Evening star., 1898-03-19

r, SATURDAY, MARCT
win AFFORD him an opportnn,ty for IN excel
lent bit Of costume paintfngi
Portraiture II also claiming Mrs An
drews' attention, and sha has just finished
a very lifelike head of DR.. Dickinson's
wife. By those who have seen it, it is con-
sidered an excellent likeness. and Mrs. An
drews has united in the work pleasing
quality ez color with gSod.rsound Drawing.
She has carried the por)faiti somewhat far
ther than usual, and In the lace work of
the dress as well as in The face the details
have been painted more minutely than is
her custom. Mrs. Andrews Is busy upon
portraits of number of Mrs. Hornsby's
ancestors.
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In the large collection of water colors
now on view at Fischer's the variety Of
subject and Of style is very noticeable as
the pictures are the product of many Diff
ferent schools. The Dutch painters are
strongly represented by such men as
Israels, who is seen to good advantage in
THE Knitter;'' Blommers, Kever Poggen-
beck and Valkenberg. Perhaps the most
serious work in the exhibition is con-
tAibuttu ny the DutCu ScI.OCt, though there
Is some strong work by. English painters,
the collection including pictures by Turner
Landseer, Birket Foster. etc. Attractive
water colors by French and Italian paint
laneous character, and pictures by a num-
Der of American water colorists are also
included.
Spencer Nichols Is planning to send as
his main contribution to the spring exhibf-
ton large portrait Of his mother, that
has been claiming his best skill for sew
eral weeks. He is fond of experimenting
with new effects, and with new methods Of
handling, and. as is often the case with
his work. this canvas viii come as some
thing of a surprise. He has chosen a rather
subdued effect of light and shade, but has
IN spite of this, given the face an i'm
mense amount of strength. The likeness of
Dr. DAILY is another striking portrait now
in his studio. and the head is not only
drawn with great simplicity and BREADTH
put Is very pleasing in color. Among the
best Of the black and white studies that
ne has made recently is a rainy night i'm
preston seen in front of the LAFAYETTE
Square Theater.
Walter Paris exhibition, which has been
held In the ample room of the society's gal
lery, on Connecticut avenue, closes with
this week. Many persons have been rather
surprised to find among his water colors
SO many decorative flower subjects, yet the
fact Is that Mr. Paris has achieved con-
siderable success as flower painter. about
thirty of his paintings of this class having
been purchased by the South Kensington
museum He shows many English scenes,
and is at his best in his al chitectural SUBJ
lects, while he is rarely as fortunate in
ter, however. are very good, as one which
SHOWS very large old tree, knotty and
moss-covered, which is one of the best
Things Of Its kind. Then he has a scene
IN sussex of fields and rolling hills sweep
ing as far as the eye can reach, in which
he has succeeded in giving an indescribable
erect or largeneSs. 1t is not alone that his
distance is good. but the picture gives the
sensation of freedom Of the open air.
Mr.. Jules Dieudonne,9 like many of the
other artists. is spending most of his time
on the work which he is expecting to send
to the society's exhibition next month One
of the things he is finishing up. for that pur-
pose is an oriental head with braided hair
a very peculiar thing; but most people will
probably find more pleasure. in his outdoor
subject. a little twilight scene along the
river, which was mentioned few weeks
ago. There are several other things in the
studio that are capable of being worked up
with good effect, and Mr! Dieudonne may.
also send some of these.g- II.
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When the government report of the seal
commission Is published 1t will probably
contain number of drawings made by
Bristow Adams. young washngtonian
at Leland Stanford" University who was
the artist of the commission in Alaska last
liable for the accuracy which is required in
scientific work. but are also excellent from
an artistic standpoint. There Is very good
technique in several life-sized seal heads,
in which the pen work gives a most vivid
suggestion os the texture of the fur. and
one finds. moreover. that the faces are full
of expression almost of character. Some of
Mr.. Adams subjects would, of course, be
more Interesting TO the scientist than to
any one else, but others have decided ar
tistic quality, as his drawing of an out
cast seal, all Scared by the marks of the
many fights in which he has been worsted,
pathetic figure in its isolation, with the
simple yet effective drawing of the lagoon
In which the seals were captured and pen
ned up.
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From the 21st to the 2Gth Mr.. LIE Grand
Johnston will hold an exhibition of his
paintings at MS studio, 715 18th street.
Visitors will find the walls sketches in
Oil and water ccior, as well as the more
carefully studied work produced in the
studio from memoranda acquired during
the summer. In Mr.. Johnston's hands the
simplest subject often takes on an artistic
charm, as one sees in the truthful study
OF picturesque bit in one of the yards
adjoining the studio The flats which are
no great distance from his studio seem
profoundly uninteresting to many, but it
Is right there that Mr.. Johnstons trained
eye mas caught many nice atmospheric
effect as seen in several very agreeable
compositions. Among his more important
pictures one may mention the group of
calves standing around a watering trough
In the striking stable INTERIOR and a view
OF New England road, that has very
nice atmosphere and outdoor effect.
Mrs. Colburn, whose work since she es-
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