Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS
Two Interesting Exhibitions Dunthorne Gaery-Poo-
graphs of Classic Villas-A New Portrait
by Eben F. Comins.

her innate love of color naturally
led her into the field of garden pho
Biography, in which she is now making
an unqualified success. Early in 1925
she sailed for the Mediterranean to
spend some months with her camera
among the gardens OF southern Eu-
rope, France and England. The pho
tographs which will be exhibited and
the illustrations for her lecture are
the results Of this trip. Her garden
photographs have been shown in the
leading art galleries of the country.
Miss Johnston studied art in the
Academy Julien in Paris and the Art
Students League of Washington, and
| thus helped to develop her feeling for
composition and the perfect color
sense with which she is richly en-
| dowed. Her ambitions were originally
| to be an illustrator, but she turned to
| photography later as a medium of ar.
tiStic expression and attained her pro-
| ficiency in the laboratories of the
| Smithsonian Institution. In the Paris
| exposition Of 1900 she received a gold
| medal and the rare distinction of a
| decoration from the French govern.
ment, the Palmes Academiques.
4 X X X
EBEN +. COMINS has lately COM
- .pleted an interesting portrait
study of what he himself terms the
finest type of young American man.
hood 1t is an extremely interest
ing work, the head and features
strongly modelled, vital expressive;
the coat and shirt barely indicated,
yet sufficiently; the position of the
head on the canvas giving indication.
in connection with q very few well
placed lines, of broad shoulders and
height of stature.
Mr.. Comins is at present at work
upon four important portrait com
missions.
TN THE Smithsonian Building, under
- the auspices of the United States
National Museum, there opened on
January to continue to January 20
a special exhibition of unusual in.
terest. This consists of "a French
color prints of the eighteenth CEN
fury, lent by Arnold Seligmann, Rey
& Co, Inc, of New York and Paris.
Some Of the artists represented had
much to do with the DEVELOPMENT of
the art of color printing from aqua
tint plates, for instance J. F. Janinet
Q752-1S13) introduced color printing
into France. He Is often credited
with the invention Of the process. but
color-printS were being made 80 years
before he was born by Jacob Chris
topic LeBlon 1670-1740). who used
mezzotint plates.
"Janinet," says Mr. Tolman, chief
of the graphic arts division Of the
National Museum, Should probably
be given the credit of adapting aqua.
tint to color printing. He used up to
eight different plates to obtain his
color effects. Louis p. Debucourt
Q756-1S32) brought the art to it's high.
est perfection in Francel He Is repre-
sented by nine examples. The print
which is considered his masterpiece
La Promenade Publique,' is in fine
condition and an excellent example of
the art. Louis Bonnet -735-1793) is
renresented by three prints; he is
credited with being one of the in
ventors of the crayon manner of
printing in colors. His prints imi-
tate closely drawings in crayons.
GILES Demarteau 1722.1T76) worked
in somewhat similar manner. He is
sometimes said to have invented
stipple engraving. Other engravers
with work in this exhibition are J. B.
Chapuy lab. 1760-1s02): Louis LIE
Occur (fourished about 179O-181O):
1hai AOS h. DCoEOuL LIS GtOo'LoZW, anu
Gerard Videl d742-1S04)" Mr. Tolman
adds Interestingly: Genuine color
prints never were very common, as it
takes much time to print them, and
they have been always popular and
the older they become the scarcer
they become. TIL old prints like the
ones in this exhibit have become of
high commercial value-really collec-
tors pieces"
A fuller description of this interest
ing exhibition will follow later.