Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28


lletrickstein. Countess Larisch Baroness
Tuyll, Countess Forsen Alice Barbi. Miss
Guinness thiS sister in law and scores of
others. transcribing most sympathetically
their hlgh-born grace and personal charm
he mas painted remarkably fine pOr
trait of the late King of Portugal. to-
gether with likenesses Of Pope Leo XIII,
Cardinal Rampolla and the Duke of Cam
bridge. which have won high praise He
is now only thtrty-nine, but at the Paris
exposition in 1900 his portrait of the
German chancellor was awarded a gold
medal, and his work almost from the
| first has been more than promising. He
had. 1t is said. a better equipment than
the majority of painters. a long appren
ticeship and thorough training so that
when he began his professional career
he had little or no handicap. He uses
his tools both we'll and with ease. Such
foreign painters are very welcome. After
the portrait Of the President is shown
here 1t will be exhibited for ten days in
New York and then sent to its owner in
England.
Another portrait of very considerable
interest is to be seen at the present time
in the V. G. Fischer galleries-a likeness
OF Miss Ellen Emmett, the artist painted
by Miss Mary Foote Miss Emmett has
more than once occupied studio in this
city. painting here. among others, por-
traits of Secretary Root. the late Secre-
tary Hay. Mrs. Mark Hanna and Mr.
Bcardman. Her portrait of Saint-Gau-
dens Is supposed to be one of the best
which were painted of the great sculptor,
and is now being shown in connection
with the memorial exhibition OF Saint
Gaudens works in the Metropolitan Mu
scum. New York. Miss Foote has repre-
sented Miss Emmett in her gray painting
apron. with her palette in her hand. seat
ed before large canvas which has its
face turned to the wall as though she
had paused in her work to talk for a few
minutes with the onlooker The color is
low-toned and good. the values are Well
sustained and the brushwork. though a
little creeping. Is vigorous and firm. In
spite Of the fact that this painting is
trifle hard. 1t is genuinely pleasing and
an excellent likeness. Both on Miss En-
NETS account and for it's merit 1t should
attract attention.
The Society of Washington Artists an
nual exhibition closed Wednesday with a
good record Of attendance. and tonight
the Capital Camera Club take possession
of the hemicycle hall for a week The
last days of the Washington Artists ex-
hibition were especially enlivened by the
fake show" which was held by the stu
dents of the Corcoran School In the base
ment of the gallery Monday and Tuesday,
concluding on the evening of the latter
day with an auction and general merry
making. The -rtists did not fall easy vic
TINS to the testing takers this year. but
when the joke was at their expense they
were not loath to acknowledge its merit
and join in the fun. Much excitement
was created by the award of prizes. The
first. So donated by Mr.. Mcclure. was
given to Miss Eleanor Harrison for a
fake of Mr.. Messer's Rainy Sunset
a clever copy boldly inscribed After E.
unanimously voted to be the best fake
| shown: the second priZe-a sketch by Mr.
Brooke-was awarded to Miss Grace Le-
Due for the best poster advertising the
show: the third prize-a sketch by Mr.
Messer-to Miss Florence Harris for the
best poem in the catalogues merry little
| Jingle about the school cat-and the fourth
prize-a sketch by Mr.. Moser-to Miss
Hammond for silhouette picture of the
"Millfeld FlOck'-the class conducted by
| Mr. Brooke last summer in Virginia
which was declared to be the best grind
which the catalogue contained. At the
| auction this last brought the highest price
being sold to Mr.. Brooke for 81. Mr.
Moser purchased the prize poster for 81 .1(
and Miss Suzanne Gutherz bid in a clever
| fake on her portrait of Mrs. H. and her
sons for a fair price. The hall was
/ crowded the evening of the auction.
ira and about $40 was Melted for the pur-
chase of new costumes and draperieS for
use In the school.
Two more pictures have been added this
week by Mr.. Evans to the National Gal
lery collection-"The White Parasol," by
Robert Reid. and THE Harvest Moon" by
Charles Melville Dewey. The former is in a
high key ard somewhat impressionistic In
characters picture of a very ethereal
looking lady with white parasol over
her head and great bunch Of tiger lilies
and gold N rod in her arm. She is In
fact surrounded by these flowers, which.
growing in great profusion. form a tap
estry background with design suggestive
of William Morris patterns 1t is an odd
composition AMI a GU. ious treatment of
color-:el ard yellow from which every
trace ot warmth has been removed.
Doubtless it is well done and interesting.
but one may query whether its merit is
of an enduring k nd. The latter is land
scape. picture in which tone FREEDOM
mates and light is the problem. In treat
ment very unlike the Cthe- example of
the collection. though In spirit it Is not
disSimilar.
From the standpoint of technique a gem
uine curiosity is the portrait of the Post
master General painted by Antonio Man
cini which is now TO be seen on the
south wall of the lower loan room at the
Corcoran Gallery. In places the paint
seems to have been put on in Jumps and
| ridges and in others it has apparently
been applied very thinly and allowed
to run. 1t has an appearance of being
encrusted. to have weathered or altered
! through the processes of time. The color