The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-12-18
AN ARTISTIC CALENDAR.
New Calendars Distributed by: Merchants
and Savings Bank.

ana Savings Bank.
There is now ready for distribution
at the Merchants and SAVINGS hant
the finest calendars that have ever
oeen given away in this city, and we
think that Mr.. Wilder is to be con-.
graduated uponEhaving secured such a
magnifcenttspeciment of the calendar
makers art toaadvert:se his bank for
the coming year.
The greatest portion of these caIeu-
OARS are given over to the reproduction
OF portrait of beautiful American
girl, the original of which was painted
by the famous American artist, Albert
Lynch.
The original.painting, of which this
is reproduction, is entitled, Helene, y
and is owned by The. Thomas ID. Muir
ply Co., Red Oak, Iowa, one of the
largest manufacturers of high grade
calendars IN this country, and was pur-
chased by themsat cost of $1,000. 90
Tor the sole 'purpose"of being used in
calendar work. 1t is By long odds the
most important and valuable painting
ever used for thisSpurpose. The artist
being easily the ,most famous living
painter of this class of work, his study
heads and portraits command more
money than any other.
The process by which this picture
is reproduced is known technically as
the three color process, strictly pho
tographic one, and is a very difficult
operation, which renders it an exceed
ingly expensive one.
All the tints and tones of the original
picture are perfectly, reproduced, and
the whole picture is one of the best
specimens of color photography which
we have ever had the opportunity to
examine.
Albert Lynch, the distinguished
painter whose valuable new picture.
Helene" is reproduced for the new
calendars Of the Merchants and Saw
ings bank, was born in South America
in 1855. He went to Paris at a very
early age and lived with his grand
father, who Twas an artist of promi-
nence. Hesgave young Lynch a box
OF water colors with which he devel-
oped surprising ability in making
portrait of 'Napo1ean. AT sixteen he
went awayIto school, where his draw
ing SO impressed his. teachers that they
urged him to return to Paris, which he
DID, and began studying in one of the
large life classes, where the only in
spiration was mass of ease1s, hardly
observable through the dense smoke of
pipes.
| Uzdnne, the master sty1ist, was so
attracted by the young mans work
| that he gave him MANY commissions.
which led to the illustrating of some of
the best books of such authors as
Balzac, Dumas and Maupassant. His
greatest work, which no other illus
traitor has equalled, comprised set of
thirty water color drawings for Ment-
zon's "Jacqueline.' In the salon his
greatest successes were "F1orea1,"
"Madeline;" Femme De Mauve," for
which he received a medal, and
Matinee" which brought him first
class medal.
Ih1s year he was decorated with the
Legion of Honor, that coveted dis
tinction for which all artists strive
but which few obtain.
During Lynch's visit to America in
1900 he painted portraits of many
prominent people in New York and
Chicago, all of which are beautiful
pictures and valua bic as works of art,
besides displaying his rare knowledge
of natural expression.
His faces of women are of the same
refined type which has characterized
all his work.
Mr.. Wilder stated that the bank had
ordered large supply of these ca1en-
dars and hoped to have one in every
home in the city and county, but al
ready the supply is rapidly disappear
ing and all who desire one should call
at the bank at the earliest possible
moment.