Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05

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| the same artists collection.
| MI X N. Brooke, one Of the strongest OF
| the local landscape painters. exhibits sew
eral of his representative works Mr..
| Brooke is also noted for his figure studies
| characteristic pictures of negro life. The
most widely known is his Pastoral Visit
| which belongs to the Corcoran gallery.
One of his largest canvases is a sunset eff
/ feet. Beyond a dark mass of trees in the
F! middle ground the fading light filters into
| the foreground and softly eliminates the
| gather something from thes ground. One
| of the artists most attsactiRe pictures is
simple little view of harvest field. with
a dog watching a lunch basket, while his
| master is at work some distance away. 1t
is full OF sentiment and thoroughly charm
| ing.
Mr.. Carl Gutherz exhibits number of
his best canvases in the hemicycle. Promi-
nent among them is his Temptation of
St: Anthony a skillful handling Of
original conception of the subject. Mr..
portant decorative and alegorical subjects.
Notable are 'Arcessita alb Angels. the
white-draped figure is being borne through
radiant clouds by attendant angels, and
fine conception. entitled THE Morning of
the Sixth Day Through an irdescent veil
or mist troop of angels and heavenly
visions are seen, while the man and woman
kneel In the foreground. The composition
is vibrant with a sense of music. Mr..
Gutherzs work Is marked by fine quality
of finish and displays a scholarly familiar
ity with his subjects.
Mr.. w. H. billiard is represented by an
attractive group Of canvases. These pictures
occupy central space on the north wall of
me henlicycle and are hung to excellent
advantage lhey are painted In the artists
best manner and cover a wide range of
subjects in landscape. IAN Old Oak Cali
fornia and "A November Day" are prob
ably the most notable of the group. AL
though a number of the others may be
more pleasing pictorially. The first named
Is painted In a broad and convincing
ms n hot Il,
and "A November Day is a serious and
truthful transcript of nature and conveys
much sentiment Another group of pictures
by the same artist is shown in the atrium
Inc subjects are scenes with which the
artist is familiar from his long residence
| abroad; the mills and dykes of Holland,
quiet corners Of old France and picturesque
temples and bazaars of India and the far
east.
Mr.. Howard Helmick's charming and
truthful pictures of Irish peasant life form
the atrium. Mr.. Helmicks vital brush
gives an air OF color and happiness to his
subjects, even when they depict grimy,
peat smoked interiors, and clothes with in
terest the most commonplace and ordinarily
abject. His technical skill and the purity
of his color are what render his work su-
per1or. One of the most attractive of his
water colors shows two Irish maids dancing
to the droning tune of an old piper seated
by the roadside. The figures are treated
in an extremely free manner and the land
COmDOSltlOn r
tculary charm. &.
w. H. Holmes, whose work unfortunate-
~, has been seen but little in Washington
l1r several years past. shows a large and
thoroughly representative collection of his
water colors. Mr.. Holmes work is marked
by extreme delicacy of color and dizziness
OF handling He delights in sunshine and
the lyrics of landscape The somber and
tragic attract him but slightly, although he
has depicted the dramatic vastness of the
Grand canon and the Yellowstone, and
there there Is &, touch of It in "A Cloud Effect,
Santa Clara Island, Cal" Mr.. Holmes also
SHOWS "A Group of Venetian Fishing
Boats" which is full of color and life and
number of pictures Of field and woodland
all OF which bear the marks Of his skill
Another important showing of water COL
ors Is that of Mr. James Henry Moser. Mr.
Mosers work is well known to every one
VINO has attended the local exhibition held
during recent years. where he has ever
been prominent and much appreciated ex-
hlbitor His present collection is thorough
~ representative and shows his intimate
knowledge of nature In her va rious moods
one of his best things is a tender little pic
ture Of a passing shower full of sentiment
and feeling Another shows a great mass
OF glowing cumulus clouds. rising sheer
above the crest of green-crested upland;
1t is conspicuously notable. An unusual
and largely painted composition Is an eff
rect of moonlight on shredded patches Of
snow that linger among the rocks on a
bleak hilltop. The moon is not shown and
single star shines in the steeIy-blue sky
beyond dark line of distant mountains
MI Moser's other pictures are scenes In
the valley of Virginia. sketches about
Washington and views in the mountains of
New England.
Mr.: Walter Paris shows large number
of his water colors Among them W b;s
State, War and Navy Department as seen
curing the blizzard of two winters ago An
other picture shows row Of old houses on
upper PENNSYLVANIA avenue snow-capped
and wrapped in the mantle of winter OF
MS other works one of the Very best is of
rolling land Swallowed by gray masses of
passing clouds. Mr.. Paris works are nota-
bic for their wealth of detail and the inter-
est with which he invests those in which
architectural features are Introduced His
drawings of old English houses are most
seriously and truthfully handled but are
always pictures in the best sense AS ex
ampes of the English school of water color
Painting his works are worthy of the most
earnest notice and appreciation.
Mr.. Edwin Lamasure's collection adioins
that Of Mr.. Paris and differs from it in gem
eral treatment He tells his story in another
way. This artist has made notable advance
in very recent years and his residence
in the mountains of Virginia has doubtless
caused 1t to great extent. Close touch
with nature has added sentiment of truth
fulneSS to his work which it formerly some
what lacked. His best pictures in the pres
ent exhibition are some of the smaller ones.
They are most peasing and faithful.
Miss Mueden shows a number of her pas
tel portraits The most prominent is that
of young woman in white gown touched
with blue, which, with the harmonious gray
background, combines agreeably with the
light flesh tones and soft golden hair of the
sitter. There is also her charming picture
of a young woman, which was one of the
best things shown at the recent exhibition
of the Society of Washington Artists. She
also shows number of smaller cauVases,
which contain some of her best work, and
vigorous portrait Of a young man.
Miss Juliet Thompson. another of the
most talented of the young women paint
ers. Is represented in most worthy man.
ner. The most attractive of her pictures
is that of a young woman In a low-necked
gown and large hat of black The color
touch is in the red lining of her flowing
cloak.
Miss Sands and Miss Burdette, Miss
Bertha Perrie and Miss Aline Solomons are
bright stars In this group Of specially tall
ented young women. Space Is not avail
able In which to do justice to the merits
of a score more of artists whose names are
foremost In local art. Mr.. Harold Mac
donald's wonderfully vigorous portraits are
not surpassed and barely equaled in most
instances. Mr.. Morse also shows a re-
markedly fine group Of portraits. Mr. An
drews Is represented by his well-known
figure of Dolly Madison and his carefully
done picture of Wat Tyler. Mrs. Andrews
shows fine lot Of sparkling water color
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