Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30
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| MANY NlSllOIS To the recent water COlDT
exhibition will undoubtedly remember Miss
Mary King Porters bright little sketch of
| a scene in San Diego Zone of those by the
| way. honored with the sold cheeky. 1t
| was one of a large number brought home
| from a California visit. These drawings
are naturally of great interest in an eastern
| city, where so little of that sort of mate
rial is seen, and seem to be very worthy
| of the excellent subjects the artist has in
every case chosen. Old Spanish missions,
| rich in historical association, with their
| crumbling adobe walls, perfect dream of
occidental puppies and Bluffs and blues,
queer squat little cottages with their CORFU
gated red roofs, fresh bits of the Pacific
coast whose stretches Of clean sand and
curling, foamy breakers are in some indie
Unable way different from the familiar At
lanttc shore, are all set down with great
fidelity and an artistic appreciation of the
value and capabilities of a good motive.
These Californian sketches are without a
question the best series she has done. Miss
Porter has also been very successful with
her miniatures. which she handles with
an ease bred Of long experience.
A painting peculiarly appropriate to the
holiday season has just been finished and
sent to Veerhoff's by Mrs. F. J. Fisher. 1t
is an immense turkey done to a delicious
ready for carving. The white Of the bunch
of celery in evidence on one side and the
crimson of the dish of cranberry sauce give
the color almost as much depth and range
as it Is possible to attain in a still life.
While Christmas visions are conjured up in
looking on 1t, and a warm glow of cheeri-
ness seems to steal over the spectator, its
merit does not depend by any means upon
its attractive subject, but on it's careful
and honest yet spirited execution.
The siXty-ninth annual exhibition of the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts will
open to the public on Monday January Is,
and close on Saturday, February "a. The
exhibition is very broad In Its scope, every
thing, in fact, that properly comes within
the realm of art being admitted. 1t will
consist of original works not before pub
liciy shown in Philadelphia, in oils, water
color, pastels. sculpture, architectural de-
sign, mural decoration, drawing. etching,
engraving, wood and stone carving, potte-
ry, stained glass and tapestry. The exhibit
ton will be rich In prizes. of which there
are three, besides the Temple trust fund,
which yields an annual income of 1,s0O
for the purchase of works of art at the dis
erection of the directors The gold medal of
the academy, founded six years ago by
John II. Converse is at the disposal of the
academy and is awarded TO American
painters and sculptors who may be perma-
nent or temporary exhibitors, for high
achievement in their profession, or who
Tor eminent services In the cause of art or
to the academy may have merited the dis
tinction. The most substantial award will
be the Walter Lippincott prize of $500, to
be given for the seventh time for the best
figure painting in oil by an American citi-
zen. For women exhibitors the Mary Smith
prize of 500 will be awarded for the TWEEN
tysecond year. This prize includes works
subject lar in oil
color.
The Society of Washington Artists has
issued prospectus announcing a continu-
Gus exhibition to occur at its galleries, 1920
Connecticut avenue during January, Feb
ruary and March. Works in Oil, water
color, pastel, sculpture in miniature, black
and white. burnt wood decorative de-
sign by any member of the society will be
received and exhibited for two weeks at q
time, provided no exhibit occupies more
than space of twenty lineal feet. This is
rather an innovation, but from all appear
ances 1t cannot fail to be a success for 1t
Will undoubtedly comprise most of the
strongest work done in this city, and will
remain open long enough to arouse a thor
ough interest among the public at large and
10 allow prospective purchasers sufficient
time to make up their minds.
Mr.. Max Weyl has a number of new pic
lures in his studio IN various stages of COM
pletton. Among the strongest is a study
done at the Virginia Warm Springs of a
mountain known there as the Flag Rock"
1t is evening time, with few hot clouds
glowing as molten metal, Gaping the hill.
Some sheep grazing in the rift between the
hills and few scattered trees to the right
lend the composition breadth and width
OF vision which is requisite to the rendition
Of mountain scenery. A twilight study done
near Washington, Of q quiet, soft yellow
sky beyond a reach of green marsh land,
with a pool in the foreground, recalls Dau-
bingy very strongly. Referring to the
French school one notes a storm effect
powerfully conceived with piling clouds and
dark waters that fash back the lowering
SKY, which In its subject suggests Jules
Dupre, and in treatment borders close upon
DIaZ. A study worked somewhat differently
from Mr. WeyPs usual style Is an upright
canvas, very brigh: and sunny, and worked
in an extremely light key, Of some big trees
spreading above a. stin brook. An autumn
sketch, worked in one painting with still
chill sky family burning near the horizon
and lighted above with a pale moon, con-
veys all the spirit of the change between
summer and winter. A subject which is
very pleasing and strongly handled is Of a
road leading away, bordered on one side by
an old wall and on the other by fluffy,
feathery trees. is one Of the latest he has
finished.
Mr. Wren. the well-Enown New York ma
rine painter, has beenzspending the holidays
In this city with his sister, Mrs. Charles
Foster.
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Mr.. Ross Turner, whose many Washing
ton friends remember with pleasure the
years he spent in his home in Alexandria
and in this city. where he received his early
| training, and who has achieved such solid
success In Boston and the north, will start
shortly for Mexico, probably stopping here
| for short time on his way down.
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OF late years Mr.. R. L. johnson has
| shown very little work in water color, but
four sheep pictures he has recently COM
p,eted in that medium testify as to his
great facility. They done on a blue
gray paper, partly in body color and partly
in transparent wash, and possess along
with the best characteristics of auuaralIa