The San Francisco call., 1910-11-13
CARL JONNEVOLD'S WORK
TO BE SHOWN THIS WINTER
By MARGARET MARSHALL DOYLE
Herbert Kdufmon.)

coming winter exhibition which
promises to be interesting is that of
the late paintings OF Carl Jonnevold
the Norwegian landscape artist, who
has recently opened a new studio IN
California street. The exact day ana
date has not been set. nor has the loca-
ton, but it probably will be held either
at the artists studio or at the Gump
galleries in Post street, and will be an
event of the season before the opening
OF the Christmas holidays
The display will really be the first
collective one given by Jonnevold in
this city. and will include not only his
landscapes. done throughout Marin and
Alameda counties, and subjects chosen
from odd corners of nature and further
enhanced by his vivid ina gination, but
also number Of French and Nor
wegian scenes, and two good strong
marines, a line of work only recently
taken up by the artist
One of the most notable of the paint
inss to be shown is large canvas
called Evening" done in gold and
brown tones. The setting Is that of
with the oncoming shadows of night
The setting sun has FURNISHED the
grass and shrubbery with glints of red
and gold and the faint pink sky has
warmed with it's reflection the pond IN
the foreground, near which cattle are
a. rest The whole canvas is worked
up in warm, dark, rich note. shot with
brighter gold. that Is turned to russet
in the sunset glow.
In contrast to this scene is his
Morning, with silver gray dawn
breaking, back Of the eucalyptus trees,
which still show cold and gray in the
early twilight. The front of the picture
is dark with lingering night, but the
rest is radiant with the first glow OF
day, giving promise of the brightness
and glory to come.
Eucalyptus Trees" is remarkable
for it's beautiful silver blue sky,
touched with f1eecy silver clouds. that
deepen to steel gray, and are lined with
gold The late afternoon light has
touched the trees with sober hue
while the pool and vale of the fore
ground are heavy with twilight
shadows. but the whole scene is flooded
with great, deep, still and beautiful
lonelin ness.
There will be so or so canvases shown
in the coming view. which will be of
fortnight's duration The artist is
Tamalpais. 1t Is handled in new and
unusual note, and will, doubtless. be
one of the finest of the paintings shown
by him in December
Hugo V. Pedersen's exhibition of oil
paintings opened last Tuesday in the
tapestry room Of the St. Francis with
an artistic background setting of cloth
or gold against which the dark frames
of the pictures are thrown into good
relief A cypress walk is further ar
ranged to add uniqueness TO the af-
fair, and throws into more striking
prominence the picture of The Pride
of Asia which hangs at the far end
of the hall. This is moonlight scene.
and is large and ambitious piece
of work. and is done with a marvellous
attention paid to detail. A noticeable
point in all of the artists work is
his care in handling textures. No
matter how great the wealth OF detail.
OF color or weave or design, he has
depicted it faithfully and well. and
along this line he is a past master
with his brush and palette knife This
Is especially remarkable in his paint
ing called La Danseuse." Nothing
could be truer or more real than the
white satin curtain of the background ,
the pink silk stockings and the f1lmy
ballet dress of the dancer. They are
as real as If the materials themselves
were imprisoned on the canvas, but
the picture might have been a little
stronger were the head of the girl
thrown into greater relief 1t is good,
however, and may be said. in fact.
to be one of the finest of the pictures
on display.
A wide diversity of subject is shown.
scenes from all over the world in
figure studies. in landscapes. in tenn
pies and mosques and interiors. Many
of the canvases hung are excellent
bathed IN blue or silver moonlight.
or colored with the bright tints of
the cities of the far east And yet
next to a really striking piece of work,
will be hung one poor in drawing
and poorer In execution. 1t is sur
prising to the onlooker that one man
could turn out things so truly good
and so truly bad. And in some Of his
paintings. where the color is rich and
real. the drawing is all out of pro-
portion and the perspective is miser-
able, and there are further one or
two canyases that detraet from the
general effect as lacking utterly In