Evening star., 1898-03-12

and TO add, whenever possible to the
nucleus OF an art library that has already
been formed. For one of the coming Thurs
days the entertainment committee has ar
ranged with Mr.. Moser to give talk on
his German experiences. illustrating it with
display OF some Of bis sketches.
Now that newspaper drawing no longer
claims Mr.. Moser's undivided attention ne
is able to turn himself seriously to paint
ing. II is disappointing to learn that there
is little probability OF his holding an exhf-
biton OF his foreign sketches this wear
The attractive water colors that he has
exhibited in past years have always been
received with favor, and as an unusual
treat was anticipated in his collection Of
German sketches, the announcement will
be source Of regret to a large number
While Mr.. Moser works mainly IN water
ccior. II is quite possible that he will be
represented in the exhibit of the Soctety
OF Washington Artists, either by something
In oil or by work in black and white.
MI David Walkley's exhibition which
closes today at Neerhon's gallery. nas with
good reason, attracted a great deal Of at
tentlon. one of his most striking canvasas
painting tnat was added to the collection
whlle the exhibition was in progress gives
us glimpse of a typical Connecticut lane.
gIass-grown and bordered with irregular
stone walls 1t is not, perhaps. as agr.e,hI,
in composition as some of his canyascs
nor has IL as pleasing a quality OF color
but II is a remarkably fine example OF
"bat may be called conservative impres-
sionism, and not only is the colartnu rr.
usually brilliant and true to nar,Ire but
the eHect OF sunlight and atmosphere is
rendered In a wonderfully successful man.
ner.
Next week flower levers will nave an cp-
pcrtunity to enjoy Paul de Lonypre',
Charming water colors and the wall-knoun
Hover painter will keep his coliectio, Of
pictures on view at Neerhons for two
weeks.
Mr.. Henry Floyd has been at work on
several portraits and study heads. the like
hess OF MIR Ralph Cross johnson, which ia
now upon the artists easel being one OF
the most interesting of these. 1t is a small
head, treated in a rather sketchy manner.
but Mr.. Floyd has. with a few simple
strokes Oh the brush. put a good deal OF
expression into the face. A rather stronyar
effect of light and shade is to be found in
another head which he Is working upon a
likeness of an old lady dressed i'm black.
Mr. Floyd shows a great deal of skill and
artistic feeling in his treatment of lsnd
scapes and architectural subiaots and IN "a
likely that some of his work in this line
may be contributed to the spring exhibit
ton, opening at the new gallery on April A
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Mr. H. Il. Bradford still confines himself
assduously to work in black and white
contenting himself with an occasional saI,v
into the domain of color Monochrome
seems to be his forte, but when he does
essay color work it is usually with a con-
siderable degree of success as one may see
in his water color portrait Of a very beauti-
4ui young lady He has not been able to
quite shake himself free from the tenden-
cies of his black and white work but he
has mcdeled the head in a very satisfactory
manner. In his chosen field he has been
making number of drawings, and among
taese perhaps the most noticeably good
work is to be found in the pencil drawing
OF mother and child out in the open fields.
The quintet of old English pictures which
arrived at Fischer's recently includes a girl
ish figure by Opie, painted in a charming
scale of tawny hues; portrait of an aris-
tocratic lady, by Sir William Beechey full
OF refinement and delicacy; a military gem
tleman by Hoppner, bold and vigorous in
modelling, though trifie crude in color, and
from the same brush.
Beginning on Monday, and continuing for
one week, there will be an exhibition of
water colors by Mr. Walter Paris, at the
gallery of the s. w. A., 1920 Connecticut ave-
nue.. Visitors cannot fail to note the great
variety in subject, and must also be i'm
pressed with the marked advance which is
to be seen In the sketches made in England
last summer. A number of Washington
sketches are included in the COLLECTION. and
of all these there is nothing more artistic
and original than the view OF the monu-
ment by moonlight. One of the most digni-
he'd of his landscapes is view of one of
the Scottish lochs; and Holland and France
have also furnished motives for this exhibi-
ton. 1t is, however, from English scenery
and architecture that he has drawn the
most of his material, and he has never
done any more attractive work than the
little street scenes in the city of Gloucester
and in ST. Ives and Penzance in Cornwall.
The spring exhibitions in New York. which
are without doubt the most important an
nual art everts of the metropolis, are rap
idly approaching. The Society of American
Artists opens on March 10, closing April
%, and the National Academy OF Design
will be open from March - to May IA.