The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-12-13
I'm the ART World

/ establish the nucleus of hospital fund
/ for artists, to which end an admission
! fee of 25 cents is asked-the visitors
/ book should show a register of many /
names. 1t is to discover. too, the peo-
pie who are really interested in art I
and its progress locally that the Visit
| tors book is maintained. An exhibit
| tion like this. to which thought care /
| and genuine sincerity and earnestness
! have been given, should not make its
appeal TO a discriminating public in
! vain
Chief among, the many works rises
Arthur Putnam's noble and splendid
! figure of the priest, Junipero Sierra.
| Clad in a robe with knotted girdle, his
rosary cast about his neck, the cruci- /
fix pendent at his side. with down bent /
/ head and clasped hands, the expression
of many years of toll, anxiety and trou-
| BILE overshadoWed by the peace that /
! passeth understanding, the figure is I
majestic. The conception is sublime:
! the modelling worthy the sculptor. To I
those who know Putnam's work, the
last phrase means much. As an exam
pie of a difficult art-that of portrait +
sculpture-it is notable work. AS the 1
expression of life emotion and charac- 1
ter cast in bronze it is still more so.
Near this remarkable achievement I
are two other portrait heads in plas-
ter by Ralph Stackpole. Unusual deli
cacy and fneness of modelling are
shown in their execution, and the result /
is both pleasing and effective. Stack
pole is an ardent worker and his prog
ress a matter of congratulation.
The work of the figure painters is
most prominent In this exhibition. 1t
is always pleasure to come upon pic
| lures by Mrs. Ackermah. The exam
| pies shown. especially in the canvas
called Two Portraits possess her
usual qualities of refinement and
charm. 1t is perhaps through force and
strength that Miss Heyneman makes
! her appeal, though her distinctive and
discriminating handling OF her subjects
| is admirably shown in her large can
vas of The Fortune Teller" I'm the |
Hotel Garden" is a scene so full OF light |
! and color that no other word than en-
| trancing can be applied The same may
| be said of the two remarkable studies
of Lake Lucerne-one of morning eff
fects and the other evidently painted
during late afternoon. The prevailing !
! blue tones are ad.cirably adapted
and treated that the subtle effects of
| light and shade are maryelously be- /
! wildering; while the. peace and still |
ness OF the morning scene in contrast |
show a mastery OF technique and a !
power of painting the hidden qualities
of nature that make serious study OIL
these pictures well worth while. Two
woman sewing, and a brisk, colorful
bit of Hyde park, London, show largely
the same qualities.
Bruce Porter's sincere study In white !
| evidently done I'm Paris, makes one re-
| gret that he so rarely vouchsafes OPP
/ portunities to see his work as a painter.
The study of a Normandy peasant
! girl in a doorway by Emily Travis is !
pleasant in color and carefully painted,
| while her others works-'Twilight." a
yelled scene of a quiet and sober char
acter, and her salon picture, faith
full rendering of homely objects, few
| onions. a cauliflower and a kettle-all
painted with the utmost fullness and
| literalness. diffuse their own charm.
Chief among the landscapists, Piaz-
| zoni and Del Niue stand prominent. Both
! painters show excellent examples of
| work, but Piazzonis clear Night" is
most unusual in treatment and digni-
| fed in conception and color. The moon
| IS not seen, but delicate vision of
light is there. Mrs. Mentions "Shep-
! herd in the Foothills, reproduces an I'M !
usual light effect; the still light of a
| foggy afternoon. In strong contrast tol
this is Miss Bremer's blue Monterey
Bay" a sweep of intensely blue water
with single tree breaking the line Of
| the foreground. Somewhat Japanese
| in treatment, it is striking and thor
oughly pleasing. Two fine drawings by
Miss Brady should not be overlooked,
and The Ship Yard" by Martinez, is a
| fine example of work by an artist whose
work is too little seen.
/ Theodore Wores has just completed a
1 portrait of Louis Deane. which is most
| interesting. The expression is charac-
| teristic, and the innate qualities strong
ly brought out, as the following story
I shows aDDearS that a lady visited
Wores' studio and observed the por-
trait. Turning to Wores, she remarked:
We'll, you have certainly brought out
the French in him. haven't your"
Slightly astonished, Wores replied: II
didn't know there was any French
blood in him" Asking the doctor about
1T few days later, Wores was both
amused and surprised to learn that the
French blood existed and that he had
brought 1t out unconsciously.
Wores has also painted good like
ness of Warren Olney at one time may
or of Oakland. A striking and excellent
example of good portrait work, it is
approved by all his friends. Wores has
returned TO portrait painting again
after many years spent in depicting
landscape effects
The plaster casts of the designs for
the Sloat monument at Monterey now
on exhibition. at the Art institute, are
attracting much attention by their orig
inality and cleyerness of execution.
Some % designs are shown. No names
are attached, that the public must
wait until the award of the $4,000 prize
is made TO know which design met with
the favor of the jury. The strongest
and most virile design seems to be the
one showing an eagle at the summit
of the monument. which has evoked
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