The San Francisco call., 1910-03-13

To lovers of art the local galleries
of the city are fun of interest, and
viii continue to be until the summer.
as number of most interesting eX
hibitions are promised us. The Blash-
field display of mural decorations, in
itself rare treat, and Pennelrs clever
etchings and pastels are still on eN
hibition at the San Francisco Institute
of Art. Turner's world famed etchings
and the late oil paintings of Ferdinand
Burgdorff, with their, peculiar charm,
are on view at Vickery's, and Miss
Shephard's exhibition in her studio Is
scheduled TO last another fortnight A
number Of Carl Oscar Borg's pictures
VIII shortly be sent up from Los An
geles; Neuhaus will hold a small ex-
hibition; there is some talk of 2 Lati-
meF exhibition, and Benjamin c.
Brown, at the close of the present dis
play he is holding in the Kanst gall
ierles in Los Angeles, will hold small
exhibition of his late works here.
few Of these canvases of Browns
have already arrived. and are on. view
at Rabjohn & Morcom's in Post street,
as forerunner of the<exhibition which
viii begin in two weeks. The most
stunning of these is perhaps his Quiet
Pastures a beautiful scene. in a de-
lightfully sunny hollow in the San
Geronimo hills. Particularly strong
and beautiful is the play of light and
shade, especially the deeper purple
shadows of the distant blue hills. A
faint blue sky barely touched with
lavender clouds, silver crested, lends a
softness to canvas. rich with masses
of warm coloring. The trail in the
foreground leads through the autumn
fields into the far off valley, and the
cows at pasture in the hollow give the
perfect finishing touch to canvas full
of life. warmth and deep feeling.
Golden Afternoon" is another
splendid sample of Browns vigorous
style. AS the name implies, it is a
golden canvas the entire landscape
being flooded with the glorious golden
California sunlight. The setting is
typical California one, too. a. setting
also in the San Geronimo hills, with
the fields bright with the golden
brown California summer. The only
shade in the picture is IN the fore
grolnd. where the trees TO the left
throw a deep heavy shade that only
enhances the brightness of the sun
light Orange and golden and rich
deep yellow with a soft. dash of Indian
red are the tones of the painting, and
these are Softened and blended into
soft harmony by the touch of green in
the foliage of trees and bushes.
Brown has been turning out some
splendid work from his Pasadena
studio. many of his best canvases be-
ing painted from the sketches he made
last fall and winter in his studio in
Mil Valley. Unfortunately since his
return south Brown has not been well
and has not. been able TO devote as
much time to his profession as ne had
hoped. The work he has done, how
ever. has been so strong and true that
il has merited praise both in Chicago
and Los Angeles, in both OF Whlch
places his canvases were displayed. =
Some of the most beautiful works OF
art in this city are the Interior decora-
lions for St. Luke's church in Van Ness
avenue. which is TO be dedicated this
coming October. The pulpit. the bal
dachfno and the altar decorations, as
well as the communion rail, are ex-s
hibited at Vickery. Atkins & Torrey's
in Sutter street. They have been de-
signed by Atkins. The pulpit is rich
shade of the bog oak the kind that has
lain for hundreds of years in the
and is colored with the natural
stain resulting therefrom, and it is
built in the simplest, severest style of
old Gothic architecture. The balda
chino, in the same Gothic design, is TO
be the base of the stained glass window
and is to support the dossil which
forms a rich background for the cross.
The latter is of brass inlaid with Al