Evening star., 1902-02-01

IN the model OF the prospective city thsrv
are 10000. This model was used by the
commission N working basis on which
It's plans could Be from tme to tins
tested and tried. and the Immense historis
cal value OF the other II 90 self-evident
that II need not be further emphasized Al
win probably be transferred 20 the Librar5
OF Congress. Mr. Curtis was awarded 4
gold medal at the Paris exposition for his
model OF the Metropolitan District OF Bos.
geclogicai charts. which are now being "a
produced for general school use
The prices obtained for the earlier mas.
tiers In the sale OF paintings which took
place In New York on Thursday evening
were much lower, relatively. than those
paid for works by the leading artists of the
modern schools The highest figure OF tAs
evening was brought by Tho Accountant"
by Rembrandt which was sold to a dealer
at $1,000. The Murillo, which Il was said
cost Its owner $4,000, went for s. roo and
the portrait OF Philip II Of Spain. oata.
p ,poseo as oy Titan, brought only u.<oot
Except the Murillo. the only two canvass6
that sold for 30 much a. 10000, were q
landscape with cattle. BY Troyon which
brought that sum. and q landscape b.
Rousseau. which sold for S1looo.
To combine both artistic qualities ana
commercial availability 10 the chief aim Of
poster makers. but few succeed In accom-.
plishins It az well az Miss Suzanne Gut
herr, who has lately given her attention
almost exclusively to this branch OF art.
She has now In her studio two just finlsh-
ed, which are very striking and original,
One stands for Tragedy. A dark-taced
woman Is clad in q robe OF intense blue
ana vivid crimson. clasping a dagger. Ser.
pents form the upper scroll, and the back
ground Of turquoise green IS crossed by
streaks OF lightning. The other is a much
beruffied and dainty feminine creation. OF
the accepted summer girl type. They ars
both Frenchy. spirited and breezy, and
show unusual ability. a sound knowledge
OF construction and keen appreciation OF
decorative effects; and though the poster
craze is on the wane work OF this character
The Art Students League purposes hold
ing q retrospective exhibition during tho
last Of this month. which should prove well
worth seeing. The place and date have ss
yet not been definitely determined upon.
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Washington 10 specially well represented
this year in the Philadelphia Academy ex-
hibdtion- Both Mr.. Childs' portrait and
Mr.. Nichols water color. which received
the first and second prizes at our Water
Color Clubs last annual. are there. be-
sides Mr.. Floyd's portrait Of Mrs Chas
Curtis Harrison, Mrs. Geoghegan's Cherry
Blossoms, a water color of a thatched cot
tage by Mr.. Paris. Mr.. Nichols Moonlight
In Pfcardy" and one of Mr. Weyl's recent
paintings called October Days"
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Mr.. Moser and Mr.. Brooke went to New
York this week to attend q Salmagundi
dinner given to Dielman. Brown. La Fargo
and Coffin, and the reception rendered the
last by the Academy Of Design as q mark
OF appreciation OF his able management OF
the fine art department Of the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition. They hoped also to take
In both the New York and Philadelphia
Academy exhibitions, and intended at the
same time to procure the promise OF many
OF the important pictures from both for
the approaching exhibition OF the Society
OF Washington Artists
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are the third annual OF the American So
ciety Of Miniature Painters, which will be
held in the Knoedler galleries. New York.
from February to l6; the seventeenth an
nual Of the Architectural League OF New
York In the Fine Arts building from Feb
ruary 16 to March 8, and the thirty-fifth
annual of the American Water Color So
ciety, at the American Art Galleries, from
April p to May 8.