Evening star., 1901-05-18
A r T N 0 TIE S.

mere HdS Dteii ilo NlOIt interesting event
in the Washington art world this season
than the exhibition of paintings by the
late G. S. Truesdell, which opened in the
hemicycle of the Corcoran Gallery last
Saturday afternoon About seventy pic
lures are shown, representing mostly the
work of the last ten years of the artists
lie, enough to be thoroughly comprehen-
slve and yet in no way wearisome They
nave been we'll chosen and thoughtfullv
hung, so that the tout ensemble is as pleas
ing as the individual canvases The
Shepherds Lunch an exceedingly large
and one of his best-known canvases. oc-
cuples the central position of the semi-cir-
GUAR wall. 1t represents an old French
shepherd, surrounded by his little flock
cutting a slice from his rye loaf for the
midday meal, while his sagacious dog sits
by watching the operation with evident
expectancy and pleasure. The coIoring is
quiet and characteristic of the sandy Nor
MANDY coast, where it was painted in 90
pelng finished just in time for the Paris
salon, whose roof was the first it went un-
der
Nearby this, but quite dissimilar in char
acter OF work and composition, hangs the
painting called There's the Shepherd" Ii
SHOWS the dark interior of the shed and is
painted from the Sleeps point of view as
1t were. The shepherd has just opened the
door, letting in the new day, and the sheen
are moving toward him, eager to be ont in
the sunlight and off to the pleasant pas
ture. 1t is an extremely difficult subject
and strongly handled but with less orisi-
nalfty and more apparent labor than many
or the others. Changing Pasture" is sug-
gest1ve in a measure of the painting bv
Mr. Truesdell that is now a part of the
permanent collection in the Corcoran Gal
Iery, and is one that will find many ad-
mlrers. but between these and the one en-
ttied The Flock at Midday (No 36), the
painter took great stride. leaving behind
elements In his work suggestive of other
masters ana developing style more truly
ms own. There is a bigness and airiness
about it besides straightforward direct
ness that lifts 1t above the others and
marks it Individual 1t is extremely
simple, showing merely an old shepherd
clad IN his sheepskin clothes and leaning
on his staff in the midst of the browsing
noGk, with the gray grassy pastures alone
to be seen on every side rolling awav to
the purple-blue hills in the distance which
meet the low horizontal sky line
NO: = shepherd and Flock" is striking
~ IKE TINS, and was painted about the
same time coo. In it the view is shorter
and the grass longer; a house has been in
troduced in the distance and some trees
"A savoy Pastoral comes between these
Ior though allied to both the old style and
the new, 1t is not as strong as either II
is, however, wonderfully poeticaI and fulI
Oh tender beauty, the majestic Aims maxi
ing, with the fair blue sky, an exquisite
packground for the simple shepherdess and
sheep which are seen approac ching beneath
the poisoning apple trees The artist
struck still another note when he painted
IN the Dunes, lower and more prosafc
one, nut none the less true. Two cattle
pictures hang to the right and left of '.The
Shepherds Lunch" One is called Tying
gut the Cows" and the other Through the
Gerse. Both deal with strong colors and are
ulooili5hohIy picturesque. The latter was
painted near Sarah Bernhardt's famous
nome, and represents very pretty milk
maid driving three cows down A path he
tween rank growth, brilliant with yellow
plossoms OF the sturdy gorse, a weed com
mon to all the Atlantic seacoast of Furons
ana occasionally seen by our own road
sides. Tying Out the Cows is warmer in
tone; though less bright in color, and is
notaple Principally for its clear strong
llght Indeed, there is nothing over Whit
one need pause to marvel concerning these
pictures more often than the wonderfnI
manner In which the natural outdoor light
is SHOWN without the aid of the usual de-
vices 1t Is midday or morning or af+ar-
noon, a gray day or clear one, as unmis-
.akaply In each canvas as though il uere
.t pu. view from window, and yet neither
winter clouds nor shadows tell the story
only the light, its graduation and tone
Two studies of white cows in the sun-
Iight are among the best and strongest
@ paiItlngs SHOWN, for though Mr. Truesdell
was generally known as painter of sheen
ne likewise gained much distinction for he
cattle pictures, which were considered nv
many to rank with Troyon's and Van
"A Quiet Day by the Sea" is nrohablv ono
OF the most attractive canyases in tba ar+ira
correction, for it carries with il the ras,i-
nation OF the tranquil sea and the dreami-
ness OF midsummer, besides being strongly
painted and charming in color
The group of loaned pictures six i'm num-,
per- makes a notable section of the exhibit
Ilon' one or these is the property of Mr.
James NJ. Johnson, another of Mr. 6 n
kauffmaQn. a third
tutchins and the remaining three to Mr.
George Truesdeu.
One portrait alone is shown-a family
group called Good Morning" The mater
familias has just descended the stair with
dig boy pig-a-back, a small barefoot girl
on his right arm and laughing baby tuck
ed under his left, all very merry and ap-
parently bent on a romp II is refreshing
ly unlike the conventional portrait and al
together so good that it is evident the art
lSt would have met with equal successes i'm
this branch had he given it his attention.
The exhibition is one that the general
public will enjoy well as artists and con
noiSseurs, for each picture possesses nor
only painter-like qualities of worth but also
a gentle picturesquenesS and sentiment that
must appeal to all. 1t will remain in the
| Hemicycle until the 25th.
Mrs. E. F. Andrews spent in every way a
most enjoyable and gratifying week I'm
INiSjliuollu, llSlIuCllllS the ldOleS oil the Art
Association at their special invitation She
| found many of her pupils already doing
| excellent work and believes that the asso-
| citation gives promise of much in the fli
| ture. The small exhibition of her paint
inSs, which she held in order to illustrate
| to them modes and methods attracted
vide attention and called forth enthusias-
| tic praise, her ripe pumpkin field and por-
| trait Of a good old nanny winning the
| largest share of admiration.
Mr.. Walter King Stone sailed on the
| 18th of this month, with Mr.. knight of
| the United States National Museum. for
Europe, where together they will make a
tour of the great geological gardens, visit
ing especially many of the famous private
| parks in England. Mr.. Knight goes in
| the interest of the Century Company, and
| they will both probably remain abroad
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