The Washington times., 1908-12-19
MOSER HONORED
BY ART GALLERY
Picture Mt. Mcintyre Added
TO the William T. Evans
Collection.
LOCAL ARTISTS
GOOD FORTUNE
First Washingtonian to Have Work
Placed With Paintings of
Great American Artists.

Unexpected good fortune mas come to
James Henry Moser. through the recent
purchase by William I. Evans Of his
picture, MT. Mcintyre for the Evans
collection Of the National Gallery.
The recognition is well deserved. Mr.
Moser is the first washington artist 10
be honored by Mr.. Evans with a selec-
| ton Of his picture for the collection OF
100 paintings BY prominent American
pa inters, 70 be known as the Evans col
lection.
Mt. Mcintyre in one particular, that
Of size, may be considered an ambitious
painting, for it is a large canvas. The
subject-that Of a valley in the deep
shadows Of night, with the realism
heightened by the twinkIing lights OF
homes, a majestic noun tain outlined
against the evening sky, a somewhat
definite and placid cloud form bright
ened by the light Of the moon which
has not as yet ilUmined the valley
is a composition directly in the line OF
Mr.. MOser's most distinguished efforts,
although as a painter Of mountain
scenery at night Mr.. Moser has not
travelled so far as in his daylight effects
Of mountain tops wreathed In storm
clouds, or dissOlving Tnists. His many
pictures OF wild mountain scenery have.
however, given him a familiarity with
the subject in hand
Mr.. Evans has also purchased for the
National Gallery from the present ex-
hiHiton at the COrcOran Gallery.
Christmas Morn" by VIII IL. Low.
popular picture telling the story OF
the Nativity. and an excellent example
Of the work OF this painter: Eros and
the Muse" by II o. Walker. a large
allegoricaI painting with positive dec
orative qualities, and Ny Day at
Home mastery painted animal
study by William Il. Howe.
Attractive Landscape.
Other paintings recently purchased
by Mr.. Evans for the National Gallery
are over the HILL" by Edward Cav.
a landscape showing IN the foreground
rough pasture with the outcropping
rock and brown grasses telling a story
OF unproductive helds. This picture is
the summit OF a hill. and the Idea OF {.
valley the other side OF the hin beyond
which a range OF mountains is canned
o.
Near the Ocean," another purchase by
MI Evans. is BY F. Swain clifford. In
the foreground are sand dunes svept
by the force OF the wind into wave-Iike
formations.
The Corcoran Gallery. in addition 20
the purchase or November Morning
by Leonard Ochtman, previously re-
ierred TO In these columns. has DUR
81
Reed described with other prize-U-iu-
ming paintings prior 10 the opening of
the eNhioiJin- This picture received
the w a. 4rk cash priZe of 81 OO0 ac-
companied with the brOrze medal OF the
Corcoran Gallery, and Is the first prize
winning picture purchased by the gal
iiery this season for its permanent col
lecuon- Otner purchases by The Cor
coran Gallery from the pictures in the
present exhibition are Josephine and
Mercie." by T. G. Tarbeu a charming
in the composition, one writing at an
antique desk, the other reading Walter
MacEwen's An Ancestor IS another
purchase Dy the COrcoran Gallery.
skill Of The trained painter, combined
with rare pictorial qualities. is better
expressed tnaD In this fuil-length figure
Of an 4rtistically gowned young woman
Its attraction Is Of line and tone.
Morning After SNOW by ". Elmer
Schoneld, Is vigorous painting with
the decided quality OF early snow seen
in quaint town through which a
stream IS quietly flowing
Sergeant Kendall's Work.
''Narcissa," by Sergeant Kendall. the
remaining picture included in the re-
cent COrCOran Gallery purchases. Is a
charming nude child study cIeverIy
painted.
SculptOrs are anxlousIy awaiting the /
assembling of the commission TO de-
eide upon the model for the proposed |
memorial to Columbus. TO be located on |
the plaza fronting the Union Station.
The last Of the models vas received and
unpacLed yesterday, and all Of the mod /
els are now becomingly draped IN white /
and arranged on the fifth floor OF the /
War Department. This drapery does I
necessary on account Of COmstockian I
reasons, but in order that the curious.
those OF a disposition to crit
icise, may wait until the commission 4
has made its inspection and decision
before the competing models are ex- |
hibited TO the public.
1t Is rather unfortunate that this de-
ciSiOn has been delayed, for the models I
for the Barry competition are now in 4
the city, the time for submitting mod
els IN this competition having closed 4
on the 18th instant, and with the poSsi-
bility Of the adjournment Of Congress /
before the commission can hold a meet
ing, the result is far from ENCOURAGING
to the SculptOrs interested who had ex-
pected that both competitions would be 4
settled before the closing of the year
MYSTIC SHRINERS