Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-20
ART NOTES.

collection of the Corcoran Gallery. mod
erate-szed canvas picturing "Hagar in
the Desert attributed to Corressio, and
loaned by Mr.. Sydney H. Shadboit, is chief
among these. 1t is hung On the east wall
of the gallerys upper atrium in the space
but lately occupied by that other most
notable painting THE Cardinal by
Titan. to which it is worthy sue
cessor. These are the kinds of paint
ings which are deplora5ly scarce on
this side of the Atlantic. and are. therefore.
rare as well as rich treats to the genuine
lovers of art. That they derive certain
pregnant interest from the name of the
painter is true. but II must be ne IiDereo
that it is their merit and individuality alone
which give them the right to the attrIbu-
ton.
In the opposite loan room three-quarter-
length portrait of Prince Henry of Prussia
has been placed. 1t is a carefully studl d,
over-worked ormance-inteuSely super
fetal and more decorative than realistic
painted by A. Krufemack and presented to
Mrs. Roosevelt by the artist himself, upon
the occasion of his visit to the United
States last spring. Down stairs, in the
lower gallery. three small portraits by
three of the most celebrated early Ameri-
can painters,-Daniel Huntington, Eastman
johnson and Oliver Frazier,-are TO be seen.
was given local art by the trustees of the
Corcoran Gallery granting students per-
mission to copy in the gallery three days
week. AT that time there were really no
other facilities for studying in this city.
and no models to be had; indeed, it was
even difficult TO obtain artists materials
quickly. This privilege was therefore a
and in those earlier IaVS
excellent, faithful copies were made Of the
various paintings; but with the formation
of the school the majority of the copyists
who possessed talent and had worked with
the purpose of gaining knowledge and skill
were absorbed. and since then most of the
copies hate been but feeble limitations,
though sufficiently correct to be allowed to
pass by the examining committee. Within
the last week, however. notably fine copy
has been completed 1t is of Dupre's Pond
py the Great Oak" and is the work of Miss
Harrison of West Virginia, student in the
school, The original is one of the strong
est and most important pictures in the gal
lery, and to reproduce ii was ambitious
undertaking; but Miss Harrison has more
than succeeded. She has caught the spirit
of the painting, as well as the painters
vigorous technique, and has made a copy
not unworthy of the master himself. The
practice Of copying is as a rule discouraged
by the director of the gallery and the in
structors of the school, but in this instance
all unite in commentator.
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Miss Bertha E. Perrie held an exhibition
of her miniatures on Monday afternoon in
the studio on the top floor of the Art
League building, which she and Miss Solo
mons share. That in spite Of the dreadful
weather the attendance was excellent at
tested, in a measure. the merit and popu-
larity of her work; for so dark and stormy
was the day that early in the afternoon
both the gas and candles had to be lighted
in order to satisfactorily see the inter
esting collection of dainty little portraits
There We're of these about fifteen, artisti-
cally grouped on the side wall, with a rich
old Persian shawl as a background. The
majority were from life and possessed
strength, directness and grace as well as
those more common prerogatives Of the
miniature. \ tiny one, scarcely larger than
a silver quarter of an old Puritan lady
Of Boston. was exceedingly noteworthy,
as, for peculiarly artistic qualities, was
also one of Miss Clarke, and another of
demure little maiden in Spanish costume.
Mr. Louis Potter Of New York has taken
studio in the Art League building for a
month, during which time he is to model
portrait busts of Senator Jones. Prof Gates
and others. Mr.. Potter is primarily sculp-
tor, but he is also a painter, an etcher
and designer. In the Water Color Clubs
recent exhibition he was represented by
four pieces Of sculpture, three water col
ors, two color etchings and a large decora-
tive design Of peacocks, all OF which were
thoroughly artistic and well rendered.
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Two paintings by Mr.. Richard N Brooke
were placed exhibition at Morrey's
1926 street, this week. Both were paint
ed In the autumn and picture the hills
near Warrenton, Va. The larger of the
two gives broad view of rolling stubble
fields beneath a gray, windy sky. A bit
of water. probably the end Of a pond. Is in
the middle of the foreground, and to the
right Of this stands a single, great SYM
metrical tree, gorgeous in flame colored
foliage. while away off. hiding the meet
ing Of earth and sky, is low line Of dis
tant woods. 1t is a powerful and a mas
terly painting. excellent in composition and
harmony of tone but perhaps a little less
appealing than the smaller canvas, which,
by the way, is not a canvas at ALL but a
hardwood panel In this the sky is fair and
the landscape sunny. An old, rambling
stone wall is seen in sharp perspective
dividing hillside pasture from a near by
field and directs the eye to the distant
purple mountains The early frost has
Drowned the grass. turned the foliage into
the COlOTS OIL al OJlSilldi rug, ana trans
formed two great bushes into pyramids of
golden leaves, yet Withal, 1t is gentle and
harmonious. 1t is not, however, from either
its color scheme its composition that
this painting derives its Importance, or it's
greatest charm but rather from the re-
markable way in which in II sunshine and
air are represented. The Illusion is al
most perfect, and the Interpretation In
tensely poetic. Material and manner are
lost sight Of in the result, which repro
duces as well as is within possibility the
feeling and sentiment Of the actual place.
Both of these landscapes are among the
best Mr.. Brooke has executed. and would
be found notable in any collection.
Mrs Child has just completed two extra
ordinarily charming pastels. One is lit
tie more than three-quarter-l length, the
other only head. Both are Of young and
beautiful women. In the first the woman
holds a large. oddly shaped orange and
blue japanese lantern In her right hand,
while in her left she half clings to an inte-
rfor wall. She is clad in a loose, flowing
garment Of soft white silk, and is gazing
with searching eyes into the distance The
lantern is held directly in front Of her. and
casts a warm, yellow light on her face and
. figure, while from above cool, gray day
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