The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-19
ART NOTES.
Picture. By Julius Roishoven at the Ameri'
can Art GaIieries-Tho william T. Evans

Picture. by Julius Rolshoven at the Ameri-
can Art GaIieries-Tho william T. Evans
Sale.
With some rudlmentary instruction In New
York and completer study In Dusseldorf,
Munich and Florence. Julius Rolshoven. we
are told in preparatory note to the catalogue
OF his pictures now ON exhibition at the Ameri-
can Art Galleries, Madison Square. went on to
Paris whore most art students abroad eyentu-
ally drift II they do not 20 there directly. -Four
years ago he settled In london. whore he still
resides. Mr.. Rolshoven's work has been seen
in the salons OF the last ten or 1fteen years and
there was some OF II at the Paris Exposition
OF 1880. But that Is q long time ago now ana ne
has not been contributor to New YORK exhi-
billions In the meantime. Thus IL happens that
with nearly twenty years OF production behind
him we might have expected to ind at the
American Art Galleries. II not larger. at least.
a more important exhibition. IL consists OF
twenty eight works 10 oil and in pastel hung
In the 1rst gallery on entering and twenty -four
drawings hung In one OF the small rooms up
stairs. The drawings are such as most fairly
equipped painters have plenty OF In their port
folIos and are not remarkable. Blk or eight OF
them are after celebrated compositions In
British and Continental museums.
The pictures include some large studies OF
| interiors. such as ''Retectory OF San Damano at
ASSIST" No. 4, some small studies OF q certain
wholesome hut ordinary truth OF observation
such as Florence. Morning" No 10. large
female nude figure In pastel La Venera
Bruna." No. I, which possesses some very good
qualities. but Is unpleasantly mortarish In tex
ture. and several portraits. The chief interest
In the exhibition lies In these portraits. one or
two Of which are uncommonly striking in as
pect and exceedingly simple in execution.
Portrait Of q. Dudley Barlow" No. ~, a young
man In three quarters length. painted In a
| Spanish costume OF black velvet with large
white ruff about the neck. shows simplicity OF
| handling and agreeable II somewhat too
| mellow color. but II Is not so success
| full as the canvas hung next to IL
on the left, Portrait OF II. A. r." No. 20 Here
| the implicitly Is convincing and does not look
| affected. The color is exaggerated but the
| head carries" admirably at distance and the
portrait is worthy OF all praise as q piece OF
painting. It looks as II II might be faithful
| study OF character as well. Mr.. Rolshoven's
| simple processes are seen to advantage also In
| Portrait OF My Mother" No. 13. and the color
in this picture gives the impression OF being
entirely veracious. Ruth Morgan. Plmlico
Model" No. q. and Portrait Study OF Miss
| T."No. z. are two other interesting canvases.
Some other portraits in pastel are evidently
| earlier work and are rather conventional
| Among these Portraits OF Mrs. T.. l. ID. and
Mrs J.. l.. A." No. ~. was shown In tho Por-
| traits Of Women Exhibition at the Academy In
| 1894.
| The American Art Association announces
tho dates for the sale OF the william T. Evans
collection OF American pictures at ChickerlnR
Hall for the evenings Of Jan. 81 and Feb. and
.. This will be the great event OF the arr
| season and some account OF the works con.
tained In this famous collection will shortly be
given In these columns. 1t abounds In famous
names and notable pictures An illustrated
catalogue with an edition dc luxe Is in prepare,
| lion