Evening journal., 1915-10-04
ashley PAINTINGS
Greatly admired
Free Art Exibit in Hotel
du Pont Will Continue
All Week
MANY BEAUTIFUL
CANVASES SHOWN


enjoyed the private view Of the pic
lures Of Clifford W. Ashley. one Of the
leading Of the coterie OF Pyle artists.
in the rose room OF the Hotel DUPONT,
on Saturday evening. Fully 400 per-
sons thronged the rose room from
early until late in the evening Many
came after the theatre. while others
came directly from dinner and re-
mained until the arrival of the
theatre patrons.
The exhibit Of Mr.. Ashley's paint
ings comprises one of the most beau
tiful and altogether delightful group
Of paintings that has ever been shown
IN this city. While most OF the
paintings are marine views, there
are a number OF landscapes that are
noteworthy examples OF the artists
best work
The exhibition comprises IN all IS
paintings. They are divided into
seven groups, there being the Naush-
on series, Nantucket Lightshi pserles.
Chatham series, Cuttyhunk series. ia.
maica series, Caribbean fishermen,
water colors and Jamaica sketches.
Each Of the series came in for It's
full share Of praise. and those who
attended united In declaring all OF the
paintings 20 be Of special merit. After
viewing the really excellent work Of
Mr.. Ashley one is not at all surprised
TO learn that this Wilmington artist
has already won a reputation in the
foremost art circles in tho east, hav-
ing had a number Of his canvascs ac.
cepted by the Philadelphia Academy
OF Fine Arts and in the leading gal
leries IN New York city. Boston and
other cities that are noted art centres.
Mr.. Ashley paints with a brilliant
brush and his work shows tho crafts
manship and imagination Of the real
artist. That his exhibition Is prov
ing OF special merit was proven on
Saturday evening when six OF his
paintings were sold Those who
bought pictures we're Irenee DUPONT.
who bought "lnshore at Nightfall."
one OF the Chatham Series; William
r Sellers. who bought water color.
Coming To Anchor;" Mrs. Eugene
DUPONT who purchased "Cuttyhunk
Cliffs J. b. Nields. who bought
Gray Headland,' ono, OF the Guilty
hunk series; II. G. Tallman who
purchased Surf. Chill and Windy
Day" and A. Felix DUPONT bought
Tho Message of the Bottle"
All the pictures Of the exhibition
arc for sale. There are a number
of canvases that. are OF special
beauty and appeal. For instance Il
would be safe TO say that no picture
IN tho exhibition attracted more gen
oral attention than did one entitled.
Lifting Mists." which was ono Of
the Nantucket Lightship series. This
canvas showed the opalescent mists
over a sea. the ever changing colOrs
OF which are realistically depicted by
the imaginative brush Of Mr. Ashley.
Through the misls are seen the vague
outlines OF the sails and hull of a
schooner.
Another picture that called forth
much admiration was one entitled,
"The Haunted Pool" This paint
ing made an especial appeal In the
hallowcd and intense silence that
dominated H. which keynote was re-
markably carried out by the coolness
and depth of the forest that came
down 70 the very edge Of the pool and
IN the reflection Of the trees in the
still water which was realistically
done
Several of the canvases which had
already been purchased by persons
hero were loaned for tho exhibition.
Those who loaned canvases were
Mrs. Alexis 7. dupont, Mrs. Irenee
DUPONT and Mrs r. Coleman dupont
The exhibition will remain omen
every day this week from 10 o'clock
IN the morning until 10 o'clock at
night. II is open to the public there
being no charge OF admission. Miss
Mary NJ Stabler. Of Sandy Spring.
and Miss Mary Boyd. Of Washington,
d. c.. will be in charge Of the pic
lures every day.
Among those seen at the private
view on Saturday evening were Chan
collor and Mrs. Charles M. Curtis
y Miss Lydia Chichester, Miss Mildred
'Hoopes. Mr.. and MIS-. William C. Nes.
bltt, Edgar NJ. Hopes. Mr.. and Mrs
Oscar r. Jackson. Miss Martha Ma,
Eliot and Miss Susan Charming I4y
man both of Boston. who came Will
the Jacksons. Mrs. Francis y. Rum
ford, Mrs. l.. V. r. Philips, Mrs. WI
liam p. Webb. Miss Miriam Webb. thl
Misses Eleanor and Louisa Johnson
Mrs. Eugena DUPONT Mrs Willar,
Salisbury. Mr. and Mrs. Charles l.
Candee. Mr.. and Mrs. Clawson S
Hammitt. Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Birl
Colonel and Mrs. George A. Elliott
tho Misses Cornolia and Elizabetl
Draper. Miss Virginia Reese. Mrs
Horace Thayer. Mr. and Mrs Charles
Warner. Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett Jeffer
son Hart. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis I. du
Pont. Miss Eleanor Bush, Mr. anl
Mrs Christopher l.. Ward. Miss Anna
Ferris. Mr.. and Mrs. John Bancroft
Mrs. e. Tatnall Warner. Mr.. and Mrs
W. II. ID. Koerner. Mrs. Ferdinand l.
Gilpin. Miss Emily. p. Bissell. Mrs
Charles G. Rumford. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Copeland. Irenee DUPONT and
Nr. and Mrs. A. Felix dupont