The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
ATTRACTIVE STUDIO
OF KING SISTERS
Artistic Quarters in Which Are
Some Fine Miniatures and
Water COIOrs
Currier Returns From Summer
Sketching Tour With Much
Material for Paintings
BY Margaret Marshall Doyle

Seieee' near van Ness avenue. Before
the fire their studio was one OF the
most fascinating in town, for during
their stay in, the Hawaiian islands and
in their travels they had picked N
many interesting curios which added
to the picturesque setting OF their
quarters
Some very pleasing miniatures are
now on view, the work of Miss Nettie
w. King. Among them may be special
ly mentioned the portraits of the late
Prof. Joseph lie Conte. Mrs. Augusta
Porter of Berkeley and Miss Gertrude
Rosenthal done on ivory and MIS-.
Frank Smith. taken from an old FASH
Toned picture. on porcelain. In all these
the coloring is perfect and the express
ions of eyes and mouths are exception
ally well caught. Miss King is at pres
ent engaged on a miniture of DR..
George Adams of the Congreg ga tional
church.
Many of the most attractive pieces
in her studio are her designs, her pic
lures and studies on China. and some
of her pins and belt buckles done in
acid work, in the daintiest and most
exquisite Of subjects and colorings.
One of the most remarkable is called
The Four Roses painted on china
plaque. The coloring is truly wonder
ful with its rich greenish background,
the old rose purple and yellow shades
OF the garments, and the deep ricl
mellow tints Of the two roses reflected
in the two faces bending above them.
Miss King has also many beautiful
md rn1a a
in her studio She recently won two
prizes for the designs she submitted
in the competition arranged by the
Ceramic studio in Syracuse N Y The
two plates submitted by her, one with
a eucalyptus tree, the other with
eusalyptus seed design. carried off the
first and secohd PRIZES. Several pieces
by her are now on view at the Arts and
Crafts in Geary street and later in the
year she may hold a collective exhibi-
tion.
Miss Edith King has totally diff
ferent line Of work. She has just COM
pleted a number of striking cards in
the yuletide and new year spirit,
which are particularly good. and which
may be on sale downtown, but will
also be on sale in her studio until the
end Of December.
One OF the most striking little things
by her is a conventionalized landscape
with an appropriate verse below. An
orange path winds up and over a deep
olive hillside. The trees on the summit
are so deep a green as to be almost
black and over all is an orange and
purple sky softened with purple clouds
to represent the sunset glow. 1t is
so deliciously odd and unusual that it
is really remarka BILE and should he
placed on public view later in the year
M raffl
tractive and in the same conventional
lied style, is a moonlight scene in a
very deep tone worked up In shades
Of green and purple. the calm OF the
sky studded here and there with a
few bright stars
Her regular landscape work is very
dainty. She chooses beautiful little
quiet corners of nature and handles
them with deIicacy and grace that
render them distinctively her own
One OF the loveliest Of these is a study
OF Berkeley oaks done in shades Of
light gray green, the haycocks in the
foreground lending a delightful autumn
touch to the landscape. Another charm
ing little scene is a study Of Tamal-
pals from Greenbrae. All of her works
are done in water colors. and many
OF them are spring subjects done in
the freshest and softest of the seasons
colorings.
After the first of the year the two
sisters may remove from their present
quarters and open a studio in the DOWN
town distict.
E W Currier brought back with him
from his summer sketching trip around
Tahoe. Glen Ellen and Shasta Springs
a number of attractive water color
scenes, which are now on view in his
studio in Ellis street Many OF these
he is at present working up in oils for
winter work and two, just completed,
he has on view this week in the exhibit
tion now going on in Berkeley in the
new Art Institute building I'm AlIston
way. One of these is called Twilight -
the other is a study of San Francisco in
a fog, worked up in delicate grays.
One of the most attractive oil scenes
in his studio is is in this same note.
It is really beautiful representing the
sun bursting through the fog.
The subject chosen is San Francisco
bay, with the gray fog hanging over
the gray water. The hulks OF the ships
show vaguely through the dense mist
and the sky is a heavy sweep of gray.
In the center of the canvas a golden
sun, family tinged with red. makes a
broad bright band of rich light through
the fog and over the low waves, giving
ness that throws into greater relief the
pail of fog. 1t is a strong canvas, well
handled, and shows Currier at his best
Another very striking scene is a
eucalyptus study on the road to Pleas
ant -alley, Oakland. The sky is par
ticularly well done, touched as it is
by few fleeting clouds and the trees
are splendidly handled in rich tones
of grayish green. There is a haziness
to the distance where the road wanders
on and is lost in space that is specially
good, the whole canvas being worked
up with the impression that drowsy
summer heat is over all. This the art
list has cleverly brought out.
At present CuPrier is enga ged on
large canvas OF Monterey bay, taken
from the road recently opened on the
II mile drive. 1t is an evening scene,
with a blue bay, blue Mills and a blue
sky. shading TO a delicate lavender
Al the foot of the mountain below the
rich green of the trees in the fore
ground. nestles Monterey, and on the
quiet surface of the seas sail boat or
two are at rest. The canvas is not
quite finished, but it gives promise of
being one of Curriers' strongest and
when completed will be put on exhf-
bition. Currier expects in the near
future to give up his present sudio and
locate in Kearny street near California