The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-30
TREASURES OF ART
Sent to Minneapolis, the Art Cen
ter Of the Northwest.
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FLOUR CITY A GROWING MARKET
Thurber of Chicago Has Choice Col
lection on Exhibition at
Boards Art Store.

An indication both of prosperity and OF q
revival of popular interest in art is that ART
dealers are beginning to consider Mime
apolis as a possible market for some OF their
choicest treasures. %Thurber of Chicago thinks
50 we'll OF the city's possibilities as an. art
center for this region that he has sent
choice collection Of modern paintings in oils
and water colors which was opened to the
public this morning in the Beard gallery, ana
will remain there for several days, II this
experiment proves successful other shipments
will be made at frequent intervals.
The collection is well-selected one, chiefly
of canvases adapted for hanging on the walls
of houses, although there are several pictures
|equally well suited for galleries. The uutch
school is largely represented, as 1t is deser-
vedly popular account Of it's sympathetic
treatment of human interests. Israels is rep
resented by an interior whose details are
almost wholly blotted out by the evening
shadows and all the light of the room centers
on the pathetic figure of a little girl gazing
cut of window, through which a peep OF the
landscape is seen dimly. Near by another
Dutchman, Ter Meulen, has a landscape with
| cows and picturesque maid that is fun OF
charming effects Of light and an airy fresh
ness that is very attractive. Weiland has
Typical Dutch genre of woman washing, IN
which textures are we'll handled
One OF the most notable pictures in the col
lection is Edwin Lord Weeks Procession in
4Iindustan," an excellent example of his bril-
| liant management OF rich oriental scenes.
This has dash and animation we'll the
oriental spirit and coloring. rugged hill
! slope is shown with just O. corner OF a massive
| Indian palace at the summit. Winding down
the road is the procession OF gayly capari-
soned elephants and white-robed natives.
An early morning view on the Hudson river
by W. T. Richards is typical Of the early
American school Of landscape and is refined
| in coloring and feeling. A cattle piece by
Henry Bisbing is worthy of the school OF
Van Marcke to which he belongs, and is
strong in technique and co2oring. Mr.. Bis
| bling has received the highest recognition in
Paris of any American cattle painter
! There is very good example OF RidgeWay
i knights pretty peasants surrounded by a riot
Of bright blossoms and a Jacquet, which will
please lovers OF pretty women Muenier has
! an impressionistic canvas showing g group
I Of figures out of doors, bathed in strong
| light, which brings out vivid yellow-greens
/! in the grass and trees. The snow scene by
1 Syend Svendsen of Chicago is a delightful
4 and successful treatment of difficult mood OF
i nature The leafless trees are grouped in an
| artistic manner about little cottage and
| both catch the last rays of the sun. Steelink
| combines with his landscape effects very
| satisfactory studies Of sheep. He has. one OF
these In oils and several in water eolors.
But one of the water colors is framed and
hung with the oils, as the comparison is not
4 a fair one for the usual water coiors One
i by Neufoys hangs beside the oils, and in
! color. breadth and vigors has nothing to fear
4 in comparison. It. Is an interior. showing q
4 group gathered near the window reading the
4 morning newspaper. The faces are careful
4 character studies. The water colors are OF
an unusually high quality and are by the
! most distinguished painters, including Mes
:. dag, Van soest, Wander Weeae, steelink and
others.