The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-11

otuNftS from the ntnu OF the ineUdDlc
Artist. The sooner We can wash the
impurities from our minds and enjoy
color and line and light as artists do
the sooner will our world he larger and
more fascinating
Bert Phillips two pictures Of In
dams are very characteristic in eN-
preston The color is as vivid and real
as Navajo blanket. and as joyous.
Mr.. Edward II. Potthast. of Winches-
ter, Massachusetts,. Is a man and a
poet. as we'll as painter. and any wo-
man on earth would be glad To- have
him for a brother He has u yoke Of
oxen pulling "a cart that can pull a
h, avicr load than he has yoked them To-.
The motion and the big muscles under
the loose OK hides Is enchanting. And
there is something else Of life and labor
that strikes the note Of kinship. with
out dwelling or sentimentaliZing about
il as some artists and poets do. that
makes the Iaborers who look at his
work class the hand that he has
stretched out to them not in patronage
but as one plowman hallOos another.
If the worthy committee whose mem
beers select the pictures which the so
Ciety shall purchase and add to their
permanent collection should chance to
sheet this viriIe example Of clean fine
color and wholesome feeling, the com
munity would give a big sigh of con
tentment.
H. Dol.
is picture Of a country girl lying on
the grass in the blazing sun with n
rought straw hat partially shading her
face. II is painted with a thoroughly
original and Unborn technique. The
man must have been very obstinate
and convinced of the soundness of his
own inspiration. The catalog says he
studied in Paris He has painted
vital picture of sunlight and his eyes
and the inner light showed him how
to paint it, There Is not "A hint of the
encyclopedia here.
The Bath" is by Douglas VOlk. 1t
is the figure of a young girl languid
from bath and leaning back against
The next picture is a painting of a
young girl placing a rose in her haIr.
She is dressed in dead white satin.
which has no vibration. Compare the
white of the cotton pillows against
which Mr. Edmund e. Tarbell's clean
young lady leans. with the white.
which should be glistening, Of Mr.. Irv-
ing r. Wiles' yellow rose girl. Mr..
TaTbell's whites are warm and tender
and the young girl is an emblem of
early spring as all young girls are
when correctly painted. This picture
of the Bath should remove what pref
udiCe still exists against the nude when
painted with purity and love of beauty.
One of the most lovely pictures is
The Singers" by Henry Oliver Walker.
who has been at work since the walls
were ready for him, on large mural
paintings for the Congressional Lii
brary. The quiet greys and green's of
this picture suggest the feryOr and the
religious inspiration and joy of paint
ings of the Madonna and Child.
\ critique is never anything more
than the expression of one persons
opinion. There are as many points of
view as there are people standing on
them. and no one can truly say this is
good and this is bad. What is one
mans meat is another mans poison.
The collection of painted china is re-
markable for the number of pieces
painted and for the great beauty of the
work. | feel as weak as a baby in the
presence of painted china because |
know nothing about the art Ii is an