The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-04
ART NOTES.
Drawings by MaxheId Parrish. Mezzotints at
wunderiich's-SewY York water.Color Club.

Wunde rlichs-NewS YORK Wnter-Color Club.
Ma1neld Parrish Is a young artist. son OF
Stephen Parrish. the wcll-kpown Philadelphia
etcher. and In 1897 exhibited two pictures at
the Society Of American Artists. He was
elected IN m Dor OF the society the same year.
an unusual ompliment. for his exhibit con-
stituted n debut Mr.. Parrish In the past two
years seems to have given about all Of his time
to drawing for illustrations both In black and
white and in color He has made excellent
posters and magazine covers. and furnished
pictures for illustrated books. An exhibition
comprising seventy-hve OF his designs in
various mediums Is now open at Keppels gal
lery in East Sixteenth street. and VIII con-
tinue to Nov. 10
The book illustrations consist Of four series:
THE Golden Age" by Kenneth Grahamo;
Its Walls were as OF Jasper" Tho Rape OF
the RhineRold" and Irving's History OF New
York. by Dicdrioh Knickerbocker." The first
series contains nearly half OF all the exhibits.
Mr.. Parrish's work Is minute!y finished and
Is marked by much clever treatment. The
drawings seem to be made In chalks and tex
lures are dstinctively rendered. Now aud
again ink 10 used In the chalk drawings. either
with the pen. or In cases where solid blacks
are needed. with the brush. The artist has q
well-deyelopsd sense OF tho value OF tho line
and his compositions are effective. Sometimes
pleasiugly introduced. In all cases they
show quite personal. II not original treatment
The care with which character 10 studied. the
realization OF types and the delightful aim
plicity Of most OF the work. evokes tho same
sort OF admiration that IL given the drawings
by Boutet de Monvel. There 10 considerable
similarity in the processes OF the two artists.
but Mr.. Parrish's work would not be mistaken
for that OF tho talented Frenchman. 1t has a
al. a
Title Page" No. 2. "Tailpiecs." No. H.
and tho drawings numbered 20. 81. "a. 70 and
81 in The Golden Age" series. and Tho
Dream OF Oloffe Van Kortlandt." No 40. and
the drawings Nos. 81 and SO In the Knicksr-
booker series. all three portraying ugly Dutch
men with humor and convincing verisimili-
tude. are among those which give tho best idea
OF tho artists capacity and attachments. The
Madonna" No. 81. reproduced last year In the
Century Magazine. 10 q serious work OF real
beauty and notably good in tho drawing OF the
drapery. Among the color designs posters for
the Century NO 54I. Scribner's mos. 90. ~ and
7Ol. and Hnrps,'s Weekly mo. 81. arc e.pe-
cially attractive. The prettisst thing in the
whole collection Ia a saffron tinted drawing
No. so which appeared In st. Nicholas with
the title Meantime Count Rsynaurd and Pier
rot trotted galy along the road to AK"
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stjS Broadway. are hung with a small oolsc-
ton Of mezzotints. but the catalogue contains
43l mum bers. or course. some Of those now
exhibited will he replaced later on by Others
and any particular picture in the catalogue
may he seen by ask ing for II. The most inter-
estIng and the best OF the mszzotints now in
the gallery are portraits Tho art seems to be
best adapted TO this sort OF subjects. and some
OF the specimens here are strikinRly effective.
L..
Marques OF Salisbury" No. 275. by W. Say.
after Sir william Beechy. The figure. in full
length. IL richly clad In state rotss and cloak.
and the collar and other Insignia Of tho Order
OF the Garter lend picturesoueness to the cos
tune. Another work by Say. much more simple
in accessories. Ia Richard Marsden," No. II,
wherein the subjects ine head and his Cam
bridge robes. for he was a professor OF divinity
at that university in the early mart OF this CEN
fury. are most effectively treated. Laurence
Sterne." No. 2a7. by Fisher. after Sir Joshua
Reynolds; Richard. Earl Howe" No. 16S. by
Dupkarton. after Copeley: Charles James
Fox" No. 126. by 3. W. Reynolds. after J. II.
Smith. and william Augustus Bowles" Com
mander-in- Chief and Ambassador from tho
Cherokee Nation to London. No. 45. by ].
Grocer. after T. Hardy. are few others OF tho
most notable mezzotints. A charming picture
IL Miss Polly Kennedy."No. 178. by T. Watson.
after Sir Joshua Reynolds. She was OF Irish
birth and beauty much admired. Among tho
subject pictures are works by r. Laurie. Will
lam Psther Dunkarton. II. Earlom and NEAR
dell. after Van Ostade. Rembrandt. Guercino.
Snyders and Komney.
The tenth annual exhibition OF tho New York
Water Color Club will open to the public at tho
Fine Arts Galleries, West Fifty.sevsnth street.
on Sunday. Nov. 3. at 80 i. II. The private
view for members and guests takes place to-
day and this evening. Ths,eNhIbition occupies
the four southsrly galleries and thsrs are
:ti5 works. including miniatures Prominent
among the exhibitors are Albert Herter. Ben
Foster. Lydia Field Emmet. Charles Warren
Eaton. W. Merritt Posh. Charles K. Proctor.
Walter l.. Palmer. W. j Whittsmore. Edward
Fotthash. George W. Dawson and W. Gedncy
Buncs.