Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-20
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The Corcoran Gallery Of Art will reopen
to the public on the list of October, after
the usual recess Of three months. During
this time q number of new casts have been
added to the already excellent collection.
but no other Important additions or changes
were made. Chief among these recent ac-
QUESTIONS are eight slabs from the metopes
of the frieze of the Parthenon, cast from
the originals in the British museum. There
is also a portrait efigy Of Ilaria del Car
retto by Jacopo della Quercia, from the
original In the Cathedral of st. Martin at
Lucca; a Bacchus by Sansovino, from the
original In the national museum in Flor
ence, and a figure Of 'LArrotino,'' the
original of which is a work Of the third
century B. c. to be found in the Uff1zi gal
lery. No paintings have been purchased,
but Chartran's portraits Of Mrs. and Miss
Roosevelt, which, by the way, were paint
ed In the board room of the gallery, will be
exhibited In the loan collection until the
new addition to the Executive Mansion Is
completed. The Corcoran school will also
reopen on the list of the month, and active
preparations are now in progress, so that
there shall be nothing to prevent the work
starting promptly. Mr.. Messer and Mr.
Brooke returned to the city the early part
arranging the curriculum for the coming
year. In the main, the work Of the school
will be carried on along the old lines and
the majority Of the classes will be con-
tinued. Mr.. e. G. Messer, the new d.
rector, will himself assume the charge Of
the women's life, portrait and composition
classes. Mr.. r. N. Brooke will conduct
all the night classes, as well as day classes,
in painting from a draped model and still
life Miss Mueden will have the entire d.
rection of the antique class and Mr.. Moser
will resume the instruction of the water
color class on the list of November, as usual.
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this winter, as Miss Ogden. to whose eff
forts and unfailing interest 1t owed Its ex-
istence, has left the city to make her home
permanently in New York. All persons de-
ton concerning any Of the classes will be
able to find Mr.. Messer at the gallery any
morning next week between the hours Of
10 and IL.
Radical changes will be made in the or
eanization of the Art Students League this
season, but the report that the school will
be discontinued is altogether erroneous. The
rooms on 18th street have been given up,
but classes will be formed and conducted
by the former instructors about the middle
of October or LIST Of November as usual.
Miss Mathilda Mueden will have charge. as
heretofore, of the life class, Mr.. E. L. Morse
will conduct the portrait class and Miss
Humphreys will superintend the work Of
those studying design. Special attention
will be given to the development Of this
last class. as 1t is probable that the future
demand will be chiefly for instruction in
the applied rather than fine arts. Particu-
lars concerning the formation Of classes,
date of opening, etc, will be announced by
the officers Of the league within the next
few weeks.
Never has there been a finer collection Of
art treasures shown in Washington than is
now being displayed in the v. G.. Fischer
galleries and seldom, indeed, is the public
offered such a treat so early In the season
During the past fortnight the entire gallery
has been rearranged. Some Of the paintings
have been reframed, all have been rshung
and many valuable additions have been
made to the collections Of pictures and art
objects. Among the former are eight can
vases by Karl Heffner, the Bayarian paint
er, which are hung In q group at the rear
of the first gallery. These are landscapes
possessing great strength. force and indi-
viduality. Seen collectively, the first I'M
spective, as the chief feature Of each 10 an
abruptly receding series Of parallel lines, a
stream, road or hedgerow. There are no
yielding curves or indefinite shadows suR-
gestive Of the gentleness OF nature: indeed
though the compositions are simple. it is the
grandeur Of tho world Of which they speak.
The trees are OF the less common gro
tesQue type and the foliage 10 treated in
large, heavy mAsseA. There II q certain
conventionality or decorative quality In the
handling which II exceedingly attractive
The color. too. II strong and simple. ana
laid on with fearless dlrectneeo. There n. IN
fact. an unexhausted power, peculiar
viriiity evident In all these canvaass which