The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
ART AND ART WORKERS.

The Startsef collection OF Chinese porcelains
sold at the American Art Galleries. in New
York, brought s1S.sss.
At the American Art Galleries. in New York.
there are now on exhibition two important col
lections of old Chinese porcelains. lacquers and
bronzes.
The exhibition of British mezzotints, which
has been open for some months in the Lenox
Library building. in New York. will be continued
until early in April.
gold trophy. designed by Burr C. Miller of
wiIkesbarre. Pa, is to be given each year to
the United States vessel which makes the best
gunnery record in her class.
A petition has been sent TO the Metropolitan
Museum of Art by members of the Salmagundi
Club asking for special gallery at the museum
for examples Of American art.
One of the features of the centennial celebra-
ton Of the town OF Morrisville. Pa, in May.
will be the unwilling of a monument TO Robert
Morris. the fnancer of the revolution. after
whom the borough was named.
George Frederick Watts is the only English
painter who boast of having been an ex-
hibitor at the Royal Academy for sixty-seven
years Two portraits which he sent there in 1887
were shown in the gallery recently.
Twenty-one pictures by the late A. IL Wynant
are on view in New York. wynant was. per-
haps the best interpreter of the American
northern woods and this collection shows his
wonderful versatility. The exhibit is well worth
attention and study.
The sale OF the E. w. Hunt collection Of
American paintings is on in New York
The prices not high for the offerings TIE
first evening. The pictures direct from the
studios of artists. those represented being
Messrs. j. @. Brown. J. Francis Murphy. Frank
De Haven, F. w. Kost Irving r. wiles. E. L.
Henry. Arthur Parton, w. Verplank Birney.
F. Naegele. E. Percy Moran and the late J..
Wells Champney.
Following upon the gait of the Malmaison
Chateau to the state by NJ. Osiris. 1t has now
been decided. according to a Paris writer. to
bring together all the articles OF furniture which.
according to the inventories of the period. were
arranged in the various apartments in 1906. wher
the Empress Josephine had the place. This fur
niture is, for the most part. now distributed in
various national palaces. notably those at Com
piegne and at Trianon. To meet the necessary
expense the Chamber OF Deputies will be asked
to grant of from 500 to 1000 francs.
At a recent sale of paintings in Amsterdam
the best prices realized follows:
Church at Hoogstraten," by ]. Bosboom, s775:
1.-The Synagogue by j. Bosboom. S1.450: The
Placing of a Battery" by G.. ii. Bretner s5ss;
"Johan Van Oldenbarneveldt's Farewell Letter. !"
by ]. Israels. s2.2s1: "Shepherdess.'' by j.
Israels, s1,650; View at Limbourg." by b. c.
Koekkoek. 1880: 1.-The Two Sisters" by Jacob
Maris. 81. 500. In the Fields. by willem Maris.
s675; Landscape in Gelderland." by Mauve.
$780, "Dutcn Landscape" by W. y. Tholen. $50.
an 1.-The Improvised Concert" by Professor Fritz
Won Uhde. s1.e25.
For the past year the work Of Otto j.
Schneider. young Chicago artist. has attracted
much favorable attention. He has been particu-
larry successful In his dry point etchings and
drawings in chalk. 1t would be unfair. says
Hyde's Weekly Art News, TO characterize Mr..
Schneider an American Helleu. for he has toe
much individuality and true merit 20 carry that
tag through his professional career Some Of his
recent portraits of women well known in society
view at the galleries. No. 22o Fifth ave
nue. Mr.. Schneider has recently removed from
Chicago to New York and taken a studio In the
Broadway Arcade. He is devoting most OF his
time to dry point portraits.