Evening star., 1898-03-26
A RT AND ARTS rs

and 18th Of April. The exhibition is to be
| held this year much earlier than usual in
order that after its close the pupils may be
| able to put in a month more of hard
work. The scholarship in the designing
class will be awarded, shortly before the
exhibition, among the pupils who are fin
| ishing the first years course This class is
| now working upon book covers, and the
| members of the advanced class are doing
excellent work in the designing of wall
| paper patterns. One of the students has
| also been making some very interesting
stained-glass designs. 1t is possible that
the scholarship giving a years tuition in
the New York Art League may also be
awarded about the time of the exhibition.
Plans are being made for an entertain
nent for the benefit of the league to be
| given at Columbia Theater April IL. 1t will
include many beautiful and artistic fea-
lures, and a large company composed of
some of the most talented local performers
| is to take part in it.
The picture Beauties From the Ocean, ~
which has been on exhibition at the Cor
coran Art Gallery, was purchased this
week by A. L. Barber of this city This
painting, the work of Peter Baumgras of
chicago, represents with great fidelity a
variety or shells and other forms Of ma
rine life, and has been much admired while
on view at the gallery.
Mrs. Andrews is expecting visit from
Rhoda Holmes Nichols about the last of
this month, and it is possible that the we'll
known water colorist may bring with her
some of her work and give a small exhibi-
ton. Mrs. Nichols is an English woman
and before coming to this country was
best known by her work in Oil. During her
residence in America she has gradually
given more and more time to water color,
ana mas now reached an enviable position
among water color painters.
Miss Daisy King, the sculptor has Just
finished one of her characteristic child fig
ures, an attractive subject, which she has
executed in her best vein. She is still oc-
cupied with the decorative mural painting
Whlch she mas been making for the Guriey
Memorial Church, tall panel designed to
mt in the space beneath a Gothic arch on
the subject Christ Blessing Little Chill
dren.''
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Although painting on china, ivory, etc.
is commonly regarded as having rather
strict limitations, Prof. Franz j. Schwartz
mas been successful in adapting it to an un-
usual variety Of subjects, as the winter
landscape in miniature on ivory, which he
mas recently finished. He has also finished
decorative subject on a china tile vii h
Two oriental figures, which is well done,
the color and textures being particular
good, and the drapery handled with skill.
1nere are number OF artistic treats ex-
pecsed at Neerhoff's gallery in the near fu-
lure. among them are collection of pas
teis oy Wells Champney, and Carlton T.
Enaphdn coiiectlon of marine paintings,
"hlch VIII be shown from the 10th to the
I'D OF April, an exhibit which promises n
be of unusual interest. The display of PAM
de Longpre's flower paintings in water
cofor closes today, and will be followed
next week by an exhibition of Frederick
Remlngtons dashing black and white draw
ings, which are sure to attract a great deal
of attention.
Mr.. Gustave Osberg, a Swedish miniature
painter OF some note, expects to visit
washington next week, with a view to in
| Producing his work here.
Carolus Duran, who reached New York
on Monday, expects to pay Washington a
visit at the close of his stay in the me-
tropolis. He does not plan % remain In
ills Guilty ilOTc lndn TWO or three
months. during which time he will visit
several of the larger eastern cities.
The exhibitions of the Society of Amer
| lean Artists and the National Academy of
Design are now the most absorbing topics
Of discussion among New York art lovers,
and as artists from all over the country
contribute to a certain extent TO these im-
portant annual events an echo of the same
interest Is awakened in ali the larger cities
The exhibition of the society, which OPEN
ed last Saturday, does not seem to be per
ceptibly weakened by the recent secession
Of small band Of painters, including such
artists as Edward Simmons, +. w. Benson.
Robert Reid, Edmund c. Tarbeu, Childe
Hassam, j. H. Twachtman and j. Alden
Weir. The seeding artists have formed
an independent organization and will hold
rival exhibition at the Durand Ruel gal
leries, beginning on March 81. In spite
Of the fact that this rupture has
withdrawn from the society a number of
the most r. deal impressionists, the ten
dency in that direction is still very strong.
OF the landscapes shown perhaps two
thirds manifest leaning toward impress
sionism, but it is In the direction of the
more healthy kind Of impressienism. Leon
ard Ochtman, Francis Murphy, Charles
Warren Eaton, Bruce Crane, ETC., still
maintain the older traditions Of landscape
art, and the figure painters are as e. rule
quite conservative. though the spread Of
decorative ideas is very evident in this
class of work. This year the Shaw prize
of 81 500 was awarded to George r. Barse
jr., for magnificent figure composition call
ed, Might and the Waning Day." and the
Webb prize of $500 was awarded to George
Fl. Bogert for his evening scene at Hon
feur. John w. Alexander, who is hailed by
many as the pioneer in what is to become
distinctively American school of art, is
finely represented. and his POT of Basil.
Is especially noticeable for its rhythmic
beauty Of line decorative massing of light
and shade and low-toned harmony of color.
Many of the usual favorites are somewhat
disappointing this season, and Sargent's
most important canvas, though agreeably
bold and simple, is not a portrait to rave
about. His full-length portrait of Robert
Louis Stevenson, painted in 1887, is, how
ever, worthy of the highest praise, and
this small canvas is justly attracting much
attention. Whistler Is one Of the artists not
represented In a very adequate manner, and
his two paintings bearing the date 1862
while interesting examples of his earlier
style, would hardly arouse much enthu-
siasm IL they bore the signature of an
artist less widely known. Probably very
few Washingtorians know that whistler
was employed in the coast survey many
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