The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-19
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BY Lucy B. Jerome

him six sketches Of the missions, prin-
cipally of Carmel and San Juan. These
were placed with Courvoisier, by whom
they were Immediately sold, the work
remaining on exhibition but q few
hours. The studies were made with
view to selecting one for the sub
Ject of the large panel to be placed
original by Keith. which was destroyed.
The study of the San Juan mission was
chosen as being handled from an en-
tirely new point OF view Peters has
returned to Monterey.
The committee appointed to sit in
Judgment on and take charge OF the
proper hanging of the pictures in the
Del Monte art gallery went there last
week and accepted several canvases
submitted, among which were several
by members Of the Sketch club, Mrs.
Mathews, Mary Brady and Anne Brem-
er being the fortunate ones. The new
committee contains the names OF DR..
Arnold Genthe. chairman; c. S. Aitken,
secretary; Florence Lundborg, Julie
Heynemann. Gottardo F. Piaxzoni,
Charles Dickman and Edgar A.
Mathews. The Del Monte gallery Is
q notable one and is gaining in in
terest every day. there being many
tourists interested In seeing the best
work of the representative artists of
the coast.
The Sketch club has decided to ad-
NIT men artists to associate member
ship. Their work will be on exhibition
with that OF the women at the fall
exhibition, which will take place in
November Some especially good and
strong work is expected.
The Art association exhibition has
won favorable comment from those
who have seen its exceptionally ex-
cellent showing. The work of an Oak
land artist. Goddard Gale, has been
universally admired. Gale enjoys the
distinction of being the first of the ex-
hibitors to make an absolute sale. His
work is the product of fertile and
delicate fancy, and makes strong
appeal to all lovers OF nature in It's
richest and most elusive moods.
1t is announced that the Corcoran
gallery In Washington, d. c., has de-
cided to give a second exhibition Of
American pictures next season II II
is as good as the first 1t will be worth
attending. William Keith had the dis
tinction of being represented at the
first exhibition at the Corcoran gal
lery, and is now permanently repre-
sented. having landscape ION the
Line" where 1t attracts much comment
from those familiar with California
scenery.
Macbeth, an art dealer and patron OF
New York, says. referring to the st.
Gaudens memorial exhibition at the
Metropolitan museum:
The ST Gaudens memorial exhibit
ZION Is tribute to a great artist, but
II is also much more than this. It Is
a recognition of American art by an
institution that, in past years, was.
with much reason, charged with indif-
ference to home claims The change is
gratifying to all friends of native ar
lists"
Or course, ST. Gaudens was not a
native born American, but he was
brought to this country at an early
age and was In most sympathetic re-
ialions with his environment. He as
simulated American tendencies to an
extent which made his art wholly
American. This Is doubtless why his
memorial exhibition is termed "a recoe-
milton of American art"
Maynard Dixon is doing so we'll in
New York that when he sends IN a
bill of SIS for work performed he re-
ceives a check for 500 in return. This
shows. at least. that western artists
are appreciated in most desirable
manner.
Arthur Putnam, a few of whose
WORKS are on exhibition at the Studio
building. is sculptor who has been
pronounced the legitimate successor 81
barge. the famous animal deIineator
Putnam's work, while lacking certain
qualities that seem to the untnitiated
to spell success, stands forth in such
mastery Of anatomical structure and
such power and vigor of handling as
to mark him distinctly as one of the
coming men. Putnam is a. worker and
AFRAID of nothing. His depictions IF
animal life are not depictions-they are
the animals themselves. They breathe
the mighty freedom of the forest biII
and plain. Putnam never works from
the model. He has cultivated the fac-
ulty OF close. keen observation TIL he
can glance at an object, close his ewes
and reproduce posture, attitude or nc
ton on paper exactly as it was at the
moment His power is one of natural
creative talent linked to the result 81
hard self training; for he has not stud
led art enough to speak of