Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-23

positions a novel and original effect is OBJ
tanned through the use of a heavy dark
added richness to the warm browns of the
burnt portions. Miss GlOetzner has fin
ished head of Miss Reeves and is now at
work upon portrait study of child
Miss Grace LIE Due now shares with Miss
Gloetzner the latters studio at 1928 VI
street, where she spends all of her time
not occupied in teaching. Her most recent
piece OF work is a study in oils of Miss
Reeves, which. though so small as to be
almost miniature, is strong and grace
ful In drawing. with a pleasing scheme of
color values. a portrait of Miss Stuty, fin
ished a short time ago, is essentially
study in color. All Miss lie Dues work has
personal, intimate quality stamped be-
yond any mannerism of treatment or tech
tique' with the tender, retrospective feeling
OF her own individuality.
The Now York Art League would seem
10 be the desideratum of all Washington
students. Miss Mary L. King of the Wash
ington league has lately signified her in
tentlon OF joining after Christmas the
strong contingent of workers from this CITY
now in Gotham.
MIR. Harold Mcdonald has large portrait
Of Secretary Gage well under way and near
ing completion. Mr. Gage is naturally a
handsome man, of great dignity, and the
portrait gives the power that belongs to
the strong features and places the sitter in
an easy posture that at the same time
foreStalls any suggestion of posiness and
lmpresses the spectator as a Characteristic
attitude OF course, the canvas progresses
but slowly, as it is the next thing TO the
impossible for the Secretary to find time
for posing.
1t Is stated that the Pittsburg exhibition
at the Carnegie gallery has met with that
recognition that the high merit of the can
vases shown demands. The attendance has
peen the largest ever recorded.
Miss Bertha E. Perrie is at present work
| ing upon a miniature of Mrs Onwers of
Denver, who Is posing for her 1t is lit
tie symphony in browns and dull reds, with
| background of the Complementary green.
and is fully as strong and complete as any
miniature she has ever done, which is say
ing good deal This year she will exhibit
at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
being represented by a portrait and two
landscapes. She also proposes to send sew
eral pieces to the forthcoming display of
! the American Water Color Society, at which
| she has been represented for several years
| Mr.. Carl Guthertz now has on his easel
/ d Sc CANVAS VI d ldI1llIy group. The idea
governing the composition is original and
completely does away with that stupid,
/ stilted grouping that one SO often sees in
| pictures of this character, well painted
| otherwise. His subjects comprise three
generations of one family-grandparents
| parents and the chubby little newcomer
| and he has made use of this fact to develop
a genre composition of weighing the
Baby. The little tot in sWaddling clothes
| is resting in one bowl of the scales while
| the grandmother places weights In the
other, and the rest look with animated
interest upon the momentous scene The
artist is also at work upon a portrait in
crayon OF one of the original promoters of
| deaf mute investigations in this country
Tor the Volta library in Georgetown.
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| Mr.. Floyd has in his studio a portrait of
| Miss Marion Gallaudet, which is not ONLY
| an excellent likeness, but a beautiful piece
| of painting He Is now working on a por-
| trait of Miss Mary Goodfellow, which also
| promises to be a great success.
| The past year, upon which we can now
look back with retrospective gaze, has
been an important one for art in America.
According to that authoritative publication.
THE Collector and Art Critic" the great
! governing movements have been first and
foremost, the Clarke sac. which was a
| revelation of both the merit of our artists
and the willingness of collectors to recog-
ME the same; the secessionist exhibition
OF The Twelve Landscape Painters" the
| building of the Dewey Arch, which gave a
, new impetus to monumental sculpture. and
the formation of the National Arts Club.
| which announced a lasting union between
| the arts and the crafts.