The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16

FINE PAINTINGS IN WICHITA.
A well known gentleman OF this city has
I placed on exhibition at the art store OF
/ Mr.. Martin. on North Main street. FIVE
I beautiful paintings ont OF his private col
lection- These exquisite gems represent
the genius OF four noted artists. Watson.
Of London: Phelan. OF Paris. and Merritt
and Cappei, o. this country, al Of whom
rank high in The world OF art The finest
specimen OF them all Is undoubtedly the
painting Twilight" by Frank Merritt
This Is an inspiratonal gem fun OF poetry
and exquisite colorlng. There is strange
fascination in this beautiful picture which
appeals TO the soul OF any lover OF the
beautiful IN nature. Il ia an exquisite
poem upon canvas. The sun has Just set
and the glow upon the evening sky is abb
solutely perfect. II IS doubtful II even a
suggestion could be made by either critic
or artist that would add 20 its almost
matchless perfection. The dusky woods
and the old windmill of in the distance,
the Iow-flying birds outlined against the
glowing sky and the deeper blue OF the
higher horizon, the golden tints OF the
sunset upon the stln water have a strange
~ calming and soothing effect upon the
mind OF the Deholder. The painting at
once proclaims itself TO be the production
OF genius.
Both the paintings by Phelan are gems
from the brush OF that noted master OF
sheep and landscape painting. The larger
canvas has a background OF remarkable
water. fouag1~!nd shadow effects. In the
foreground a small flock OF sheep IS graz
ing and 50 realistic is the painting that
you can almos~ see them move from place
10 place as they look up or eat OF the rich
green grass all about them. They seem
TO live or breathe as they stand out upon
the canvas. The smaller painting is the
same subject. with different surroundings.
PheIan is said 10 be one OF the finest
painters OF sheep now living.
The swamp scene by CaDpelll Is fine
specimen OF that gifted artists genius IN
swamp and forest painting. IN the back
ground is the dense forest which innpresses
one with a feeling OF loneliness and silence.
In the forefront are the long grasses and
marshy ground Of the swamp. above which
some birds are flying. The coloring OF the
trunks OF the trees and the foliage IL In
tenecly realistic and impressive in every
detail
People ask What Is genius; how can we
recognize itg" Any one possessed OF re-
fined taste viii recognize thai which Il
absolutely true to life or nature. They
viii feel that a piece OF music has soul
and power in 1t. and they win be CONSCIOUS
OF a subtle something u nature-the haze
in the atmosphere or the delicate biendings
OF color IN sky and landscape CT water,
which the mere mechanical painter never
gets upon the canvas and which the me
chanical musician does not pat into the
piece Of music, is produced by Inspiration
and genius.
Merrstt's Twilight Is an exquisite Illus
tratlon OF the work OF Inspiration and
genius L reproJuces al enc delicate
beauty and sentiment % a glorious sum
set and the beholdeT feels the same stir
and admiration which the same beauty
Dradtees upon his mind and feelings tn
nature.
George Inuess' a Lowery Day which
was recently sold a. TIE Clark sale for
over ten thousand dollars 80 Sew YORK,
was just the opposite Of MsrrlitA I@.-
rsa+ The genius % lines RaA n the
marvellous eEeCtS or atifi1si attAS ett@ -hf
upon the water and landscape and which
excited the admiration q every 5e4eicer
win. Us realistic and subGe bcatay. j. wee
a lgws~v Day indeed. ard tue SKY and
clouds and al nature proclaimed q u31n
that fascinating piece ~ canvas George
Iraess' 'sLowsry Day was iss- the came
SIZE as Merits "Twl,iEal'
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