Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-21
x NEWS AND NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS y

rary American paintings. This contains
not only lists Of books, but magazine
articles and is in fact very complete
and comprehensive photography.
| To students of American art as Well as
to those who wish better acquaintance
with the art of individual painters repre-
scented in the current exhibition this list
will prove of the utmost value. Nearly
all the books and periodicals referred to
may be found in the Public Library. The
residue may be found in the Library of
Congress. Art Reading Room or in the
artists files of the Corcoran Gallery of
Art, which are very complete and may be
consulted by those specially interested
much has been published on the subject
of American painters and painting.
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MONDAY and Tuesday of this week
AVA the equestrian statue of Gen. Sedg-
wick, which is to be erected on the bat
tlefield at Gettysburg by the state Of Con-
necticut, was exhibited in the studio of
the sculptor, II. X. Bush Brown. Work
on this statue has been in progress for
two years and is but just terminated by
the casting Of the statue in plaster prior
to it's being cast in bronze. The statue
shows Gen. Sedgwick mounted on
strong, fine steed, holding his reins in his
left hand and resting his right hand on
his hip. His face is turned to the right.
hir attitude is erect and soldierly. He sits
easily but firmly In his saddle and be-
tween rider and horse there seems to be
perfect sympathy and understanding. The
modelling IS strong and firm, the construc-
ton good, the total effect pleasing. AS a
work of art it is conservative. frank and
sound, and 1t has dignity. Undoubtedly
it will be ranked with Mr.. Bush Browns
best sculpture.
A N exhibition of pictures of Panama
and Cuba, Florida, Bermuda and
Nassau by William Pretyman opened in
the Moore galleries this week and will
continue until the 18th of December
The collection comprises sixty-one water
colors, all of which are rendered in a
high key. They are individual and inter-
esting, charming in color and unique in
treatment. The pigment is used rather
dryly and crisply, and in most instances
clear color is employed. Broad surfaces
are rendered in broken strokes, but not
as the impressionists would do tin
small irregular dabs-but with hubby
spots. Sometimes this gives the effect of
a mosaic, but more often 1t suggests pot
terry or porcelain glaze.
Furthermore. the impression is given
that the scenes are rendered In miHia-
ture or. in fact. that they have been
so viewed. as if the artist had looked
through the large end OF opera glasses
and painted what he saw. And yet many
of these little scenes are peculiarly de-
lightful. sparkling. colorful. gull OF light
and air. really brilliant and bewitching.
1t must be confessed that aside from
curiosity in great engineering work and |
a work Of international Importance the
pictures of the canal at Panama are of
all the least attractive. and yet supple
menting Joseph Pencils Autographs
they give an excellent knowledge of the |
aspect of the place. Mr.. Pretyman's
strength lies not however, in craftsman |
ship or in illustration, but in the use Of |
color and the employment Of a rather |
unusual technique.
TOHN FLANAGAN of New York, the |
J sculptor. by the way. of the hand |
some ornamental clock in the rotunda of |
the Library of Congress. has just finish |
ed q portrait in relief of the late Sam |
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