The San Francisco call., 1910-01-16

iVIHILE there is no big exhibition
M of paintings in this city at pres
ent. some interesting ones are
promised for the near future at nearly
all of the local galleries. Among these
may be mentioned Mrs. Grace Hudson's
Indian studies. Miss Minnie Shephard's
water color views and the Eusen Neu-
haus exhibition to be held in the early
spring
The annual exhibition of the Bo-
hemian club has been indefinitely post
poned. as the present quarters are not
satisfactory for the purpose. Conse-
quently there will be no preparations
made for the display of the work of
its artist members until after the new
building is completed, which will not
be until the late winter at least.
Ferdinand Burgdorf is preparing for
a large collective view of his late paint
ings in Carmel and Monterey. This
is scheduled to take place in February
at the yickery. Atkins & Torrey gal
leries in Sutter street.
Another exhibition in the month Of
February will be that of number of
some late canvases of Jules Pages,
Fl. c., representing most of the strong
works of this artist One of his best
pictures, exhibited in the Paris salon.
was on view in this city this fall at
Gump's. 1t is called The Rehabilita-
tion of San Francisco and is certainly
one of the strongest and truest paint
ings ever exhibited on this coast.
Those who have seen some of the
studies Pages will display at the COM
ing view proclaim them as equally good.
The paintings are now on view at the
steckel galleries in Los Angeles.
G. Piazzoni. whose painting the la
dies of the California club voted to buy
at their second annual exhibition, is
busy at present on a large oil land
scape-a scene at Parkfield, Monterey
county. 1t promises to be a wonderful
canvas. with its entire foreground in
THE deep shadows of coming night. with
the dark after glow already under the
arching live oaks and with the dis
tant purple mountains splashed with a
rich golden light from the last rays
of the sinking sun. A sky in subdued
tints completes picture perfect in its
atmospheric effects-the play of color.
and its wide range, being particularly
noticeable. The dark green lake with
its lighter reflections, the warm green
gray tones of the trees in the twilight
aH baz 1f
and grass are well brought out against
the distant play of light IN sky and
hills.
In contrast to its wealth of coIoring
and its warmth is another of Piazzoni's
recent oils, handled with a delicacy that
is no less remarkable. 1t is a view Of
Angel island, sketched between show
ers, the effect of light and rain being
noticeably we'll handled. 1t is a study in
pale gray. The island and bay are pale
gray, the sky just touched with blue,
being frightened by pale pink clouds.
which find delicate reflection in the
water. A lighter shade of gray, so
light as TO be almost silver, is given to
the drifting fog that obscures the end
of the island. and which is the finish
ing touch to the exquisite study.
Both of these canvases are in the
artists studio in Montgomery street.
where there are also a number of fas-
cinating little scenes in oils and char
Goals, done in France, Italy and in
Mendocino and Marin counties. nearer
home. He is also busy at present on
number of mural decorations, and
one or two striking panel effects, in
quiet, gray ygreen tones.
A striking large canvas is his
sleeping City, a view of San Fran
cisco before the fire. sketched from
Russian hill. 1t is worked up in dark
gray and blue tones. with the moon
half hidden in drifting clouds. Only
the street lights studding the city here
and there halfway up the blue hills.