New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
TWO ARTISTS PlCIt RED.
FRANK EUGENE's PORTRAITS OF ANTON
SElDL AND JOSEPH JEFFERSON.

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The. ar, now Oh exhibition IN kuo"4.'f's
Art Galleries two paintings hy ia" same "NN'
the SUBJECTS u which VIII make them ~ esre-
cal interest 10 the public. on Is a portrait OIL
Anton Seidl. as n appeared when c"ndn' ing
his orchestra. and the other portrait IF Jo-
seph Jefferson As Caleb Plummer IN IN"
Cricket Oh The Hearth" Tho pictures ar" by
Frank Eugene Of this city. and have been
finished and placed exhibition only com
parativcly short time Naturally. the TWO dis
similar subjects contrast with each 'lher
strongly in their treatment The SeiH' p'f-
t-aj, with its general black and white effect Is
rer,ark,blv cool in tone. while the Jefferson
pain,ne is fuI " rich color. Both ar" excel
lent uk.nDsses. and in both thu artist h'a made
a point # painting MS sitter in chHfA' 'iIst''
attitude which at once Identifies the man "Iih
his profession.
Th- p..ilre Of Seidl. which Mrs. Seidl says Is
III. only one eyer painted u her husband i'"
life represents him standing IN front OF MS
score turned half round toward the I'it 50 '"i'
h. can look over tn audience. His rlsht arm
rests upon the music rack. and in ms mana ~
holds hi. baton. which. however. Tor 'h' NJ
mon, b.r.s idlv from between his fingers. me
ex,r.ss. Of his face is firm almost severe
and IS that = a man under c'nsldridD' "''
yous strain. lie is waiting FOR perfect qu'e'
before giving The signal TO tho orchestra - L.
Kin Tn. .loa Of this attitude was suRseS''1 -
Nr Eugene. the artist. one evening III Oa'"oS'
Hall H. s,cakng IF it h" sa!
"Nr S.idl was conducting at a concert anu
the particular number in which The incident oc-
CURED Vas Beethoven symphony Between
the second and third movements there was
short pause Just AT the end Of tins "heh III"
next movement vas about TO begin there "a'
great deal If noise in the hall. Several cha's
banged in the rear Of the room. and Mt Seidl'
baton in hand. turned partly resting MS arm
on the rack and .ooked over the audience
showing plainly by the action and the expires
sion of his face that he could not go on uh'''
the hall was quiet. The commanding eIoquehce
Of his look impressed greatly. and although
had already started portrait OF nm seated
In a chair | at once decided to drop IL ana take
this attitude.
Il made a rough pencil sketch then and thcre
10 impress It on my mind. and afterwarn gov
Mr. Sedl 70 pose that way for me. lie did not
give me many sttings, and those lie" were
short ones. for he was busy. 1t was about
year ago just before ne went to Bayreuth' tha'
the picture was finished
Mr. Sedls face in the portrait SHOWS '"i '"''
lines u age which are not generally 10 be Cd
Served in the carefully retouched photographs
Of him commonly seen. II Is therefore more
realistic likeness Of him as he appeared In Iate
Years than most Of the pictures shown.
The portrait Of Mr. Jefferson makes the vet
eran actor look older than he actually does. be-
cause for the part OF Caleb Plummer he makes
Up with a bald wig and draws deep lines ana
Wrinkles in his face But the genial. bright ex-