The San Francisco call., 1909-10-17
Fourteen Pictures on View at
Bohemian Club as Result of
SketChing Trip

very interesting eXhlbluon, coh
sisting of IA of the late canvases OF
Theodore Wores, is now going on at
the Bohemian club. 1t is well worth
seeing. as Wores brought back some
good, strong scenes as the result OF
his summer, sketching trip around
Greenbrae. Unfortunately. however
the present view is only open to club
members, so it is to be hoped that
later in the year Wores will either
hold a private view in his studio or
have some of his works hung publicly
in one of the local galleries.
He has some particularly striking
scenes in his studio in California
street that never have been displayed
in San Francisco before. Several OF
the most important of these were sent
in April, 1906, to Los Angeles to be
exhibited. The disaster, however, up
set his plans and since then number
of his most attractive oil paintings
have been in storage in the southern
city. These have just lately arrived
here and before the end OF the year
are to be shown publicly.
The most striking perhaps is scene
at Honolulu, being the beach at Wal
kiki with Diamond head showing in
the distance. 1t is very enectlVe
canvas. strongly and beautifully
worked up. II is a scene at night IN
shades of dark green, but the rising
moon has flooded the crests OF the
waves with q wealth of bright silver
The masses of dark clouds are partic-
ularly well handled, and the long row
of black buildings add to the pictur-
esquenesS of the scene very appear
ing home touch. The houses are light
ed Ip for the evening and the solt,
rich mellow glow streaming from the
window finds a golden red ref1ectlon
in the water and in the wet SANDS,
from which the tide is slowly recedfng.
Another very fascinating canvas, for
its oddness and quaintness, is his
painting OF Ikao, picturesque little
mountain village in Japan. The scene
itself forms delightful setting to the
oriental houses, the crooked street and
the series of stone steps leading UP
the hill A touch of bright coloring in
the costuming of the few figures in the
distance makes a pleasing note against
the sun and shadow on the brown
buildings and stairway, the latter
leading up TO the first green noun
tains. Back of the green is long
rolling swell of blue mountains, and
over all is a green blue sky, delicately
touched up with a soft hazy cloud ef-
feet that adds a perfect finish TO one OF
the most interestin pictures in any stu
dio of this city.
In Rabjohn & Morcom's Wores has
on view one of his Chinese studies,
and in his studio he has second dis
played. They are both typical of the
old Chinatown we all knew before the
fire. and as they are the only two he
ba 10
paint they should find a home here.
Most of his other Chinese studies have
found eastern purchasers His Chi
nese Restaurant" and his Mandolin
Player" were bought by Lord Rose
berry and taken 10 England. Another
entitled "A Chinese Shop is now the
property of Sir Thomas Hesketh.
fourth called Chinese Musicians" is
owned by Mr.. Searles, and is in Great
Darlington, Mass. and Sloat Fassett of
New York has a fifth. In fact, these
two now on view are the only two of
that period by Wores left in this city
They are both very attractive, with
their bright oriental coloring and their
trueness to the old scenes that used to
delight every one. The larger of the
two is a scene just before the Chinese
new year. 1t represents one of the
most characteristic streets in the old
Chinese quarter, Waverly place, with
the lily booths and flower venders with
their attractive wares in full evidence
The masses of lilies and the touch of
softer cherry blossoms make a pleaSingf
note against the rich oriental coloring
of the costumes of the Chinese girls.
His studies in this line are particularly
well DONE the old familiar landmarks
being skillfully handled with the brush
of the painter that gives to the COM
mouplace a touch of the beautiful.
Wore's "Sign Of the Resurrection
a striking painting of the ruins done
Immediately after the disaster from a
reblooming flower garden, has been ex-
hibited. There is some talk of its be-
ing later displayed again, as it is a
good strong picture of the city as it
was before the work of reconstruction
began.
There are also two very interest
ing portraits displayed in his studio
a fascinating little painting of a child,
and very stunning life size oil por-
trait of Miss Caroline f. Bauer.
Beginning Monday, October 25, the
third annual exhibition of the Art as
ISOLATION of Berkeley will be held in
its new gallery in Allston way. A
number of the most prominent artists
from both sides of the bay will be
represented by one or more of their oil
paintings. and from present indications