The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
ARTIST TO EXHIBIT
HIS BEST PAINTINGS
Product of Brush of Well Known
Californian to Be on View
This Week
Splendid Collection of Keith's
Masterpieces Will Also Be
Shown in Near Future
By Margaret Marshall Doyle

store for them, as the month OF
September viii be marked by two very
notable exhibitions. The first Of these
VIII be held this week at Gump's new
galleries. with the works OF Thad
Welch on display. What makes this
view particularly interesting is the
lact that il is the first Welch exhibition
san Frsnciscans have been treated 10
since the disaster. as for the last four
or i've years he has exhibited solely in
santa Barbara at the Potter galleries
and IN the eastern galleries
His paintings. however. are well
known here and well loved, and his Is
csuvases, just brought up from Santa
Barbara BY Frederick Junior. show the
artist at his best The two most strik-
ing OF the canvases are --Springtime in
the steep Ravine~ and the old Welch
studio in the Steep Ravine."
For .the most part Welch's pictures
represent typical California scenes,
with the hills OF the counties across
the bay n sunshine and shadow as q
background. and as he has true con-
ceptiOn OF the beauties Of nature AMI
depicts them on canvas as he sees chem
his work is bound 10 appeal, especially
10 out Of door enthusiasts.
William Keith will hold an exhibit
tion Of his paintings in the near future.
Tie event viii mark the opening OF
the new and beautiful downtown quar-
1ers OF Nickery. Atkins & Torrey- The
csuvases viii attract considerable at
tenuion. as Keith's works have always
won for themselves well deserved pop
ula-ity- His exhibition held last win
Ter ~ the Mark Hopkins Institute of
Art won all praise and no blame. ex-
cepting for the limited wall space and
the rather poor light on some of the
paintings.
The corain- exhibition viii be more
attractive, as il will consist Of the
most complete collection OF his works
ever on public display in California
Not only viii his latest endeayO-s be
on view. but many OF his purchas I'd
paintings viii be loaned for the oces-
sion. and as KeiIh's works are paTtic-
ulsrIy attractive 70 Gslifornians for
Ihetr true comprehension of nature. The
exhibition IS being eagerly anticipated
by art lovers.
Il viii be the first of a series Of
interesting exhibitions 20 be held at
Vic:1ery. Atkins & Torrey's th;s fan
and winter
Later in the year Eugen Neuhaus
expects TO have his many paintings on
display in the attractive new gal
leries. In the meantime he will have
on view q few OF his works in the
rooms Of the Sequoia club.
Haig Patigan has returned from
MS vacation on the McCloud river at
the Family farm and is once more
hard al work in his studio. AS ne has
accepted the sculptural work for the
Portola parade committee he will be
kept very busy for the coming month,
bat just what his designs are to be
he has not yet made public.
A. present he IS modelling the design
81 rf Bnne-
misn club building at the corner Of
Post and Taylor streets. IL consists
of the Bohemian owl, with the dates
-IS72-IeOe~ and is very effective His
stork frieze for the Family club is no"
complete II represents the storks
flying TO the right and left from cen
rraI fgure over the main door
Another interesting little piece OF
work which he has undertaken is the
modelling OF the setter belonging to
Courtney Ford
From the east comes the word that
Mrs Nav Curtis Richardson viii hold
an exhibition OF her many paintings at
the Macbeth gallery in New YORK some
tine in February Her work consists
chiefly Of portraits in oil. her specially
being children Her many friends are
looking forward with great interest," =, 10
This collective exhibition as II VIII
really be the first time her paintings
have appea red ,in New York since she
won the third prize from the National
academy some years ago
". C,rrier has returned from a
three months sketching trip in the
Tahoe region and in the sacramento
valley He has brought back with MN
"a or more interesting sketches IN
water colors and oils. the most strlk-
ing Of which is rural scene al "a
zeue done in oils
Most of his sketches are taken
s-ound shasta springs. with MS olo
fsvorite. Mount shasta, as BACK
cgrrjer expects 10 open his new
studio at 1902 Ellis street, the earls
part Of this month. and during tne u
week ot October he VIII holo an
hfbition Of his latest paintings
The news that Francis Mccomas mas
elected 70 pass the winter season IN
Arizona has been keen olsapp Oiiie,
nent in artistic circles as II Nas Nop - :. ;.
49, "a, his return from Mil valley ne
v.o,,ld omen q studio here His new heio
- vrork will consist principally IN de-
-f~+snz desert scenes, but art dealers
80 eTso looking forward 10 some in
-erestfng Mexican subjects by hls hano'
and later in the season there Is some
talk Of his holding an eNhioinon al one
Of the local galleries
George Greenbaum has just come up
rom Los Angeles with a number OF IN
4erestfug canvases. the ideas for which
were gained from his recent visit TO
Catalina
There are many interesting land
scspes in the collection in oil and
wafer colors Of the country around Los
angeles and Pasadena but the most i'm
po~tsnt canvas. perhaps. and the one
that has created the most favorable
comment. is striking and dashing
Dortrsft OF a young lady.
His many friends here are hoping
that before his return TO the southern
mart Of the state he viii hold an exhi-
bition OF his latest works.
A. the suggestion OF Willis Polk who
believes in pstronizing local talent, the
interior decoration OF the First national
hank has been placed in the hands OF
Arthur Putnam and Psazzoni.
The mural paintings by The latter
have created much favorable comment.
The animal newell post by Putnam has
also won considerable praise.
Putnam. by the way. has recently sold
an interesting bronze. called The
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