The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-17
Art and Artists.

Chartran the famous French artist
who has lust arrived in New York. has
again rentted his studio in the Astor
Court Building. next door to the Waldorf
J Astoria. Chartran brings WITH him thls
time the same picture Dee was working "h
here in 80. the portrait of Pope Leo.
Chartran also brings another picture. A
large painting representing The signing ot
the peace protocol between America ana
Spain This painting WAS ordered by ID.
C. Frick OF Pittsburg. Andrew CArnc-
gie's partner. and is t0 Doe prc cnted -
| President Mckinley by Mr.. Prick. In art
circles the picture is declared 90 Doe OF eS-
traordinary intensity. 10 is said that no
price paid for 10 was 5000 New YORK
! Mail and Express
In line with Cos usual winter exhibit
| lions the Pratt Institute of Brooklyn
! shows this month a. collection of the
work of Charles b. Davis. some three
! dozen cauyas.s comfortably tlns tho
gallery Mr. Davis who hIs had much
official recognition n the way oi medals
and other h0nors. ls poet with his
! brush. and gives to rh. commonplace snb-
! ject "a personal charm of sentiment that
| is most attractive NHhodH matter I.-
| tie To- him. So De- cXDrcs os th1t which,
! IS uppermost in DIS prot.. 40 oft nature.
! though when d. comes fo a lue ipn %
! technique Mr. DAVIS lis "a skilled artisan
| sure enough-Ncv York Commercial AT.
/ 'eitfcr
| Commissioner Peck has written let-
/ Ter 20 Alfred Nronfgomery. the "farmor
/ painter" Of bloomington. notifying him
/ that his picture. "D0Hn ON tle Farm
will be shown ar che Paris Exposition
! I'm painting this picture Mr. Monieom-
/ cry has accepted the challenge ot James
| Whitc0mb Riley who lu hs ballad,
when the Frost D. ON The runkn ani
/ the Folders in fha shock Says Chat fhe
! .rm presents picture thar "no painter
/ has the colorln' t0 mock" Mr. M0nisom-
/ cry once called thr attention OFF fNe lfo0s-
/ ie. Poet 10 this challenge. and Doe au-
noruced tina. he would accept ll
! The prizes awarded hy the c'mmt-
( tee of the colonial Danes of M1ss1'h1-
! sefts exhibition at The Boston 'r. 'nb
galleries are as follows. f'rff prize ~
! so was awarded Douglas \o.k for a
! Colonial Youth the second prize 10
| Amou~ the other paintings .hlt received
! special notice from the visitors to tfe
/ exhibition We're "a Weekly uu'l.' "lu-
der the Gins Quebec 'f.rpe-l.ut
| Homestead AND "a Post from od Ene-
| land" Raising the American Flag and
THE Wentworth House
IT, II. Kitsons portrait b1st of Queen
| Elizabeth OF HoImanA Carmen sylvia
WAS the only work in sculpture Sent nom
Boston that WIS "r.ru.H N' Ir nt-
| tional jury for tue Paris expo zion.
Howard Chandler cnr-.g hle lately fine
ishod q series of eIeb. paste. portraits
of well-known ae.ors ANA actresses,
which are published th.s W.ot hy Ms..rs.
coiors. The original drawings have boon
put on exhibition no the s'rUnefs anI
show Mr. ChrIsty's strength 900 chlrtc-
terization and I'm catching likeness
The subjects are Joseph jefferson as
Rip Van Wrinkle, Richard Mansfield a5
Cyrano de Bergerac T.. ID. S0fhern af
D'Artagnan, James IS. H1cRett ass Ru-
dolph Rassendyll. Miss Maude Adams
as "Babbie." Nine Emma Ca've 1873 Car-
men. Miss Ellen Terry as poria and " 3
Julia Marlowe as Rosalind.
Benjamin Champney The dean or the
ton and sale OF his paintings. one hum
dred and twenty-five Of his works VIII
be shown u is understood that Mr.
Champney a. writing a book 0f reminls-
cences. which viii appear IN 1900.
The American Society OF Miniature
Painters will hold its irst annual cXhIhi-
ton from January OH to 3)th. inclusive.
a. the Knoo1fer galleries The exhibition
will consist OF original miniature paint
ings. work from photographs not being
admitted All work submitted must be
handed I'm on January -th before noon.
AZ the Grand Union Hotel, ladies' en-
trance.
The death is announced Of NJ F. Van
pargent. the celebrated landscape nalnt-
or Porn an saint Servals. in Finistcrc.
I'm 1921. ne beean his career al the salon
i'm lS5i with two canvasos. 'T.e Refour,'
and lies Baigneuses" and ne exhibited
from, tbst time % series Of views OF Rre-