The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-01

J Art and Artists. ]
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES: :: !: ::
At the twelfth exhibition of the Dos
ton Society of Watercolor Painters, just
closed, nine pictures were sold, as foi-
lows: "a Nlaytine Roadway. by III. a.
Dyar, s25: THE Head of the Pond os
H. a. Dyar, So: THE First Snow, Mt
Washington by Sears Gallagher. $50;
"a French Peasant Girl by Sears Cal
1agher, $50; Near the Hague, by NJ
H, Hardwick. sS5; stormy Weather. by
H a Hallett, $50; Shores of Brewster.
by J. a. Prchard, $50; Winter Morning.
by S. p r. Triscott, SIS; Sunny Morn
ing" by w. ]. Bixbee, E4o.
Concerning the recent sale of the art
objects, books and theatrical properties
OF the late Augustin Daily, the New
York Times Saturday Review says:
The sale has not been distinctively an
art event, and has been more distinctive
~ an event of interest in the theatrical
, and book-loying worlds. The few paint
ings of any especial note were sold for
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Mr.. DAILY, and for lower figures, proper
tionately, than the books and art OBJ
jects. and especially the theatrical prop
critics, which as a rule, brought fancy
prices. The Hogarth portrait Of Peg
Wofiington.' from the collection of Lord
Lonsdale, for example, which cost Mr..
Daily about 50 eco, sold for SLIGO The por-
traits of Junius Brutus Booth and Ed
;Iin Forrest, the first by an unknown
painter, and the second by Naegeie,
brought SIO0 EACH and an old Byzan-
tine panel-.'Adoration of the A1agi'-was
sold for $500. The Honthorst portrait of
Ben Jonson'' sold for $780, and the por-
trait of Nell Gwyrne." by Wolfsen, for
$3.50. OF the examples Of American arr
In the collection. a landscape. by William
Hart. brought SIS, and an early example
of E. II. Blashfield-"The Roman Im.ase
seller'-oniy s77.5o.''
A valuable addition to the permanent
collection Of the Academy of the Fine
Arts is a recently-secured portrait by
the Dutch painter, Godfried Schalcken.
a beautiful canvas, representing a grand
dame Of the seventeenth century, clad
In the characteristic and picturesque cos
tune OF the time. The colorfng is par
ticularly rich and mellow, the pose
charming, and the composition suggest
I've Of Sir Godfrey Kneller or Sir Peter
Lely. Schalcken lis an artist better known
by his genre paintings particularly
scenes of candle-lighted interiors, thatL
by his portraits. he was born at Dord-s
recht in 1915, and studied under Samuel
van Hoosstraten and Gerald Douw. Hav-
ing been successful with portraiture in
his nGtve lana, and stimulated by knel-
lerS success, he went to England. where,
however. he failed TO win popularity, ow-
ing. in part. to his boorishness. OF which
many stories are recorded. He accord
inEly returned to the Netherlands and
died at The Hague in 1706. His work Is
very rare in America, bu. most of the
large European galleries contain exam
pies OF his paintings. The Academy por-
trait looks as il it represented one of his
English sitters.-Fh5ladelphia Record
The Angel Delivering Daniel" is the
title of q water color painting, said to be
the largest of its kind. now on exhibition
in New York. James NJ Burbank was
the artist and his painting is described
by the owner as - feet by 20, sixty years
old and as bright as new. Seven Life
sized Lions. In England QS4S large
halls were filled with lovers of art. the
critics saying that Burbank had not only
rediscovered the lost ancient art of water
color painting. but had made new
theme of Daniel"
Why should not New York have its
yearly artists ball, like Paris. Brussels
Munich and other European cities? The
March Art Amateur makes the suS-
gestion and hints that the Architectural
League, the National ,Scu!ptors' Society
and the Rural Painters Society might
prepare the decorations, other artistic
societies might prepare the tab!eaux vi
wants and individual artists from all
n9r-fS of
costumes of their own designing. That
an immediate motive may rot be lacking.
the magazine proposes that the proceeds
OF the first ball be added to the fund for
the perpetuatton Of the Dewey Arch.
The famous AdolpGle Taverber coIlec-
ton in Paris was sold last week in Paris
and realized ssi.525. One of the interest
ing features OF the sale was the large
price paid for The Flood painted BY
the late Mr.. Alfred Sis!ey. This striking
picture has been in the market ulree
times and comparison OF prices is in
terestinS. The artist sold 1t Originally
right from the easel, for 40 francs. That
was In 1876. Ten years ago it was sold
at public sale for double that amount
(S7 francs) at Bordeaux. Last week the
purchaser, Comte I de Camondo. was
glad to get 1t for 1900 francs. There
were thirteen OF more works By S!sley
sold and all brought higher prices than
have ever before been paid for his work.
However, in the sale of his pictures last
May Apresmldi dESe" brought 1864
francs (ss.1oO. the high water mark up
to last weeks sale.
Newton A. Wells. an artist little known
8 in the East has been the decorator of the
new library building of the University
of Illinois The four frescoes which ne
contributed were unveiled on March 18th.
Mr.. Wells IS a pupil of Constant and
#Laureus in Paris, and was an exhibitor
at the Chicago Worlds Fair. The draw
inss from which he painted the frescoes
were made in Paris, where Mr.. Wells
spent six months hard work upon the
models. No less than fifty t:-ee persons
are represented In his frescoes. besides
number Of animals. forest scenes and
machinery The four panels typify Lit
erature and the Arts Agriculture.
Engineering and Science
robert Reds mural decoration for
the United States pavilion at the Paris
Erposittou is 8 feet high and % feet