Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24

The canvas is n large one, and ranks with
the artists most successful works. The
Secretary is shown seated, with a pair of
gold-rimmed spectacles held carelessly in
his right hand. while his left rests easily On
the carved arm of the low-backed chair.
The background is warm in tone. and the
face is fresh and full of life The detail of
the chair arm is carefully studied, and
rather solidifies the general handling Of the
figure. which Is broadly modelled.
Mr. Messer Is represented by three can
is one Of the most successful landscapes
shown In quiet evening sky low-toned
clouds melt downward into the mellow
horizon coiors of qualified lemon and
which crowns a sloping hiS|top in the middle
distance, hangs the pale crescent Of a new
moon. The sentiment Of evening Is further
suggested in the wreathy smoke from a dis
tant nesting farm house, in the browsing
sheep and in the group of figures resting
beneath the spreading branches Of the trees.
There is poetic feeling over all, happily
expressed without the sacrifice of certain
elements of solidity which must be observed
in the treatment of so large a picture. or
Mr.. Messers other works the first Is low
toned evening study, with a warm fore
ground and luminous cloud-broken sky.
The other, "Anacostia Meadows, shows
line of tall trees in the middle ground. be-
yond which is a stretch of Sunlit field
stretching toward rolling hills in the dis
lance.
In the central alcoves Prince TroubetZ-
koy's freely handled portrait of boy. Miss
Mueden's statuesque study of a young wo-
man. Mr.. Moser's large pastel landscape
and two in oil by Carl Weller, together
with Mr.. Siebert's figure picture, occupy
prominent positions Prince Troubetzkoy
is also represented in the first gallery by a
richly colored panel portrait, which pos
sesses some admirable qualities, but lacks
the touch of freedom and personality which
marks his canvas mentioned above This
work is one of the most notable in the ex-
A Eh-fa npI har 1ai hoy
with his hand thrust into his trousers pock-
cts, stands at in the stern sheets of a
yacht. The warm coloring of the face.
aglow from the wind, contrasts with the
WHITE mass of a heavy sweater which he
wears. The background is the receding
creSts of the sea and rolling clouded sky.
simply and largely painted. The whole
picture bears an individual stamp. is full
of confidence and bears the breath of the
sea.
Miss Mueden's canvas is an impressive
and serious work. young woman, draped
in blue-toned white, is imposed against a
simple background painted in a low key.
The figure is sympathetfcaliy handled and
impresses the observer with a feeling of Its
dignity and repose. The artist could hardly
be better represented than by this picture
which receives high praise from her fellow
workers. Miss Mueden also exhibits a
small freshly painted head of little girl.
Mr.. Mosers large pastel landscape Is
weli-studed work and shows the artists in
innate knowledge of nature. 1t represents
DTOdu StTelcn OF nelQS ana rolling nils, and In
the foreground a quiet sheet of water
fleets a growth of autumn-touched trees
and the coo, gray of mass of moscow
cred rocks along Its velvety margin. A low
range of gray hills marks the horizon, and
drifting quiet sky lends an air of mystery
to the body of the picture, which is almost
anatomical in Its wealth of suggested de-
tail Mr.. Mcser also shows a dainty oil
portrait of young girl with dark hair
and an olive complexion. She wears a soft
textured gown of pink. and stands easily
with her hands behind her against a back
ground of tender color, across which sweep
blossom-laden boughs, siivery in tone, and
painted in a manner not to detract from the
importance Of the figure. 1t Is a picture
which will be readily understood and much
admired
OF Mr.. Weller's two landscapes the larger
one is simple in composition. but full of air
and general outdoor feeling. In the fore
ground a grassy meadow meets a broken
line of low. scrubby trees across the middle
distance. and against this green mass of
foliage two cows are broadly painted.
The distance is marked by a wooded HILL