Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25

and interesting pictures of the great fair,
and he is now engaged upon some land
scape views of Washington. One is most
attractive charcoal drawing OF the river
and the Virginia hills seen at sunset from
the Aqueduct bridge, and another is long
vista beneath the great oaks at Arlington.
They are about thirty by twenty-four
inches in dimensions, and in style some
what suggest an etching or fine wood en-
craving. Technically they are remarkably
wrought and in point of fact they are UNI
commonly accurate. Mr. Key has also in
his studio some flower paintings which he
did last fall, which are very deserving of
notice. One is a study of large, white
chrysanthemums and scarlet Christmas
flowers seen against a notified blue and
gold background; another is of La France
roses and third shows an interesting ar
rangement of chrySanthemumS and au-
tumn leaves. All are literal transcripions,
realistic in their veracity and decorative in
feeling. Mr.. Key. 1t will be remembered,
is the grandson of Francis Scott Key, the
author of the Star Spangled Banner" He
was the director of the fine arts division
of the Omaha exposition.
A collection of small bronzes by Mr.. Ed
ward Kemeys which had been lately cast
in Philadelphia and were on their way to
Chicago passed through Washington this
week, and was privately exhibited at the
sculptor'S home There were six or seven
pieces, notable among which were stately
moose, a rogue elephant, pair OF jaSuar
lovers, jolly bear cub and dignitied lion
Two were compoStionS-a feeding tiger
tormented and harassed by merry elf,
and a foolish peacock, inquisitively exam
lining a sleeping caracaL All were boldly
handled, vigorous and expressive, and IN
the bronze took on new interest and sig
nificance. The casting had been admirably
done, and the color, a soft, moldy gray
green, was particularly pleasing. Studied
separately they were exceedingly worthy,
and viewed as a group they were quite I'M
posing.
Portraits of Mr.. Andrew Carnegie and the
late James G. Blaine by Mr.. Freeman
Thorpe were exhibited in the committee on
appropriations room at the Capitol the lat
ter part of this week. The portrait of
Mr. Carnegie was a replica of a likeness
painted from life last fall in New York,
which was ordered by Mr. James McCleary,
chairman of the library committee of the
House. for the little library in his home
town in Minnesota. 1t is a three-quarter-
length standing pose, and represents Mr..
Carnegie facing the observer with an open
newspaper in his right hand, The upper
part of the portrait is excellent. The color
is good the head we'll modelled and the like
ness all that might be desired but the fig
ure is not we'll constructed, and the paper
is poorly painted and out of place in the
composition. These are, however, details
which can very readily, and probably will,
be remedied The Blaine portrait is less
than a half length, and has been accepted
for the Congressional Gallery of Speakers.
1t was the gift of Mr.. Carnegie and other
friends of the late statesman, and was
painted from pencil sketch MADE py MI:
Thorpe at President Garfeld's request. 1t
is a simple, dignified performance; the tech
nque is unobtrustive and the likeness is ex-
cellent. 1t is not, perhaps, what would be
commonly termed a great work or arr, out
for it's purpose it is eminentdy satisfactory.
Mr.. Thorp is represented in the Society of
Washington Artists exhibition by portrait
of the late Senator Allen G. Thurman.
A group of ten miniatures by Mrs. S. F.
Parsons of this city is on exhibition
in the Veerhoff gallery. One of the num-
Der, and possibly the best, is a likeness of
Mr.. Richard N. Brooks, the well-known To-
cal painter and another is of Mr.. Herbert G.
Ogden of the coast and geodetic survey.
They are all tritie cropping and timid, but
they are sincere and veracious. One of
lady in a yellow gown, against golden
yellow background, is peculiarly pleasing,
and many of the others have fine pas
ges They do not, perhaps, measure UP
to the highest standard, but they are less
superficial than the majority, and, in many
respects, may be warmly commended
II
Mr.. Edgar Nye, who has made a place
for himself here with his local landscape
paintings, sails today for Europe, intending
to spend two months in England and on the
continent. He goes with a literary friend,
for whose writings he is to make illustra-
tons.
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important exhibitions in progress. In Bos-
ton the loan collection of Monet's works, got
together by the Copley Society, is attract
ing wide attention; in Providence, at the
Rhode Island School of Design, a notable
collection of miniatures is being shown,
and In Philadelphia the Arts Club is pre-
senting an admirable array of modern
water colors and pastels.
The Free Public Library of Newark, n.
j., is holding in it's gallery an exhibit
ton of fifty-two paintings by fifty represen-
tative American painters. The collection
was made and the exhibition opened under
the auspices of Senator John F. Dryden and
Mr.. Franklin Murphy of the library art
committee.
Fifteen hundred paintings were submitted
TO the jury Tor the Society or American
Artists twenty-seventh annual exhibition
which opened in New York yesterday. OF
these about $50 were accepted on the first
ballot, but owing to lack of wall space the
number was later considerably reduced The
average of the works submitted was higher
this year than ever before. and so many
of real excellence had to be rejected that
the secretary of the society has issued a
circular setting forth the untoward circum-
stances and expressing the organizations
regrets. This emphasizes the need of
large exhibition building and may be inter
preted as substantial sign of progress.
A collection of eighty-five paintings by
the late Edwin Lord Weeks, sold in New
York last week, realized the sum of S35,-
G35. The highest price for a single canvas
was $3.700 given by Mr.. Ichenhauser for
Mosque at Cordova." Mr.. Weeks was an
American by birth. but he spent much time
in the east and was best known for his pic
lures of oriental scenes and pageants. Dur
ing his life time he is said to have consist
entity refused to sell any of his sketches.
He is represented in the Corcoran Gallery's
permanent collection by a characteristic
painting entitled THE Departure for the
Hunt"