Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-09
@(Y'Tl9s
.BY KATHRYN RUCKER ~

TUNHE Fine Arts league closed its exhibition
at the Steckel gallery last week for the
season, after very successful showing
many visitors having enjoyed the pic
lures both local and eastern, for which much
appreciation expressed. The league is to
become the possessor of one OF the twelve
paintings loaned by Macbeth, the choice not
yer having been made During the past week
art students from the Polytechnic and Los An
geles high schools and the Art Students league
awaited themselves of the courtesy Of the gal
lery on special afternoons, the several occasions
proving very profitable as well as enjoyable TO
the young artists. We may look forward to
another equally good If not better showing by
the Fine Arts league when the season opens
III the fall.
Jean Mannheim. painter, and at present in
str,ctor of classes in art school under the
direction of w. H. Cole in the Blanchard
building, has on view, open to the public, in
his studio in the same building collection
of his paintings from which may be derived
great pleasure by those who appreciate good
color and composition and depth of feeling in
a picture. This artist. in his portrayal OF ma
ture, both human and inanmate, arouses the
nobler emotions and makes us feel the petter
and happier for having seen his work. Love
of home and country, love of humanity and
great sympathy and understanding OF It's many
Joys and sorrows are expressed in these pic
lures that inspire sentiments correspondingly
great. His is a fine and broad conception,
freed from petty things, and naturally enough
his methods harmonic with that view of
things with the outcome one of bold and
vigorous treatment, Of strength and beauty.
The portrait exhibition at the Blanchard gal
lery closed Friday The interest and enthusi-
asm manifested in this initial showing of Its
kind in Los Angeles, create new ambitions in
the artist who aspires to portraiture, new hopes
and desires in those who contemplate having
portraits painted. and lively antcipations in
the art loving public of Los Angeles for future
exhibitions representing the best in this
branch of art
G. NJ L. Woodruff, fruit painter, is just COM
pleting a bungalow in the southwestern part of
the city in which is provided a large and
commodious gallery for showing his paintings.
The house was planned and the interior de-
signed by the artist, and many unique fea-
lures in craftwork have been employed. Mr..
woodruff is one of the most successful artists
now embracing the special opportunities found
in Southern California for supplying subjects
suitable to his profession; and is there a spot
on earth which could so adequately fulfill the
needs of a painter of fruit or flowers? The
demand for these pictures is in the east and
middle west, where ready patrons are glad to
secure one of Mr.. Woodruff's canvases depict
ing the beauty and perfection or some or call
fornia's numerous fruits or berries, at price
of several hundred dollars.
An exhibition of paintings by Los Angeles
artists is being held at the Artemesia bindery,
49, East Avenue Al, continuing until May II.
The showing is purely for the edihcation and
pleasure of the public as the pictures are not
for sale, but constitute the private collection
of the mistress of the blndery Ida M. Stro-
bridge many of which have no purchase price
as they represent personal favors Artists rep
resented are; Granville Redmond, Carl Oscar
Borg Eugene Torrey Hansen Puthuf, f. p.
Austin, Elmer Wachtel. Maynard Dixon, Her
nando Villa, Norman. ST. Clair, William Swift
Daniel, Charles Ward, Elizabeth Borgham.
Marion Wachtel, Marion Holden Pope, Char
lotte Mytton, Richard Kruger, Frank p.
Sauerwen, William Judson. Hobart Bosworth,
Ralph Mocine Antony Anderson, Griswold,
Eytel, Sheldon, Selbie, Harmer, Jaques and C.
P. Nelson.
Richard Kruger. painter, has completed
large landscape, 7x10 for which he tells us. he
has already refused offer of $3000 Mr..
Kruger is young German artist who came to
this country years ago; having spent two
years with the Roycrofts he came to Los An
eeles and has been here several years While
the most of his work seen publicly here has
been of a commercial order, he is capable Of
good work. His preference is for strong con-
trasts and startling effects, betraying an emo
tonal temperament of a very sanguine type,
and he delights in allowing his fancy full play.
Interpreting or creating as he chooses. His
H. 6tmeut is In much detail. but 1t cannot be
said that he follows any school or master, and
he earnestly wishes to work out and express
individuaiity Mr.. Kruger's studio is in the
new Hamburger building, where his large
painting may be seem II is landscape at