Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-17
Art Review
By KATHRYN FUCKER

The exhibition of flower paintings In
water color by A A. Valentien, which
opened in the Blanchard galleries Mon
day, December Z, to continue for two
weeks. proves enjoyable and broaden
| ing to many whose conception Oh the
rendering of flowers has been OF
nature widely different from that with
which we are presented In this work.
Mr.. Valentien was for many years
| head artist for the flower decoration
of the lockwood pottery, Cincinnati,
where also his wife did the modelling
on their pieces, and Will be especially
remembered for her charming ana
graceful figure work.
| There are twenty-four paintings,
| embracing numerous varieties of flow
ers, all we'll drawn. The composition
| is excellent in most cases. Many or
| the backgrounds are wonderfully hne,
| both in color and technique, ana the
rendering of glass and pottery vases
In several of these pictures exception
al, the treatment being direct and all
the delicate coloring well brought out
| In the reflections of the glass HIS
masses of foliage are well handled and
| have greater depth and better model-
| ing than the flowers, the coloring OF
which Is very soft and pleasing ana
the breadth Of execution not obliter-
ating every detail very admirable.
The pictures to be seen this week at
| the Kanst galleries are by several local
artists whose names are familiar, and
other painters whom we know by repu-
! tation. Among the later Jan Sluy-
ter, a Holland painter who won
the Prix de Rome, 1904, is represented
| by 1.-THE Workmen," 1.-THE Poet Telling
Stories to the Fairies" and a young
woman seated. E. H. Russell, r. G.
A., by "Muskoka Lake." and W. r.
Eaton, q Philadelphia artist by land
scape.
Southern California painters who
show in this gallery keep up the inter
est of their patrons by new and inter-
esting pictures. Mrs. Harris, whose
water colors have become so popular
among Los Angeles buyers, shows a
| Venetian scene that surpasses others
of similar subject by her. j. H. Nicholl
exhibits two landscapes full of rich
color and warm tones, and otherwise
indicative of Southern California.
Richard Kruger has a number of
water colors and several oils.
&
Carl oscar Borg has arrived in Hon
! duras, where he is to remain for
year, working in collaboration with the
American consul, who is writing a
book descriptive of that country, which
| Mr.. Borg will illustrate. While this Is
q new departure for this artist, we
feel that he will be most successful,
for he possesses attributes which en-
|
new conditions and express them
| graphically with brush or pencil.
| q
William Lees Judson. dean of the
| College of Fine Arts, will soon open an
exhibition of his recent European
| paintings at the college gallery, Gar
vanza. These pictures present Mr.. judi
sons best and most successful work,
and have for their subjects most inter
esting foreign scenes visited by him
the past summer after attending the
art congress in London.
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Ora Hardin Scott issues invitations
to a showing of oil painted tapestries
at the Kanst galleries, beginning De-
cenber IA and continuing during the
week. A talk on art will be given the
first afternoon at 9, and reception
held in the evening.
Rob Wagner of Santa Barbara is
paintining a full length life size por-
! trait of Earl Graham, which is said
not only to hold his reputation for fine
portrait work, but to surpass anything
| that he has yet done. Recalling that
| splendid painting exhibited at Steck-
els more than year ago of Stewart
Edward White, which was one of the
best portraits Los Angeles has been
| privileged to see, we feel the keenest
enthusiasm concerning the time for
exhibiting this new portrait, and hope
it may not be far away.
| A most interesting art and crafts
shop is maintained in the Casa Guidi."
| Florence, where the Brownings lived
| and wrote, and where now are sold the
/ products of a lace and linen industry
| esta blished by their son as a memorial
to his father, These are all hand-
made and may be identified by the
village name, "Asolo," which appears
woven in each piece, and they are sold
| exclusively at this shop. Hand-wrought
| jewelry, brass and copper, and artistic
| book binding are other crafts to be
found represented there, and an es-
| pecially interesting feature is a beau
| tifully bound volume termed the "Vts-
itors' Book" which contains many dis
| tinguished names, and may be had for
a reasonable sum.
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The annual showing of water colorS
at the Pennsylvania academy, Phila-
| delphia has proved of special interest,
and several exhibits attract great at
| tention, among which may be mem
| toned the names of Joseph Pennell,
represented by a number of his French
etchings; Jules Cuerin, who shows the
water color drawings we have seen re-
produced in the Century, illustrating
| 'Egypt''; Maxfield Parish, with his in
| imitable NEUROLOGICAL scenes, and Ro-
din, who has forty-six drawings of fig
ures with his strong characteristics.
Edward Penfeld shows animal studies
| and Spanish sketches, and A. L. Groll,
Thomas Absolute and Charles Warren
Eaton are among other exhibitors.
Miss Alice CIouber, a landscape art
list of San Diego, has been the guest OF
Miss Pollard at Hollywood during the
past week.
s.
Some examples of enameling on met.
ais in the form of small articles OF
jewelry and buckles, executed by Mrs.
| A. A. Valentien of San Diego, may be
seen at the Raymond Gould gallery.
| s.
The exhibition of stenciled fabrics
at the Y. w. C. A. will be continued
through this week.
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