The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-25
ART CONNOISSEUR ViCkERY
EXHIBITING IN HONOLULU
May Address KiIohana
Art League
Shortly.

The Boy and the Lobster a photo
graphic study by Miss Caroline Has
kins OF Honolulu, has been pronounced
the finest specimen of art photography
in the Hawaiian Islands. w. X. Wick
cry, who probably ranks third in the
. United States of art connoisseurs, sow
the photograph last week in Miss Has
kins' studio. and was at once struck
with the artistic nature of the study
and especially delighted with the orig
inality displayed in the posing. The
boy is a young Hawaiian, well known
small army which dives for nickels and
dimes thrown into the harbor from the
decks of incoming passenger vessels.
Ee is pleasant faced little chap and
has a good figure. Miss Haskins says
the posing of the boy with a lobster
in his hands was done with the object
of having his attention so attracted by
the wriggling of the crustacean, that
he would forget himself for the nonce
and thus render him unconscious of the
presence of the camera. The ruse sue
ceeded admirably as the picture here
with shows.
Il don't know whether the Honolulu
public fully appreciates Miss Haskins,
said Mr.. Vickery to an Advertiser re-
porter. She is a true artist, and some !
Of her studies are valuable from an !
art standpoint. She certainly has a !
bright future
Mr. Vickery arrived from San Fran
cisco last week, bringing with him a !
colors and etchings. the majority OF
which were obtained by him in Europei
at the annual exhibitions in the Lon |
don. Edinburgh, Amsterdam and The
Hague salons. He has them now in
display in the Mcintyre building, the {
array being placed and hung in an ad-
mirable manner. In discussing his pic-l
lures Mr.. Vickery said that his best
selections have recently been made in
the Amsterdam and The Hague salons,
where the new Dutch school is present.
ing some admirable canvases. He rare
~ makes purchases in the Paris salons.
not caring particularly for French prod
ucts of the present day.
When 1 first went to Europe and
went through the different galleries I
used to make a list in each of the pic
lures which 1 considered the best. Then
made a second tour of them, and,
having had time to study them to bet
ter advantage, crossed off one here and
one there, and so on until L found that
my list comprised more of the can
vases in the Edinburgh salon painted
BY Scotch artists than those of any
other origin. These were purchased
and brought to America where 1 found
The patronage favored my own impress
sions. Last year Mr.. Torrey went TO
Holland and lived amongst the Dutch
artists with a view of ascertaining
their motives in producing the broad
landscapes which are characteristic of
he new school. His life amongst them
and in their country showed him that
heir subjects were indeed broad, and
lie saw much value in their pictures.
he bought many and all found instant
avor in the United States. AS TO the
italian school, 1 do not place much s
'alue in it at present. although we are
going back there this year to watch t
he hangings Of pictures" 4
In Mr.. Vickery's display are two or 5
hree fine oils by Keith, the California
lrtist. who is designated by Mr.. Vick- {
ny as the greatest painter on the Pa I
life Coast. and probably the one man i
whose work will live longest of all the g
rtists of the first fifty years in Cali i
ornia. His Moonlight Sonata is a 7
l. l. l. Il Il 4 L 4 .