The Washington times., 1908-08-16
ART7ZY1A1RIISI5S $

F, duties on this excessive valuation, ex-
| hibiLszhe invoice 10 the intending pur-
! chaser as evidence of the value Of the
/ picture. In such cases the customs OF
| tcials are poWerless to prevent oVerYai-
/ uation. and willingly accept the fun du-
/ ties on the value stated.
| E d. Ifbbey, a prominent manufac-
/ turer, has announced gift of SlOo'OO
/ 10 the Toledo Art Museum. This glII
/ in addition to subscription or S5O,UOO,
which is now available, viii enable the
/ trustees Of the museum TO erect new
/ art museum. Gifts TO art museums dur
/ ing the past twelve months nave eX-
/ ceeded $l2O00,O00
Dr. Cornelius DeGroOt. formerly di-
| rector of the collection OF prints in the
l Art Museum Of Amsterdam, and an em-
inent authority upon the authenticity
and chronology of Dutch art, is TO visit
New York during the early fall for the
purpose Of catalOguing nd Identifying
| private collections containing paintings
/ by artists of the Dutch school.
Eugene Meyer Of New York. has pre-
sented 10 Congress a portrait head or
! Abraham Lincoln, the work OF the
sculptor GutzOn BOTglum. This pr
| trait head OF Abraham Lincoln was eA-
! hibited by the sculptor at the annual
/ exhibition OF the National Sculpture So
Ciety in Baltimore last April and was
| regarded at that time as a .Otable por-
| trait and a valuable addition to the
/ recorded estimates of the features and
| character OF President Lincoln.
A decision Of the customs appraisers
of the port OF entry of Philadelphia has
| ruling it Is held that sketches ana
drawings Of American art students re
siding temporarily abroad, and which
/ have been sold TO publishers or maya
art and, therefore, must be subject 10
| duty. 1t is possible that the students
themselves who have been fortunate IA
finding publishers for their sketches
would not claim that they were or the
| best art, but the fact remains that they
are work Of Americans, and as the work
/ seems desirable for publication, on ac-
count Of the subject rf.S5er than us
/ technical excellence. and these subjects
| being typical Of Europe, not OF the
United states IL is hard to understand
] how American artists or craftsmen are
! being wrOnged by the admission of these
| sketches ana drawings duty free.
ore Of the first large exhibitions Of
| the coming season will be that or paint
/ ings and sculpture By American artists
at the Chicago Art Institute. which VIII
/ be open to the public on October 20,
/ 1908. This EWenty-drsL annual eVeny OF
| the Chicago Art Institute will award a
/ prize OF $500 for the best painting in oils
/ by an American artist IN this exhibition.
/ provided that the work has been COM
/ pleted within three years OF the opening
/ OF the exhibition.
| The citizens Of Louisville. Ky, have
| set themselves to work in earnest 20
/ provide public art gallery for the city.
In this work all OF the different organl-
cations such as the city club, the com
merciaI club, and the. societies whose
membership is confined TO women have
united in q Embarrassing crusade
| AS a result OF this united effort iT is
! reported that 100000 has been raised.
and while the building is L. be erected
! before a permanent home can be hoped
/ for. application has been made for tenn
| pOrary quarters in the Public Library.
4 Gifts OF pictures, and loan couecuOns,
/ have been offered for this new enter
/ prise.
From an exchange a good story is
| CLEANED Of the humorous side Of art
| when viewed from the point Of view
| or the collector During the recent visit
/ OF J. Pierpont Morgan to Paris he vas
! interviewed by one OF the Partisan arJ
| critics concerning some Of his recent
/ purchases Of paintings While Mr..
/ Morgan was not very communicative
upon the subject OF the interview, ne
was quite willing TO relate good story.
| Passing along the streets OF Paris he
| observed two men coming cut OF a shop
! where old paintings were supposed TO be
| sold. THAT was a fine bargain said
! one Of the men. "A Raphael, and signed.
|
| Whnt was the subject?' inquired his
! companion. THE Battle OF Waterloo.
/ was the reply.
| The suggestion Of the battle calls to
mind a peculiar condition which ex-
| lists IN the Royal Academy, IN that it
| never has realized or acknowledged the
| Independence OF the United States. Ar
lists from this country as in the cases
] Of John S. Sargent, Edwin A Able r,
and J. J. shannon have become members
/ Of the ROYAL Academy without becOm-
/ ing naturaliZed as subjects of Great
! Britain. while artists Of other countries
/ are obliged to take out naturalization
/ papers before admission TO the Royal
/ Academy as an academician or associate
! Is permissible,
/ The second exhibition of the work in
( water cOlOrs OF John 5. Sargent has
| recently been held in London. Sar-
/ gents work in water cOlOrs is such
! new departure that II Is probably re-
| ceiving mcre attention on that account
i than for II attractiveness as examples
| OF high achievement in that direction.
/ The critics. this year are more lenlent
/ painter ar almost magical technique In
/ his painting of the effects of sunlight.
| This quality Of Open-air painting Is no
| tiCeable a.sO in some of his earliest
4 works IT. o.lr as for example the ''Oys-
| ter Gafherers," now on exhibition as
/ a loaned picture In the Corcoran Cal
/ tery. in which the brillianCy and VI
/ bratory qualities of sunlight are de-
picted with vigoT which is prenome-
! nal.
! In the Art Museum OF Boston, the ex-
/ hibition OF examples Of engraving and
| etching Is being arranged for the pur-
| pose Of illustrating the growth OF these
| branches Of the fine arts in different
/ countries. At the present time the
work Of the French and Dutch etchers
and engraVers is on exhibition This
/ exhibition scheme is closely allied 10
methods Of the print department OF the
I Library of Congress, where there is now
I an exhibition C the works of the lead
/ ing etchers Of the renowned French
/ school Of 1880. better known as the Bar
! bizon School