Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-04-23
Ceredo Woman's Club.

Noman's club, which had beer
postponed on account of the recent
t'o disas cr, was most successful.
ly carled out at the home of Mrs.
/. Howard Winters on the evening
OF Apul Il.
Corot, the Poet.Pdi ter of Na.
are" wa the subject of well ex-
eeuted an pleasjngly rem lered pa.
per by Mrs. j. X. Gieske. Ia a
brief and incidental personal sketch
Mrs Gieske spoke of Corot "a be-
ing Parisian born an bred, but OF
humble p .ren;aSe. Late in life he
came into hls work aud fame. He
was favored by fortune in realizlr q
pecuniary benefits from the sale of
his pictures, but his posthumous
lame is not as great as that Of few
other French artists. In her criticism
of his productions it was pointed
"ui that among the many beauties
revealed and eXqisite poesies dis.
close IN hi hundreds of pictures,
viii be found that happy vein
throughout rejecting the sweet and
gentle personality which was CO.
ro's.
Ia discussing the Influences which
determined the bent of Corots ar
tistic career, due credit was given
to his first teacher, MIchallon, for
instillmS into the mind of his pu-
pill the value of living close to ma
ture and tru,hfully rendering the
impression received. But at the
same time ii was shown that Cor IT'S
heroic and idyllIc treatment Of land
scapes placed him at variance with
the realism of his noted teacher.
"A later teacher, Bertrn, no was
pure classci5t, failed to effect Co
rot's choice and treatment of sub
'cts, but did improve his careless,
sketcby execution in teaching him
the value of precision in drawing
and the foundation of composition,
As 10 choice OF subject it wa stat-
ed that while Corot frequently
pointed figure subjects his most
characterisJic and successful work
was in laadsc pc his prediction
being for shadowy scenes, for YER
nal and autumual vapors, for mead
ows and bushy trees wrapped IN
dull atmosphere. His production.
are strongly marked by this singu
larly subtle phase OF nature being
the mal cf all others who could
paint the transparency Of atmos-
phere, dueky twill ht and rosy dawn,
the aqueous yapors of rivers and
lakes aud the mists of the valley.
The following lin from the pa
per express a true appreciation OF
his genius and fine Interpretation
Of his art:
"Corot loved to paint the early
spring, v hen the outnost twigs up
on the branches put forth little
leaves Of tender green which quiyer
in every breath Of air. lie had
wonderful power Of rendering the
effect Of the tiny blades Of grass
that spring up in the flower enamel
ed meadows Of June. lie delight
ed IN the borders of stream where
tall bushes bend toward the water.
Corot belonged TO a school Of paint
ers who possess what is called
'charm Before one Of his can
vases one stops involuntariIy. It
breathes forth 20 much honesty and
simple radiance. IL has not been
painted by cold-blooded skill, but
has painted itself. Ii is interesting
to know Corot's explanation Of this.
There are days when it is ] who
pant; in. those days the work is
bad. The days when il is not an
angel has come and painted for me;
then it is good. The spirit in which
thing is done is almost everything
"To sum up the general charac-
ter of CoIots work it may be said
that It is one Of ioyousness, fresh.
ness and grace, The word that best
describes him is serene-serene as
man, serene as an artist. What
he sought to repro 0duce was an inn
preston Of serenity 1t is IN his
pure and placid ponds, IN the mists,
too, which fioat over their surfaces;
aud il IS in his sunsets. lie loved
best those serene hours just before
1.-THE rising Of the Sun and those