The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-06
ART GALLERY'S NEW WORKS.
PICTURE AND VASE BOUGHT IN
EUROPE FOR TELFAIR ACADEMY.

The Vase Has Arrived, and the Pic
DayS-Neither VIII BE UnpacIed
Until April L, When Director
brandt VIII Arrive-The Picture
described by Mr.. Brandt-Its In
staIIation Probably VIII BE Made
the occasion of "a Public Recep-
ton.
THE vase purchased for the Telfair
Academy by Director Brandt at the recent
Paris Exposition, has been received. 1t
has not been unpacked, however, for ac-
,ordipp 10 Mr.. Brandt's instructions it
,,,os not to be opened except by himself.
A. he will not be in Savannah before April
II will be some time before the mem
bars of the academy, and the public will
have the opportunity of seeing this addi-
tion to the artistic treasures of the city.
The vase, however, is not the only, nor
by any means the greatest art treasure
that will be displayed at the Telfair Acad-
envy upon Mr.. Brandts return, as he has,
since leaving Paris. bought at the Muen-
chen Exposition work that he describes
as the most important of the exposition.
1t is Cesare' Laurenh's "Parabola"
Bridge of Life, a description of which
has already been printed in the Morning
News. Owing to the fact that the picture
is expected to arrive within few days.
the description is of interest. 1t was writ
ten by Mr.. Brandt as follows:
THE painting represents the life of
girl child from little girlhood to the end
of life as an old woman, with one foot
in the grave. Her career is ended. This
world is for her no more. The expression
of her face says plainly. I live for an
other
1T contains some thirty figures about
half the size of life. The picture has a
beautiful tone, very airy in color and ex-
tremey broadly painted, the technique is
fine and the effect most pleasing. 1t is
larger than any picture we have in the
Telfair Gallery. About twenty-five feet
in length, it is divided into two panels,
but in one frame of ornamental character.
1t is covered with plate glass of superb
quality and great weight"
Unfortunately for the art-loving public.
the same conditions regarding the I'M
packing of the vase obtain as to the pic
lure, SO that it will not be on exhibition,
in fact, will not be unpacked, until after
April l.
Mr.. Brandt when last heard from some
weeks ago was in Italy near the ruins of
Pompeii, and expected to leave within a
few days for Greece, whence he will go
to Egypt.
The tour is in accordance with pro-
position that Mr.. Brandt made the Acad-
envy Board of Managers and was accepted
last March.
In my report at our last annual meet
ing l made to the society the proposition
to visit Italy, Greece and Egypt" said
Mr.. Brandt, ito paint in those countries
preliminary studies for five large pictures
Of places where the original statues from
which our plaster casts have been repro
duced were either created, or what is left
of them to us, found. The pictures to be
placed in the five panels, about seventeen
feet long, each, in the hall of statuary
These panels are a scheme in the gen.
cral design of the hall for such decora-
tions. That such decorations will produce
artistic back ground and add greatly
to the interest of the sculptures, 1 pre-
sumo no one will doubt.
Il made this proposition with the condi-
ton that the Academy reimburse the
travelling expenses necessary for such
trip when it is in a position to do so, but
not until the Academy's debt to the es-
Idte OF the late zen. henry X. JACKSON
has been paid"
Further on in his report Mr.. Brandt
suggested the favorable opportunity for
purchasing pictures at the Paris EXPOSE
ton. He said II feel it my duty as
director of the Academy to again point
out to you the favorable opportunity
which will be presented at the coming In
ternational Exposition to be held in Paris
this year, for the purchase of pictures
especially suitable for public galleries.
Large pictures not easily placed in private
homes are always found at such exhibit
tions. some of them painted by rising
young artists, which prove in after years
to be the best effort of their life. Such
pictures are generally sold at very reas-
orable prices particularly if bought for
public gallery.
Il have often made this statement in
Your hearing; their names as yet little
known in the art world. their works are
judged and bought on their merits, and
moi as many pictures by well known
artists, for the name"
These five panels probably will be paint
ed during the coming spring and sum
mer. 1t is likely that inasmuch as the
placing of Laurentrs pictures will make
a encouragement of the hall of paintings
necessary it may be even some time along
in April before the gallery will open to
the public, but then it is likely that
both the new acquisitions will be viewed
by the general public as we'll as the
members of the academy.