The times., 1901-04-05
PICTURES BY SCIENTISTS
Animals Shown in All Ages of the
Worlds History.
Unique Exhibition nt the Cosmos
Cub Beasts of Prehistoric Eras
Depicted Side by Side with Th"se
of Modern Times-ATtists of Note

| JnIuue Exhibition ot thf scS""S
| CTuI, BEASTS of Prehistoric Eras
| Depicted Side by Side with Those
| of Modern Timcs-ATtists of Note.
| In the gallery Of the Cosmos Club there
| is now on exhibition collection of paint
| inSs which has double interest. 1t is
| for scientists and it is for artists. 1t is
further for those7~whoever they may he,
| who love animals. The exhibitors are l.,
A. Fuertes. J. NJ. GIeeson. {. r. Knight,
Walter X Stone, and Charles Bull, who
are scientific artists. some of them lean
| ing more toward the scientific side, and
some more toward the artistic. But they
are all in love with animals and their
attitude toward their subjects shows in
| their work.
| Mr.. Knight is recognized as by far the
| best living painter Of those animals which
| existed in the early ages of the world.
| He has made a deep scientific study OF
| them and restores them with their ap-
| propriate surroundings most effectively
! in his pictures. His work has been mainly
| for the great Museum of Natural History
! in New York and for the National Mu-
| scum here. His part of the exhibit at
: the Cosmos Club is composed Of original
paintings Of prehistoric animals, some
| photocraphc reproductions of his own
| work. the originals of which are in mu-
| seums. and Il large Number of pencil
| sketches and color drawings Of modern
animals.
! The prehistoric monsters, both those Of
sea and land, are drawn with spirit and
give a most realistic impression The
animals of the latter days are finely done,
| especially the sketches Of heads Of cats
! and lions. all of which seem to eaten In
! just few suggestive lines the individ-
| uality OF the beasts. Mr.. Knight shows
/ a sympathy with his models that enables
! him TO enter into their feelings, and for
| this reason lie is particularly successful
in his larger pieces. where he shows
groups of lions. tigers, or elephants in
their jungle habitats. where they are
| themselves and are not on their company
/ manners.
Nj Gieeson paints animals in captivity.
Many Of his pictures show groups in con-
! nnement in geological parks or in menag-
cries. where the tanner qualities and the
more restrained demearor of the beasts
! are shown \ number of the pictures
! were used to illustrate an article on the
! New York Zoo in Il recent magazine.
! Those of his pictures which exhibit the
animals in their wild life are less sue
/ CeSsful.
| Walter X Stone uses his animals in a
! decorative manner and the few little grey
! Canvases, with their clever arrangement
| of black and white, are filed to the brim
with art feeling and animal sentiment:
! Mr.. stone has done great deal OF
work in the National Geological Park in
! this city.
The most cheerful and attractive part
| OF the exhibit Is that contributed by j. A.
| Iruertes BIr Fuertes is painter OF
birds and has the suggestive middle name
! Of Agassiz. His pictures are done, for
! the most part, in brilliant eoioTs ana re-
! produce with a wonderful minuteness the
/ finest details OF color and plumase IN his
! subjects The texture. even of the feath-
| cry creatures. is depicted, making each
study surprisingly likelike.
| The entire exhibit is characterized by 2
! peculiar appreciation of the nature of
/ animals. The artists seem 10 have found
! out the attitude OF each subject. and they
! have reproduced it most sympathetlcaliy
! in each instance.