Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-08
The details are carefully studied and faith

The details are carefully studied and faith
fully portrayed, but they are not intrusive
historically 1t Is accurate. but 1t Is more
than mere data-it 10 distinetively q work
find Its way into an exhibition. and would
merit q place In q great public gallery. The
coloring II charming the feeling Of the day
strongly indicted The bay Ii blue and
tranquil. the great engines Of war. In all
their majesty. at peace. Mr.. Dean says
that 1t occurred to him that as a white
yacht was picturesque. 80 white battle
ship should be paintable, and with that
conviction he went to New York, hired q
tug and went out and made his studies.
There IL perhaps no marine painter who
knows his subjects better than Mr.. Dean,
for he Is as intrepid sailor as he Ia an
enthusiastic artist. His summer studio at
East Gloucester is an old boathouse. built
out over bit Of the harbor, and his little
yacht, anchored at its back door. Is one OF
the fastest on the coast Within he has
water craft of every description, from an
old war canoe to the fisherman's dory,
and there Is none in which he himself Ii
not at home. The sea Is full OF enchant-
ment to him and its many phases find
transcription In his canvases. He paints
primarily from the love Of It. and his work
has a spontaneity which betol1ens the ar
lists pleasure. A small canvas by Mr..
Dean was one Of the notable pictures in
the Copley Society's summer exhibition. and
It is earestly to be hoped that his Squad
ron of Evolution may become national
possession.
X X.
Since the first of June the Library Of
Congress, through its print division, has
largely Increased its collection Of photo
graphs. adding $1,000 to its already large
number. These are all reproductions of
famous works Of art-architecture. sculp-
ture and panting-and are being carefully
classified, catalogued and generally made
available. All are large and many are
very beautiful. The majority are what is
commonly known as silver prints-mono-
tones-but at least 1,500 are Geographically
colored. There are no less than 1152 repro
auctions of paintings in the Louvre, nor
fewer than 1913 views Of the Parthenon. So
perfect are they and so complete that in
themselves they constitute liberal educa-
ton and discount travel That the privt-
leges which the print division Of the Library
offer are appreciated is evinced by the con-
slant increase In the attendance. Last
Sunday afternoon there were fifty readers
IN the little art reading room, and since
July 769 persons have made. use of Its
books. pictures and periodicals. This Is
high average for midsummer months. and
especially for the past two. when the heat
has been extreme and the storms frequent
Proud OF the honor Of having Queen
Alexandra Of England. Lady Warwick and
other British notables sit to him for minia-
lures, Mr.. Keeling of Baltimore and Wash
ington." says New York contemporary.
has returned to the United States and will
open a studio for the winter in New York, -
Mr.. Keeling Is the son of the late Rev. Mr..
Keeling, one-time rector of Trinity Church
of this city, and the brother Of Mrs. Still
son Hutchins. He is a graduate Of Julien's
Academy In Paris and has devoted himself
for number of years exclusively 10 m,nia
ture painting. HE gives" says the same
New York writer. IAN intelligent. alert
look to his sitters very different from the
usual miniatures one sees at the exhibit
tons" Certainly he knows how to finish
his work exauisitely and how to please
The city OF Paris. which Is commonly In
the vanguard Of things artistic. has again
taken a step in the right direction by con-
tinuing once more the work Of beauti-
flying the Louvre and Tuilleries gardens. In
the east Of one and west Of the other lies
the Square Of the Carrousal." in which.
behind the colossal statue of Gambetta, are
two garden plots still unadorned. In one
stands the statue of Lafayette. presented
by the school children of America to
France. and this particular one has beeh
chosen for the first experiment. The scheme
proposed has been considered and approved
by the architect of the Louvre, the min
lister Of public instruction, and the direc
tor Of the fine arts department. and viii
undoubtedly be carried out. 1t provides
for a symbolic monument to the nationaN
arts and begins by giving place on one Of
the straight sides of the square to Landau
skis group Emusic and poetry, which was
exhibited at last years salon and subse-
quently bought by the government. If only
in this country we might have few more
public monuments of this nature and few
less heroic efagies 1t would be well.
Il
OF the many reported finds but few
prove momentuous when examined into,
yet occasionally ones credulity Is increased
by such a remarkable occurrence as the re-
cent discovery Of a missing Murillo in Con-
stantinople. The canvas in question Is a
Holy Family and has long known to be
in existence. It was found in the posses
sion of An English family living in the
Turkish capital, who were altogether igno-
rant of its value. 1t has been examined
and authenticated by the curator Of the
Louvre, who, guaranteeing the work, placed
its value at 100000. and declared that at
that figure the French government would
negotiate for its purchase. The owner
however. it Is said. was not satisfied with
this amount and has determined to take It
to London. where he believes 1t will COM
mand even more. Such a discovery Is almost
as good as a gold mine.
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Though America has lost one Of its choic-
est Rembrandts-the lovely ,"Petronnella
Buys" which was bought out Of the coun-
try at the recent Joseph Jefferson sale-it
has gained another through the wise choice
OF one Of It's citizens. Mr.. Frank c. Logan
Of Chicago has bought and brought from
Amsterdam picture called Rembrandt Is
a Steel Gorget, With a Feather in His
Cap" which Is one Of the painters best
known portraits of himself. 1t Is now on
exhibition in the Chicago Art Institute.
LEILA MECHLIN.
Market Day in a Norman Town.
From Scribner's
All the ladies Of Valognes do their own