The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-24
MR.. GRUELLE'S EXHIBIT.
Some Beautiful Color Effects Obtained
by This Painter.

Mr.. X. u. Gruelle is giving his autumn
exhibit Of water colors and oil pictures
this week at the ii. Lieber gallery. Yester-
day. at the opening, there were numerous
visitors. Each year Mr.. Gruelle grows in
his art and the pictures in the present coll
lection exceed in beauty those of other
years. The artist spent several weeks at
Gloucester, Mass, but he was not idle be-
fore that, and numbers of his landscapes
are picturesque subjects so near to home
as North Indianapolis. Some have the
homely flavor of suburban life, others have
no hint of anything but nature alone. The
oils hang in the first gallery, and there are
three that are notably good. To one. No.
6s, he has given the title, 1.-The Gladness of
Morning." This shows a vast area of sea,
the perspective reaching away into the dis
lance for miles. The sea is perfectly quiet,
the waves are small and the light from the
rising sun touches each delicate crest with
just a thought of brightness. making a
path of light in the water. Over to the left
is the land and against the soft yellow
sky. just before sunrise. a sailboat is in
silhouette against the sky. The yellow melts
into the soft blue of a summer day.
Near to this canvas is the most poetic
conception in art which Mr.. Gruelle shows.
1t is "a HAY. Dreamy Day." Aside from a
ship. which fades into the mist like some
spirit barque. there is nothing but water.
The big wave that seems gathered and just
about to break, has caught the amethyst
shadows in its deepest part and above them
are the opalescent colors. The big wave and
every wavelet is crested with white. The
purity and delicacy with which this is
painted speaks the poet nature in the man.
Another naintinQ is named for "A line or
verse, Twilight Let Her Curtain Down
and Pinned 1t with a Star" The picture is
eSeht blses wi and ia Greens nnu and nd, yeIiows Of the
fading sunlight are perfectly rehected IN
the water. Venus, the evening star, shines
the water. The coloring is familiar and so
is the star. and the artist has given them
permanence in the faithfulness with which
colors there Is a number that will be Sc
lected as favorites, and four of the favor
ties have been sold 10 the public schools
in time. Mr.. Gruelle is a great ~favorite with
the children, as one might we'll see yester-
day by the way In which they focked TO
the gallery to see the pictures. On picture,
which has been sold, has a bit OF a stream,
with cattle knee deep in its waters. The
season is a late summer, when the grasses
ture. Where the Willows Grow is chosen
from the group of silvery gray willows
which form the heavy or central part OF the
picture. LIN L
ors with accuracy. and the Willows Is
bound to be pleasing, to many;
Among the Hollyhocks" shows a garden
full Of hollyhocks. with a child in the midst
caressing or gathering the blooms: This will
have a strong rival in a second picture,
is an old barn outlined by the rich glow of
reds, pinks and yellows OF. sunset, the
wooden structure standing DULY in front of
of meadow with tall grasses. and coming up
I'm the midst of the dark green are two
patches of ~hollyhocks with the gayest scar
One from North Indianapolis has a ram
shackle old barn and house, and a colored
girl out feeding chickens The artist tells
out there and settled himself with his col
ors. The girl came out of the house and
said to him: us glad yo done cum out heah
to stay. Some good for nothin' ole white
trash down yer been stealth my chickens.
and s'long as 70 stay yer, they'll leave 'em
alone" One may readily believe the story
les of the Fog" is one of the best examples
of the style in which Mr.. Gruelle. excels.
that of depicting light. shadow. fog and
over the scene. The deep green melts to
gray under the great wave just ready to
break on the shore. The whole perspective
outlines only are suggested. Near by the
things are clear, but the fog almost hides
that which is far off. There is quite a little
group of harbor and wharf subjects In "A
Rainy Day at Gloucester Harbor," Morn
ing in the Harbor.' Clearing Away and
AT Rest Within the Harbor.'' Breeding
Shadows has one Of those peculiar effects
that only those who have seen the sea in its
many moods can appreciate. A heavy wave
Is of the brightest green. like an emerald.
and the foam which crests 1t is like a pearl
set in 1t. Below this bright green wave are
lines of water in dull %colors, and the far
reaching sea and horizon are In stu other
colors. The green wave stands alone like
some great jewel. Then there are some pic
lures with autumn color, patches of sumac
as scarlet as the juice of a ripe cherry, and
masses of golden trees and shrubs and
touches of green and brown. One, The
Glow of An Autumn Day. is well named,
for the picture does glow with the colors.
Then, in wide contrast, there are stretches
of sandy beach and miles and miles of wa
ter with the horizon almost lost, that seem
quiet, lonely and almost forgotten. THE
Golden Hour" is the name of a picture
showing low tide. The rocks nave been left
high and dry in the sand. with pools of blue
water at the edges. The sickly shrubbery
of the beach looks brown and half dead,
but the departing day has sent a shaft OF
golden light across the scene. which tips
the trees and makes the lower shadows al
the darker in contrast. The exhibit will be
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