The times., 1899-04-16

| artists away from home. The Philadelphia
| Art Club has just given a who.e page in its
catalogue to a half-tone reproduction of his
| fine watercolor. THE Blacksmith" which
| The Times singled out last fall as the sur
| prise of the Watercolor Club exhibition
| here.
! One of his pictures hangs in the Society
of American Artists Exhibition now being
held in New York. The society's standard
| is frequently said to be higher than the
Salon or the Royal Academy. Startling as
| this may seem, it is perfectly true.
Mr.. Christmas exhibits two pictures. a
landscape study and a marine sketch. The
latter is fine in irdescent color.
Mr.. Nye has two quiet, gray pictures
that are attractive in color and show a
proper appreciation of the better things
in landscape.
Lesley Jackson like Warner, contributes
studies Of such refreshing truth and accu-
racy that one comes upon them with real
delight, though they cannot be said to be
in any sense conspicuous or important.
There is something delightful about the
pictures Of ]. d. Morgan. particularly
Woodstock Hills Conn" 1t is a consum-
mate and beautiful portrait, revealing
great skill of the kind for which Frederick
E. Church was famous.
W. B. Chilton's "A Quiet Pool" is one
of those broadly painted scenes which al
ways look real
Miss Jackson's "Snickers Gap" is good
Miss Nicolay's Under the Pines is very
true, and one of the most carefully painted
bits of nature much in advance of any
thing in landscape she has yet shown at
exhibitions
Mr. sawyer's Mulberry Tree" is a good
study
Miss Mary Morse is a new name in the
list of exhibitors and her two pictures
show ability of high order. Though very
small and far from important they are
thoroughly artistic. "Cedars'' is as
charming as it is unpretentious.
Freaks before which the public stand
amazed and upon the merits of which the
artists themselves are divided are con-
spicuous by their absence There is one,
however, "A Turquoise Lake." represent
ing snow-capped mountains, which rise
above lake of the deepest green. 1t may
be natural; truth is stranger than fiction,
even in landscape at times. Whatever
may be said of it, this much is certain:
! in its heavy black frame it is a highly
decorative affair.
Taken altogether the landscapes this
year are strong collection of pictures
and reflect great credit on the society.
A New Picture Mt Corcornn Gallery.
Messer is at last in the Corcoran CAL
lery. His grand Sunset" a large and
splendid picture, hangs with the fine ex-
amples of the great Americans recently
acquired at the Clarke sale. How well 1t
looks one only has TO go to the Gallery
to discover. The three distinctly local
leaders are now properly reps ID
there-Brooke, Weyl and Messer. J.
cal artists are happy over the ut.
WeyPs Corcoran Gallery picture, .ugh
small, is distinguished canvas a ,ke's
Negro Picture" is equally DISTINGUISHED
/ in its way and one of the most pSpular
story telling pictures in Americe but
| those who know that Brooke will be re-
membered as poet of the first rank look
| forward TO the time when a canvas of his
maturer period hangs on the walls of the
great gallery. All praise to the trustees
and TO Mr. Fischer who was the discoverer
\ and champion of the Messer Sunset"
| That prophet is not without honor"
ETC., is all too true. but at the Corcoran
it is demonstrated that the exception
proves the rule.
! A Master of Genre.
| Mr.. E. L. Henry. N. A., the painter of
| 'sThe First Railroad in York State" which
has for some time attracted wide attention
/ at the Corcoran Gallery, has been in town
J tHls WEEK making stuuleS at TIE national
Museum, and with Mrs. Henry, is enjoying
spring time at the Capital.
A Free Exhibition.
1t does not seem to be generally known
that the Society of Washington Artists
exhibition is open every day and evening
except Sunday, and that the usual admis-
sion fee has been abandoned. The exhi-
bition is free. and no one should miss see
! ing the best of the years work there shown
| by the local artists. The galleries are at
1920 Connecticut Avenue, near X Street
/ The exhibition closes on the 29th. Two
full weeks remain. and large attendance
would greatly encourage this little band OF
workers. who are striving 10 make local
art important and creditable TO our city
] JAMES HENRY MOSER