The San Francisco call., 1910-12-11
LOCAL ARTISTS ARRANGE
TO EXHIBIT PAINTINGS
Amadee Joulin Displays Nineteen Canvases
At Hegelsen Galleries
By MARGARET MARSHALL DOYLE

A number of important exhibitions
are planned for the coming fortnight.
two of the most important of which
are scheduled to take place at the St.
Francis. From Thursday until the
close of this week the late works of
w. r. Davenport will be on display in
the red room of the hotel and on the
same days, the 18th, 18th and 18th, A
w. Best and Alice Best will hold
joint exhibition of their landscapes
and figure sketches in the blue room.
This latter group will include a wide
range of subjects and will show a
great diversity of treatment. for a
number of Best's striking Mexican can
vases will be hung in with his studies
from around Greenbrae and through
out the counties across the bay, the
result of his summers sketching trip.
Mrs. Best will show several of her
dainty little water colors and pastel
figure studies, and scenes done for the
most part around Carmel. showing
vast stretches of lonely sand dunes. or
out of. the way little corners of nature
hemmed in by cypress trees. And with
these will be hung a number of spIen-
did posters and other illustrations and
designs. the work of the advanced
pupils of Best's art school.
This is the first collective exhibition
of his works that Best has ever held
outside of his own studio, and as it
VIII show not only his late Landscape
work but also some of the series of
interesting Indian sketches he has
wrought into a story in canvas, the
view will certainly prove of great in
terest to art circles.
About dozen of the recent animal
pictures by Elizabeth Strong will be
sent over from her Berkeley studio
the early part of the week and will
be exhibited at the Rabjohn & Nor
com galleries in Post street This will
be the first of the winter exhibitions
planned to be held at the art store
and will be most interesting one, as
the artist deals in subjects-of her own
choosing, out of the usual run, and
handles them in a characteristic wav
entirely her own. Those who love
horses and dogs will doubtless find
this display particularly attractive as
these are always favoIite themes with
her brush, and several European critics
nave praised her technique in depicting
them as being a close second to the
work done by the famous animal
painter, Rosa Bonheur. Her paintings
will be on exhibition for a fortnierbt
or so. In the same gallery will be
shown number of striking redwood
scenes and marines from the brush of
Frank Heath and some good studies
in rich, warm color by Lucille Joullin
The best of these is perhaps her "CsirI
With the Guitar" vivid figure seated
on the table IN the foreground, wrapped
in brilliant crimson shawl in sfrflr
ing relief against the dark warmth of
the brown walls and haneings with
their deeper shadows. A large disp1av
OF hand wrought metal and iron work
as wei as pieces of beaten brass and
copper are also on view, with a col
lection of hand made jewelry, the work
oI many or the prominent art and
cra1t workers of this city, and en-
oossed leather work and other Christ
mas novelties add to the general at
tractiveness of the holiday showing.
Beginning tomorrow afternoon and
lasting until the evening of December
"a number of delightful Italian
sketches and paintings will be hung ar
the gallery OF the Sketch club in Post
street. the work of Charles Louis Tur-
ner. as the result Of his recent soio1rr,
in the southern part OF Europe. This
view will be open to the public daily
from 10 o'clock a. m until o'clock
p m, and those who love the sunshine
and the warmth of Italy, with its rich
ness of color, its wonderful scenes that
have attracted every artist who has
ever seen them. its fantastic water
ways. its old towns and.t the picturesque
life of the peasant classes. will doubt
less find the display well worth more
than one visit.
Everything that helps to make Italy
attractive has found an echo in Turn
er's heart and portrayer in his faciIe
brush, and whether 1t be one of his
hill town scenes or a study of fishing
boats at rest, gray moering sketch. or
portion of a vegetable market. riot
ing IN color. he pleases the eye of the
casual observer and wins an even
warmer response from those who have
seen and loved the real Italy as she is.