Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-06
American Deaf-Mute Painter
Who Charms Artistic Paris

And she is not only his guide. phlos-
opher and friend but his companion
and comrade. proud OF her gifted hus-
band. and translatlng into classical
French or into softly spoken English
his sign-language.
Mrs Moore is a grand dame of spain
and the painter has been Jealous to win
fame not only for his own sake but
in order that at least the reflected glory
Of her husband might fall upon the
fascinating Spanish woman. Those
who have not known Of her Andalusian
birth have wondered often at the
strange signature-Isabel del Moore
The particle del combined with the
American patronymlc Moore has pug
zled them.
WORK IN MOROCCO
From Spain to Morocco is an easy
transition. other American painters
have essayed Moorish pictures with
success such for instance is Frederick
Arthur BridRman, who has painted
many pictures Of the dusky beauties
of Morocco. The sad note Of Moorc's
Moroccan pictures Is unique. There
is one which recalls THE Broken Pitch
err Of the Louvre museum by Greu2e.
II Is Ia CruChe Cassec" or THE
Broken Pitcher Of Morocco" An ador-
able Moorish girl clothed In the rich
the side OF a playing fountain. The
melancholy note OF the vanity Of hui
man wishes Is dominant, Mr.. Moore
always studies his subjects on the spot
and takes nothing at second hand He
has spent many winters IN Morocco
pursuing his Moorish studies Hum
phrey Moore has pushed his studies
even 10 the Wild Soudanese. and has
painted the negroes Of that interesting
country. His negro dancers Of that
untamed land are what whistler would
describe as a harmony OF blue and yell
low.
Like the wine Of the marriage feast
Of the Gospel, I have left Humphrey
Moore's best for the last His por-
traits Of women are beauty and grace
combined He has painted women Of
three races-vlvaclous French women,
languorous spanlards and elegant
Americans. In these portraits he HIM
self arranges the pose and the dress.
The sitters submit themselves entirely
To his good taste and the sentiment
and elegance ~ his subject never es-
cape him.
PORTRAIT OF HIS WIFE.
His portrait Of Mrs. Moore is gem
orally accepted as his best Like Whist
lers portrait of his mother, now in the
Luxembourg gallery. and which that
artistic genius called AN Arrangement
in Black and White" Humphrey Moore
seems to have put his whole soul into
the portrait Of Isabel del Moore. Part
ly because OF the fame OF this portrait
many beautiful Spanish women from
Spain and South America have sat for
the great deaf and dumb artist As |
write. one Of the artistic attractions
of the dying season Is his exquisite por-
trait Of q South American beauty
fnF
Ayres 4 portrait OF Don Jaime, Prince
de Bourbon, and pretender to the throne
OF Spain which Mr. Moore has Just
finished, attracts hundreds to his stu
do.
A third series Of Humphrey Moore's
portraits Is made up Of beautiful women
from North America. In this series
there are two portraits Of SURPRISING
beauty, combining a winning vivacity
Of expression with a fascinating fresh
ness 81 color. one OF these is OF Mrs
Arthur Gum. wife Of a millionaire mer-
chant Of Grand Rapids, Michigan This
was painted last year The other is
portrait Of Mrs. Werner q. Reid, wife
Of wealthy banker OF Colorado
Springs Mr.. Moore has just put the
finishing touches to this admirable por-
trait Mr.. and Mrs. Reid are travel
Ing In Germany, whore their children
arc at school. and have not yet seen
what a thing Of beauty awaits them
when they arrive In Paris.
Moore Is also pre-eminently painter
81 children. lie seems 20 catch the
hsvless and fearless spirit Of child.
Their unspoiled candor appeals TO
him.
So varied Is his work that he has
been compared with many masters ~
the brush. In his negroes Of the Sou
dan one sees an affinity to the famous
Belgian painter. Stevens In his Span
ish studies the influence Of his friend
FortunN Is said 20 be discovered. He
Is described as being as observant as
Meissonnier. His soft coloring sug-
gests Lawrence and Sir Joshua Rey-
nolds. A Moroccan picture awakens
memories OF Greuze, His treatment
OF drapery and flowers recalls Natter.
JOHN JOSEPH CONWAY.