The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-19
GAN NOW SEE
PICTURES
Water Colors and Painting
Ready for Public Inspection
PRAISE FOR THE ART CLUB
Mr.. Moser, ofWashington, Decaresthe
Exhibit Creditable to Larger Cities.
Compliments Local Artists.
Some Paintings Sold.

Tho splendid collection Of pictures
brought together in the old Crenshaw
house. No. II west Main Street. by the
Richmond Art Club, was exposed yes
tertlay for the first time for public In
spection.
The attendance the first day ana even
ing was very gratifying to the club, and
all who came expressed great adnira-
ton for the exhibit as whole and many
individual pictures. The Art Club has
done much for the cultivation OF the
Richmond public's taste for paintings,
and each year Is rewarded by increased
interest, The galleries are open for visi-
tors from morning until 1890 o'clock In
the evening.
Most OF the pictures at the exhibit are
seen at q greater advantage by the morn
ing than the afternoon light. This was
specially noticeable yesterday in the case
Of Mr.. John w. Alexander's Ray or
Sunlight" Tho beauty Of tone. the warm
coorng of the wood in the cello. the
dusky yellow OF the players gown, the
auburn masses of her hair, the grace OF
her attitude, the brilliant white light ly-
Ing on hand and wrist, and the shadowy
ba elk ground into which oil lines melted
these details were revealed and made
doubly APPARENT by the difference IN view
between forenoon and afternoon.
A group was gathered as usual yester-
day around Mr.. Elliott Daingerfeld' 8
"Story Of the Madonna" and some con
lecture was expressed as to the right IN
depreciation Of tho title. On one point
there was no difference OF opinion. Every
one thought that the head and profle
Of a young girl. a.reader, who was bend.
ing over the pages of a book, was one OF
the most beautiful things In q picture
which does not tell all Of Its secrets at
once, but discloses It's fascination as
rose. which opens It's petals one by one,
might do.
CONSPICUOUS PORTRAIT.
Conspicuous among the portraits is
large one Of the Marchioness Of Anglesey,
from the master hand OF Prince P1errc
Troubetskoy. The supple grace OF pose
in the Marchioness Is matched by her
dainty, flower-like beauty and her aure-
ole of golden hair.
But the eye. turns even from the vision
Of youth like hers to another portrait ny
the same hand. that Of Mrs Alfred y.
Rives. Of Castle Hill" which Is one OF
the best things along this line IN the
ROOM
Mr. Luis Mora, OF New York, has
painting, 1.-THE Black Shawl" which at
tracts even the casual visitor to the OK
hibit A slender, girlish figure. gowned In
white, stands draped in her grandmother's
black crepe silk shawl It's embroidery
and fringe serving as a link between
cone Generation and Another" The face
OF the girl Is somewhat vague, but
through her misty, curling hair she looks
towards her visitors with arch. laughing
ewes. The lines Of her figure might serve
as a model for the goddess of youth and
Innocence. but first and last the picture
iustnes its title, for it Is THE Black
Shawl" in which the Imagination is en-
me shed, and from which it cannot be dis
entangled.
Iyalcott, Is a fine example of decorative
art In painting, the tone and treatment
OF the subject being such as to render u
delight to the eye.
In the hall, to the left Us one enters
the exhibit building, Is one OF the most st.
Ben Foster and called "The Edge Of the
Forest" The trunks Of the trees. the
sllchen-co rocks. q pale moon show
ing In the background and silvering the
shadowy depths of the forest-all these
different things are seized upon ana treat
cd In so true a manner to nature that
one loves to stand and study tho result
indefinitely.
THE ITALIAN BOY.
IAN Italian Boy" done by Mr.. Colin
Cooper Campbell OF Philadelphia. Is
thing OF beauty which one would like to
live with It Is simply lovely IN coloring
and technique; the eyes seem to smile
md the red lips to speak when one looks
at It.
Mr.. Arthur b. Davis, OF New York.
shows n fine, vigorous canvas In his "Au-
&tumn Hillside" Tho sunlight lies soft
and warm upon It. The haze of Indian
summer clothes 1t with veil, and the
apples hanging from the orchard poughs
In oh nf the
happy urchins who are gathering IN the
autumn harvest.
Several portraits from the brush OF Miss
Ann Fletcher. tho class dlrectress OF the
Art Club-notnbly those OF Major James
III. Dooley, Miss Boyd, Miss Hammond
and Mrs Fletcher-have attracted the
most favorable comment and attention,
being examples Of art at its best and
truest.
On Saturday evening Mr.. James Fl,
Moser. art critic Of the washington Post
and ex-presldent Of the washington Wa
ter Color Club. visited the exhibit and held
the delighted attention OF The club for about
an hour by talk and then by q running
commentary on tho pictures exhibited, as
nc made a tour OF the rooms. He .congrat-
unted the club for the splendid collec-
ton hung on their walls, the best WORK
OF many OF the best American artists,
Such a collection, he said, shown In larger
cities and better established art centers
than Richmond would be considered in
every respect remarkable and meritorlous
Another subject Of congratulntlon, ne
believed. was tho work accredited the
members of the Art Club which displayed
decided trend In the right direction,
Students hero were trying to do Just the
same things that those Of larger schools
were aiming for, When they went TO
New York or to Paris they would have
good Foundation and nothing to unlearn
'Thi. ne considered to be the result OF
Miss Fletchers admirable training and
methods Of instruction.
TIIS OWN PICTURES.
In noticing the water colors some one
said to Mr. Moser. as no passed n group
Of his own paintings; INF Moser what
do you think of these7'
He turned quickly. and putting his hand
on an exquisite piece of work, "a Break
In the Clouds" said "This Is the best !
can dot then, touching an almost equally
beautiful piece, Morning on the Upper
James" he announced "And this is the
second best He paid Miss Adele VIII