The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-25

Colonel and Mrs. II. NJ. Boies are re-.
ceiving congratulations from their
friends regarding some oil paintings
they have recently acquired and which
are so wonderful. both from an iartistlc
and n technical standpoint as to de-
serve more than passing mention. Two
are portraits, the third Is landscape
which will be of exceptional interest to
residents of this region as 1t is a faith
ful picture of Nay Aug Falls.
This is the first time that any artist
OF great reputation has painted our
most picturesque bit of scenery. The
view 'is looking toward the falls, from
point nearly under the bridge. 1t
shows the foaming cascade and the
deep pool darkening beneath Beyond
is the cliff with the autumnal foliage
reddening toward the summit. The
breadth of treatment, the sentiment
and the richness of coloring appeal at
once to the beholder. The artist is Mr..
Bayard +. Tyler, of New York. and
he has certainly caught the spirit of
our Falls with it's wild beauty. 1t
Will be remembered that Mr. Tyler
painted a portrait of Colonel Boies
which is living in the armory and
which represents him as he was when
colonel of the Thirteenth regiment.
Mr.. Tyler has another view of Nay
Aug Falls which is on exhibition at
Prendergast's. 1t is taken from the
brow of the waterfall and shows the
picturesque old hemlock which is so
familiar to us all. Colonel Boies con-
siders it rather superior to the paint
ing which he had previously ordered.
1t is for sale and no doubt it will soon
be purchased by some picture-loving
Scranton citizen.
The portraits of Colonel and Mrs.
Boies. which have just been sent home,
are the utmost success from every
point of view. Colonel Boies is seated
in a characteristic attitude with the
genial, yet dignfied expression on his
face which more than ever appeals to
his friends with it's resemblance to
Senator Depew. The artist has caught
the likeness marvelously and in look
ing at the excellent portrait one al
most forgets to examine the artistic
and technical points of the canvas.
The portrait of Mrs. Boies is strik
ingly effective. Surely Mr.. Tyler
should have been a court painter At
first sight the lovely gray hair, the
some fine old portrait of the Louis
Quinze period-a fair marquise with
powdered locks. but the likeness is so
unmistakable that the eyes seem to
smile with the same brightness which
the friends of the Lady of the Portrait
know so well. The atmosphere is deli
cately handled. and gives an effect of
depth and distance which brings the
figure out like a bas-relief. The sub
ject is in a real roon-not posted
against blank wall or a curtain The
texture work is superb The rich
renaissance lace gown has a fall of
lace about the decollete corsage and
draping the arms to the elbow A
cluster of pink roses, studied from the
conservatories of Mrs. Boies, give the
keynote of color and are receiving the
last touches at theshands of the artist
who is now in the city.
Mr.. Tyler's method is all his own and
yet suffers nothing in comparison with
the portrait painters of the day. He
does not have that -paint-fresh
ness which characterizes the portraits
of Sargent neither does he handle the
backgrounds in any resemblance to
Chase, or Chartran. Still less is there
any manneriSmS such as are noted in
the tapestry effects of Alexander. AL
most there is a hint Of Velasquez-lke
coloring, yet the technique is so per-
feet as to be almost f1awless
1t may be interesting to the friends
of Colonel and Mrs. Boies to know
that Mr.. Tyler is at work on Presi-
dent Roosevelt's portrait, the second
which he has done. A fine portrait of
Mrs Hackley, 50 we'll known in this
city. is at his studio on 'Twenty-third
street. New York, and will soon he
placed in the school at Tarrytown, for
which it has been ordered.
y Mrs. Harriott ]. Jones, of Clinton
place, possesses Il treasure in the way
of a celebrated bust of Shakespeare, an
inaccurate mention of which has been
made in some of the local papers. Mrs.
Jones, in speaking of the matter the
other day, said:
y 'The true account of the bust is that the late
William Gibson, connoseur in art stained glass
and church decorative artist, lie who built
the Gibson building, including Lester Waacks
thcatcr, corner Broadway and Thirteenth street,
New York, when in England, obtained perns-
sion to take cast from the head on the moml-
mcnt on Shakespearc's tomb in the church of
the Holy Trinity at Standardization, England,
HoHl "hl'h OIL ms Ntnrh 10 America he cast
four bllsts, one retained by Mr.. Gibson for him
SELF was broken, one some years later was pre-
scntcd TO the library of college at Boston.
Last March, when pulli. %n Gibson's build
ing and the old tleatcr one was discovered
among the rubbish, undoubtedly the one pre-
ecnted by Mr.. Gibson 10 Lester Wulllck. whc,,
adorned his private office for so many years Til,
fourth one is missing, the from which page
our American artist painted his colossal picture
II Shakespeare that was exhibition in the
Centennial of 1s7G in Philadelphia, Pa When
MIR, Gihson's ground lease expired his business