Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-26
ART AND ARTS T S

paintings displayed at the cosmos tlup was
the most notable exhibition held TINS Week.
and The work shown made the forward
strides which modern illustration is taking
very manifest. A great many stuoenls
| visited the exhibition, and those hitting
til msclyes for that branch of art were
! able to learn much by comparing the origi-
nails with the proofs, showing the work as
! it appears after reduction for illustra don
purposes. The drawings, which number
more than a hundred, and which bear he
signatures of seventeen different artl:ts,
were maze for Scribner's Magazine as IL
| Illustrations for Senator Lodges Story OF the
! Revolution and Capt. A. I. Mahans ar
| ticles on the American Navy in the Revo-
luton To consider Howard Pyle's pictures
merely as illustra tons would be doing
| them sCant justice, as they are executed IN
full Color and from their mastery COM
| position, fine action and careful attention
| TO historic detail deserve to take rank
| with the best war paintings. His Retreat
| from Trenton is especially worthy OF at
tention. In the delineation of battles ana
other scenes of spirited action the young
and comparatively obscure illustrator, r.
G. Ioan, shows remarkable ability, anu
| q. A. Shipley, whose work is also nttle
known, shows great promise. Another
young artist who is largely represented IN
| the collect is Ernest Peixotto, who, in
| landscape and architectural subjects, en-
plONS Il Vi pen anu WISH WIN
very effective results. His use of dots ard
short lines in pen and ink work makes his
style peculiarly his own, and his technique
suggests the influence of no other illus.
tlator, with the possible exception Of
Verge. Mr.. Peixotto's sketches of the cit
| adel at Quebec, the Old North Church in
| Boston and of Independence Hall in Phila-
| delphia drawings that one likes TO
lirger over.
The sketches and studies by Elizabeth
Nourse, which were shown at Fischers
this week, reveal a new side to her work,
and in number of water colors sno
proves her ability to handle that medium
as well as Oil. With the exception of
| few Dutch scenes and flower subjects the
sketches were all made during her recenc
stay in Tunis, where she found all endless
| amount of picturesque material suited to
her brush. The street scenes bring the
color and atmosphere of the city vividly
before the eye. and the interior with the
| two native women weaving gives an in
| s sht into the daily life Of the inhabitants.
OF even more interest than her water col
orS are the many small study heads in
Gil which Miss Nourse made of the vari-
ous types 20 be seen in Tunis, and in these
heads she has shown an unusual talent for
expressing character in few telling
strokes. Her flower studies executed in
gouache on tinted paper are also well
worthy of notice. as one seldom flow
ers massed in such bold, unconventional
way.
Among the Lenten lectures to be given
| this year is an illustrated course on art
TOPICS by Miss Dora Duty Jones, whose
study in preparation for this work has fit
| ter her to give a most satisfactory presen-
| tation of her subjects. She has gathered
together some especially fine illustrations
| which add greatly to the interest of the
course, those for the first lecture, on Botti-
celli, given at Mrs Ffoulke's on Friday at
ternoon, consisting of a large and unusual
ly complete collection representing his
work.
The exhibition which the Charcoal Club
held on Monday and Tuesday at the club
studio was well attended. and the time
spent in a short visit was well repaid. The
work exhibited was all by students, and
very naturally showed a lack of advanced
knowledge, but it is always interesting to
notice in the work of the student the ten
denotes which may govern the career of
the artist. In some Of the studies one could
see the germ of an idea which the worker
had not the experience TO carry out salts
factorily, but most Of the members Of the
club have reached the point where they
can express their meaning with fair
amount of artistic skill Carl Heber, who
is the president of the organization, showed
the only works in sculpture, and of his
contributions the babys head and the little
pickanniny entitled IAN Alabama Bios
son." were especially admired. Perhaps
the most original thing in color was the
atmospheric early morning sketch by
George Parson, who also showed strong
work in black and white. H. j. Johnson
exhibited some attractive specimens OF
burnt wood decoration, and Messrs. Bal
four Kerr, Harry Kerr, r. L. Renaud
Fitzpatrick and Totten were among the
other club members who showed pleasing
work in pen and pencil.
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In Miss Katherine Chipman's water color
portrait of Mrs. Donald Mclean, which is
now on exhibition at the Corcoran Art Gal
lery the modelling of the head is very care
fully studied, and the strength of color is
such that the portrait holds its own among
the oil paintings that surround it. Miss
Chapman has chosen profile view, and
has concentrated her attention upon the
head, giving merely a suggestion of the
low-cut gown. Mrs. McLean's friends unite
in considering it good likeness, and to one
unacquainted with her the face is full of
character, and a certain dignity of bearing
is easily discernible In Miss Chipmans
studio, in the Cairo, is likeness of an
other woman prominent in the d. A. r.,
Miss Mary Van Buren, Vanderpool of New
York. A very good example of what the
artist can do when working with dark
background and rich scheme of color, is
the solidly painted head of frank, pleas
ant-faced boy, and number of other in
teresting things may also be seen at her
studio. Miss Chapman expects to remain
in the city for several weeks longer.
At the studio of Prince Troubetzkoy, in
the Corcoran building, he has couple of
portraits quite well advanced. One is a
three-quarter length OF Mrs. Stilson Hutch
ins, who is seated on divan; the head,
which is just sufficiently turned away to
define the profile, being treated in a very
striking fashion. The other shows Mr.. R.
L. Keeling in an artistic pose. the effect of
which Is heightened by his black velvet
coat. The artist has done Justice to the
individual style and distinguished appear
ance characteristic OF each Of his sittere,
and In general 1t may be said OF his work
In portraiture that II has an air OF elega nee.
Beside these two unfinished portraits he
has on hand q landscape. which promises