The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-17
I'm 0D[h@ Arr World
By MARGARET MARSHALL DOYLE


An interesting exhibition of 80 of
the paintings of William Adams, the
Glasgow artist who has made his home
at Carmel for the last eight months,
opened last week at the Hegelsen gal
leries in Fillmore street 1t will con-
tinue until Wednesday afternoon. There
is a wide range of work in this view,
the first Adams has ever held in Cali
fornia, his scenes in oils and water
colors including marines and land
scapes around Carmel and Monterey
and even more striking studies off the
coast of Scotland and throughout
France All of these are strong and
vigorous in treatment in a very true,
bold note, his marine studies being
specially praiseworthy for their life
and motion. Two of his smaller can
vases, Sunshine and Shadow in the
Woods" and I'm the Forest" are more
appealing. being wonderful little wood
land scenes, with quiet, grass grown
walks leading under arching trees,
dappled with streaks of wildly rich
golden sunshine, in startling contrast
to the darker shadows of the under
growth.
Village of yarmouth" represents the
red rooted homes of the picturesque
little fishing village overlooking a
green bay and beautifully set at the
foot OF a high grass grown cliff. Bar
mouth Harbour" is another view of
this same delightful spot in nature,
only in this the long, gray wharf
painted in the height of the sun
stretches out into bay of wonderful
blue gray, a bay dotted with the brown
boats of the Scottish fishermen. Fish
ing Boats in Harbour is another scene
similar in treatment showing the
Scotch life in many minute ways that
our own landscapes lack, a certain
hnl
the Scottish coast. His French scenes
are equally good, being quaint street
scenes In the city of Meudon and in
Marty lie Roi. His Monterey and Car
mel scenes along the seventeen mile
drive, at the Chinese homes above and
along quiet little bits of roadside and
hillside are all equally meritorious and
nave brought no little favorable COM
ment to Adams from the local art
colony. All of Adams painting is done
entirely from nature and this alone is
half of It's strength.
From Washington, d. c., has come
word that Robert I. Aitken. whose work
| mas justly brought him so much local
fame, is now busy upon g life size bust
or President Taft, which has already
won considerable praise. Done in odd
moments when the president could
spare him the time, it is a remark
able likeness and work from which
he will reap no benefit but the fame
attached. The Players club of New
| York is contributing to the Actors
( Fund fair, which will open in New
York May 9. Many of the members
| or the former club have offered their
! services and to advance the fund are
contributing some of their talent To
this end six of the prominent artist
| members whose names are attached to
of h.
! art In America are busy on the pro-
duction of canvases to be auctioned
| during the fair, and Athens stay in
Washington is based upon the same
motive. His contribution to this cause
| OF the presidents bust will go far In
assuring the success of the fund, al
though the winner will retain the own
| ership but short time. The original,
1T is understood, cast in bronze or
carved in marble. will be presented
| to the president by the winner, and the
| only duplicate which will be made the
players will present to the MetropoH-
/ tan Museum of Art, the Louvre of
America.
Since he left this city Aitken has
! been busy at his art. He has recently
! completed for the government Of Hon
duras marble bust of Morazon the
| George Washington of the republic. and
| the work Will be placed when the new
building of the Bureau of American
Republics Is dedicated April 26, which
will be one of the most important
! functions of the year in Washington.
| One of the strongest paintings al
| the Rabjohn & Morcom galleries In
! Post street has come from Montana and
is the work of G. NJ. Russell, whose
paintings. well known in the east. sell
| dom travel so far west The settfns
/ of the picture is typical of Montana
in tones of gray brown, rolling prai-
RE scene, and the action of the pic