The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-07
IN BEHALF OF ART
DIRECTOR BRANDT's REPORT
TELL AN INTERESTING STORY.
FROM FOREIGN GALLERIES.
SOME NEW WORKS FOR THE TEL
FAIR ACADEMY.


Acndemy's observation-disclosures of
the Five Panel Paintings for the
Hall of Characterization of the
Immense Painting Purchased at
Munich Free Admissions for
school ChiIdren-The Director in
an Italian Fort.
Director Carl L. Brandt read at the
May meeting of the Georgia Historical
Society last night his report of his trip
abroad recently, made in the interest of
the Telfair Academy of Arts and Science.
The report conveyed pleasantly and most
interestingly vast deal of information
| relative to the places visited by Director
Brandt. for the purpose of making pre-
iminary studies for five large panel paint
ings for the Hall of Casts in the Academy.
These paintings are to represent or
symbolic the places where the originals
of the casts were created or what is left
of them found. The report treated also
of the purchases made abroad for the
academy by Director Brandt. He said:
My report on the Telfair Academy Of
| Arts and Sciences and my late trip
| abroad, which l herewith respectfully
| submit has been somewhat anticipated by
| the annual report of President Mercer.
| Nevertheless, the work done by noe for
! the academy since my last annual report,
1900, l believe is of sufficient interest and
! importance to the society as well as the
academy that l may be permitted to give
more detailed account of the work.
| At the March meeting, 1900, the society
| unanimously passed resolution accept
| ing my renewed offer to go to Europe
| and the Orient to paint certain pre-
| liminary studies, for five large panel
| paintings, to be placed as a frese in the
| Hall of Casts" in the academy. I to
| give the time to paint these studies free
! ly and the academy to refund to me the
| expenses of travel provided they would
not exceed $500. 1t was further agreed
| that | should advance 5000 for the pur-
| chase of additional works of art for the
| academy while in Europe, if desirable
| works were obtainable at reasonable
| prices These amounts together with six
| per cent, however, not to be repaid to
me until after the debt due the estate of
| General Henry X. Jackson had been
| paid This debt has now been paid
on Aug. 3, last. L left New York on
the Deutschland" crossing the Atlantic
| ocean in five days, eleven and three
| quarters hours, and arrived in London
on the afternoon of the 18th. 1 found
very little of Importance on exhibition
| or for sale in the way of pictures in Lon
| don and hurried on to Paris where | had
centered my hopes to purchase one or
| more good pictures at the Universal Elk
position then held in that city
In the Exposition Galleries.
All general exhibits at these colossal
! shows interest individuals more than the
masses. 1t is not so with pictures There
| inPPGS9nt
| from gallery to gallery with renewing in
| terest from the hour of opening to the
| closing of the turn-gate. 1t was so on
| this occasion. At times it was difficult
| to get near picture of special interest.
A wealth of art had been brought to-
| gether under one roof. in the new pal
ace of fine Arts not easily excelled, and
| long to be remembered 1t gave all I'M
usual advantage to the art student for
| study and to the connoisseur for CON-
| paTison
| 1t has been conceded that the Chicago
! exposition of 1893 produced the better OK
terror effect, both from an artistic and
| architectural point. but the palm must be
awarded to the Paris exposition of 1900
| for the exhibit itself and in particular to
the Fine Arts Department.
| France in its array of large historical
pictures and splendid portraits made
| deep and lasting impression. Her treasure
| stores had given up for the time being,
| gems, conceived in noble thought, depicted
| in beautiful color. a galaxy of great art
which did honor to artist and country
| alike.
1t is not within the scope of this re-
port to even mention the pictures which
| merited praise suffice ii to say that all
| nations owe France thanks for the For
bid" which she had conveniently and
beautifully placed before an admirng
world.
| England and Germany too had sent some
fine pictures. Other countries were repre-
scented by many of their best painters
and many a gem greeted the eye in these
departments These too were generally
| taken from public galleries or government
buildings and, of course, not for sale.
Besides these there were also endless
numbers of inferior works as is the case
in all exhibitions. 1t is not often that one
sees picture of Importance and great
merit that seeks a purchaser, still there
are rare occasions when one meets
with such, particularly, if of large
size. In this exhibition did
not see one.
The Victoria Vase.
My last hope was now in the
Munich International Exhibition; should
| | hnd none there, then this part of
my mission would have been fruitless
| but for the beautiful Victoria Vase"
which l secured from the Royal Berlin
| Porcelain Mandatory in the German
| section. This vase is about three feet
| high. of graceful form, embellished with
| delicate sold tracery in relief. and flow
ers and fruit painted by Fraulein Blank
enburg, a well known artist of Berlin
! 1t is an interesting and beautiful object
of this class of art work and a charm
ing souvenir of the great French Expo
| sition 1900.
Personally | could not effect a reduc-
! tion from the catalogue price. 1907 francs
1888. 500. An established rule forbids an
allowance TO the individual purchaser
| but. by the advice of Herr Znke, Repre-
sentant de la Manufacture Royale de Por-
! celaine de Berlin, | obtained through
! Spaidng d Co., Siversmths, in Paris a
| discount of 20 per cent, | assuming all
| risks of breakage. etc, and paid 21S2 20
francs G457 500. Voucher attached here
with.
l arrived IN Munchen on tho evening
OF the 9Th OF September. and early on the
9Th | made my first visit to the Glass
Palast," in which the international and
German Kunst-Nercins" exhibitions are
held. and from which many OF our pic.
lures have been purchased by me in for
mcr years.
This exhibition was not an extensive
one but II embraced some very fine pic
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