The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-12

We have indeed several OF
- them. But there is one whom
some of her own countrywo-
men. themselves artists and therefore
supposedly her rivals, do not hesitate
to name as the Rosa Bonheur of the
United States. She is Miss Matilda
Lotz. She's real animal painter;
she can paint every kind" says a lady
who is herself an artist, and no com
mon one.
The reason Matilda Lott is not bet
ter known in her own country is that
she lives abroad in summer, mostly In
Paris or it's country suburbs, in winter
mostly i'm Egypt She halls from Call
fornia.
Matilda Lotz was born in Tennessee,
of German parentage, but was taken
to California when very young and had
the blessed good fortune TO be dropped
down upon large ranch where her
/ father and mother established their
/ home There amid wild and half wild
| life her childhood and hrst girlhood
were passed. 1t was said OF her in
| those DAYS that she was always draw
| ing" with strong accent on the al
ways" She likewise beguiled her child
ish hours by modelling i'm clay and
carving in wood, self taught and self
| inspired to these unusual amusements.
To please the girl her parents al
lowed her take a term at the San Fran
cisco art school. The term ended, her
mother went from the ranch to the city
to bring her daughter home
you must not take her away said
1 ta Ia AY0lN A q
must be an artist"
The upshot was that she went TO
| Paris and studied several years under
the best teachers, among them van
Mark and Barrias. From the years of
strenuous work with these comes the
L.otz technique, which is equal 10 that
of even French artists. Then she re-
turned TO America and California, but
did not stay long. This woman animal
painter whom French critics them
selves say Is the equal in many respects
| Of the great Bonheur has never OBJ
tanned recognition i'm her own land. For
this there is grievous blame somewhere,
and II lies not at the door of Miss Lotz.
| Once. with a natural longing 10 nVe
I'm her own land, she endeavored 10 es-
IA ahlish a studio in New York, and she
tried faithfully. Results, two--one,
inter failure of her attempt the other
an uncomfortable repugnance toward
the limited States and its atmosphere
az a Geld for artists. IL Is not hkely
that Matilda Lotz will ever i've in
America again; so much the worse Tor
! America.
soon after Miss Lotz finished her
studies in Paris she became acquainted
with Count EsterhaZy, the Famous ART
patron. A fine hospitality toward the
gifted in all fields was one OF MS tads'
and he could afford to gratify IT, lie
invited Miss I.otz among others TO visit
his estate in Hungary. She went, and
for four years remained in Hungary,
nainting always painting. At Count
Esterhazy's she met the English Duke
of Portland, breeder of great race
horses. He requested her TO go to Eng
land and make for him the portraits
of some of his runners. She did So.
While doing the dukes horses. another
member of the British aristocracy, a
breeder of canines bade her To his
castle to paint his dogs. After she had
( finished the horses she did the dogs.
! The social introductions she obtained
| through Count EsterhaZy-this Amer
/ lean girl whom the Four Hundred OF
her own land declined to notice-were
of great advantage to her, and her
genius did the rest. She has exhibited
in the Paris Salon so often that it
seems scarcely worth noting. Her
animal paintings are at length great
indeed. and she finds sale for them
without trouble. mostly TO art connois-
seurs in Europe. though since they
have become famous Americans have
begun TO buy them.
Successful American artists are
blamed for not staying at home. but
when they do come home we starve
them. so what are they TO do?
Much time Miss Lott spends In