The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17

ellis and crayons and box Of water colois
| in his duniage. He had begun to wash
in his drawings in colors. at times. =
Once, 10 1892 on trip Up from Cnos
for six days until picked up by the
Admiral Sampson of the Boston Fruit Com
pany's line, about $50 miles southeast or
Newport News and towed into port. Whils
her machinery was disabled the big trans
port stretched sails from her four masts.
and became q much more picturesque trav-
eler on the deep than when proceeding
under steam.
A nautical enthusiast board. with love
for the memories Of the sailing days, was
very anxious to have picture OF the
Mcpherson under sail, and as he was one Of
those who knew that Sandreczki could make
| pictures, he asked him to do one for him.
Sandreczki refused. simply not caring to
do IL The man then set about trying to
draw one himself. but he made such sorry
| work of it that SandreczM was moved to
relent.
THE man simply couldn't draw. he said,
SO that it would look like a ship, He was
| so delighted to get a picture that he took 1T
to some of the officers. Then the captain
had to have one. and then the doctor. and
! then the chief engineer.
There was on board "a storekeeper.
| W. $. Miller, business man who lives
| somewhere in or near New York. who had
taken the place in order to be AZ sea because
his health was not good. When he saw the
pictures he urged ME very strongly to
study 10 become an artist, and he offered !
1 to do all he could for me. 1t was really his |
words that led Inc to take that course, and
have been here in the Academy schools
now for three winters, going to sea in the
summer to earn money enough to support :
myself. My early liking for the sea has
passed. however, and don't want to 60 to
sea any more if | can avoid it."
Sandreczki did not know when he was
t11l- I'ITI q hat h<, hal
taken prize. The councils awards had
not then been announced. He showed his
contributions in the competitions of the
several classes, !nodestly pointing them out
to them. He said that he could not feel
confident of winning prize. and added.
as he pointed to another canvas in one of the
competitions: would rather have painted
that one than mine; think it is better
His judgment appears to be in agreement
with that of the academcians, for they
gave TO that other painting the first prize
of SEQ, and to Sandreczkis painting the
second pre- ofSt0. which sums mean good
deal to the average art student at the Acad-
envy, free schools, aside from what they
mean AS indicating accomplishment.
Sandrec2ki won this cash prize in COM
position. He also won the bronze medal in
the life class. The medal was won on
drawing of Il male model from life. His
award in the composition competition was
won by his conception of "The Story OF
Ruth and Boaz," that subject having been
given TO the class TO treat in oil coors on
canvas as seemed best to them. each menu
Der composing such "A picture of the Incl
dent in the grain field as his judgment and
abilities enabled him 10 do.
The critics spoke highly of Sandreczki's
painting, and said that it's fault as COM
position was only that the figures asserted
themselves too strongly as separate en-
titles, rather than readily focusing as
group
Sandreczki's aim is to become figure
painter. A further interesting bit of his
curious family history is that his father.
the Rev. II. Sandreczki, was born on the
Greek island of syria. where Otto's grand
fsther had been sent, bv the King OF Bavaria
IL the interests OF a Bavaian colony there.
The GRANDPA her who was a lnglIist and
had travelled much, was al one time seq
rotary to the English mission in Jerusalem,
and he wrote an Engsh-Arabic dictionary.