Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-28

Jersey shore. The sunset glow illumineS
the sky and throws into strong relief "a
ferryboat. which is halfway between
shores. Strangely unlike the New York
of today is the skyline which appears
above the water front. Trinity tower
looms supreme; no skyscraper had yet
dared threaten its supremacy. Above
the city, pale but clear-cut. is seen the
crescent moon. The picture is signed Nv.
Richards" but the signature is identical
with that of William Z. Richards and
there is little doubt that it is his work.
A T the Venable Gallery there is now on
= exhibition a painting By Miss kath
crime Wiley of Tennessee, who received
one of the principal awards at the recent
Knoxville exposition. 1t is a scene on a
veranda' in midsummer; there is group
of young people. two girls On one side, a
lad and an older girl on the other. one Is
reading aloud. The portion of the piazza
where the group is seated is shaded by
a curtain of vines, but beyond it lies
STEPPED in sunlight. 1t is clever piece
of painting and an attractive theme. the
paint is. handled freely and knowingly !;
the color employed is fresh and telling.
There is suggestion of the Benson man
ner, but not to objectionable extent.
To find artists painting that which is
near at hand and typical of cotemporary
iilt Is, uioIeoNei, d. lOptIul S4SH hiSS
Wiley is not especially well known as yet
in the eastern cities, but her work has
exceptional promise
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THE picture which Max Weyl contrib
uted TO the recent exhibition OF co
temporary paintings at the Corcoran Gal
lery was sold on the last day of the ex-
hibition to a Washingtonan. Both the
owner and Mr.. Weyl are to be congratu-
lated-it Is an excellent picture. On ac-
count of illness in his family Mr.. Weyi
has not been able to give his undivided at
tention to his painting this winter, but he
has recently finished very attractive and
characteristic picture of the lowlandS of
showing glow of light, but is simple i'll
composition and broadly treated
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JAMES HENRY MOSER has been MAX
ing a number of water colors of WASH
ington in winter-or, at least of some OF
the environs of Washington in winter.
He has painted two or three pictures of
the Virginia hills, snow clad, and one of
the city itself, seen from Georgetown
Heights, lying as it were, i'm the lap of
the hills. lie has also transcribed the
marshes at twilight. the clouds heavy and
curtainlike. the sun breaking through
above the horizon just it sets In the
foreground one sees a little winding
stream. Mr.. Moser is much occupied at
present with preparations for the annual
exhibition of the Washington Water Color
Club. of which he is president This eN-
hibition will open in "A few eks and VIII
include not only local work, but work of
well known out-of-town water colorists,
such. for example, as Mr.. Smell, presf-
dent of the New York Water Color Club.
1t is always an event of much interest.
A n equestrian statue of Washington
"A has just been modelled by J. Mas
sey Rhind of New York for Washington
Park, Newark. 1t represents Washing
| ton standing on an eminence beside his
horse, instead of mounted, as usual If
| the statue is to terminate vista it will,
| one may believe from a published photo
graph, be very effective At least in
style 1t is an innovation,
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MR.. ANR MRS. CARL SMITH are CIV
| AVA ing a studio tea this afternoon, the
/ first in their new studio in the Lehman