The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01

and fallen on full Bohemia of San Francisco
1t is hopeful that this eminent artist. globe
trotter, all round good fellow and good LOOKING
besides might be absorbed by the very m peoi hos. :.
pitahle and honorable Sequoia Tree.
Therefore, dinner with decent heilish aIte,, a:,,
take place at Mon-Viso restaurant. October 81;
at s sharp. Toilet informal, soft shirts ana
dancing shoes for club hop advised. :,
There will be incidentally and ABOVE al In
portant public private view at the club OF
palette and brush work of Michael Angeio
Baron.
More viii be said after. Tell to- your neigh
Dor that the yiands, and wines will be new 10
San Francisco. and the salad oil VIII taste as
good the oil painting of Rafaeiio baron's
This artist has brought some works
of striking beauty His Morning sun
light" depicts a stretch of crisp, dane
ing waves, studded with the white sails
of fishing boats. The clearness ana
sharpness of the morning are instantly
felt and the same effect is noticeable In
"A March Day." where the wind Is
playing havoc with trees. In the can
vas, "A Calm Sea-" exactly the oppo-
site qualities are visible and the Dig
steamer blowing It's. way lazily through
the waters. seems scarcely to Lift with
the swelling surface Atmosphere,
quality, mystery-call 1t what you VIII
this artist has, at all events, caught
and mastered something.
The Berkeley exhibit of the Arts and
Crafts will take place at 2223 Chapel
street on November II, 1S and 10. 1t
is expected that it will be important,
, as the greatest care is being exercised
that everything may contribute to its
success.
The new studio building that Will
owe its erection to Miss Lolita Perrine,
n rrio cd ont ic PXDGCIed
to be completed four months from the
time ground is broken at Bush and
Powell streets. The plans are subject
to alteration according to the artists
suggestions and provide for large
circular gallery on the ground floor,
with apartments both for work ana
living quarters occupying the nVe
stories. 1t is hoped to make the build
ing a center where artists may congre-
gate and exhibit their work. and where
visitors may view finished or unfinished
canvases without the trouble of seek
ing out each artist separately. Since
the fire the artists have been much
scattered and this may prove a means
of Capitalization that may not be with
out good results.
Says the New York Herald:
OF the clever things said by oscar Wilde sew
lis the unique result of unique temperament
It's beauty comes from the fact that its author
is what he is. 1t has nothing TO do with the
fact that other people want what they want Art
is the most intense form OF indiyiduaiism the
world has known
This has been voiced in another way.
of which the idea is that the artist who
sees an object differently from other
people-tn a more interpretative sense
is more of the true artist than he
who paints merely what is obvious. A
layman standing before a picture and
expressing satisfaction with it merely
because it is exactly the way he would
have painted it in. the artists place may
be quite sure that the broader, deeper
and more satisfying canons of true art
will forever remain closed to him, to
whom the appeal of the easily per-
ceived is so .manifestly satisfactory.