The record-union., 1899-09-17

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/ New York Post: The Canadian art
lists have a distinct grievance in con-
nection with the Paris Exposition. The
French Government has made no pro-
vision in the fine arts section for the
British colonies, apart from the space
allotted to Great Britain. But that
is very little, if any, bigger than the
accommodations provided for Holland;
the home painters are very numerous.
Royal Academicians, so say the COM
plainants, very little disposed to consid-
er anybody but themselves. The only
chance for the Canadian painters,
! therefore, is to exhibit in their special
building, which, as they practically OBJ
serve, would be rather like hanging
pictures in county fair. They have
decided, in consequence, to be unrep-
resented at the exposition. This is
| hardly to be wondered at, and yet it is
regrettable, for this offshoot of British
art has struck out for itself, abandon
| ing the traditions which still cling
around the art Of the mother country
to its manifest harm, and with tech
nique learnt in Paris has grown to a
distinct position of its own. The young
literary movement of Canada has it's
! counterpart in painting. Both are rec
ognized beyond her borders, but paint
ing, necessarily, to more limited ex-
tent; and it's absence from the expo
sition. though it is already favorably
known in Paris, is a misfortune. For
the Canadian painter, in one respect,
suffers as our American painters do.
He is without honor among a large
number of his countrymen. The fash
ion is to buy foreign pictures. A good
showing at the exposition might have
established him in the eyes of his coun-
trymen, as we are sanguine that the
American display will do in the case of
our own painters.
The memorial monument to Captain
Miles Standish on Captains Hill, South
Duxbury, Mass. has been unveiled. The
monument, says the Boston Tran
script" is of massive blocks of rough
granite from Maine, and is 116 feet high
from the grade to the parapet; the
statue surmounting it is II feet high
The diameter of the shaft is 2S feet at
the base and 16 feet at the top. The
arch of the entrance is built of stones
contributed by the different New Eng
land States, and the keystone was pre-
sented by President U. S. Grant and
represents the United States. The mon
ument cost about $4,000, and fully
$50, 600 of that amount was furnished
by dozen or more men. For many
years things were at standstill, as
there were differences among the mem
bers of the association, and at one time
it was feared that the monument would
come down, as the earth had washed
away around the foundation. It was the
desire of the monument association to
have a grand celebration to dedicate
the structure this season, but it will
probably not take place before another
year.
The Art Commission of Baltimore has
justified it's recent creation by rejecting
the gift Of a fountain which one of the
citizens had offered for erection in a
public park. 1t is said that the intend
ing donor had sought the assistance of
a stone-cutter instead of a sculptor to
design and execute the fountain. How
ever that may be, the scheme was
judged to be deficient in artistic merit
and was rejected.
The statement having recently been
made that Miss Enid Yandell is the
only woman sculptor member of the
/ R-or,
rec, the Secretary Of the society, writes
to say that this is an error. In addi-
tion to Miss Yandell the sculptor mem
! bership of the society includes Mrs H.
H. Kitson of Boston and Miss Bessie
Potter, who, like Miss YandeI, now
lives in New York
! Mr.. Gambart has offered to present
! to the town of Fontainebleau, France,
| a monument to be erected on an i'm
portant public site, in honor of Rosa
Bonheur. Mr.. Gambart bought many
of her pictures, published the greater
number of her engravings from them,
and was on friendly terms with her for
many years.
Inc Ffencn JOurnalS report Jnat the
| exhibition of Van Dycks at Antwerp
will number more than a hundred ex-
amples, including thirty-seven from
England, and contributions from
France, Italy and Germany.
The works upon the site of the So
called palace Of Theodoric" at Ra-
VIENNA have been brought to an end
1t has now become clear, according to
the Munich "Allgemeine Zeitung," that
the palace dates from a later period
than that of the great Goth, and as ii
bears traces of the East Roman build
ers was probably erected by the Ex-
archs during their residence at Ra-
VIENNA. There are signs also of it's
having served as a barrack for sol
dierS
At the recent sale in London of the
pictures of the late j. L. Melville, four
fine examples of Troyon brought a total
of $4,000. The highest priced was
THE Dairy Farm measuring 441a
inches by 81 inches, which was knocked