The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15

There lis at the Fischer gallery inns
week an exhibition Of miniatures by Nj.
Keeling in all-poruaying IT,
terestingly p8trician humanity in all
stages from youth TO ripe old age. There
is an elegance and style about these
paintings in little" Of Mr.. Keeling which
is the most marked characteristics Of his
work. They have not the Photographic
look which mars so many Of the NINA
lures one sees in these DAYS Of the re
vival" and there is a quaint prettiness
about some OF them which breathes Of an
earlier time-the atmosphere OF hygone
days when miniature was almost the only
art preservative by which one might have
= small portrait Of sweetheart or loved
one
Il is pleasant 10 record a marked i'm
provement in Mr.. Keeling's work. His
touch is surer and his color richer than il
was when he last exhibited at Fishers.
1t is something to Mr.. Keelings credit
TO note also that the largest and alto
gether most ambitious miniature-No. >, a
portrait Of Mrs. Hit in party costume.
against a Gainsborough backgrounds in
every respect the most skllful and attrac-
tive miniature shown. II is. indeed, beau
tiful The flesh tones in No .. a portrait
of the painters sister Mrs. Sulson Hutch
ms. are especially good.
The strength. vigor. and wholesome color
Of No. Is, the Hon. c. A. Williams. must
be noted Ii is masculine, forcetul, ana
distinguished. which means much, for the
conventional miniature OF a man more
often looks like some woman in male at
h.hx
but whose false beard and hair deceives no
one but the family.
No. s is a likeness Of Mrs. Barclay
Henry This miniature is most excellent
IN color and shows extreme cleverness in
the pose. while the manner in which the
features and hair are made strong in value.
gives the head real look which is
heightened by the tender delicate treat
ment Of the figure and drapery, most val
liable qualities In a good miniature paint
ing This introduction Of the suggestive
sketch element should never be lost sight
of by the miniature painter, for it is one
OF the supreme qualities which lift his art
out Of competition with photography. One
sees much work nowadays which is FAR
below good photography in artistic quail
tiles and all because the painters are not
sensitive 10 the higher possibilities OF
their delicate and very charming art
An interesting paragraph recently print
ed in the New York Times" recalls Mr..
E. F. Andrews generous custom OF taking
his pupils at the Corooran Art School TO
Baltimore each year-a sort Of annual
April pilgrimage TO that art mecca. Moth
ing could be more OF an inspiration to the
Young student than visit TO the master
pieces In the great Walters gallery. Many
successful artists today here in Washing
ton. and away from here. are indebted TO
Mr. Andrews for start on the high road
to fame and doubtless they recall some
Journey TO Baltimore with the class as
among the most delightful memories Of
lifetime.
M. Chase is wide awake, progressive
msn. and ii is just like him to take his
class over TO New York to see the Society
Of American Artists exhibition, where
there is gathered the best New York
work OF the year. No one knows how
much students learn by simply seeing
good works Of art They went also to the
Metropolitan Museum to enjoy the gems
In that wonderful storehouse. The collec-
ton there is growing so rapidly that il is
fast becoming one OF the finest In the
world. II is not so rich In examples OF
American art as is our own Corcoran
Gallery, nor is il likely to be, now that
the Corcorsn has turned its energies in
that direction. The article in the New
York paper above referred to is as follows:
The students OF the Pennsylvania Acad-
envy OF Fine Arts. OF Philadelphia. came to
this city yesterday OF a special train. and
under the leadership OF Mr. William NJ
Chase. visited the Society Of American
Artists Exhibition. in the Fine Arts Gal
lery. They afterward. also under the guild
snce OF Mr.. Chase, went to the Metropoli-
tan Museum Of Art This visit was time
ly one. and set an example that might be
followed with advantage by the New York
Academy the Art Students League. and
other art educational institutions The
academy and league students should have
been taken TO the recent Pennsylvania
Academy exhibition in Philadelphia-the
best held in this country during this sea
SON
The high estimate placed on the Phila-
delphis Academy exhibition is perfectly
Just II was a good exhibition, and the
New York students would have profted
greatly by visit 10 Philadelphia during
that exhibition. Many OF the pictures from
the Carnegie Annual al Pittsburg were in
cluded in the Philadelphia show. II was, al
together, a very notable display OF art
work
That the painters we're not unmndful OF
their duty 10 Mr.. Evans. the great collect
OF OF American pictures. whose recent sale
in New York did so much toward stimu
lating interest in American art may be
inferred from this account. also from the
New York Times Of a quiet dinner
given recently TO Mr.. Evans by a group Of
the more prominent American painters
The dinner projected some weeks ago
bv number Of American artists. most OF
whom had canvases in the Evans collec-
lion sold at auction this past winter, 10
honor OF Mr.. Evans as patron OF Ameri-
can art took place on recent evening az
an uptown club. The date and the de-
tails Of this. dinner were not given 10 the
press. and it was looked upon as private
love feast The guest Of the evening. Mt.
Evans blushingly received the hOnors ten
dered and the compliments that were
showered upon him in the various
speeches made. He was also presented
with a handsome piece Of silver.
Mr.. shnw'S Fine Collections.
This certainly shows gratifying inter
est in American art by wealthy and cul-
tured New Workers There are. Of course,
few patrons even there whose purchases
OF American pictures reach the generous
proportions Of either Mr.. Shaw. Mr.. Evans
or Mr. Clarke. but there are many en-
thusissts who believe IN home talent and
buy their pictures, as the art writer in
the New York Times felicitously puts n.
Mr. Samuel T. Shaw, who gives the
$1,000 prize for the best figure subject al
the annual exhibition Of the Society Of
American Artists has been for MANY
years a collector Of American pictures. In
prominence as a buyer from the studios
he probably ranks next TO Mr.. ". T.
Evans whose collection has just gone an
der the hammer. Mr. Shaw began buying
from pure love OF pictures. and his FRS
rrrohnsne aanrned the MONS and corridors