Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-23
ART NOTES.

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The chief event of interest this week has
been The opening of an exhibition of photo
graphic prints by members of the Photo
secession in the hemicycle of the Corcoran
Gallery. The members OF this society are
the leaders in the school of advanced pho
Biography. They seeded from old tradi-
lions. and have demonstrated by their work
the possibilities of the camera as a means
of individual expression. In almost all the
foreign exhibitions of note their work has
been shown and honored. but this is the first
time that really comprehensive collection
has been shown In America. 1t is to great
extent a retrospective exhibition, and has
setting forth the aims of the secessionists.
1t is not what would be generally termed
popular show. 1t will probably appeal
more strongly to the painters than to the
general public. 1t is not supposed to be a
collection of masterpieces, but, whole,
it is more than worthy. 1t is not only sig
nincant of what has been and can be done
through the medium of the camera, but it
concluSively demonstrates the fact that
henceforth photography must of necessity
be given a place with etching, engraving,
photography and the other graphic arts.
of the Capital Camera Club of this city,
which has. as an organization done much
toward advancing the standards of local
photography. 1t will be open. free to the
public, every day and evening until the list
of February.
Mr.. Robert Hinckiey of this city has re-
Gently executed number of interesting and
very excellent portraits. One is Of Briga-
der General Sinclair of the United States
army: another is of Mr.. Clarence Moore;
the third Is Of Judge A. B. Hagner who has
but lately retired from the bench of the
District Supreme Court. The portrait of Gen.
Sinclair is painted with landscape back
ground, and is pleasantly unconventional.
1t is three-quarter length. and the gen.
eral is seen standing squarely before the OBJ
server with his head uncovered and his left.
gloved hand upon the hilt of his sword. The
pose is excellent, the modelling of the head
and the expression are admirable, and the
uniform and accessories have been painted
with consummate skill. Mr.. Moores portrait
is a full length, but is considerably under
life size. 1t, too, has landscape back
ground and is good in tone and color, but it
is perhaps more stereotyped than the paint
ing of General Sinclair. In contrast to both
of these is the portrait of Judge Hagner
1t is three-quarter length, standing pose
but neither background nor uniform in this
case lends pictorial element. The long
black coat has been painted with the ut
most fidelity. and beneath 1t the feeling of
the figure has been well expressed, but 1t
is in the head that the whole interest has
been conferred. And this is as 1t should be-
This portrait and a smaller one of the late
Judge James are for the Bar Association of
CITY " ha hr,n In, Z
District Supreme Court room.
1t is interesting to know that Mr. Hinck-
ley was the founder of the school later
taught by Carolus Duran. Going to Paris in
1872, to study art, he applied to M. Duran
for lessons. and upon being refused finally
got from him a promise of weekly criti-
cisms. provided he should take a studio In
the neighborhood of the painters home.
as his word bringing to the studio upon the
occasion of his second visit young French
man who was likewise DESTROYS of becom-
ing his pupil. From this the class grew to
about dozen students. among whom were
Messrs. John B. Sargent. Will Low, Car
roll Beckwith. Kenyon Cox, Alexander Har-
rlson and Dewey. all of whom are today
scarcely less we'll known than the master
AL that time NJ. Duran in addition to his
weekly criticisms, gave once a month an in
formal talk on art to his students much
after the fashion Of the monthly talks given
this winter at the Corcoran SC, col For
these and for his criticisms however. he was
never willing to accept from his pupils ANY,
thing more than their thanks He had, he
declared. too much of the fifteenth century
veneration for art to take pay from a stu
dent for any service that he might render
him, insisting at the same time that he him
self never desired a pupil who was not
willing to be under obligation to his master.
The Washington Water Color Club is
arranging to hold a supplementary ex-
hibition of its members works at Morrey's
from February 1 to 10. This Is an innova-
ton, but 1t promises to be pleasant one
The pictures are to be matted but not
framed. and no restrictions will be made as
to date of execution. A certain percentage
o. the sales will go toward replenishing the
clubs purse, which was reduced In bulk
by unanticlpated expenses in connection
with the last annual exhibition, but there
is no reason to believe that the standard
Will be less high or the works in any way
inferior to those shown in the regular ey-
mtitions which of recent years have come
u have considerably more than local
reputation.
A valuable addition has been made this
week to the permanent collection of the
Corcoran Gallery In a water color by Mr..
Joseph Linden Smith, which was presented
by Mr. A. ]. Parsons of this city. 1t rep
resents antique Greek statue of pre-
snmably the earliest period yellowed with
age and soiied by the earth beneath which
Ii has been buried. 1t is In effect extreme
ly realistic and technically is remarkable.
Mr.. Joseph Lndon Smith. the painter, Is.
Ii will be remembered. the instructor of
drawing and water colors in the depart
ment of architecture of Harvard University
and. as an art writer well as a painter,
The Is widely known.
Miss Mathilde Mueden has been commits
STONED by the Treasury Department to copy
portrait of Robert Morris by Rembrandt
Peale. which hangs in Independence Hall
in Philadelphia. This is primarily for the