Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-20

blhllon at the Carnegie Institute in Pitts
burg are now being distributed, end artists
desiring Information may obtain them by
applying to John W. Beatty. the director of
the fine arts department. The exhibition
VIII open on November >, and there will be
the usual award of medals accompanied by
the large cash prizes that have given the
Carnegie display SO much standing abroad.
John w. Alexander, who has lived abroad
Tor a great many years is authority for the
statement that no American exhibition is
as much talked about in Europe as this
annual show in Pittsburg. Probably for
elsn painters of established reputation do
not value American medals, but they find
American money just as good as any other
kind the jury of selection for the Car
negie displays is elected every year by a
vote Of the contributing artists.
The art season in Philadelphia closes
this year with a very notable display-a
loan exhibition now in progress at the
Union League Club The private collec-
tons in which Philadelphia is so rich have
been ransacked in the effort to make the
exhibit Il record breaker. and the market
value Of the superb collection that has
been assembled is estimated at S2,ioO,FD,
AS an illustration of the value of some of
the individual paintings it is interesting to
note that the three pictures contributed by
w III L. f4IkIIlS- An CIu NtTtN3nt, IE
Rembrandt; The Letter. by Terborg, and
AT the Stable Door, by Paul Potter
have an aggregate value Of about $i5o,ooo.
In spite of the many different portraits
which he made of Washington, and the
still more numerous repHcas, q Gilbert
Stuart portrait of Washington always
arouses interest, and the canvas now on
view at Fischers will be no exec ptjon. 1t
is known as the allentown portrait"
having been painted for Judge Alien, for
whom Allentown, Pa. was named, and ITS
history since the death of its original
owner is fully known. The season for i'm
portaut exhibitions closed at Ffschers
some time ago, and the occasional exhibit
ton of single pictures is now practically
at an end. Mr.. Fischer will leave Wash
ington on May % and sail for Europe on
the 3oth, in search of artistic treasures to
make next winters trade interesting.
One Of the younger members of the ar
tistic fraternity has just produced a poster
that is decidedly decorative in color, in
the fiat masses of light and shade, and in
the well-studied effect of line. The poster
is designed to attract attention tC the
Color Bearer March" written by w. Il.
McKelden, and dedicated to Company ID
of the High School Cadets. 1t is certainly
an effective piece of work, though 1t
must be said that the princlpal lsure'
young fellow in long DUN mackihtosh,
HotS no. 9u Il-,--'rfnoitCc manner
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At Neerhoffs a large Connection vi vi
paintings has been placed on view as
G,sI a>1,;}jticn with which to close the sea-
=, tn. ,,-,, Of +Lo,, ba,-a I,oor
previously shown, there quite a number
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q Wv " eto,1os II is attractive In color
| though married by that tendency toward
artifciality which one hndS in many of his
works. There is a delightfully."- poetic Sub-
| iect by Frank De Haven, and the Venetian
| scene by Twill is another picture that one
likes to linger over, so different is it from
| the hard, gltterlng cahNaSeS by Whlch Ven
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Inc New YORK altis'9 are huch pleased
| at the outcome OF tlls year spring EXhl-
| bitioh at the Academy Vi beslgh. Inc TO-
| tai number OF paying VISITORS was consld-
stiot? lt|' 81 49, ti IN s1+ onn 5iL " "
more than doIhle the sum realized \ wear
| ago
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| The highest price ever obtained for a
! n.i,,ti,r h,, Coro+ uas maid for o,,o ot bi
p oi'e ~ - ,.al1 oo =, ms
| cahNtiSes at d recent sale at the Hotel
| ioiStle' h.u III siZe' anu me sum real