The San Francisco call., 1901-11-08
WATER COLORs
ARE EXHIBITED
Opening Night at Insti-
tute Attracts Good
Attendance.
Artists Show Pictures Under
Auspices Of Art Asso-
citation.

The water color exhibition Of the San
Francisco Art Association opened last
night at the Mark Hopkins Institute or
Art with a reception. The attendance was
not large, but many Of the best-known
artists, critics and patrons were present
The water colors, pastels and black and
whites of the exhibition are all hung In
the Mary Frances Searles gallery. The
first view Of the water colors, by artificial
light was unfortunate and doubtless
better impression will be created Wnen
visitors have seen the pictures by day
light.
Many bits Of work of much merit are
to be seen on the four walls OF the gal
lery and a number Of them were greatly
admired last night and VIII commune 10
attract favorable attention throughout the
exhibition There are some. on the otner
hand. that are decidedly amateurlsh and
the wonder is that the committee ever
accepted them.
Miss Annie Frances Briggs has five
water colors on the north wall that are
excellent. All are landscapes "Laren"
and Greek in Southern California are
the best, the former being particularly
strong.
studies, very modern and striking In a
poSter-like way. One, numbered 10 in the
catalogue, a landscape study, has tP
most merit. Miss Louise Schwamm ha
several studies Of the same school anu
well executed.
G. F. P. Piazzonfs Calm" a weird I'M
pressionfst landscape Of strikingly low
tone, is one of the best things in the gall
lery. 1t. Miss Briggs 'sLaren'' and the
study by Mrs. Mathews are certainly not
far from the best three.
Latimer has small water color, I'm
the Pines" that Is good for the treatment
Of the lights and shadows.
"Guadaloupe Creek" by Sidney j. Yard,
Is well done. Two others by the same
artist are scarcely UP to his standard.
Lillian VeSaria has four water colors.
Two of them-"On the Maine Coast and
EeT7cr dot, III -
landscape picturing as one would wish to
see.
NJ. de Neale Morgan exhibits two land
scapes. The Edge Of the Lake and
Evening"" a Berkeley scene, that are
meritOriOus.
birds of a Feather and Fantasy In
Black and White are the best Of a num-
Der of water colOrs by Mrs. Wheelan. who
also has a number of black and white
studies and several book plate designs.
Miss Martha L. JOhnSOn's studies in still
life are clever. one of brasses being espe-
ciaIly true in cOloring.
A case of miniatures by Kunath, on the
south wall, attract much attention and
A portrait in pastel, by Matteo sandona,
is a striking study Of a young woman OF
the Italian type. 1t Is likely to be as
much admired as anything In the gall
A large pastel. Here Dies Another
Day." IS the best Of the four pictures
shown by ]. NJ. Griffin.
J. Montague Griswold has Frenchy
bit of quantity humorous study, Labor
Day in Brittany" There is scarcely def
milton enough but one is pleased by It,
Mrs. Alice NJ. Best's Studies From
BOyville'r are characteristically clever.
Rejected" by Jack Tucker, is good in
coloring but the composition Is poor.
Mount Tamalpais'' and Lake Merritt
are rxo dainty bits Of work by Maize E.
NichOll.
Cadenasso, Judson, Hansen, Griffin and
Nelson are all represented by pictures
not by any means up to their respective
standards.
The exhibition will last two weeks.