The Washington times., 1907-05-26
ARTISTS PREPARE
SUMNER FLIGHTS
Much Interest Is Shown
in Richards Work at
Veerhoff's.

In studios and In salesrooms the ap-
preaching end of the art season. and
the annual departure of the members of
the artist colony for their summer work,
is having a decided effect upon art mat
tiers. With the approach Of warmer
weather the city studios viii DO closed.
and the occupants. some of whom are
the fortunate possessors Of country
studios, will soon make their way to
their country homes. Others are plan
ming sketching trips, some are hoping
for foreign travel and the universal dull
ness Of the summer season is near at
hand. In the galleries of the dealers.
the exhibition period has closed and
from now until the return OF the autumn
there win be but little activity in art
matters.
The art interest, however. in the sales
rooms Of the dealers has not entirely
ended with the close Of the exhibition
period. At VeerhofTs may be seen
upon the easels two excellent examples
Of the work Of w T. Richards. who oc-
cupied during his life a foremost place
IN the ranks Of -AmsrI=an marine paint
ers. The pictures referred 10 are small
canvases. and for this reason more at
tractive 10 the collector who Is rot the
fortunate pOssessor Of a large gallery in
which to arrange art works. These pic
lures are Of the open sea. In arrange
ment they are somewhat reminiscent Of
the large canvas by this same artist. IN
the COrcoran Gallery. AS faithful tran
scripts OF the immensely OF the ocean.
as truthful studies OF the power Of the
incoming waves. and as agreeable and
harmonious color schemes. these PIC
lures Of water and sky are notable ex-
amples Of the work or this profound
student and clever painter OF marInts.
In the same gallery may be seen a
portrait by Gilbert Stuart, the leading
American portrait painter Of his period.
The portrait IL OF Captain Phillips. an
aide-de-camp upon the stan OF General
Washington. The family IS an old
Maryland family, OF the Eastern Shore,
and the portrait has remained In the
family ever since It left the easel OF
Stuart Notwithstanding the many years
which have elapsed since this work was
completed. the color is still attractive,
and the mellowing OF age has not less
ened its dignifled qualities. In arrange
ment, this portrait is exceedingly sim
pie. In spacing. II is almost mRthemat-
icnlly conventional. The background,
and the dark garb Of the subject. re-
lleved by the elaborate linen. and the
fine flesh tones Of the face, tend 70 hold
the interest IN the personality Of the
subject.
OF an entirely different type. but none
the less interesting. may be mentioned
an example Of genre work in McCreary's
studio. The artist. Castildino Luciano.
is OF the modern Italian school, and the
picture, a large water color, has been
honored with a place in a former expo
sition at Milan The subject is hardly
Of the popular class. but the painter has
shown extreme technical ability IN the
fidelity with which he has treated all OF
the many objects found in the peasant
kitchen. At the rude table Is seated an
elderly woman occupied in the prepara-
tion Of vegetables for the coming meal
The woman is poorly clad. and the face
and hands show a life OF grinding labor.
The utensils upon the walls, and all OF
the accessories have been painted with
a detail which is almost Photographic.
The wrinl1led face. the thin. silvery hair,
and the thin. toil-worn hands, are-pa-
thetic in their realism.