Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-15
ARTISTS EXHIBIT
THEIR BEST WORK
BLANCHARD GALLERY A SCENE
OF BEAUTY
Offerings Show That Past Season Has
Been One Of Great Activity
Among the Painter
Folk

the brush work of Southern California
artists is offered at the Blanchard art
gallery in the exhibition which opened
yesterday. The present season has
been one of great activity among the
painter folk and many private exhibi-
tions have been we'll attended where,
free of charge" the creations of artists
all along the scale are viewed The
present exhibition is to take the place
of the annual Ruskin show, and is the
first general exhibition THIS year. Much
has been written of the work of these
artists. from both technical and a
technical point of view, but only
the simple truth remains, that "a thing
of beauty is JOY forever"
Theodore Wores, a northern artist
who will make Los Angeles his per-
manent home, is essentially a portrait
painter and in that line excels in fine
coloring and gives to his canvasses a
certain distinction that compes sec
ond glance. His Don Quixote" has these
qualities. He Is showing also two land
scapes, "a Stormy Day" and a Japanese
scene. Mr.. Wores' Under the Southern
Cross" Honolulu, is a moonlight scene,
with lights showing in the distant huts.
The cold light on the breakers in the
foreground is realistic.
Pretty Bit Of Color
One of the prettiest bits of color is
Mrs. Helen Heinsen Jahn's EAU
TONNE" 1t shows a young girl, with
Titan hair and clusters of autumn
grapes encircling her head. The color
scheme is we'll carried out and charac-
4, Coz AE,-r,
Jahn's salon picture, a portrait, is also
shown for the first time in Los Angeles.
1t is in exact contrast to her autumn
conception, being in almost cold dark
tones, which are carried out in the
flesh tints.
In "My Daughter Mrs. A. B. Nc
Closky has given a charming bit of
child life in an old-fashioned gown.
She has succeeded in giving a true
child and not a miniature woman. The
technique in the brocaded satin gown
is especially fine.
Ralph Mocine, the impressionist, who
is now in Paris, is showing several
paintings the best of which is
Anchored Mr.. Mocine uses low
toned palette and his work has a con-
vincing atmosphere. "a Patio, Spain"
by Elizabeth Borglum, is bright bit of
sunlight color.
Lost All in Disaster
Joseph Greenbaum, who lost all his
canvasses in San Francisco has painted
two small heads for this exhibition,
Beatrice" and Priscilla" Beatrice"
is warm in coloring and shows a
pathetic looking girl. Priscilla" is
also good in coloring and feeling.
Antony Anderson's Cuban" is we'll
handled, but in rather a hard and pre-
else manner
Prof. w. L. Judson is showing two
landscapes and one ocean scene. ''The
Last Rays" and "Oaks" are both warm
in coloring and good in technique.
Prof. Judson is showing his best work
at his own exhibition in Garvanza.
Martin ]. Jackson's Colorado scene
and "Cottonwoods" are good, but his
Cypress Road" shows more feeling
than the others and is fine in coloring.
Hanson Puthoff gives one Of the most
promising exhibitions on view. His
''Red Roof is a convincing bit of
bright color and carries in 1t warm,
sunlight atmosphere. His canyon pic
ture is full of a dreamy atmosphere and
his technique is to be commended.
These two paintings foretell a bright
future for Mr.. Puthoff. "A Girl in a
Black Gown" is also from the brush of
MIR. Puthoff.
Deserts Fad for Purple
Benjamin Brown is showing three
paintings, in two of which he seems to
have deserted his fad for purple, al
though in "a Path to the Moon," which
is in greens, a purplish undertone can
be seen, but which is pleasing, Mr.
Browns Gray Day" shows gray tint
ing on the lavender and is especially
good. But that Mr.. Brown has not
given up the purple altogether is
evinced by his afternoon scene, which
portrays in vivid purple mountain.
David Dunn's 1.-The Brook" shows
good color, but is little uncertain in
handling. ]. Bond Francisco is show
ing four of his paintings which were
exhibited earlier in the season. Mr..
Francisco's work is we'll known to the
public and seems to be popular, but in
many cases it is a bit spectacular and
lacks poetic feeling. However, he sees
nature in a broad way and handles his
brush with adequacy.
M. C. Connor's 'Duarte Oak" is well
handled. Nora Purcells Twilight" is
a bit obvious in the handling and just
missed being fine painting.
Water Color Gems
In the water color exhibition Leta
Harlocker is showing two gems, "Yel-
low Chrysanthemums" and "The Mika-
dos Favorites." These paintings are
soft and dreamy and were shown at the
ST. Louis exposition. She coihbin es
poetical feeling with good technique.
Eugene Torrey's ocean Park" was
shown at his recent exhibition. Deltiff
Sammann's Gold of Ophr Roses" and
"a Road in the Canyon" are especially
fine. Norman St. Clair's Low Tide"
is too obvious in the handling and is
not convincing. Mr.. ST. clair's "Moon-
light Scene in the Arroyo" is a fine
piece of work and makes up for the
other. w. S. Daniel is showing the
houses OF fisher folk in a clear and
crisp manner. Mona Whites Bride
Roses" shows a great improvement
over her work recently exhibited.
Helen Cohens "China Town Sketches"
are OF perennial beauty. Miss Cohen
gives Chinatown in a delicate manner
and depicts the bright-eyer celestials
I'm all their glory.
Exhibits Small Scenes
Marian Crandall is, exhibiting several
small scenes, noteworthy among which
is a small snow scene which is well
handled and simple in motif. Addie M.
Lathrop's fisher huts are dainty con-