The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03
ART GOSSIP.


Sie incident II a literary lady and very
modern painter. The writer halls from
Philadelphia. though she doesn't look u.
nor do her looks belle her. a. will ba seen.
On,. II her friends brought over from an
other tabl" and presented Q" her Alfred
Maursr. who a. j. we'll known one" paints-t
IN luw tones but turned 20 IN" VIVID colorS
~ Mai 49, and the lively ~tvl" whrh b"
nov thinks tn" higher art
4 used to think my former work was
good he has been known - Say ut
wa-I. but when ! put ON. ~ my later
pictures against /. ~sa how q s,ll- IL
3 "A matter ~ opinion
/ We'll. wien Mr. MauTer Was pr.-sntet
20 IN. delighted lady from the City Of
R-Otncrly Love she exclaimed, -Oh, Won
are the man who DAlnt- all these. ana
she slasIs'd the air IN Eesticular "loqnence
with artistic splasheS. aren't youf-
The artist accepted the tribute and
bowed his acknow Judgments in POLITE
qualification. WhereUpon the lady and
r~fnember she ~ from Philadelphia and
Mr.. Maurer - lately from Paris-ob
served ChseTily. oh, but we've gotten
away past that N Philadelphia you
know
And the PAINTER. overcome. turned and
went hack To his own table. HIS features
spelled Artemus " ards This ~ mulch.
The AfhcngHm IN reviewing an eVhi-
hilton Of paintings by Signorina Emma
Ciardi and Mark Fisher At the Leicester
q Galleries london. makes some general
observations on the subject Of painting
and painters which. while referring
directly TO England. dave a wider appli-
cation and echo some things occasionally
heard here. The 4ths"GEm Says.
Nothing will ever shake the conviction
Of the bourgeois that the finest picture In
To be- painted from the most beautiful
woman. and similarly no sooner does an
artist show some Klimmerings Of the
power to discern beauty in our own adj
mittedly prosaic surroundings than the
impre-ario who manages q picture gallery
packs him on to work IN some place
where. beauty being more obvious. he
will he more successful Few there are
whO return other than impoverished
Absurd a. u may sound ia theory.
ltalv and the Riviera have become dan
gerOus red herring- h!ring from their |
true course of develOpment men who ,
might have beco-.e original artists.
: We 10 not desire II. but are content to !
live on our capital till we look On the
masterpieces 81 architecture YEARLY be-
cause they remind us IT the numberless
bdA ftsTt hfi'tIN my ulNf lfl-IliNFfl
The temptation Ia IN" landscape
painter - particularly inSidious " il
10y in-sn-ihls degrees that ne drops into
position analogous tO that ~ the COS
tune painter. Fatteriug tn. vulgar belief
that O,!r present life T. pro-aic and beauty
j. the prerogatiVe If other times and mor,,
favored places Tn" artist should pre-
cmiueutly remain a missionary and pro- /
claim IN" old fact that beauty II IA the .
eve 81 the hehuldsr
kenyon Cox il completing = canvas for .
th" Evans collection IN IN" American
National Gallery ~ Washington n j. a.
Handsome production. Mr. Evans 10 still
adding 10 hI- GIFT - the nation. and some
time ago hc decided tina, Mr. CoN should
IN. represented tl.sr. and commissioned B
ham O. de- the present work
Mr. Evai- thought that Mr. COX should
h. represented ~ his decorative work 7
Tor which h.. - nu-t widely known and /.
Mr Cox suggested that he produce "A
modification II one 1t the impartant .
details 81 his big decoration IN th" Essex |
County Court HOUSE al newark Y .
Mr. Evans aRreed The Decoration i. the .
one inscribed Under the rule - law
inspired 10y Justice. peace and Prosperity
From the larger work Mr. COX has taken
IN. figure representing Prosperity. with ,
attendant details Of landsoaps and pro-
position which ~ not a replica IT that at
Newark. hut "A similar expression ~ that
motive rather freely restudied The new
canvas IL entitled Plenty a natural
outgrowth u prosperity.
Carroll BeckWith's coming exhibition
and auction IL his paintings and studio
and household effects. prior Ia his de-
IArture from New York to take a studio
in Rome. will bs the first event II this
sort arranged 10y AN American artist IN
a long time. Mr. BeCkwIth has bean
commended for his boldness even nv
some who are surprised at IT, III thus
inviting public competition AZ an unr,-
-tr,ctsi public sale. for tho public has
not hsrn wont to turn with the same
avidity 20 the works Of an American
artist ~ - those of foreigner The
sale however. will eliCtt interest a.
general ConverSation shows. and the
display ~ the artists accumulated paint
ngs will awaken associations m widely
scattered directions Mr. B.ckwith WINS
turning over some ~ his works the. other
day when he came tn an Interesting head
My my said he. there il Miss Blank
She used 90 he on" of the hest known
models m New Work. and "A good on.
She ~ Mrs. Blank now. marriei wears
ago and now Is the mother - five grown
children.
artIcl" entitled Lot vs. smh,-!y the Amer
can spirit IN our 9rch't"ctur'. in which
the writer ss.v-.
We herr ~ America ara not haaring
the hur,i"n oG empire "" IRE not s,ddIed
with q monarchy Wa are q p.opl.. rttJ..d
bv a u"opl" eat least We think va arr, +
and "" arr uu' ~" to oar environments
" hen "" allow or architectural IDEAL
tn h. eNprc-~s'd ~ Imper.l terms or I'm
terms indeed II any other life or civiliIa-
Z ION than or own W. may make mis-.
takes IN our attempts 10 find ourselves.
IN oar "t'"wpts To IT, sinc'r,. IA our .S
pr'~Siou 81 Ourselves IN architecture but
such fulSt7kr- cannot r'In thefn-.lves IN
n - gr nj o., W'-t.ik" ~ ~" huge Joke
~" -'''tn tu %" PLAYING on ourselves 10 nuv
public aud domestic grt
That 'h"-" hurtful influences have gon.
alr'sdy 100 t'T ~ only too evident when
on" cnnt"mplatr- the in=tnc.rltv and
intellectual prostitution manifested IN
certain commercial ruildiuRS Of rnonu-
R.nttl tvp" which the public has ac-
c.pted With eguanimity II not approval
Why r-duc" everything evsrvwher. to
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