The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-03


artists who spends much time in Rich
mond, having frequently been the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Gaar
Main street:
Madame s. A Barker and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Z. B. Carroll, of 697 Flanders
street, are entertaining a guest whose
presence in Portland is destined to give
q fresh impetus to activity in the city's
art circles. This guest is Mr.. Paul
Putzki Of Washington, D. c., who is a
water-color artist and painter Of China.
Mr.. Putzki does not affect the outward
Isymbols of the artist in the shape Of
flowing locks. loose collars and scarf
ties He is CARRIED and grOOmed like
the uptodate alert man of business.
He depends upon his work for his repl.-
tatiOn as an artist and can safely do
50. His early training was received
in Dresden and other art centers of EU-
rope. One Of his first patronesses in
this country was Mrs. benjamin Harri-
son during the time of her husband )
presidency. Mrs. Harrison and many
ladies in her circle were pupils of Mr..
| Putzki. He decorated a set of china
for the white house that still graces the
presidential table.
So many persons have taken a few
| lessons in china painting and have
then been content to do very mediocre
work that some who love art fop art 5
sake have felt in their secret hearts
even if the feeling did not find voice
| that to paint on china was beneath
the level of the true artist. 1t is worth
much to be assured on this point, as
Mr.. PutZki's work treasures It is
certain that the women, young and
old, who find pleasure in this sort OF
work will get inspiration and insrruc-
ton from Mr.. Putzki during his stay
in the city and receive just the enlight-
eminent needed to give added distinc-
ton and merit to their efforts.
Mr.. Putzki. although fine teacher
or rather because he is a fine teach
chosen work and has but recently re-
turned from Europe. He keeps in touch
with the newest and best that is being
done in his special department Of art.
One thing that will interest china
painters here is that Mr.. Putzki's pu-
pills never paint from Autographs, but
If not from the object itself. then from
water-colOr studies by the artist. The
writer saw several of these studies. The
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| ing to describe them is-sympathy. MI
| Putzki paints hollyhOcks and fleur de-
| lis and carnations and all tie other
dear favorites Of the garden as if he
understood them so well that weak
or false line or touch of color in paint
ing them is impossible to him.
He is enthusiastic over Portland ros-
field. despite the fact that some of his
notable work has been in connection
with the queen of flowers. Il have
never seen such roses" he said. What
will he say in June? He knows now
only our late September roses.
Beside some paintings of Mr.. Putt
ki's the products o. impressionistic
school seem very inueIinite and unsat-
isfactory. indeed. For example, there
is small Holland landscape, in which
the beauty and charm of that country
speak clearly to the eye. 1t is true
Holland Countrywide edge of a quiet
pool, the huge bulk of windmill, ugly
in istelf, but still beautiful in its en-
virOnment, a~d then the marshy level
stretches that lose themselves in a
blue distance, half concealing, half re-
vealing vague outlines of trees and
windmills. Small as this picture is, it
contains that without which no work
of art can be truly great-unity, har-
mOny. Nature never makes mistakes
in her blending of colors. In the mil
lions Of pictures she scatters SO prodi-
gally everywhere, few of which it is
the mission of the artist to rescue and
perpetuate for us, there is never a hint
of diScOrd. In every specimen of MI.
Putzki'S work the writer was priVi-
legged to see there is this magnificent
subsection of each part to the complete
whole. This it is that gives such val
tie to his work.
Mr. Putzk is a master of bird de-
lineation. If there We're not another
thing to recommend his pictures that
Of itself would give them marked dis
tinction. There was one dainty china
piece which might be called The
Biuebirds' Tryst.' Two bluebirds are
drinking from a spring that lies at the
guarled roots of a great tree. There
is contrast sharp enough between
these twisted brown roots and the
sleek, dainty grace of the birds. all
unconscious of their ugly neighbors,
but Notwithstanding this contrast the
woodland browns and the subduel for
est light are combined as only the art
list could combine them, with the
bluebirds, to create whole that one
returns to again and again with
sense of delight in its harmony and
artistic veracity.
The Orioles Nest" is another bird
picture very different in its character,
but showing the same masterful con-
troll of parts to the formation of a
harmonious whole. One feels positive
gratitude that these wild. swift, t!mid
creatures, of which one can get only
fleeing and unsatisfactory glimpses