The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07
Art and Artists.

| Alberto PasinI. the accomplished italian
! artist, IS dead. Although born at BUS
( seto. near Parma. the home of Verdi. ne
( has completely identified himself. with
| the group of French orientalsts. He went
! to Paris In 1862. and settled there, only
! leaving 1t when he went in summer to his
i picturesque country home in Monceiieri.
near Turin. which he won by hts brush
! He was honorary professor at Parma and
/; Turin academies. He won medals in
( 1859, 1869. 1856. antf,receired the Legion Oh
I Honor in 1858, and was made an officer OF
! that society in 1878. He received the great
| medal at the world exposition of 1861
! The International Society Of Painters
! and Scu!ptors of Paris is holding an "a
| hibition at the Petit Gallery. Whistler and
! Besuard are the honorary presidents.
|
! The coming exhibition of paintings and
! studio effects OF the well-known genre
| painter. Henry Mosler. which opens at the
| American Art Galleries on January lth.
/, and which will be followed by their sale
| on January 18th, is attracting much pre-
! liIninary attention among art lovers.
\ summary of the honors that Mr.. Mos
Ter has received is as follows: Medal Roy
+, al Academy Munich. 1874; Salon, honoraoie
mention. 1879. lie Retour. purchased by
! the French Government for the Musee de
| luxembourg 1919: gold medal, Internal
! tional Exhibition, Nice. France, 1884: Prize
! Fund Exhibition, New York. prize SOTO,
1855, Salon. gold medal. 1883: Exposition
Universeile. Paris, silver medal, 1889; Hors
Coucurs. 1890: Chevalier de Ia Lesin d Hon
! neur. France. 1892; Officer dAcadenie
France, 1892: Archduke Carl Ludwig OF
Austria gold medal, 1895; elected Asso-
! ciate of National Academy OF Design.
1895: grand gold medal and diploma OF
! honor, Atlanta Exposition. Ga. $50; Inos-
z N-,f;n nj trnH pyov
sign, 1896; gold medal. 'sThe Art Club,
Philadelphia. 1897. Els pictures have been
| purchased by and are in the foioWlnE
museums and cities: The Luxembourg.
Paris: Sydney. Australia; Grenob!e.
, France. Louisville. Cky.) Polytechnic In
stitute. PENNSYLVANIA Academy of Fine
Arts, Cincinnati (Ohio) Museum. Spring
| field GIassD Museum. ana Metropolitan
Museum of Art. New York.-New York
Times Saturday Review.
There is now on exhibition at the Anleri-
can Art Galleries q collection OF modern
Japanese paintings. made in Japan under
the personal supervision of Prof. Ernest
Fenolosa These paintings were brought
to this country by Mr.. J. B. A1illet, of
; Boston, q brother Of the wel!-known
American artist, Frank Millet The chief
. feature OF these paintings is their natural-
| ness IL is sometimes almost impossible
|
| birds wing OF a fish's scales, of a flow
/ er,s petals. are not the real objects them
selves The modern Japanese artist Is
master OF the use of the line. and is GER
| taiuly a colorist In landscape work he
lacks the knowledge OF light and shade,
and OF perspective and so his landscape
work seems somewhat crude. Most OF the
paintings are on paper and silk. but some
| are on LACQUER The use of silk gives
an opportunity for the rendition OF tons
and graduation of color. The paintings
on lacquer are especially clever.-New
York Times Saturday Review.
The Boston ATT Commission has formal-
[ " approved Cyrus E. Dallin's equestrian
statue Of Paul Revere. and the movement
| for the erection of this monument in Bos--
ton is to be revived. 1t IS susgestaed that
! the Paul Revere Monument Committee be
resuscttated more members added, anu
, TINT a fresh appeal for subscriptions be
! issued The first effort to raise the re-
! uuisite funds for this monument met
! with so little success that the project was
Tor the time being allowed to be pigeon
holea.
The sale of the William T. Evans coilec.
ton of American painters will CONSTITUTES
the most important art event of the New.
York season. The collection includes over
900 pictures. Among the artists repre-
!. sented are Inness, A. Fl. Wyant. Wins
low Homer, Ranger. Murphy. The sales
! evenings Of January alst, FEBRUARY Ist
and I'd
London art students who make copies Oh
drawings in the British Museum are now
forbidden to take away their work with
out having it stamped with a die Haos
for the purpose. This rule has been intro
/ 10, Information
ceived by the authorities at the museum
! that copies Of water-color drawings were
| being sold as originals
The death Of Yam Da-gent. the French
! Iandscapist and illustrator. and that OF
Aristde Croisy the sculptor, are an
nounced.
Concerning the award prizes Mt the ami
NAL exhibition. OF the NATIONAL Academy
OF Design, now being held In New York.
the Commercial Advertiser SAYS: The
prizes have been fairly awarded consid-i
| erine, the material at the. disposition OF tha
| jury In point of fact. most OF the clever
/ men have been favored in the years back,
and there have been few OF the younger:
men who have come forward to take their
places. The Clarke prize. for the best
figure piece by q native, has gone to
Charles Schreyyogel. man quite un-
known, for q picture of soldiers on tha
western plains. called "My Bunkie'' CID
AT first glance the work suggests a com
| position by Frederick Remington. both IN
arrangement and color. Upon examtna-
| ton, however, there is found q certain
personality and naturally, when the Unit
i, |. ed States trooper is represented In an
alkaH country. the uniform. landscape and
general surroundings. must OF necessity
be OF a fixed type. OF Mr.. Dessar's.
"Lanscape and Sheep CsD, which has sa-i
cured the first Ha;lyarten prize, no fault
. may be found. 1t IS delightful In tone.
. | wen conceived and fne IN color Mr.
Cousess along the Quar- u73}. taking tha
| second Halisarten. Is attractive In q rath-
). er sweet scheme of color and pleasing In
y ! the composition DHss.@ but Ar, Granville
, | Smiths ."The Light OF the House t1aO.
|, | taking tho third Hallgarten. is only mildly
/ I possible as prize winner. aud Is too ohvi.
, ously sentimental recalling .the Meyer Won
!. Bremen period OF vapid story telling pops
!. I u1ar years ago, but now happily left be-
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