The Washington times., 1903-02-15
ART NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE WEEK.

The Capital Camera Club will hold
its annual exhibition in the Hemicycle
of the Corcoran Gallery during the first
two weeks or May. and circulars OF.
information will soon be issued by the
committee. setting forth the dates and
the time fixed for sending i'm work.
Hunting the Buffalo" large canvas
painted by Charles Wimar. an artist who
formerly lived in St Louis, and who
enjoyed during his lifetime a wide repu-
tation in the West is now on exhibition
ct the Vecrhon Gallery. This work
has been handled in the smooth style
OF the Dusseldorf school. in which the
artist received his education. and has
been painted with that knowledge which
can only come from close study Of the
! subject. Mr.. Wimar lived for some
years among the Indians. and became
! thoroughly familiar with their language
and customs The artist has pictured
an Indian. one of the finest specimens
of his race. mounted on a white horse
in hot pursuit of a buffalo which he has
! separated from a fleeing herd. The dc-
I I.
/ and the picture is said to resemble
much in subject painting which the
/ artist sold to the Prince Of Wales on
/ the occasion Of his visit to this coun-
/ try. II is said that as Edward VII he
/ still prizes IL for its art qualities. and
| as souvenir Of his visit TO America.
/ The award Of the prizes in the exhibit
] Ion Of
/ Fine Arts discloses that the record OF
Pennsylvania artists is stiH in favor
with the jury Of awards. as two Of the
| three prizes have gone 80 them. The
Temple gold medal. which is given for
/ the best picture In oil by an American
/ artist without regard TO subject goes to
| Edward w. Redheld for his picture No
%. Winter Evening" "a characteristic
composition of Mr.. Redfeld. who paints
landscapes OF distinctively American
character. and who is now exhibiting at
the Art Club in Philadelphia collection
including forty-four e:smples Of land
scape work
The Jennie Seaman gold medal award
ed for the first time this year and which
has been offered for the best landscape.
has been given to W Elmer SchoheId
for a decorative painting in which the
straight trunks OF trees are outlined
against a bright blue sky. Mr. Redheld
and MIR. Schoheld are PennsyIvanians.
and are both represented by pictures in
the permanent collection OF the Academy
OF Fine Arts
The prize Of $500 for the best figure
picture in the exhibition was awarded
in Frank " Renee, Of poe+or TO- re
picture entitled. Sunlight" The pic
ture represents a little girl In VIII te
standing In the open air at her mother s
knee. The effects are those Characters
tic of Mr.. Benson's art. delightful color
and the fullest of sunshine The prize
won by Mr.. Benson. is known as the
Walter Lippincott prize and was found
} ed by the welI-known publisher some
ten years ago. BY the terms Of the award
/ the donor Of the prize holds an option on
the successful picture
3 A charming example OF the work OF
1 Mr.. Benson is now on exhibition at the
Z Hemicycle OF the Corcoran Gallery. II
is entitled Children in the Woods" and
was awarded a silver medal at the Paris
] { Exposition. By some It is claimed that
the picture awarded the Walter Lippin-
colt prize is the better OF the two, and
it may be 50 far as the expression of q
certain deftness that will appeal to ar
lists alone. but in sentiment the picture
2 now on exhibition in this city touches
sweeter. pUrer note and a loftier
theme than any expression OF the tech
{ nical ability Of the painter can ever
] reach.