The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
BOHEMIAN ARTISTS
SHOW GOOD WORK
Two Hundred Pictures Exhib-
tied by San Francisco So-
ciety at Palace
By Margaret Marshall DOYLE

The exhibition of the San Francisco
artists society, which opened Tuesday
night in the banquet hall of the Palace
hotel, is one of the best. and the most
comprehensive held in this city in many
months, embracing as it does charac-
teristic groups of the paintings of that
little clique known as the Bohemian
club artists.
Almost 200 pictures are shown in
oils, water colors and monotypes, and
two pieces of sculpture, both the work
of Haig Patigian. One of these has
been exhibited before. 1t is called
Ancient History" and Is one of the
most perfect pieces of work from Patti
gian's hand The second. called The
holding up a pet cat. The pose is
splendid, the study being carried out
in easy, unforced lines.
l.. P. Latimer has on view five or six
landscapes, showing for the most part
woodland scenes dappled with sun and
shadow. I'm the Upper Canyon lis the
most striking. but all have the delight
those done In Mill Valley and Pacific
Grove.
C. D. Robinson shows a good collec-
tion, the most ambitious work being a
view of the Hetch Hetchy valley. Some
OF his smaller canvases are attracting
just as much attention, especially his
Gray Morning" scene in Pacific
Grove.
G. F. p Piazzoni is well represented
by few monotypes and a good group
of paintings in all sizes, scenes taken
throughout France and California, han
died in the quieter tones that are so
much part of the charm of Piazzonis
work.
H W. Seawell exhibits g. number Of
beautiful wa atercolor landscapes, painted
in the softer green's of early springs
and one or two good oils. One of the
best of his pictures is called Nor
mandy Fireside." 1t is a view of a
Normandy kitchen with the stove and
brightly polished utensils on the side
and by the great old fashioned open
fireplace, with its bright log fire, an old
peasant woman is sitting at rest There
is touch of home and peace and quiet
to the picture that is delightful.
The same effect is shown in Charles
Dickmans Evening" Brittany scene,
painted at night in the first high blue
moonlight. The coldness of the out of
doors is over the scene, but relieved by
the warmth and glow of the red gold
lights of home, which, shining through
the window over the walk, give to the
the touch that makes it human and ap-
pealing Dickman is also represented
by two other canvases, a study at Mon
terey and a moonlight scene, handled
with great vigor.
Will Sparks individual style is
shown in seven oil paintings. done in
a rich, vivid key, and Gordon Coutts
has on view two scenes in Marin coun-
ty, painted with the long morning
shadows on the hills and with the
morning fog lifting from the valleys
where COWS are at pasture.
w. A. Coulter Walter Francis and
H. Hammarstrom are represented by
marines, done with great breadth and
boldness.
and Japan and his one or two Califor-
MIA scenes form a distinctive group,
and Eugen Neuhaus' studies of the Sac
ramento valley, the Berkeley hills and
Monterey and c. Chapel Judson's Ala
media and Monterey scenes have at
tracted much attention for their origi-
nal and vigorous treatment.
pool is considered by many to be
the best of the works exhibited by Giu-.
seppe Cadenasso, but to others his
"Tamalpais" will appeal the more, a
view of the mountain, purple in the
distance, showing over and beyond the
low ethereal bank of drifting silver
gray fog in the valley.
C. Jorgensen has some good strong
canyases showing the Grand canyon
and scenes in the Sierra, and Burgdorff
is represented by the Arizona and
painted deserts from the glare of mid
day to the deep blue alluring shadows
of night.
Lester d. Boronda has IL or IL of
his oil studies on view, many of them
being French and Italian scenes done
with great play of color. His 'Fish-