Evening star., 1901-10-12

dued greens of early autumn A few cows
a woman and dog are introduced in the
foreground. but so unobtrusively that 1t
is the noble oak, erect and majestic, on
the hillside to the right that claims the
attention and chief interest 1t is a paint
ing that is impressively strong and vigor-
ous-one that is bound to claim the re-
spect OF connoisseurs and to be acknowl-
eoged valuable addition to the collection
OF paintings by American artists.
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Work in the local studios has begun
rather earlier than usual this year, for,
though few of the artists are still rro-
longing their vacation days, the majority
nave returned and are already quite busy
Mosl nave spent anything but idle
mer, and many have brought back good
numper or interesting sketches to show
LOT the playtlme season.
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VI all these none seems to have found
more absolute pleasure on his vacation
trip than Mr.. Moser and none surely was
more Industrious. He went first to Buffalo,
then to Toronto and Montreal visiting his
OLD home; then to the Adirondacks, to
Lake Saranac, to Mr.. Lothrop's camp and
Shurtleffs cottage in the heart of the wilds
and finally home by Lake Champlain, Lake
George and the Hudson. He has brought
pack with MIN, besides, a sketch book full
OF notes made nroute, and number of very
attractive water colors, done during his
stay In the mountains. Some of these are
wood interiors, leafy and full of sunshine;
others picture the strange pools found on
the helghts with their moss and lichen-
covered banks and gaunt, solitary pines.
"nlle others show the mountains them
serves, shrouded in msts These last are
pMTooapiy M the most characteristic of MIR.
Mosers INDIVIDUAL style-of his best style.
Ihe cloud effects are unusual and exceed
lngiy nne. They are very atmospheric
and W1thal gentle and poetical. Mr.. Moser
Will resume his classes at the Mount Yer
non Seminary, the Columbian University
and Corcoran School of Art this winter.
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Miss Bertha E. Perre spent the first of
the summer at Rowley and the last at Ips-
wick, Mass, one of the few New England
towns that are still unspoiled, in spite of
the invasion of summer sojourners, and
has brought home with her quite a col
lection of outdoor sketches. A number of
these are sunsets or. after -glows, theme
dear to the hearts of all painters, yet un-
familiar to Miss Ferries brush. All. in
TACT, whether bits of the salt meadows or
gllmpses of the Ipswich fields and foliage
are extremely unusual and odd, both in
composition and coloring, and very unlike
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less interesting.
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Quite little colony of our Washington
artists were, as usual, at East Gloucester.
Miss Atwater did some exceptionally nice
work while she was there-studies well in
advance of anything she has previously
accomplished, having all the force and
freshness that heretofore characterized her
hut
esqueness. Each painting is, in truth.
in composition, strong in
handling and possessed of that subtle quail
ity of gentle beauty which is almost always
found in nature and yet seldom truthfuly
portrayed. One for instance, is of a f1owery
with beyond a little red gable
rooted cottage, and another pictures cJus
ter of rocks and bushes, with the blue sea
in the distance and the little town living
between.
Mr.. Child made a number of studies
which he purposes finishing during the win
ter In his studio, and Mrs. Child spent most
of her time painting miniature, an un-
precedented proceeding, at Gloucester She
has two more of these dainty portraits now
on hand.
Mr. Warner accomplished a little less
work this summer than last, from a nu-
merical standpoint. but his exhibition
proved equally as successful. He has taken
a studio in New York again this winter,
but intends holding an exhibition of his
water colors here, If 1t can be arranged.
before the end Of the season.
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Many will be glad to learn that Mrs Bar
ney will spend the winter in Washington.
Mrs. Thurber, Mr.. Bladen Snyder and Mr..
Mcclure Hamilton may also be added to
our artist community.
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Miss Mathilde Mueden has been making
some very interesting little portrait studies
in red chalk and crayon They are drawn
with much feeling. strongly modelled and
very artistic. While she was away this
summer she painted very successful nor
trait of little boy, besides making a num-
ber Of landscape sketches.
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Chicago is planning to have an art ex
hibition of rare interest and Importance in
December. 1t is to consist of some thirty
Of the latest works Of Vasili Verestch
the famous Russian artist, and will in
clude the series dealing with Napoleon's
disastrous Moscow campaign, which at
tracted so much attention when lately
shown in Europe With them will be ex-
hibited numerous scenes from South Africa.
China and the Philippines, which have
never before been publicly shown Mr..
Verestchagin is one, of the most forceful.
versatile and Industrious artists of the
period, and, indeed, Of any period, who aims
to teach a lesson with his brush-mainly by
pointing out the horrors OF war 1t often
happens, therefore, that his subjects are
disagreeable, and sometimes repulsive, but
of his power in portraying his thoughts
and his skill as an artist there can hardly
be differences of opinion. 1t would be a
great thing for Washington If the colIec-
tion could be shown here during the winter
for up to the present time our people have
had no opportunity to adequately study
his work Two of his canvases, belonging
to Mrs. Hearst, were on view in the Cor
coran Gallery for while, but they are NOT
examples of his best efforts, although the
one representing the "Wailing Place" in
Jerusalem was an excellent representation
of the place and scene it undertook to por-
tray.
The Child Eternal.
Irene Fowler Brown, in Harper's Magazine
heard their prayers and kissed their sleepy eyes
And tucked them in all warm from feet to head
To wake again with mornings glad sunrise
1nnrar -hara to Law da.l