Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
ART NOTES..

At the meeting Of the Society Of Wash
ington Artists, held in the rooms of the
Art Students League last Tuesday night,
Mr. Edward Moran and his friend, Mr.
Talbot, We're the guests of the evening.
Owing to this fact all business except the
acceptance Of the resignation of two mem
bers and the proposal Of a new one, was
Versation and story telling. Mr.. Moser en-
HVened the evening with several darkey
stories in his best manner. while his au-
dience were enjoying the refreshments
That were served in perfect Bohemian style.
Mr.. Hoist, who has settled himself in a
studio in the Corcoran building, is hard at
work on large picture in his adopted field
of marine painting. This canvas, although
still incomplete, Is far enough advanced to
show what the picture will be when fin
1shed. In the foreground is the bowlder-
strewn beach of the Island Of Gibraltar, on
which some sea gulls are playing and the
waves of the Strait break In confused
masses of foam. Across the water looms
up the mountainous coast of-Morocco pale
in the distance. On another easel beside
TINS is just completed picture showing a
line Of heavy breakers far enough off shore
to let the water have all the solidity of the
ocean. On his walls are numerous studies
so varied in character that they embrace
several painted by the light of the midnight
sun of Norway, and one or two painted on
the Nile near Cairo. These studies are
worked out in the most painstakng and
entirely unconventional manner. and, to-
gether with the pictures painted from
them, nave received much favorable COM
ment IN the great art centers of Europe
Several of the pictures have been bought by
the royal family of England.
Mr.. Floyd has been busily at work in his
studio several re he
portant perhaps being the full length seated
figure OF young lady. The pure fairness
OF her skin and pale gold brown hair har-
monte perfectly with the lavender Of her
gown and the cool greens and light purple
OF the chair drapery and the tapestry back
nmshed, shows an atmospheric quality
which gives it an unusual look that is
quite pleasant to see.
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Miss Juliet Thompson has on hand lust
now portrait of little girl and q fancy
head OF sister artist. The first might
almost be termed a symphony in red, as that
color predominates to such degree. The
strongest contrast is produced by the white
sleeve Of the frock, the other parts of the
garment being the middle tone in the gen.
eral scheme. The other canvas is a profile
head wearing an old gold open work cap
AAo1ii ldliS d pale yellow SILK tissue
scarf across the breast. The head is placed
against the light, which gives soft trans
parent shadows on the skin a brilliant rim
to the cap, and soft luminosity to the
I0lds OF SILK where the light strikes. Miss
Thompson has just completed and sent
nome full length portrait which has been
very highly praised.
One OF Washingtons miniature painters
pupil OF Lefervore and Fleury, Mrs Kink-
ham. has been doing some good work re-
Gently. She has done several portraits of
prominent people in Albany. Boston and
elsewhere Her work has painstaking
quality which shows her close study of the
model. She also gives an atmospheric tone
to her work which is very good.
Mrs. Marble, who recently left Washing
ton for her old home, Canton, Pa, returned
to this city few days ago for a short
Visit. mrs. Marble Is now at work on
promises to be very successful.
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Those who have seen the Pennsylvania
Academy's exhibition say that it is very
good indeed, the work being very earnest
in character. In this exhibition and those
In New York to which Washington artists
sent their work, their pictures were hung
very WELL and there were several sold.
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The Architectural League Of New York
Is now holding its annual exhibition at the
Fine Arts building in New York. This ex-
hibition consists of architectural drawings,
interior decorations, mural paintings,
wrought iron work. models for monuments
and sculpture, together with certain
amount of bric-a-brac.
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Mr.. UhPs full length life size portrait of
Miss Anthony, which was exhibited at the
Corcoran Gallery. attracted much favorable
| notice from the large number of her friends
who visited the gallery on Thursday even
ing. Unfortunately. 1t was so placed that
1t had to be viewed either at too long or too
snort range, and where, it was subject to
cross lights, but in spite of these unto
ward circumstances it was much praised.
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The sale of the Hilton collection of paint
ings was completed in New York wednes-
day night. The larger number of the pic
lures were sold to dealers, and the total
sales amounted to S1ls,715. the average
| price being approximately $703 each. J. W.
Gates bought the most important picture in
| the collection. "Aumone," by Meissonier,
giving nearly SO 600 for it. The late A. T.
| stewart paid $4,000 for this picture.