The San Francisco call., 1909-09-19
sssss In the Art World ss-ss
By Margaret Marshall Doyle

OF great interest to artistic circles
will be the news that Kanst of Los
Angeles is contemplating an eastern trip
with the object of introducing to Chi
cago. Denver, Milwaukee, ST. Louis and
Kansas City the works of our promi-
nent painters. The idea originated with
Mrs. Hall, the curator of the new gal
leries. of the Chicago Academy of Fine
Arts
On trip she took last summer to
the southern part of the state she was
much impressed by the work of the
artist colony there and has since been
most desirous of letting eastern people
see what CalifornianS are doing.
Already a number of the artists of
southern California have responded to
kansts appeal and he is now trying
to get in touch with those of northern
California.
The canvases to be put on exhibi-
ton must reach Los Angeles not later
than the 1st of October. They will be
put on view first at the Chicago Acad-
emy of Fine Arts and later at the
Vantwell galleries in Denver Arrange
ments are now being made to have
them also put on view in several other
eastern cities. This should be very
beneficial to our local artists, as it is
an unusual opportunity to introduce
:,
those who will have on display one or
| more of their cahvases are William
Wendt. Wactel. De Longpre, Meinheim,
Lundgren, Welch, Hansen, Raschen and
a score or more of others
Evelyn Almond Withrow and Charles
Frank Ingerson have opened their
classes IN drawing. painting and ap-
piled design at Ingerson's studio in Sut-
ter street. Since her return from Seattle
six weeks ago Miss Withrow has been
| unusually busy. Not aonly have her
classes kept her engaged, but She has
also been occupied in Strengthening out
and opening up her studio in. her home
| in Pine street. and now she is prepar-
| ing for an exhibition, which she expects
| to give later in the fall at one of the
local galleries. Miss Withrow's work in
| the art department of the California
building at Seattle was exceedingly
successful, and now, in conjunction
with Kanst, she is interested in the
coming eastern exhibitions.
In her studio are many interesting
portraits and sketches painted while
abroad, but at-present she is at work
on occult subjects, the psychology of
| color being a study of special interest
| to her. In many of her latest works
! she has brought into play delicate rain
| bow and iridescent effects, which are
delightfully."- ethereal and exquisite ,Iand
as her line of painting is unique in
this she is creating quite a name for
herself in the world of art. Two of the
| most striking effects are brought out in
The Mystic an oil painting of a crys-
tai gazer, concentrated on the brill
liant crystal in his hand, and "The
Eternal Saki,'' the idea for which was
taken from the .'Rubaiyat" of Omar
Khayyam.
Gordon Coutts, who has been spend
ing the summer at Guerneville sketch
ing, is at present at Lagunitas on a
painting tour. Coutts has been doing
good work all summer, and it is to be
hoped that a few of his canvases will
be put on public display later. The
only one on view now is his Home
ward" which is hung at Rabjohn G.
Morcoms. 1t is sunset scene in the
hills of Marin county, with a touch of
life given to the foreground by the
heavily laden farm agon, drawn by
its tired horses. The setting is one of
the most beautiful to be found in the
Marin county hills. and apart from
that. the subject in itself is very
strongly handled. On his return from
the country. Coutts expects to open a
studio here.
BENJAMIN c. Brown of Pasadena has
some unusually striking canvases. at
Rabjohn & Morcom's new galleries in
Post street. While Browns home is