Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-07

an orange. some p1Affs and two punches of
large, black Hamb5fg grapes. 1t is rather
simple composition, and was painted last
summer while he 1aS in Holland with his
class, but 1t is inn etery way mastery
work. The arrangement is excellent. and
the color f It's speGla; i not so 20
much what 1t is as the, way 1T has been
! done that makes it,delightful. Each object
takes Its place in tbs general eomposltf1o on
| which is at the same time aesthetically
pleasing and truly decorative. In the rem
diton Of subjectsot this kind MD M 1he chase
tiers OF the old schRQl
Mr.. Max weyl, ia whom was awarded the
Parsons prize foH the best landscape IN
| the recent Society. of Washington Artists
exhibition, has nehand now two excep-
| tionally interesting outdoor pictures. One
| is Of a yellow SUNSET which he saw not
| many days ago. =, across the Potomac
| marshes, the other is an Interpretation OF
| gray day on the flats. The hrst Is a
| large canvas, somewhat dramatic In erect
| The sky, covered with broken, floating
clouds, has been turned to radiant gold by
| the. sun, which has set behind the purpiisn
| line of Virginia hills. There Is mist In the
| air. and the foreground has caught the,
| shadows of approaching evening, though
| on the surface OF the river, wlnding
broadly between the shores, Is renecteo tne
| brightness of the sunset sky. II Is a SUD-
| ject that might have been made gauoy ano
| commonplace, but Mr.. Weyi mas nanaleo II
! with great force and skill. 1t Is extraor-
| binary, both subjectively and technlcaliy,
| and manifests alike the majesty OF nature
and the individuality OF the. painter. Inc
| other is a more commonplace theme, and'
| Whf1o less impressive. is perhaps even
| more winning. 1t pictures beneath gray
| sky a truant bit Of water making its way,
over a natural bar, inland through me
! marshes. 1t is a rough course, ana the
| tide, has gone down.. leaving patches VI
land intervening between patches OF water e
To the left dark clump OF trees IS 81.
| houetted against the sky, and to the rient
/ the water marks the horizon line. IL rs
broadly and almost rudely painted, but IT
is calm and restful in effect ana Iuii Oh
very pleasant sentiment and feehng.
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| Mrs Jane Brigham Child is making IN
pastels an extremely interesting portrait
| of Miss de Kay She uses large ana al
! most square canvas, and pictures her sun
| iect in a green satin gown, seated peside
| a table, on which is a jar OF PINK roses'
I A pink scarf, introduced to the le1t' ana a
| hat trimmed with a single gorgeous green
| plume, are accessories that add greatiy ~
l
| background lends the tone 10 the WHoie
! which the harmony Of the scheme oel1a a,,a
| The pose is easy and graceful, ana sus-
| gests active interest and the race Is eH.
| nnessive of alert attention. The light
| elimmering green of the gown, the darker
| more positive green of the hat and feather,
| the yellow lace and the pink SCARF anu
rose combine in making Fascinating coio,
scheme: and at no time has Mrs. Chllo
| handled her material with more cohsa"'-
[ mate skill
| Miss Hattie E. Burdette is at work now
upon decorative design for magazine
| cover. which is most charming and eHec-
| tive. On the main, inner panel she pictures
| against a background of sea, fair sum
mer girl holding the tfller of a sloop which
| is running from the, shore. Her hair Is
| loose and floats in sthe breeze, her race Is
bright and expressive of enjoyment, ana
| her gown is a sailor suit of the approved
| fashion. Beyond and. across a broad stretch
| of water is the line of, the shore, In the Zee
| of which other sailing craft nave mace gu
| anchorage. This panel is set in a larger
| panel, which forms border, ana on winch
| a flock of cranes, typifying the passing OF
| the season, are seen In rapid hlght II Is
| done in charcoal,s on white paper, Win d
! touch of red here and there to brighten the
| whole and add to the effect, and is not
only very appropriate for the purpose LOT
! which it was designed, but has the adVah-
| tage of being peculiarly well adapted lof
L ti ~ SGSG&fi -Il3hs ~" ''
| q p-V ~
| Miss Anna Sands has Just finished an IN
! teresting little portrait study. which for
it's subtle feeling might easily be thougnt
| to have belonged to a period several CEN
turtles ago. 1t is scarcely more than third
life-size. and pictures a demure little maid
| AGAINST a simple lana
scape background. The expression on the
| maids countenance, the style of her dress,
| and. still more, the soft coloring and dell
| cate brush work, are suggestive of the early
| Renaissance a time when Art was still
| religion" In a large exhibition 1t would,
| for lack of force, probably be easily over
looked but once discovered It's lnslstent
charm cannot be easily eluded
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| Miss Bertha E. Perrie, who knows bet
! ter than most artists the most paintable
| places in the vicinity of Washington, has
organized a sketch class which is to meet
| for out door work on Tuesday and Satur-
| day afternoons in May and Tuesday and
| Friday mornings in June
| The local fraternity is well represented
| in the American Water Color Society's
| exhibition, which opened in the American
| galleries in New York last Saturday even
| ing. Mr. Moser, Mr.. Childs, Miss Perrie,
Miss Mueden. Mr.. Nichols and Mr.. Paris
all sent notable contributions. Mr.. Mo-
| ser's six Adirondack landscapes have met
| with almost universal commentator, and
| have been placed by all the leading crit
| les among the most advanced and i'm
| portant work shown, and to the works
| by the other Washington artists excel
| lent positions have been assigned. Miss
| Mueden's head of jan" which took a
! prize at the last local water color exhi-
| bition, is said to be attracting much at
| tention, and of Mr.. Nichols March land
| scape" many gratifying things have been
| said
| In the current exhibition of the Royal
| Academy London, Sargent's portrait of
the Duchess of Sutherland is said to be
| the star picture, though some believe
| that his more simple likepass of MrS