The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25

Frederick Junior, the owner of the Pot
ter gallery in Santa Barbara, has Just
returned from an extended eastern trip.
during which he exhibited canvases by
many of the most prominent artists of
California in Chicago, Pittsburg, Mil
waukee, New York, Boston, Denver and
other leading cities. From a business
point of view the trip was a most sue
cessful one. an odd point in connection
with it being that most of the paint
ings exhibited were purchased by Euro
pean travellers. This seems to point to
the continent as a better market for
American canvases than our own soil.
In speaking of this trip Junior point
ed out this fact. For more than six
years he has given annual exhibitions
in the eastern cities, and has found. as
whole, that the majority of eastern
art seekers prefer to buy abroad.
whereas those from the continent are
only too glad to pick up a good canvas
on American SOIL In speaking of his
trip yesterday Junior said:
Il met in the east a number of promi-
nent foreigners, and 1t may interest
some of our San Francisco art lovers
and those who always encourage home
talent that their Judgment is correct.
have sold two of my finest Keith can
vases to Monsieur Paul Roupvier of.
Paris, private collector whose pictures
in his country home are valued officially
at 100000 francs. He calls Keith the
Diaz of America, and predicts that some
Americans who now go 10 Paris to pur-
chase fake Corots and Diaz canvases
will soon wake up to the ability of
their own masters.
1.-TWO Keith paintings were sold to
Monsieur Francois Petit of Strassburg,
who has also been a recent visitor to
America
"One of the finest pieces. from the
brush of Henry Rascher, the return Of
Sioux war party, was purchased by a
Hamburg ship owner and a member of
the exclusive Hamburg senate. This is
the second of Rascher's paintings sold
to Hamburg art connoisseurs at this
display. Count Ooshkoff of Moscow
purchased a Hansen, and as a result
two other paintings by this artist have
since been shipped to ST. Petersburg
Some of the leading English critics,
Sir Robinson and Lord Buraut of Lon
don, also purchased canvases by Han
sen. One of his latest works, Horse
thieves" a familiar scene to the aver
age American, was purchased by Charles
Phister of Milwaukee. who has given ii
place on his walls next to an original
Schreyer Arab scene.
'At least II Welch canvases found
purchasers, many in Chicago and Bos-
ton, and the works of both Gordon
Coutts and his wife made tremendous
hit. finding ready purchasers; another
who has done good work that has
pleased severe critics being Charles d.
Robinson
Junior Is of the opinion that the in
PRODUCTION of western art into eastern
and European art circles not only
brings to their minds the beauties of
the west, and thereby starts more
travellers westward, but 1T also helps to
place California where she belongs, in
the front rank of the art circles of the
world.
Owing to the great success of his trip
where European purchasers were con-
cerned. Junior has decided to exhibit in
London and Munich next summer works
OF art exclusively by Californtans.
Many persons will chaperon the dis
play.
Mrs. Nettie King Firebaugh has Just
completed work on miniature head of
Doctor Adams of the First Congre-
gational church. The painting has been
handled exquisitely,~ specially in the
truth of the flesh tints and tones, and
the likeness is remarkably striking
one, the artist preferring as whole to
do her work directly from life, as re-
producing from a photograph does not
as fully bring out the life and warmth
and the same fidelity of expression
Those who have seen this recent min
iature say il is perfect in tone and
finish. and there is some talk among
the members of the congregation Of
clubbing together and purchasing it
from the artist as New Year gift for
Mrs. Adams. who greatly admires it.
This is only one OF rne many minfa-
lures by Mrs. Firebaugh that are bring
ing her recognition. not only locally.
but also in eastern art circles, where
her work was much, admired on her
recent trip.
The exhibition of the works OF ANA
dee Joullin, on view at the Helgesen