The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

at the N1ckery gallery or the
! cream of the work of the late
Sydney Yard comprises quantity
Pof work finished since his last exhi-
bition and number of pencil draw
ings never before viewed by the public.
Yards landscapes are both convincing
and poetic. The exhibition will con-
tinue for two weeks.
John F. MeQuarrie. sculptor. is at
work In his Sutter street studio on a
memorial tablet of the late Father Nc
| Coy destined for the star of the Sea
church The clay model of the head
and bust shows a singular effect in
the eyes which appear liquid. although
but empty hollows. A second tablet
is that of Archbishop Montgomery. by
which the distinguished prelate is pic
tured in simplicity and fineness. This
tablet is to occupy a PLACE of honor
in the cathedral and will be dedi-
Gated in about two weeks.
| A sharp and powerful reproduction
of the massive head of Lincoln is the
work which has engaged Haig Patti
gan's attention for some time. The
/ bust is more than life size and renders
| the tragic sadness OF the statesman's S
| expression with consummate art. The
inscrutable power and majesty of the
| heavy features seize on the beholder
| like living cry. Patigan is now in
| his new studio in Polk street
4 Pictures RECENTLY nv
Ihad Welch, an exquisite study of the
Marin hills in sunlight and shadow
one by Del Niue in Paris; "The Lone
cypress by Goddard Gale. the friend
and companion of Sydney Yard, and a
landscape by Wishby, painter of deli
cate and subtle scenic effects.
Charles Hittell is engaged in painting
backgrounds for the American museum
of Natural History in New York and
one for the University of California.
Ihese backgrounds purpose to show
the habitats OF animals and birds in
their natural state, and the work might
be called a scientific painting, If such
a term could be used. Mr.. Hittell has
JUST completed background of Mon
terey bay showing sea lions on rocks
In the foreground. The animals are
not painted, but are stuffed specimens
so skillfully Joined to the background
that the joining point is not discern
ible. This background is still in the
Hittell studio and has been placed so
that 1t may be seen through an inner
house window, and the effect of the
dancing, tumbling waves, the clear
dazzling blue of the water and the real
ism Of the rocks is such as to deceive
the most practiced eye into believing
them real. Perspective, color and mo-
ton are the main points in this back
ground canvas, similar work having
received marked commendation form
the Illustrated London News.
Artists are improvident; that is. as a
rule; but the artist famous outside his
own state who went to an art dealer
one day and asked for an advance on
certain picture was refused on the
ground that he already owed quite a
bill for framing and commissions. The
artist left detected, but passing down
the avenue was hailed by a rich mer-
chant in these words: Say -, I've
decided to take three OF those pictures
you sent to my office and l might as
wen write the check now" "All right" 3"
quoth the artist, nothing 10th, and in
convenient corner chemists the deed
was performed. Half way across the
street the painter met friend. To
him he related his tale of Joy and in
vited the friend to square meal On
passing a piano store the artist
fingered his check and remarked: 'By
Jove, I've been promising the folks a
piano for a year Think I'll do the
business now" and forthwith, picture
dealers and their ilk forgotten, a piano
was tried, purchased and paid for with
$3.50 of the proceeds his canvases had
furnished him. Vale debts! ViYe la
musique!
A New York artist says palette of
three colors Is sufficient for all paint
er's needs. His reasons are that it is
more economical. that it saves labor.
painting has fresher tints and hues
than If painted with many prepared
colors.
NO man." says the Record Herald,
'is developing into painter like work
manship with greater strides than is
Frederic Remington at the present
time. His tight, dry handling, due to
the dictates of reproduction, is giving
way to a velvety touch, showing possi-
bilities of all sorts of mysterious
depths. Two examples, The Story of
Where the Sun Goes and Moonlight
Apache Scouts picture this fact to a
| marked degree.
whose work at Courvoisier's won much
praise has Just closed an exhibition at
the Kanst gallery, Los Angeles. Her
Indians are strong. vfrile presentations
of primitive tribe, and all the un-
derlying sayagery and contrasting dig
nifty and poetry are portrayed in those
dark, witch1ike faces that look as If
hewn out OF solid rock against the rich
scarlet of their blanket shawls.
Mary Cassatt, celebrated woman
painter that she is, scorns prizes. Her
"Child,s Caress' was the picture re-
ceiving the Harris prize in New York.
Mr.. Durand- -Ruel. who represents Miss
Cassatt in America, said that the same
picture had received other awards, and
that other works of the artists had
been awarded prizes, but that Miss
Cassatt invariably declined them.
Earl Cummings will have his latest
work in sculpture-the figure of a
youth seated on a sphere surveying a
clay model he holds-on exhibition at
the Art institute after March 20, the
date of the opening or the spring ex-
hibition of the institute. The plaster
cast indicates that reproduction in
marble would be very effective.
| Miss Florence Lundborg, who will