The Washington times., 1906-07-08
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to know that for the past ten days he
has been seriously I'll at his home,
1858 n street northwest. Mr.. Hell
mick has been for many years well
known as a teacher. and his own work
has often received favorable commend
alton IN the large exhibitions at the
Pennsylvania Academy OF Art AS an
etcher in colors his work has an indi-
yiduality readily recognized among
connoisseurs. for those who work along
the same lines as Mr. Helmick are few
In this country. In MS work as a water
colQTist he also occupies a place pecu-
1 liarly his own. ,this is true In his
technique as well as IN his subjects
| selected. While hs has never mingled
1 largely In the ga alherings Of artists in
this city, he has Deoo to those who
have known him the most intimately a
/ wise judge Of the merit Of such work
as has been submitted 10 his criticism
and one whose counsels we're safe 10
/ follow. and or whose sincerity there
lcOuld be no doubt To these friends
/ there win come a deep regret with the
double knowledge Of this serious III
| ness which has interrupted a life whose
ls activities have been wholly given In the
| interest OF a better development OF a
saner art.
The severe heat OF the past week has
made the Washington studios almost
| unbearable. and the artists who still re-
r ain in the city have worked but small
/ portions Of each day, and then under
/ cor ditions which have made the at
/ tr4ctIYeness Of their canings an made
/ quate stinulus TO keep LIem in touch
with that inspiration with is always
/ needed to enable them - produce their
! best work.
Among those who are still working
/ seriously may be mentioned Max WcyI,
/ who may be properly termed the dean
| OF the Washington artists. and whose
/ ideals Of the beauty o. near at hand
/ landscapes, have often formed attractive
/ pictures IN the exhibitions Of this city
/ as well as IN some OF the larger exhi-
/ tiOns in Philadelphia and New York. Mr..
/ Weyl has worked industriously here for
years. and Il can be safely said has
painted more from the local material
( than any other Washington artist. He
I is now at work upon two pictures Of
/ local importance ore a picture OF the
I upper Potomac, skatched from the
I Aqueduct Bridge, fn which both banks
I OF the river are shown under the quiet
/ light Of d cloudy sky sOftening the ef-
I fects OF either shore and giving the
prominent point Of interest TO distant
small dwellings on the north side OF
I the river The other picfures-the
marsh at Benning. IS an apt illustration
( OF the fact that In a painting more
/ beauties are revealed than are seen by
many IN nature. This work has IN IL
much OF The msteTial which many 90
to Holland to secure.
Ed SieDert IS energeticalIy engaged in
completing some work preTaraJory 20
the closing Of his studio in = street for
a long absence abroad. Mr.. Siebert has
/ secured some important commissions for
pictures which have been placed with
him by patrons familiar with his work,
and he viii ia consequence be absent
from washington for some three years.
which will be occupied in Germany in
/ the completion OF the work ordered.
Frank c. Clark. one OF the younger
artists Of this city. and who at one
time had a studio in + street, has for
a time fOrsaken his art on account Of
his interest in an important invention
relating 10 shipbuilding. and has taken
up his residence in New York for the
purpose OF giving his entire time 10 MS
invention, which seems destined TO play
an important part in the ship construc-
ton OF the future.
Miss Catherine Mills, of Burlington,
VI. is now in this city in search for
studio, and with the intention OF de-
voting her time to portrait painting.
Miss Mills had on exhibition during the
closing week Of Congress in one Of the
smaller parlors OF the Cochran a large
portrait of Senator J. 5. Morrill,, which
was Inspected by the members Of the
Vermont delegation in Congress with
view of determining its merit as por-
trait for the Library OF Congress. The
portrait represents Senator Morrill, dur
ing the earlier years OF his service in
Congress and at about the time Of life
as shown by his portrait by Healy. now
in the Corcoran Gallery of Art. It is
not, however, similar IN any other par
ticular. and has been considered by
those who knew Mr.. Morrill, at this
period as being a faithful likeness as
well as a creditable example Of portrait
painting. Miss Mills has painted an