Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-16

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The exhibition of paintings and
sketches by Ernest Browning Smith,
now being held at the Blanchard gal
lery to continue until May "a, embraces
thirty canVases, all of California, more
than half of which are Catalina sub
iects. Mr. Smith has been resident
of Los Angeles for fifteen years, and is
Welt known in musical circles, being a
member of the Symphony orchestra.
Boston was his former home, and while
he has given much time and study to
modern examples of painting to be
found in the large galleries of eastern
cities. he is strictly self-taught, and has
| had no technical training from school
or master, preferring to follow his own
| idea of conveying his Impressions. In
some of these canvases this is found
to be of some strength, but in most of
| them is shown the lack of mastery over
materials and the difficulties of aerial
perspective. His Catalina paintings
! have the charm Of having been exc
cuted entirely out Of doors, and show
excellent coloring, with good render
| ing of still water in several instances.
"Snow Among the Pines," painted on
Mt. Wilson, is perhaps the strongest
| in technical rendering, and well under
stood in coloring. early Morn in the
Arroyo" expressed In more tender tones
than any of it's companions, is said by
the artist to be his favorite achieve
ment.
Helen Hyde, a San Francisco artist,
resident of Japan and at present jour
neying in India, is represented at the
Merick Reynolds gallery by most
charming collection of her colored etch-
| ings and wood cut prints, the artistic
merit of which has won fame for her in
many lands. Her feeling for fine har-
monies of color and the telling effect of
a few we'll drawn lines Is felt in every
one of these prints, excellent compost
| ton being another of their attractions
| These delightful expressions OF Jap
anese life and character are created
under influences of much beauty that
naturally inspire the artist to wonder
full attachments Miss Hyde's studio
occupies the upper floor of her Japanese
home. Here you will Immediately feel
the atmosphere of things achieved
! Simplicity is there because there is no
superfluous or useless thing. The press
is, of course, what she uses for print
ing her etchings; the brushes, palette
and paints are for oils ana water
colors; the pile Of wooden boards are
the carved blocks from which her wood
cuts are printed.
Indeed you may be so fortunate as
| to arrive when Maratta San, her Jap
anese printer is at work, seated on the
floor in native fashion, with cups OF
coloring matter, many brushes and
stacks of paper around him. Here he
prints under Miss Hyde's supervision
until an edition is completed Unlike
most studios, the brown walls nave no
pictures; only the kokemono in the
| tokonoma behind the flower arrange
ment." Miss Hyde has a fine collec-
kin00nO9.
robes and obi in which to costume her
models, enabling her to produce in her
prints types no longer to be found.
Also to be seen in Merck Reynolds
gallery is a choice reproduction in color
of Van Dycks marie Louise de Tas-
sis" the original of which was in the
superb Kahn collection. This and sim
liar ones of exceptional beauty are
handled from Williams Powers, New
York.
The twenty-frst exhibition of water
colors, pastels and miniatures by
American artists opened in Chicago at
the Art Institute with great eclat; II
| is said to be one of the most carefully
chosen and strictly high standard ex-
bihitions made in years, only 4S6 pic
lures being selected from 1900 submit
ted. It is most gratifying to admirers
of the work of Norman st. Clair to
kearn that Greeting Morn" shown
here in the Fine Arts league exhibit at
Steckel's, and another California land
| scape by this artist are hung in the
distinguished showing in Chicago
The Painters club announces that
its fall exhibition of pictures by the
members will be held at the Blanchard
| gallery in November. An informal
Showing of work will be made at the
next monthly meeting of the club,
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which is also to be in the above gallery
| s.
The work of pupils Of South Pasa-
dena schools, Ada M. Chase, super
visor, was shown last week al the
| South Pasadena high school, and at
tracted the attention and commenda-
ton of many interested patrons of the
schools and Others collection of
hibited, being kindly loaned by Mr.
Dewar.
The work of the Fine Arts league
will in no way become less enthusiastic
or determined during the summer sea-
son, but, on the contrary, numerous
committees will be working continu-
ously to accomplish the aim Of this
splendid organization. The principal
thing under consideration at present is
securing fire-proof quarters for estab-
fishing it's first permanent exhibition,
| which will comprise objects OF art from
various collections in this city to be
loaned for the benefit of the public, and
also from eastern collectors. 1t is con-
templated that an entire floor in some
fre-proof building will be occupied and
| these valuable treasures suitably in
| stalled for both exhibition and safe
| keeping There will be paintings, min
iatures, sculptures jewelry and metal
work, rare laces and embroideries, ORR
entail curios, books, Nominations etc.
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Many interesting exhibitions are now
being held in New York, chief among
them being the forty-second annual of
the American Water Color society at
the Fine Arts gallery spoken of as the
finest display ever given by the So
ciety, about 900 pictures being hung,
water colors, pastels, etchings and
black and whites, the last two being
shown in the middle gallery, and among
which are a number of Charles Dana
Gibson's recent drawings.
Whistler's etchings and Autographs
are being shown at Wunderlich re-
productions of German and Austrian
sculpture at the Aston library; oil
paintings by Woman's Art club at
Knoedler's.
The art collection of Henry W. Poor,
artist and author, was sold recently,
many unusual art objects bringing good
prices, the sum total realized being
nearly 100000 The Metropolitan mu-
ca,,,,, Y,urcha sad from this collection an