Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
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attempt to trace any influence in Mr..
Starx's work we might find sugges-
tions of Edouard Manet In his firm,
bold manner of laying on his paint. We
note this in his plains of La Mancha."
where color, distance, undulation are
all expressed by long, sweeping lines
of pure color, amazing in its seeming
simplicity. In the might in Cuatla'
there is more of the embroidery stitch
effect, with its bits of pure color laid
closely side by side. This is an ex-
quisite nocture, with its unmistakable
atmosphere of night, even IL expressed
in an unfamiliar language. Sur La
Marne' is most beautiful in its shim-
mering reflections, and Trees of
Chesy'' possesses a mellow. golden light
that would be difficult to obtain by any
other method. The critics may say IL
is all a matter of science. but it GER
tainly requires genius to give this i'm
preston of life-of palpitating, SHIN
mering sunlight-by means of math-
ematieal formula, and in canvas with
the charm of the one designated as
New Mexico" there is something be-
yond mere science. This exhibition
will remain on view another week and
affords an opportunity for the study OF
strong individual application of the
principles of impressionism, something
of the sort of thing Childe Hassam also
is doing so we'll in America, and Henri
Maftin perhaps as wen hS ahyoho VI
the present day impressionists in
France.
Mrs Mary c. Jennings will lecture
on basketry Friday afternoon of the
coming week at Blanchard hall. Mrs
Jennings is the teacher of basketry at
the college of fine arts and is known
as the most famous basket maker of
the white race in the United States
She has a comprehensive knowledge of
the art of basketry and talks of it most
entertainingly, illustrating her lectures
with examples of her own work.
number of Los Angeles artists have
won distinction in the art exhibition
at the Alaska Yukon exposition.
Eugene TORY has received an an
lnouncement from the exposition author
tiles that his picture, "The Storm" has
been awarded a silver medal, the
colors.
Mrs. Nell Danely Brooker exhibited
at the exposition a group of her color
etchings which have been awarded a
bronze medal, the highest honor be-
slowed by the judges upon etchings
! Martin J. Jackson received a silver
medal on the two oils sent by him to
the exposition, one of these a China
| town subject, Business Suspended
and the other a landscape, "TWixt
| Afternoon and Evening" Mr.. Jack
son has recently sold two of his cam
vases, AN Old Fashioned Garden" be-
| ing secured by Mr.. Nagle for his coll
lection, and the Friday Morning club
purchased a landscape, I'm Eagle Rock
| Valley" for presentation to Senator
Robert LaFollette on his recent visit
to Los Angeles.
! California commissioners at the
Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition have
sent word to Miss Florence Parker of
Los Angeles that she has won honor
able mention for an oil painting ex-
hibited in the fine arts department.
! Miss Parker is native daughter and
received her education at the Los An
geles School of Art and Design
One of the most important collec-
tions of paintings that has ever come
to Los Angeles is now on view at the
Kanst gallery Twenty of these can
vases come direct from the Alaska
Yukon-Pacilic exposition, others from
the eastern or European studios of the
artists. Among these are represent
tative landscapes by Edward w. Red
| field, Charles Warren Eaton, Leonard
! Ochtman, Bruce Crane, Blrge Harri-
son and score of famous painters.
A reception was given at the gallery
on Monday evening to the members
of the Fine Arts league and on
Wednesday evening the Ruskin Art
| league will have an opportunity to en-
joy the collection at a reception and
! private view.