Evening star., 1928-11-18
NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS
Original Drawings on View Dunthorne Gallery-Local
Craftsmen to Hold an Exhibition of Their Work-Other
Notes of Washington Artists

Francesca BartoIozzi was born il
1925, the son of goldsmith of Flor
ence. In 1864 he went to England ant
soon after was appointed engraver Il
the King, with a munificent salary o.
$500 a year. In 1902 he accepted thi
post of director of the National Acad
emy of Lisbon. where he died in 1915
According to some authorities, Bar
toloZZi's engravings of the H0lbeir
drawings were not entirely satisfactory
| at the time OF their production. bu
/ it is difficult to understand how they
| could have been better, for certainly
/ they give, in an amazing way, the i'm.
/ preston of the original work. trans
/ lating Holbein'S freedom of line, Won
/ derful power of expression, and sure
ness and delicacy of touch. The peo-
pie who are portrayed are as real anc
! vital, as distinct personalities as those
| of our own time and day. Here. through
particularly intimate medium, one
meets and becomes acquainted with
the lords and ladies of the court OF
Henry VIII, not as shadows, but as
| real people.
Note should be made of Holbein'S
amazing TRANSCRIPTION of detail-the
costumes of the ladies, their jewels
their headdreSSeS-all are perfectly por-
trayed And in this connection it is
interesting to know that Holbein was
not only great painter, a great por-
traitist, but also a designer of jewelry
of sword hiltS, of medals and silver
cups. and that to this work he bent
his genius with apparent willingness
and unabated enthusiasm.
To those who cannot enjoy the priv
ilege of knowing at first hand Holbein S
oxI,iV1 of
acquaintance through the BartoloZEi
engravings should indeed be welcome.
THE Washington Society of Arts and
Crafts announces an exhibition
and sale at the Dunthorne Gallery
from November 10 to December 3,
opening this afternoon with a pre-
view from to 6, to which the public
is invited The exhibition will comprise
jeweny, handbound books. copper, pew
ter, pottery, weaving, batik, etc. every
article selected by competent jury.
Washington can claim a number OF
very Skillful art craftsmen, and 1t is
earnestly hoped that they win, through
the medium of this exhibition, be given
by the Washington public the patronage
their work deserves.
THE exhibition of paintings by W. B.
E. Rankin, British artist, which
opened at the Yorke Gallery last week,
will continue for still fortnight.
Mr. Rankin comes to Washington
with not only excellent work but fine
credentials. Sir Joseph Duveen has
commented on his choice of subjects
as well as his manner of Interpretation.
calling attention to the fact that the
tendency of the day is to exalt the
ugly and to preserve the common
place, whereas Mr. Rankin's pictures
set before US the Sumptuous beauty of
certain regal interiors, preserving for
all time the memory of the picturesque
and stately life of which they made
the background.
Mr. Rankin paints both in water
color and in oil, using whichever
medium seems best suited to the SUBJ
ject in hand. For instance. his pictures
of the state apartments in the royal
palace at Madrid. where the color is
strong, reds predominating he has
painted in oils, but his transcriptions
of the interior of the Certosa Chapel
at Capri, in cool gray, are in water
color There are few who handle the
latter medium more skillfully than ne.
and the two chapel interiors, to which
reference has just been made are ex-
quisite works showing beautiful surface
treatment and brilliant command Of
medium
Mr. Rankin is making in this country
characteristic portraits of the homes
of some of our own wealthy citizens,
and one of the most attractive of the
pictures in this exhibition is of Joseph
Widener's dining room. This, too, is
in water color, and, besides being an
accurate representation, is atmospheric
and toneful in effect. These works
bring to mind Walter Gays beautiful