The times., 1899-03-12

mons Mr.. Uhl received his many friends
who were greatly pleased with his effort
In this new direction, for MIR. Uhl is first
| and foremost a specialists painter of
portraits.
Those who had not seen the full length
portrait of young Edward. son of John r.
Mclean, since it was painted in 1891 were
delighted to find it more charming thau
ever. Children's portraits are too often
painted with baby-like waxiness dear TO
mothers, but far from the truth This mic
| lure, while preserving all the infantiIe
] quality that belongs 10 handsome boy Of
/ I'VE years, is still marked by a Bona,-IIke
/ strength, well adapted to the forceful little
! man II SO well represents. The lad stand
! in the most natural attitude whip in hand
( with his pug deg Tai" like the lad, look;
| ing straight out at the observer from a
/ dark luminous background of red plush
/ curtain. This is easily one of the most
( distinguished bits of painting and most at
/ iractiNe pictures ever done in Washing
I ton and perhaps in America.
There were other Interesting portraits
I but the ceiling was the centre of attraction
( II is about twelve by twenty feet in size
| is painted in three pieces. which hung on
+ The gallery wall detached making it diff
cult TO appreciate its beauty and excellence.
whiTl Of iriGesccnt vapor in a high key
on which float female figures in light dra-
perry forms the composition. The spirit OF
/ music IS the motive; little loves here and
there play musical instruments amid show
ers of roses, roses of pale yellow and pink
/ giving the color note to the picture, which
| Is as opalescent as a seasheIl the
scheme is all unreal; 1t is dream T.
! buchanan Reed the poet and painter, ex-
| pressed ii in the lines:
That vision which only poets 5ec,
| spirit Of the iri, smlil
Poised the mist Of a waterfall
Figures sport about with lit,le other pur-
| pose than the decorative idea. which is a
! display of color and grace Of line. One
| group Is particularly attractive. Fame. =
| with lap full of roses, contemplates a
medallion of Mozart, which she holds at
| arms length. On the upper edge of this
/ medallion rests the arm of a cherub. vino
| holds a wreath OF laurel in one hand and
| trumpet in the other.
The whole composition is full of motion
! and 20. The ceiling is a commission from
! Howell Kinds. of Cleveland. Ohio and will
! adorn the ceiling OF the music room in his
! house in Euclid Place. Mr.. UhI may we'll
! be proud of the successful solution OF a
very difficult problem.
The Chandice MOnotypcs
On Monday morning and continuing
throughout the week at the Veerhon Gal
| ieiS III De sHONH tue tndnllec mono
| types-viteographs is the most excellent
/ and completely descriptive new name Mr.
/ Chandlee has chosen TO call them. To those
| who have seen these interesting printed
! paintings they are at once surprise and
delight. The method is exactly fitted
| TO Mr.. Chandlee's poetic temperament
| They are, first and last. effects-not detail
! ed studies. Entirely landscapes they por-
| tray all that is really worth portraying in
! nature. They represent The artistic es-
| scnce, that part which charms one in ma
| ture and makes landscape so dear TO the
| cultivated mind. Technically, they are
! extremely skillful, and better things in
| monotone ii viii be difficult even for Mr.
! Chandlee to make The artist Will follow
/ up this lead that has proven so congenial
10 him. This collection of pictures is so
! mature, complete. and satisfactory that it
! is not easy TO believe they are the first
| that he has made Better monotypes VIII
! doubtless follow from his hands, but the
| improvement is certain to be so slight that
| only his more critical friends may be cx-
| pected to note his progress, so completely
| has Mr.. Chandlee at one bound come TO
| the front rank in the artistic quality of his
monotypes.
| To Mr.. Chandlee will also belong the
honor OF holding the first public exhibit
| tion of monOtypes ever given in this city
and his fellow artists heartily congratulate
him on his success
JAMES HENRY MOSER.