The Washington times., 1922-04-09

six months. 7 told him was from
New York. and that they wouldn't
take six months to do anything
In New York;
After securing rather unwilling
permission. Mr.. Powell studied his
picture well. then prepared his
canvas. blocking in the rough out.
lines, and returend TO the gallery.
where he found crowd gathered
TO watch what this bold American
would accomplish.
They asked him how long he
would take 10 copy the Turner. and
he answered. '.rwo daysg'' All were
skepticsi. but he set to work. and
soon the gallery became so crowd
ed with abservers that the guard
suggested roping Off the people.
BY o'clock this American
painter had achieved already what
seemed a wonderful reproduction
of the original. and wnen the nsxt
day he took away with him the
finished Turner copy. the guard at
the door said warmly. 1T have seen
hundreds Of copies Of that Turner
picture taken from this gallery,
but yours is che very best with one
exception-Edward Moran. Of New
York"
MORAN HIS TEACHER.
II told him." resumed Mr..
Powell. shat Moran was my
teacher. After that. made two
more copies OF the Turner. and sold
them. and could have sold many
more"
Turner's greatest picture. In
the National Gallery at London.
is The old Temeraire." famous
battle. ship towed to her last
berth. q grave beneath the waves.
OF this painting, which celebrates
a noted incident In the battle Of
Trafalgar under Nelson, Rnskin
wrote, mo ruin was ever 90
affecting as this sliding Of this
vessel 10 her grave. The setting
sun images for the the departing
glory Of the old vessel. while the
, first quarter OF the new moon
represents the sscendancy of
steam power over the old wooden
ships, with their sweep OF canvas
sail. as seen In the tug towing
the vessel into port. There seems
to be sadness, too, in the old sun
as he takes his last farewell of
the fighting ship he has so often
companioned In the deep"
We are fortunate in having, In
our own National Gallery OF art,
a splendid Turner Landscape, the
gift of Ralph Cross Johnson.
ESQ. representing the BAY OF
Baie," lovely spot which was q
famous watering-place of the
ancient Romans. r
Lucien Powell. our "Amsricsn
Turner" spent some time In
London. where he made many
friends. taught painting. and sold
his pictures. both American and
English scenes. and two of his
works were bought by the Arch
bishop OF Canterbury. who had q
fine collection.
II was at that time that Powell
came TO be called the American
Turner" a weli-deserved title
which he has retained. For in
Luoisn Powsil's pictures there In
that gorgeous magnificencs OF
color, that dir~ctness OF styis.
that Immediate Response 10
Nature IN her wonderful color
combinations and effects. which
made Turner so famous. and
which at first no baffied the
phlegrnatic British mind Of a
hundred years ago that II could
not appreciate Turner until
Rusltin had interpreted him, and
assured the English that they had
In Turner a glorious new color
ist. the like Of whose work had
never before been seen.
PRIDE OF BRITISH ART.
Now the Turner room In the
National Gallery at London Ia the
pride Of British art
II you wtsh 20 get q bss color
thrill, SO 70 ths Art Club and see
the glowing osnvsses OF Lucien
Powell. See the 'rPyrnnids and
the sphinx" at sunsst. ''vsoics."
with the woidcn light falling
on the old palaces and oathsdrais
ot the GRAND Canal, -csiro,- with
ninsrets and towers; -santa So
phia In constsnt,nopie." the
Grand Canyon IT'S ysiiowx and
oranges tempered into burnt UNI
bsr and pale shadows, snystsry and
magic all combined,
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