Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-09
Some Things You Want to Know
Miniature Painting

Luudon Rurnl Achssmv q Miniature
Painters WI EduH 20 ~ sriaos Any
vurk q 81 do-s i- miniature style on .
pee q ivory. regardless u the size hut
on usllE the size is limited 20 seven by
Eve inches q course In psctursE o. urs
SIZE the artiEl g fu-cs6 10 wurk Wth the
AID Ct maEuifFiug glasses
MinlHrl-ss arr utJects 90 ssuumsr- and
a. such nam z-a-gstluE STORIES are -old
BY ErtlE-s q Ller sab5eezE aBs soBs % the
iurldeu-s 81 clrlecua- with ElrunEs
or o. the moFg amusing % these 10 -e-
lated D. ALVIN Williams, rrsndent q he
RJyaI soclu OF Mzaru7e Painters OF
Lo161r who p nov IL Amzr--E There
cane 70 NJ Williams Ioudoa srudis enc
cay an attractive Young u1zAn VIE arg
c1nsiaeranls smha-rassneut drew from
b-r handbag q p~hoJogrIph Of q nan and
asked ne artist q Re wound paint her a
miniature from b. II Wl-.Hus sac thar
De- uuzs much prefer urHc the mar cone
Tor . Er11E auI IN eoufusi8a the cas1ousr
finally ssld that he had gore on e journey
and would not return for many mouthH
Whereup the artist accepted the cuu-E
slrr. Ths following Gay 9 y1z1E nan
lms into the studio ans 10 Tire artists
surprise 1s -scogalzs5 in hin the subject
D. ~ NA@aa@AAN- ~ y. NV 81 AE
ca bef8rt. His Rstonishnent vas even
greater. however. when the Kan brought
Ouf q ph0toErnph q the vis1ror q the gay
before and ASKED 70 have q miniature made
from H. AEsn the artist requested = ST
ing. but the man said II would be in
possible as TIE young lady Was dad and
that the miniature Vas TO be a me-nentn
The arris- vas fc- the moment ron-ptused
ET. ---u MT 60 w-Ha~Nrw - 49, -
the gay before had really disd or whether
the new customer vas merely more ski1fuI
a. ytnE il VA easy 20 settle Jhis cues
ton. however. Hgw long has the vsunE
lady beer 5sEdg~ asked M WLlauz
On, nearly 8 year answered the stranger
with salsun1y. Williams accepted rbe
comuissiun. u the meantime srurdrtuE ne
faee e h1s visitor Sc rhzr ne might b
AIDED IN executing his earlier commission
A few GAYS later the Young woman
called again. and the artist was able 10
nzvs q sitting. gate unknown 70 the Eub-
5er1 -nfy they botn discussed the proErEsE
being mace or the mans miniature Al
lasl bo1h works q All we're finished and
the artist. resitzuE LhAt be was Witnessing
q Iyver's quarrel decided to Try 10 bring
me rive together. de packed the riuihrurs
OF IRE unn WIKI the IN for the tEdyE
and sent il 10 him, and then sent the paint
ing Of the lady VIII her hl for the mau-E
picture 20 her. Then ne ss- and waited
fCr results The following morning both
CUSTOMERS cane INTO The studio together
smiling seraBhics1ly Both paid their bUs
without q Word Of explanation or 1nuufrv
and marched on u5EFther. This was the
romantic power q the Miniature dsmuD-
stratsd.
Recently a new fad in miniatures hAs
sprung up-thsi Of painting eyes in h1-
tie Mrs. George Gould recently commits
stoned this same English artist. Avn WI
hams. 10 paint he- eyes and those q he
indie slaughter, 70 be set az uedzilous "a
cuff links fer her husband. One eve q
the dsuEhtsr and one Of The wife are on
each cuff button II is q nOvsl i6ss and
has been much copied
J. PieTpUnt Morgan sVus one q the
finest ~coIieczi0ns 81 miniatures IN ne
world A Ehort time ago he commissioned
q great English expert. Dr.. c. c WI
hanson, 10 make a catalogue OF Their
OF this catalogue only twenty COPIES were
printed and these were ha1d-coiured. They
are among the handsomest works Of XII
ever iss1ed one 81, three vufunass. was
presented by Mr.. Morgan TO the Library
Of Congress IN Washington, another 70 The
Metropolitan museum in New York and &
: third 70 the British museum
/ Miniatures are ordinarily signed ~ ne
artist OF the front q Ihs picture. but
; Richard C0EwBy, whose works are zsRl
? Ously sought out by al collectors. Is SAID
10 have signed only one Of his paintings
r OF the fare, al the others being somewhat
? elEbsrR1ely signed on the back CaEway's
? miniatures are usually distinguished by
the or ANTWERP blue which
? he used TO such splendid EdvEntHEe.
? Miniature painters who have acuufres
' s01ne degree Of reputation charge fruu
? S49e TO S2@D for executing an order for :
b miniature portrait From rWo DAYS {,
l. three weeks TINE In required for each Dor.
; trait So popular have miniatures become
L since their revival that almost every ciry
= has one or more painters Eh0 depend f1i
their livelihood upon orders for portraits
b OF ivory. In England. even more than IL
: America the miniature painter Is regain.
= ing the place which he occupied before ID.
D Photographic camera for the time being
ecLIpssd his star.
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