The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04

where she has a studio under way.
which she will share with Mrs. Maud
Arndt.
L. P Latimer has reopened his studio
in Fourth avenue, where his summer
sketches around Trosper's are being
SHOWN, prior to a small collective ex-
hibit he will hold this fall.
Eugen Neuhaus has returned from a
six weeks visit TO Mendocino county
with 40 or so canvases to show as the
result of his summer. While he will
not hold public display until the
spring most OF these paintings are
hung in his California studio and later
in the season about 20 will be shown
al the Bohemian club. Neuhaus left
yesterday for short trip TO the Suisun
marshes. armed with his paints and
eanvases as usual. G. Piazzoni has also
been away for the summer. passing the
greater part of his time in Mill Valley.
where he has opened a studio. So
pleased is he with the valley and the
outlet il affords his genius that he Is
planning to remain across the bay for
the present. coming over to town To-
his class work at his studio In Mont
gomery street
William Adams, the Scotch artist.
whose work has recently attracted SO
much attention on this coast. has re-
turned from the Santa Cruz mountains.
and stopping for few days en- route at
his studio. is Off for the Yosemite to
take number of sketches OF the valley
in the beauty OF it's fall coloring.
NJ Fancher Pettis. whose paintings
are shown for the most part in Oakland.
has spent the greater part of the sum
mer sketchins in the Berkeley hills. the
result of her work being on private
display at her studio, which she has
just reopened in Eldorado avenue.
Mrs Pettis makes speciality OF red
woods and the country in which thew
thrive. and TO further her work in this
direction. when they are at their rich
est of fall tints. she will leave about
the middle OF September for Cazadsro
for a fortnight of painting. Later IN
the year she will hold a collective exbf-
bition of her labors at one of the art 4,
galleries in this city. In the meantime
in conjunction with Francis Soi,le
Campbell she will hold a big public
view of her paintings in Oakland at A9rs
of the downtown galleries
Arthur Putnsms conception OF the
primordial man. as shown in ~The
Caveman" he did as his contribu-
tion to the Bohemian links this
summer. was so favorabIy received nv
the club members that a collection was
taken up before their return TO town.
for the statue to be cast in bronze for
their new club home. The original idea
was to have the squat crpuching figure
strong and shaggy of limb, heavy of
jaw, and just touched by the light. OF
intelligence. merely bronze coated. bur
once seen and admired the club mem
bers decided the bronze cast would be-
the more fitting for the work OF art IL
represented
The collection not only covered the
cost of having the caveman cast in
other work of art. so Putnann's Crouch
ing Lion" has been purchased outrfxht
by the club and will also be seen IN
their home on the completion of the
new club building IN Post street.
Putnam has won for himself fame pot
only in this city. but also throuwhout
the east for his study OF wild animals
fame the greater because he Is for
the most part self taught His fond
ness for animals and his keen deIf~ht
in studying thir movements is What
has given him his power in depictfnr
them. His 'Snarling Puma mn,
chased few months ago BY the Metro-
politan museum in New York. is one
of the finest pieces of sculpture from
his hand. although the strongest ana
best have not yet been put on souhTir
display. He Is at present enga xed on ;.
commission received from a Califorrsa
millionaire The Seasons is the aus
Ject chosen, and two of the four large
groups are already completed