Morris tribune., 1906-12-15

/
Norwegian winter landscapes this is
particularly true. His snoW-laaen
| trees and frozen rivers must be re-
| garded as near to perfection in that
particular iine Of art For years Thau-
low had made Paris his home and he
was often represented at the Famous
| French art exhibitions, where he won
great number of medals and prizes.
| His works Of later years always found
ready buyers at high figures. His
| works may be seen at many of the
| leading art galleries of Europe, includ-
| ing the Louvre at Paris. Several of
| his paintings have also found their
| way across the ocean and now adorn
! American walls. Fritz ThauIow was
himself personally a friend of many
Americans whom he had met in Paris
and elsewhere, and also in America,
| where he visited as member of the
Jury at art exhibitions. Thaulow was
also occasionally something of a news
paper writer, and ] still remember his
sympathetic and admiring articles
which some years ago he sent to
lea and American institutions during
! one of his visits there. 1t was In 1897
he had private exhibition Of some
of his works at Pittsburg, Pa. and on
this occasion he was the guest OF An
drew Carnegie. He also made many
of the quaint and picturesque places in
Holland, Belgium and France the in
60 Ia, Tnl
erick Thaulow was born Oct. 20, 1S47,
in Christiania. where his father was
druggist. He was originally intended
by his father to follow the drug trade,
but in 1870 he went to Copenhagen to
study painting. 1t was in 1873 when
he went to Paris and studied Manet
and Monet that his talent as an artist
was fully brought to light. Thaulow
had intended to hold collective ex-
hibition of his work at Paris next year.
He had for years been afflicted with
diabetes and to this disease he finally
succumbed at VOllendam, Holland,
Nov. 5. With Thaulow one of Nor
ways best-known sons and albest ar
fists is gone away, and his death came.
despite his ailment, like something of
surprise, and the many friends and
admirers of the deceased artist had
hoped that he would still live many
year and produce many more exam
DleS of his valuable art. ThauloW was
the possessor of many decorations.
among them the French Legion of
Honor and the Norwegian st. Olaf.
Christiania, his native city, had al
ways a prominent place in the heart
of Mr. Thaulow. A few years ago he
presented to the city a statue, repre-
senting The Citizen of Calais one Of
the best known works Of the famous
sculptor, ROdin His body will be
cremated at the crematory at Gothen
burg. Sweden"
When King Haakon returns it IS
pretty certain that Roald Amundsen
will be decorated with the grand cross
of the order Of st. Olar and besides
he will become honorary member of a
great number of European geographic
cal societies. by many of which he
has been requested to lecture on his
famous trip. After resting up bit
Mr.. Amundsen returns to America to
tell interested people all about how
he did it and what he did He is,
however, very reserved and modest
man. more inclined to do things than
talk about them. One unique thing
about the excursion was that it set out
without subsidies either from the state
or the municipality. Nevertheless,
Mr.. Amundsen, man only 81, with
only a handful of assistants, accom-
plished what no man before him had
been able to do and ali due honor and
recognition will undoubtedly be given
him everywhere by everybody, both in
Norway and elsewhere. The contents
of the appreciative letters sent him by
President Roosevelt have been cabled
to the press all over the country.
Another we'll known name in the
history of Arctic explorations is that
of Captain Otto Sverdrup. This sail
or seems, however, to have had all he
wants of the frozen north inasmuch as
he has now settled in Cuba, where he
is endeavoring to establish Nor
wegian colony and, according to cur
rent reports, the prospects of its be-
coming a permanent reality seem good,
and several persons are reported ready
to go there and try their luck next
spring.
The emigrant traffic is naturally
light at this time of the year and in
dications are that the grand total for
that of last year. On the other hand,
a large number of American visitors
are expected and with them and their
pocketbooks comes 10y to many
home in the "old country"