| Andrews. director of ths- Corcoran School
of Art, today invited the pupils Of that In
| stitution to become his guests for the occa-
| sion and pay visit to the Walters.art gall
lery in Baltimore The company. which
numbered about $50, were provided with
| special cars set apart for their use in the
| trip over and return
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Miss Mary Moore. who has from time TO
time executed some very clever miniatures.
has recently completed an exceptionally
weli-studied portrait, both In regard to the
likeness and the artistic qualities Of the