The San Francisco call., 1910-10-23

An interesting exhibition which will
| open tomorrow and continue for fort
night is that of the late work of the
three King sisters in their attractive
new studio which they have just opened
in Sutter street near Van Ness avenue.
Not only is the display itself a varied
and pleasing one, but the place is well
worth visit, as it is one of the most
artistically fitted up studios in this city.
Dark green walls and curioS from near
and far. tastefully arranged form the
background for the display of mfnia
lures on ivory and porcelain, the ex
qufsite little water color sketches and
studies in oils and the china painting
and tooled feathers. which are the work
of the three talented sisters, Mrs. Nettie
". King Firebaugh, Miss Edith King
and Miss Alice King.
Mrs. Firebaugh has just returned
from an extended trip through the
United States and southern Canada,
and during her stay in eastern cities
she did great deal of miniature work
which found purchasers in southern and
eastern fields. few of these, how
ever, will be included in the coming
view, among the two most striking
being q miniature head of Charles r.
Sims of Spokane and a copy of Miss
Thayer's famous Portrait of a Lady
one of the most beautiful miniatures in
the Metropolitan museum. New York.
Through the kindness of Mr.. Baer. the
president of the American Miniature
society, who has given her work the
greatest praise, Mrs. Firebaugh was
enabled to obtain this copy. which is in
itself most unusual privilege and one
not often extended to western artists.
This represents the head and bust of
young woman, garbed in flowing
diaphanous green blue drapery. which
Is In pleasing contrast to her floating
raven hair with its deep blue black
lights. The flesh tints. soft and warm
and very real. are skfllfully painted
with touch that is marve1ously true
and fine. While in New York Mrs Fire
baugh had contemplated taking further
lessons in her miniature work, but was
given the rare compliment that all she
needed to do was not to take further
lessons. but to continue her painting.
And those who have seen her work in
this line. both in this city and in the
Hawaiian islands, where for some
months she had studio, can appre-
ciate the remark.
Among the most remarkable of the
local heads she has done is one of the
late Professor Joseph lie Conte. which
won the greatest praise from the few
critics who were permitted to see it.
Many Of the artists cards and minia-
lures also were accepted by the Mar
shall Field company, and hereafter
much of her work will find sale in Illi-
nois and New York. where it has been
much in demand. While in the former
state she visited in Robinson and paint
ed a number of exquisite little land
scapes of the beautiful countryside
These are done with deep feeling and
no little strength of handling, and many
of them will be shown in the exhibit
tion. Her favorite style of work. how
ever, is along the line of miniatures
and china painting and the display is
a most striking one. including vases
and candlelabra, cups and plaques and
platterS, and about dozen heads on
ivory and porcelain, done entirely from
life.
Miss Edith Kings display is no less
interesting, her field being almost en-
tirely landscapes. She also has been
busy on some stunning Christmas and
New Year cards. which will be sold in
many of the prominent art stores of the
state around the holiday time. Many
of these, with appropriate verses and
notices, suitable to any season, cleverly
designed and 1ettered, will be shown in
the King studio for the coming fort
night, with vivid poinsettia or holly
odd bits of old missions or stretches of
sand dunes forming the fitting border
TO the gold -ud black lettering. Con-
ventional landscapes, of an unusual and
unique design, will also be shown. as
we'll as scenes of the Berkeley foothills.
old oaks near the college town. stretch
es of beach bathed in sunshine and
warm sunny spots in the hills back of
Glen Ellen, Greenbrae and throughout
Marin and Alameda counties.
Miss Helen NJ Carlysie. the London
portrait painter and landscape artist,
returned from her Mexican trip last
Tuesday and again is established at the
Francesca club. An exhibition of her
local work, her Mexican sketches and
some of her English miniatures, includ-
ing one of Queen Alexandra and her
three children, Cecil Rhodes and the