Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05
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Mr.. George Senseney has lately sent home
from Paris number OF very clever and ad-
nirable etchings. One of these is of peas
ant woman and child. quite French in
spirit, but full of feeling and strength. An
other OF even greater merit is a character
study of Cyrano de Bergerac. Mr.. Senseney
was formerly a pupil of Mr. Howard Hell
mick, ard has been studying aboard for
the past two years. At the last exhibition
OF the Association of American Painters
neio IN Paris, he was honored by having a
water color of his of Dutch interior select
eu as one OF the seven eligib,es for the
prize though it was not finally pronounced
the winner.
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Mr.. r. LIE Grand Johnston has nearly
completed the decoration of the room at the
Raleigh, which has so entirely occupied his
time for the past three months The frieze.
which was painted directly on the wall from
Scaffold, is finished, and the large paneled
canFaseS are receiving the last touches in
MS studio before being set in place. This
Is Kind Of work which Mr. Johnston finds
specially congenial and has done to a con-
SIDERABLE extent. but for which he has no
intention of abandoning his water color and
landscape painting.
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Mr. q. 8. ]. Dunbar has finished the me-
aanons to be used for the decoration Of the
FACADE OF the government building at the
Pan-American exposition, and has the plas-
Ter casts packed ready for shipment. These
are four In number, heroic In size, and were
at first intended to typify the four great
races-the Caucasian, Indian, Malay and
NeSro-but after the first two were COM
pieted 1T was determined to duplicate them
IN the place of the latter Mr. Dunbar is
az present finishing his portrait busts of
land "
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very attractive little invitations were is
sued for the exhibition Of designs by Miss
Emma Humphreys, which was held at the
Art League on Wednesday, Thursday and
FRIDAY or this week, the card being inclosed
between dainty wall paper covers. This
exhibition was small, but very interesting,
being Of a kind rarely seen in this city.
The exquisite table linen, made in Belgium
for McCutcheon of New York from Miss
Humphreys designs, probably attracted
most attention. The wall papers were from
three well-known frms-Janeway &. Co
New brunswick; Carey Bros. Philadelphia,
and Thos. Strahan & Co., Boston Among
these from the last named was notably a
oesign made from the Japanese cedar tree,
Wnlcn was unique and very decorative. This
Design was shown in many different
combinations of colors, and 1t was interest
ing to note what remarkably diverse effects
this change produced. The silks were
pretty and unusually artistic, but less orig
inal than the other work. Such an exhibit
ton should tend not only to enlarge the
League School of Design, but to awaken
general interest in this most helpful though
Fp1 Irn,, oh, nf, 1;Nl
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Mrs. Jessie Ward has been preparing
cen prehensive series Of lectures on En-
sravers and the Art of Engraving" These |
are to be somewhat historical and techni- |
cal, but will possess enough of the human |
and present day spirit to be full of interest |
as well as instructive for the unnitiated.
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The Henry B. Pettes collection of water |
eolors was put on exhibition at v. G. |
tfscher's on Thursday of this week, where |
t may be seen during January. here are |
'bout go paintings in this collection, among |
which are excellent examples of the French. |
Dutch, Roman and English schools. Those |
Of Dutch interior by Kever are specially |
Inc, though Neuhuys, Wysmueller, Thysen |
and Falkenburg are all we'll represented. |
NiSSN CAV A'ootiy SSHIe ana are
one and all exceedingly attractive, both In |
and technique. This charm of |
the Dutch school will likewise be quickly |
recognized de Hamers Potato Harvest"
and Low Tide on the Coast of Holland"
by Grippe. Strongly in contrast to those |
s the work of the Roman painters T. Bal
esio and E. Simonetti, for both in the
Lady and Mandolin and the Turkish |
interior is the most remarkable attention
10 detail observable The skilful work.
:lanship they display is marvellous and the
labor required to accomplish
such results must have been incalculable
I. H. Michael's Interior of Bruges Cathe-
lrap' is Of this same order. lion by Jan
Van Essen is one of the notable pictures
If the collection and combines both the
thoughtful and broad styles. Morning on
he Jersey Coast" Is an unmistakable Rich
lrds, and must doubtless prove a favorite,
hough 1t is not so strong as some Of this
lrtists work
The English school presents a good show
ng, among which a little painting by Carl
on E. Smith is very noticeable. One WASH
ngton artist Is representative. Carl F.
smith, whose picture entitled. Gardening
holds its own among the work of the Dutch |
ind French painters. 1t Is of a Ian dig
,ing in a cabbage patch, and is painteu
With great simplicity and directness It
vas done some time ago in Paris and was
n the Salon.
Altogether this Is a most comprehensive
md interesting collection of water colors,
ffering much pleasure and profit to those
N, nlxy f,tn tod II,