Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-29
ART AND ARTISTS

The striking study head that Mr.. Howard
Helmick has recently finished Of Mr.. Will
liam Saunders is full of character and ex-
preston and is painted in q direct, simple
way in which every stroke of the brush
tells. The face is seen in profile and a
strong effect of light and shade accentuates
the strongly marked features. In color it
is notably good, and the same Is true of
small full-length portrait Of Mrs. Catlin,
though this canvas is painted with a very
different palette. The flesh tints are es-
pecially interesting in this likeness, as the
artist has set down those subtle and deli
cate shades which many painters ignore,
but which are essential In giving the bloom
OF youth and health. The figure Is placed
almost in the center of the canvas, and the
erect pose gives a certain formal severity
to the arrangement which detracts slight
ly from the pleasure that one takes in the
modelling and color.
On her return from New York Miss Aline
Solomons resumed work in her studio, and
a number of partly finished studies testify
to her industry. Her study Of a woman
with heavy mass of jet black hair prom
fses most successful results. but visitors to
the studio may look with more favor upon
the small study head that she is now work.
ing uoon- 1t Is likeness of Miss Irma
dued charm of color of which make it one
OF the most completely satisfying pasteIs
that has come from Miss Solomons' hand.
Among the works of art belonging to pri-
vate collections in Washington the tapes
tries owned by Mr.. Charles NJ. FfouIke cas-
lily take foremost place, as well on account
OF their historic and artistic value as by
reason OF the unique character of the col
lection. Mr.. Ffoulke has made a special
study Of old tapestries and has gained pos
session of many valuable specimens. those
illustrating the story of Eneas and Dido be-
ing among the most notable This series
which occupies nearly all the wall space
In MT. Ffoufke's large tapestry gallery
came into his hands through the Barberini
Iamlly, IN whose possession it had been for
TWO centuries and a half. They were woven
IN the looms established in the Barberini
palace, the cartoons having been painted
by Romanellus and interpreted by Waut-
ers, master weaver of Flemish ancestry
IN composition they are mastery, and the
dgn1ty or conception and skill in execution
show that artist and weaver united their
best efforts in this chef d'oeuvre. Through
the limitations of the weaver's art the most
subtle effects OF color and light and shade
are, as a rule. impossible, and the beauty
OF tapestry must lie largely in the ar
rangeEnent. the strength and simplicity OF
o Craving: a the he riehness and harmony of
which the scene Is reproduced.
Mr.. Paul Putxkf Is busy pranarinp for hi.
exhibition OF ceramics, and his studio fs
niled with the new specimens which he viii
display next week at veerhofrs. Coming
into his atelier on q raw January day. the
room ssems truly a-bioom with the fra
grant blossoms Of summer. Roses smile
from their china prison. aristocratic or
chtds nod their stately heads. and tempting
fruit may also be seen. though the artist
shows his SKIN more often In Mowers. He
has quite appropriately decorated q larre
tankard and punch bowl with grapes hang
Ing In heavy purple clusters and on these
two pieces the delicate. drawing Of the
vines. with their curling tendrfls, is worthy
OF note. On ona set OF dishes he has
painted different kinds OF berries With
great truth, and there Is equally artistic
work in q hsh set. ornamented with lob
sterss crahs. fishes, sea weed and sea
shells. with touches OF opaleseent colorfnx
1t Is not often that one sees finer Dam
bigny than the large landscape nov at
Fischer's-. The RICH bat quiet harmony OF
color Is superb. and there Is o rare iumi-
nous quality In the sunset sky against
which the houses In ths nniddle distance
are strongly s:fhoueffed. The dark clouds,
seting - . foii to this glowing bit OF sky.