Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-31

haus. The exhibition will continue unuf
the last day Of February. -
Mfr. Max weyl II Just finishing large
autumn landscape which he painted. last
fan out Of doors II represents Q corner
Of Irwin Oaks" Mrs. Hubbard's pio-
turesque suburban home. and II rich IN
It may be considered ono Of the strongest
and most important canvases that MI.
Weyl has yet produced.
Miss Mathi1de Mueden has recently paint
ed q portrait of an elderly gentleman which
Il unconmonly interesting. The canvas Is
q little more than q three-quarter length
and almost square. Her sitter Is seen seat
ed In q wooden chair Of colonial design.
holding In his left hand a newspaper. from
which he has apparently just looked up. He
wears q plain business suit OF black. ana
the background Is q dark tone OF gray.
There Is nothing to break the severe sim
plicity Of the portrait. and thus the entire
interest Is conferred In the head. 1t Is In
that this artist has displayed her skill, for
while rendered with cleverness and SIM
plicity, it is well constructed, firmly mod
eled and full OF character.
Miss Juliet Thompson is in Washington
at present, having come here the first Of
the week to execute a number of ordered
portraits. AS Miss Thompson has consid-
cradle work on hand in New York at pres
ent her stay will Of necessity be limited.
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NJ. Theobald Chartran Is also in town,
painting portraits Of the President and Of
Secretary Root.
Mrs. Robert Coleman Child has Just made
In pastels striking portrait study of
young woman with copper-colored hair and
pronounced features Impersonating a
dancer. she wears a low-necked sleeveless
gown Of black satin and rests her right
hand lightly on her hip. The background
Is green, and the general color scheme bril-
liant and interesting. As a whole it Is
rather different from any OF Mrs. Childs'
former work, yet no less strong or clever.
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Mr.. Hobart Nichols has just completed
three noteworthy paintings. One is ma
rtne, one Is winter woodland picture and
the third is a view of rough fields near the
coast. The last Is by far the simplest COM
position, yet in some respects it is de-
cidedly the best of the trio In it the sky
is hid completely by layers Of soft, smoky
rain clouds, and the land seems to be
awaiting shower. 1t is atmospheric to a
degree, and in its simplicity takes on an
Importance which Is significant of good
brush work and well-sustained values.
Mr.. Carl Gutherz, who left Washington in
December to superintend the placing in po-
sition Of q series of mural decorations
| which he had executed for the Peoples
Church of st. Paul, Minnesota, was, &C
| cording to the Memphis Commercial APP
peal. In Jackson. Miss, last week confer
ring with the governor and other officials
over the kind of mural decorations possible
and desirable for the hall Of fame in the
new capitol building.
By the will Of the late Peter Marie of
New York, the Metropolitan Museum has
been left his entire collection Of $50 mina-
lures of beautifulwomen. There seems, how
| ever a little doubt as to whether the gift
will be accepted, for 1t Is stated quite a
number were painted from photographs"
reason.
Today the sale Of the great Marquand
collection will be completed Beginning on
the evening of Friday the 23d it has contin-
ued throughout the entire week. On the
first evening the paintings alone were sold
section Of the entire collection. Not for
many years has so lively an interest been
demonstrated in the dispersion Of a private
collection, and from the first the bidding
has been sharp and high. For the ninety
three paintings. s197.O7O was realized. "a
Reading From Homer" Lei Alma-Tadema's
famous painting brought the highest price,
$500. and Hoppners portrait Of Mrs.
Gwyn. the next. going for $4,000 "A Shy
Child" by Romney. one of the best of the
collection sold for 81. 1900, and "Old Mill. on
the Yare." by Old Crome. for $500. while
$50. This last was purchased by the London
firm Of Laurie & Co.. and will probably pass
into an English collection, whereas the
Hoppner portrait was got by M. Seligmann
Of Paris. and will likely get into the gallery
of French collector.
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Mr.. William Fuller Curtis gave a private
view on Thursday afternoon Of a burnt
wood panel, which he has recently finished,
illustrating that quaint old eastern maxim.
'Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil"
The whole Is several times wider than 1t Is
high. and IS composed Of three complete
panels. Each Of these presents the head
and shoulders Of fair young woman, the
first closing her ears with her hands, the
second shutting out sight from her eyes and
the third Zealously guarding her lips Sim
pie drapery falls from the head and over
the shoulders of each, and flock of talka-
tive little parrots, typifying busy gossips
hovers around them all. A distant wood
forms the background, through which a
second background of glinting gold is seen.
1t Is both carved and burnt and is rich in
color as well as chaste and classical in de-
sign. There is keen delight to be found in
the clear-cut, sensitive outlines and deep
satisfaction in the completeness of it's rem
dering. All thought of material is lost in
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decoration, for, while neither a sculpture
nor painting. 1t possesses attributes Of
both, and lays claim to a place heretofore
unoccupied.
QUAINT LONDON LEGACIES,