Evening star., 1937-12-12
Art Campaign Gains Fauor
As Tenth Set Sale Is Begun
Balloting Puts 'The Ford by Lorrai',,
in Tie With Leonardo da Vu,ci's
Immortal Mona Lisn.'

Recent picture releases in The Stars s
art appreciation campaign-the works
of English and French artistS-are
gaining in popularity, the 10 test tabu-
lation of art ballots revealed today
as the tenth set of color reproductions
went on general sale At the art booth
in The Star Building.
Since the previous ballot count,
Claude Lorrain's beautiful landscape,
THE Ford" which appears in the
third group of Star prints, has gone
into a tie with Leonardo da Vinci's
immortal Mona Lisa" as the most
popular picture issued thus far.
The Star and the National Com
mittee for Art Appreciation present
for the tenth week of the campaign
four paintings by noted French ar
lists of the late 10th and early goth
-post-impressionists who ad-
vanced the new-found freedom in
colors to greater heights.
They are:
The Blue Vase" by Paul Cezanne,
a famous painting that number of
Washingtonians have anticipated for
many weeks.
BY the Seashore." by Auguste Rem
Or, depicting beautiful lady in blue
sitting by the side of the sea.
Tahitian Women" by Paul Gau-
guin, globe-trotting artist whose ca
reer reads like thrilling novel
The Drawbridse," by Vincent van
Gogh.
Last Group Well Received. l
These follow the ninth set of four
french impressionist works, Two
Dancers" by Degas; After the Hunt -
by Courbet; THE Seine Near Areen-
teuil," by Monet, and Third Glass
Carriage" by Daumier, which have
enjoyed fine public reception during
the past week.
The Stars campaign opened with
Tour paintings of modern American n
art, and for the second week reverted
10 the Italian Renaissance. Since
tnen, succeeding releases have brought
the multi-color reproductions of ia
nous paintings through the eras of
art from the Renaissance to the turn
OF the Goth century.
FOR those who wish to make Christ.
mas gifts of the complete set of 4s
reproductions offered by The Star anc
tne National Committee, The Star ha.
placed complete packages on sale a;
the art booth, Each package includes
tne IL weekly lessons in art apprecia.
ton by DR.. Bernard Myers of New
York University and the collectors
portfolio.
otherwise the regular release dates
Tor the sets will be observed in &C.
cordance with requirements of the
national Committee and sets Nos. II
and II will come out next week ano
the following week. respectively.
Leadership of Mona Lisa" and
lhe Ford" in balioting for the fs.
vorlte reproduction of campaign fol-
lowers does not indicate altogethe,
that frst impressions have been last.
ing Their popularity is undisputed
but recently issued pictures are max
Ing stronger showing in the voting
Jan Vermeer Work Popular.
The outstanding third is another
early picture, Young Woman With a
Water Jug" by Jan Vermeer, famous
Dutch master, renowned for his clear
technique and well-deflned lines.
Mona Lisa" came with the second
picture set, the Italian Renaissance
group; THE Ford" in the fourth
set showing Baroque painting of the
l7th century and the Vermeer in the
fifth group Of Flemish and Dutch
works Of the same century.
Other pictures on sale a short time
but showing popularity, are: Madame
Charlotte du val DOgnes," by David
"Wheelwright's Yard at the Side OF
the Seine" by Corot, and Autumn
landscape by Millet, all in the eighth
set; Broken Eggs" by Greuze, and
The Banjo Player" by Watteau, sew
enth set
The sixth set, presenting four great
English artists of the 18th century,
Is the most popular group. Mrs.
Grace Dalrymple Elliott" by Gains
borough, in this group, and Bouchers
Madame de Pompadour," in the sew
enth set. rate with Mona Lisa" as
the most popular portraits. The
Ford is far and away the landscape
choice of art lovers, with "Seacoast," !"
by the English artist, Bennington, Sec
ond
Students Model Paintings.
Meanwhile, students at Langley
Junior High School are enjoying the
living reproductions of Star pictures
presented in special assembly by the
OBJ class in art appreciation. The