The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-16
ARR NOTES.
The Picknell fxhibition-Photorrnphs OF
Mural Psintings-1hc TewksburS ANA

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Mural Psinting.-Ihc Tewssburs and
Purton Collection.
Seventy. one oil paintings by the late William
]" Picknel. A. ~, A., are on exhibition NJ the
Filth Avenue Art Galleries, 3GD Fifth avenue.
preparatory to their sale at auction at the
same place on the evening OF Friday, Jan. 10
This well-known landscape painter was born
ia Boston In 1853 and died In 1897 Twenty
years ago he went to'Europe, and after study
ing two years with George Inness in Italy.
Joined the artists colony founded by Robert
Wylie at Pont .Aven IN Brittany, He VAS
n regular exhibitor at the Paris Sa-
Ions up to the time OF his death, and
painted much in France. especially along the
Riviera. His American subjects were found
principally In florida and in New England. He
was a mem Der OF the Society OF American
Artists and had received u recompenso at the
Salon. Representative works from his easel
are In the Luxembourg Gallery. the Corpora
tion OF Liverpool Museum. the Metropolitan
Museum, New York the Boston Museum OF
Fine Arts. the Pennsylvania Academy OF Fine
Arts. the Corcoran Gallery, Washington: the
Brooklyn Institute and the Carnegie Gallery.
Pittsburg. His painting Is emlnently realistic
In Interpretation. vigorous In method and
strong In color.
There are several large. important works in
the collection o. Picknell's works now to be
sold by order Of his executors. Some Of them
have figured in the Salon. Among these are
Morning on the Littorai." No. 81. a Med!ter-
ranean view in morning sunlight painted with
great strength OF color: In California" No.
81. one OF the artists iayorite highway sub
,ects. with a broad yellow road leading into the
picture and a stage coach p%ursuing Its
journey; Man in u Boat" No. ~, a
marine at Antilles: Morning on the
Lolng." No. SO. u French landscape in gray
weather: 'Ebbing Tide" No. 90. a brilliantly
painted coast view with great rocks covered
with seaweed on the beach and "Springtide,'
a quiet landscape painted In a subdued scheme
OF color with a pale yellow evening sky. The
Port OF Antilles" No. 3. Morning Mists," No.
10, On the Garonne." No. SO. and 'Annis-
guam Rocks" No. 81. are a few other works
noted at random on the walls. The general
average OF the work ia singularly good and
consistent throughout. and there are none but
finished pictures in the exhibition. Taken as
a whole. they re present very well the life work
OF a painter whose achievement was marked
by sincerity. virility and a genuine gift for
naturs listic representation.
An interesting exhibition made by the So
ciety OF Mural Painters is now in progress at
the National Arts Club. No. 81 West Thirty
fourth street. 1t consists entirely OF photo
graphs OF mural decorations by members OF
the society. the originals having been In every
case executed for and placed in public or pri-
vate buildings in New York, Washington, Bos-
ton and other cities. Mr.. G. Y. Turner's group
o! photographs illustrates his work in the
Astoria and Manhattan hotels, and the Bank Of
Commerce. New York, and the Hotel Raleigh.
Washington. Mr.. Blashleld shows his dome
ceiling in the Congressional Library
Mr.. II. O. Walker his panel in the new
Appel ate Court. Madison Square, and his panels
ia the Congressional Library Mr.. Shirlaw. Mr..
Nedder and Mr.. Maynard exhibit photographs
Of designs at Washington Mr., low contributes
his panels In the As,oria Mr.. SARGENT his Re-
ligions' In the Boston Public Library. and Mr..
La Fargo a panel for 3owdoin College. Messrs.
Reid. LAUDER. Cox. Metcalf and Blashfeld
show work recently executed in the Appellate
Court. Mr. Abbey's group Il composed Of the
"Arthurlan Legends" in the Boston Library.
Dir. Lathrop. Mr.. Armstrong, Mr.. Fowler and
Mr.. Melchers and Messrs. c. r. and F.. ;. Lamb
and Mrs. F.. G. Lamb exhibit various completed
designs and projects. The exhibition will he
open for two weeks and cards OF admission
may be obtained by application to the Secretary
OF the National Arts Club.
large Miscellaneous collection o. oil paint
ings belonging 20 Mr., George L Tewksbury
and Mrs. Henry Parton Is on exhibition at the
Fifth Avenue Auction Rooms. 2}S Fifth avenue.
and Is TO be sold there ON Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday evenings Of this week. There
are modern and ancient canvases. known.
well known and unknown. In the collection.
some very good names. some good examples.
some Indifferent ones and Il sprinkling Of
things possessing artistic interest apart from
their authorship. Among the most in
tstesting numbers are a large sunset
landscape by George lines. Landscape"
No, 1875, and two other works by the same
painter: a very large canvas 10y FScosura No.
21O) called Painting the Portrait OF a Child"
that has fine. -ombre decorative quality: a
quaint little Landscape by Gtrome NO, 1913. n
water color head OF a Cardinal No. l4OI by
Nibert; n pretty figure in The Trysting Place
no. 1873 by Van den Bos: Stream in the
Forest" mo. l24D by CourLet. and Moonlight
Journey no. 1913 BY LeroIle. Bruce Crane.
Edward Gay. 5. H., Clifford. j. F. Murphy. Will
liam Hart. J. F. Kensett. Jervis McEntee. Leon
ard Ochtman, Arthur Oulrtley. IL. T.. Smith
and ". s, Macy are some OF the weil-known
American artists represented.
At Schaus's Gallery. 2OA Fifth avenue. there
Is a picture on exhibition by a German artist
with a subject taken from our Civil War. IL Is
by Carl Rochling Of Berlin, and It's tito ia
Fredericksburg. Dec -. 1885,. Charge Of the
Hath Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers to
the Rescue OF Randolph's Rhode Island Bat
terry"