The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-27
PICTURES Of RARE MERIT
EXHIBIT4eN IN PROF. Sc
CALLS STUDIO
COPIES OF OLD MASTERS
Two Years in Europe Results
in Number of New and
Original Compost
IN .tiOns.

| two years abroad, Prof. Julius Segali. the
| Well-knoWn artist. has returned to st.
raul and opened studio in room 82.
| GLOBE building. During the time he was
on the other side of the water. Prof Sc
| gall spent much Of his time in the not
able art galleries OF the old word, and
IN wandering through the most pictures
que portions of Europe, especially Rou-
mania, Where he came in contact with
the gypsy pcasantry of that country; and
the result of his departure from the beat
en- paths of travel is shown in a number
or new canvases, which have the double
merit of artistic excellence and of abs1-
lutte newness
In his studio in the Globe building
Prof; SegaH shows about forty canvases
which We're done while he was abroad.
None OF the pieces is large, but all of
them are of such marked excellence as
to make the exhibit a noteworthy one.
included in the cole ctfon arc two copies
of Rubens, one of Van Dyke and one Of
Rembrandt, which he was allowed to
make as a recognition of his skill as an
artist AS this. is a privilege rarely "a
corded to anyone. Pref Sega justly r.
gardS 1t as a personal compliment of
which he is proud, ami this feeling is
shared by his many friends.
1t Is not necessary for one to be a con-
nolsseur to point out the excellencies Of
Prof Segalrs work They are stamped
upon every separate canvas and so plain
~ that he who runs may read He is
hrst of all an excellent draughtsman, and
MS hgures are admirably and correctly
drawn. A dash of impressionism, which
ne does not allow to run to the extreme
OIL purple grass, orange tinted cows ana
other equally absurd colorings, gives
vlrliity and vigor to his work and re-
neVes the monotony that m ght otherw Sc
no inc Ill
landscapes, although a few little pieces
and number of 1uncompleted studies tell
of his skill in that direction. He pre-
fers the human face-the. face that is old
ana Wrlnkledrby sorrow or suffering. and
IN the delineatiQn Of this he has few
equals, and possibly no superiors There
is a vigor in all that he does, and his
pictures need no explanation. Indeed,
they tell their own tale better than
words could possibly do.
ONE NOTABLE WORK.
One notabfe piece which the artist has
entitled "Grandmothers Recollections,
or, as the German language more nearly
express 1t, Grossmuetterchen's Erin
hefungen," has a story behind it. While
Prof. Segall was in Munich his attention
was attracted BY the face of an Old man.
whom he met on the street one day. TO
Tor a portrait. His request was compile
with, and while Prof. S egalf was paint
ing the picture, his sitter remarked that
ne knew a woman who he thought
would make an admirable subject. He
gave Mr.. Segall her name and address
ana the professor called at her humble
nome One glance at her face told him
II would make subject for a picture.
and he asked her to allow him to paint
her nOrtr3itta O05e TOD
the work was in progress, she told her
SAD story. She was, all alone in the
world, the sons to whom she had looked
Tor consolation ana support in her Old
age having died while they were vounsr
leaving behind them as rernemflrancfs
only Two pairs. of small red socks. and
some badly battered toys. Mr.. SegaIl
asked her to pose with these spcoro relics
by her, and she consented The reslr,t
Is a.opioture fun of Eower, bit tinged with
sadness that is beyond the power of
words TO depict. The purple shadows of
rthee twilight are beginning to steal INTO
the plainly furnished room in which she
Is sitting. The clock. shows on the wall
Inc spinning wheel stands in one corner
haH obscured by the coming darkness
the dark red cruciiX hangs above the
mantel, and a small landscape. with q
background full of warm light, relieves
the dull gray somberness of the walls
which form the background With these
as setting, tie artist tas thrown his
eirort into the solitary figure that sits in
the foreground TIE face Of tbe lone
woman, and her rensive attitude as she
SITS alone in the gathering twilight. tell
the whole story. One Pair Of the little
Socks Is held IN aeF hands, and the toys
ne On cnalf beside her. The face is
wonderfully fine. 1t is not beautiful in
the ordinary sense of the word bJt if is
refined, delicate5 spirituelle. 1t IL tha
lace or one from whose nature all tha
gross has been burned away, leaving Onlv
the purest Of pure gold behind The face
is in strong light, which brings il into
bold relief against the grayish walls and
MAKES 1t the dominant feature of the
picture All the y accessories-the rusty
olaek dress, the fad ID blue AKRON, tie
meagerly furnished room-are made sec
ondary to the sweet old face ard the ra-
suit is picture too sweetly beautiful.
loo tenderly sorrowful, to be described
+ IN the cold Anglo-Saxon tongue
MORNING PRAYER.
Another work that will, perhans an
peal more strongly to the average spe-
Iator is composition entitled Morning.
i LFaye a, II represents a young gil
bed from which she has just arisen. m
gagged III her morning devotions. Thu
tace IS strong and full of character. and
Inc pare neck and arms tinged with n
3urn' tells OF toll atield. curtain OF
dark green maSScd in heavy folds brings
the face and head of the maiden inqo
bold relief. The pose is easy. natural
ana graceful, and the colorings are rich
and harmonious. AS a compensation for
the blue of the coarse skirt which she is
wearing the covering Of the bed UPON
Whlch she Is sitting IS Of a warm brown
and which is relieved of anv Suggestion
OF monotony by the white bed linen and
an END OF the red pillow. On the wall
near the curtain, is a copy Of foe
RdphaeIs Madonna. Taken all in all if
is one Of the finest pieces ever shown in
the city, and one which win not, IN ali
PROBABILITY, be permitted to remain long
In the studio. Words are INADEQUATE to
express its great beauty. 1t must be
seen and studied TO be appreciated
Heine, the great German poet once
said that the poor Jew in EuroT{e IS a
dog bitten BY dogs. Throughout the
week, especially those who dwell in r u
mama, they go clad in rags begging for
little work as they may be able to find
On Sunday. however. the whole man is
metamorphosed.t Then he puts aside his
raiment, dcns his fnery and is a prince
and king. sFhree pictures show this
transformation. "a The first is the D r
tra1t OF Maeache. an old seryitor with
whom Mr.. dSegail became acquainted.
clad in his ragged garb and supporting
h1mselt with his stout stick. Again It
is the face that attracts the attention
1t is scanned and Weather-bcaten. the
gray beard IS scraggy and unkempt,
but the eyes are bright and keen. and
there Is suggestion of craftiness anl
forward inclination that is given t. the
head. A SccDEd study shows tha ~