George Wishart : Art Notes

6faietV of ..Artiste. Pourth Annual trxbibition. (mirth annum exhibitem of the New ty of Arlene, In the Town Hall, bas on 34 WAIN Stialtt Ill Paintitr UM hi the room formerly ocamesed Our Art Gallery. The cthilittion 'coot- patio 'favourably with teat year's both In the quantity and quality of .the work, hat them Is no doubt that the water 'thloto artists are much stronger than the petetere, in tills. Thu oils bre %aird by several defects, many Of Whitt OVUM to be peculiar to half a doom exhibitors. Queensland scenery, raper rally marine and sky effects, is often very klyidr: and in Ming to *Gain this, a' ember of the exhibitors have spoilt whist otherwise might have been prefeeworthe efforts. . the mar- ine pictures, the truest is Mr. 11, G. Burt's "Outwit' lifound"-a pit- tete representing so ocean Neer making lash way to sea. "Outward Bound" in probably the forerunner of inure and ex- cuileet wort. "Cape Moreton" (Charles in) in contrast is Comparatively un- toting. The wave effet; are good, butthe foam is ballil, and the atmosphere is unlike thut at daughter. l'he portrait is really the best 'ape Moreton. A n anny picture piece ofwork that Idr. Fristrom has ims siokcies c,,, ,up.it aria Mr. Ma- done ; the liken** isgood, the present - tulle's, progress In his art iv distinetly went life -like, and the colouring and Wenn thenhy. Another picture desert,. craftenutneldp g erally are worthy of :Mg of coinineadation le Mr. Carseldine's warm commenda.tion. The picture is a "Drinking Moe." Although the trees in distinct acquisition to the gallery. the..front nrn tallier elle alai heavy, still the sky and clouds and their reflections In I my Stater are much better than ordin- ary. Mr. CrIst rom shows some geed work, "kelvin Grove" is flu pretty little gone at the tramway terminus, and J' A', Bend or the River, South Brisbane," la :Also good. Ott. 'Wishart's "Cutting Locerne. Fairfield," although wood as to eMeSsiting, shows a colouring which is ?hurdle Quicasiand like. Of the flower yStatctirs, the best a study of "La Feistier, Roses," by Miss -th limiter. On the whole there is trio little originality dh the' exhibition, and too much weak- Itees. The moonlight scenes and the sesame are too much alike, both in dee-v- ine, enieeeition, anti colouring. . Of the water colours Ik beautiful sped - ..men of Japaneve art, "A Dead Shot," Is by .1. ffitsagi (tent by Mr. Coleloug10. AI Japanese lame with its occupants (MO sthotieg In realistically portrayed. .and the picture may hr quoted as a model 'of what such work bhould he. Mr. Wirth tie. rep, own teal by several pictures, "The 'tolled Melee Garden." 'A Bit of South. 'bre Queenisiand.." which is hardly up to More f rtunate Holman Hunt, the last his usual Seiandaril, "Moreton Bar' of the has celebrated his "Sandgete," ere. 'Mr. E. Colelougles 80W1 year, in the full enjoyment of all hie eTeitet the .(ileaminer and the Murk" senors. Not t him is it" dark, dark 41,1ther Blithe* River) Is true in draw. amid the blaze of noon," but in the serene Mg. and Orel to colouring. Another work evening of hie d re the world's great pie - of hle, worth, of much praise, is turnbook hi Mill open and clear to him. Lire Gilded by the Golden Gleam" (Ma- Most, oP theme who were associated with creche Rivers Other water colours of I 'him in his loaner days have goee on be - 't are "Ocratl Beach, Marooehy" (M. I fore, but She present generation has not Portrait had, lip; far as 'unit be Temente Slititchelll, "A Lemon' (Pratte CVirthi. s been slow to honour the eminent artiet, itered. al wars beset in the notseenon of sd.."'Otim Trees" 1(1. 5', ('areeldine) obese, fame wax mude before they had the laffigate famifet, who, come generations portraits, of which (hero are only much concern with art. It may not be fete ' ago. migrated from Warwickshire. By his advice, the Messes .Ludgate fomented the picture to Cluaehe a where it was. ex- amined, and pronounced to be the 'earliest portrait extant of Shakspeare. ving been painted- when lie was about 29. Christie'ir, it issaid, valued the Workt at between three and four thousand pounds, and, on the picture being returned; the 3broes Ludsrate depcmited it for safety in the -In the Mack nut(whit, drawinc Dante Tioeetti was. cloven from _public ex- , bank. The panel iseel -f et and the por- r a r air ge era y mown at these exhibitions. Undoubtedly e best is that of Mr. Colelough (hp I: ',00 ;Olt Plastron's). Altheugh somewhat Stiletto many good points quite make up ;for oily apparent Selects. The rani, artist's portrait of Mr. III L. Barnett, in regalia as Deputy District ((rand Man. !tesr of Freemasons' Is o good likeness, and WIll tt et The Brisbane branch of the Theosophiral I' - )'any people buy Pieta ""a SUPPOOd tge OW masitere and find out too late: t they my but forgeries. Ie if to adjust twitter* fate micaeionally ye, .11e people le get) fur a song picture. which are i afterwards found to be worth thousands. By "1 N AMI." A ?tither pathetic story of that kind 30 owe. from Geneva. A poor family lied In finding a place for local art in the in their posemilion picture which they Nationul Gallery the trusties are offer of an ex theafght was a genuhue Murillo. They ing an encouragement to individual are submitted it to the jud oil. tests, and are giving a elinuilus to the ,pert, 811(1 he pronounce, it to be of no study and practice of painting generally. What incentive can there 'be, if the re a The picture Watt then put in on nction room, and sold fora few Thy purchaser resold it for £2 les., told is jury of experte have since' discovered that after till it isa genuine Murillo. THE STUDIO. 'there In only one entry. 'this. all it all the. body; and few of the virtues of Ws ordinary antatenre A beautiful pastel "Y,,oleture Is that of Abe Monteath, " An patine Sky," which is a pretty pro -Stagg! ofthe etinsee eff ct upon clouds. Haven of Rest," in contrast, Is a `quiet little' river scene. ' . Mr. MoroneY shows aease of Queeneo lend pottery, and thought many of (Inc articles are decorated in the old commit-, tional manner, several show a number 'of Benham, metes. Unfortunately thicerre- land clay in almost t coarse feu this sett', and the effi is in not eo good -is hatter material had been itael. bnly piece of sculpture Is the work of err 4. L. la'atte, poitrail bust of Sir Meth Nelena, 41141 in this Mr. Watts 1103 1101 quite done either hie subjebt or lilmselt lee Sic, 9 I, posItory of the art treasures of the coun- try is not open to those who d well in our midst I To feet a picture accepted by the trustees of the National thelery At S110111C1 lie tile blue ribbon for the local turf' and theate came out clearly, The ,After wee cl aned the painters squirt - artist, and a wise .evereise patronage picture is now worth thousands of pounds, in this direction will soon outhe it re. The poor fetidly, whose better judgment gaoled in that light. The establishment was. turned awaY by the expert, should of aspecial section for (local art would have some sort f remedy against him, fill a clear w nt, and give local artiste and if they cannot pet it legal one they an objective wh ch, would be greatly 'Might take II phasteal 011C. EVi(11`11t.1Y prized. pictore experts are not much More re- than mining experts.' 'Chia asbeen recognised 'by the nequi- 'titian ofsmile ofMr. Godfrey Rivera' Every day, says the " Pall Mall Gazette," work, and more lately he the diangiug of new coteries, new associations, gluing up Mr. Oscar Fristronea excellent portrait of amongst the eivihnidastIc Anglo-Saxon Miss l'etrie 311.. Toni Petrie a anther- colony studying art in the 'Latin quarter. One of these isthe Lodge Art League. It is now holding an exhibition exclu- sively furnished by English and Americtut women, The exhibitors, Cr would-be ex- hibitors, are distinguished by a thirst fee criticism. They court the judginent of the expert, even though it should be liarelt, The result is It limited chow of high excellence. M. Jacques Blanche, ea well known in London for his portraits, and M. Lucien Simon, wh are both on the jury, have expressed a keen apprecia- tion f some of the work xhibited. Some studies of children by Miss Beatrice Bows, landscapes byMiss Shames, a Brittany scene byMiss Watkins, it pupil ofM. Douche; an interior by Miss Walters, and a still life by Miss Shore all show talent individuality. iMissi Brodie's bir s and bears in watercolours are quite good. There is some intereating sculpture show- ing how rapidly women isgaining a place for herself in the plastic. arts. 3liss O'Donnel has n admirable bust which Walt shown in last year's Salon nd attracted considerable attention. Miss Mord pre - Bents, with great sympathy and insight, the traits ofen Italian peasant' woman, whilst the animal studies of Miss Wallace in plaster and bronze are strong and char- acteristic. Professor johannee embitter, themi- nent Dresden sculptor. has gone blind. After a Inc rematkaltly rich inwork of, world-wide fame, Ode itfflietion het. come upon 'him in his 80 year. "All who know \the Saxon capital,' says the "!'ail Mall Ylageete," "will tall to mind Schiller's group f the ,'Four Beason*' which amid cone -Memo) on bite ' Brute. Hecht! Terrace.' overhanging the silvery Elbe. In Vienna, his statue of his great namesake, the poet, isone of the finest public monuments ; and, again, hie 'Bacchus and Ariadue in a ear drawn by Panthers,' executed for the Dresden Court Inates sufficiently testified to the sculp- tor's iire-eminence in his art. Professor Selltiller's last prominent work has been the statue of ' William I.,' unveiled at Wiesbadeu 1804. Now the chisel Is laid aside for ever. What sympathy and great popularity (an do to lighten this cruel blow of fate will assuredly not be wanting." a generally known that limit was associated at one time with, Richard Cobden, who died forty-two years ago. .Ile held a mipor resilient inCobilen's London 11011A0 en designer of talk» patterns. From email begineinge roat things come, awl thealieo designer became a great artist. The pre-Raphaelite liars were days, of stinegle and censure for more than Hunt hibitiorrs. "Minnie was treated more like a felon that a man of noble purpose. 31adox-Brown met with contempt, and dlunt himself Wittl nearly driven. from the Pratt -Felon by ridicule. That, at any rate, is his brief review of the contest --a con- test which ended in triumph. The works of the iutinter of "The Light of the (World" are note valued at £175,000. An interesting discovery-no less than the easiest portrait ofShaluipetre-is re- ported to have been made at Winston, a village ten miles west of Darlington (hay,' the " Daily Chronicle"). Recently a gee- denten staying in the neighbourhood chanced to visit the Bridgewater Arms, kept by some maiden ladies named Lud- gate, and policed in the public room an old panel portrait framed in oak. The trait untouched. -though there am signs of a little worm-eating at one corner. " The Lay Figure" has something to say in the lant "Studio" to band upon the eubjeet ofcolour photography. In, the fanciful dialogue, in which he discusser the twos aini cons of art questions, it had been advanced by "The Practical Man" that Ithe recent discoveries would drive painters arlt ilc.s weangthifbaiertofryor tothiroeispttubadtwilmeoe whof [ad- cent . out of Gm field forever. This in how "The Lay Figme" demonstrates the absurdity cif itit,i,tirmsi in It.en(i),,doinivf.;a.r itelasii,kftueeeunsApn.dpi,S.;!: quell a suggestionie "Tell said that the (Silted the good work f ayoung man- prof -roe of photogrrphing in colour ix going Ie. Cad an Cowper -arid purchased his licit., rkeimIlarpiltemiiiii6Nlionst,i. ellinLinlitnitinsloit acrytellsits,,,n" Kt,uremonofir. tiohten.")tcl,,ramveagoS.1.-eue.mfrromouliolagani,; original etti tidily, for it ismerely It repe- tition of what pew preiltieeseors inigno- rance said when photograph?: was list in- vented. The photograph was certain to molt the portrait painter-has it (lone any- thing of the Imo ? Colour ph tography is going todestroy Ninth -it will not. few men, stil fl el happen o P1'el!' reactto rirt it'i de this.'1 05-ei. sk willll'e'11very- vse it properly. and will Wain fins results Cowper hag just (teen elected 00 Anse- eime of the Royal Aeademv, honour ,Limb falls to a very small number of artists. .....9.4.4.14991.994941449.4. ariesigse 'THE STUDIO. thy " BON AML" '(lie I.s: t -v4 of the Sstioaal At t Gaeta?. n, NeS.W It.e. given c i iderable eteyeragedient to .Atl-irah,iti sit though tt'ds possible that they might Im mute gent National Gallery of (foveae, le without Ill epending their !piety. T fluid in COI parisort IOW 110 money, and us au 'active fader in the promotion of. local art, it is poodically nineexistent. The sy mist b)'. coo doubt. is I hel e, but the wherewithal is o limited that it ia MOW PC. ly Worth talking about. In better (ob it Clay be hoped that those in control will be able le emulate a thient move bY their proteo pis in Sydney. Lately the latter Inner is -tied a eiretiter or uothe to art tide, imnMinting Ihat Miring the next two years they will consider the purchase ef two ill' more works -painting* ofthe less koown mud more remote weenery of, the Commonwealth and New Zealand -- each year lit prices not exceeding £100 for each oil, and not exceeding .I.15 foe eget: water colour. It is not clear wits' Cher the privilege is confined to artists resident in N.S.W.. or whetiher it is open to devotees of the bruah iti the whole wide expanse of the Commonwealth. in- tending conipet dors may iweerlain that by writing. to Mr. (I. V. F. Mono, Die sotto'. tar)'. One condition is that the teeth mist be now, or at any rate have newer been exhibited before. The lafgeec is net very lavish, but it isoonedeable thet there are ?finny meritorious *Mete iii the Commonwealth, who may enteitio' .1.:100 and II place, in the iNalional Gallery of N.S.W. not unworthy of striving for. That Money mat' be *pent on Australian piet reit without "lowering lime -status of a natiolud colleetiOn is abundantly OVIltellITI1 by the experience ofVictoria. The late Mr. Alfred Felton, a real " lion Mini" to tat, bequeathed a fortune to the Victorian Gallery, which produces £8000 u yen! for expenditure in the purchase of works of art. Not all that hautleame aunt ir divided among Australian ertille, but by the affiliation of a portion of it a minder of Nexeellent pictures have been added in the national collection. In the %verde of ItIr. A. .1. Daplyn, a name reepeeted in 'the brat art centres i Atenralis. " Ow eolltetion has linen enriched by a few fine exemples," tilt. nwAyii, fn It recent article. gives CO interesting description of two of them :--" The first of neer- to be acquired," lie says, "was ltIr. F. M'Cublau.'e "flue Pioneer,' n typical Atia tnrihm work, and a noteworthy example of -the wealth of 'subject to found in One coantry. The picture consists of three panels he one frame, which rat er taker away from the effort. The first repieeeuta the pioneer, hie wife, and baby on their f;' arrival in the primeval forest. Their title Rantse in the bracket -oiled ateiil lie ' mg of the torah, ond the pioneer It fire. The winner' is stated the fermi in the immediate foreground, in n deteeted attitude, thinking no ..mibtof her friends far away. In No. 2 tee Orel ilei pioneer beoorning the settler, f le the lint its butt and the (-tearing made. The man ha seated on a' fallen trunk, his nett that Wm, while his wife, no tenant defected; mends by hie side. In so. 1 we are --a generation after-still in the foresl hut through the trees we see a distant tewie ship. In the forcetrolittil n men kneel., brushing wide the bremblee from a rest's; ernes ha it the lost reeting alas of the original pioneer, or porhere ofthe little baby ? This work will give pleasure both to the artist and the layman ; to the cornier for the freshness of minoring and breadth of treatment, to the latter for the graphic manner in which the story is pot -- flayed Another ?liftable work by Olt Aostralinti is Air. A. Streetml'e ' Wituleor,' a masterly rendering of a erenewhat hack- neyed subject. In the Inapt of early morn- ing tut historic pile, bathed in met, mojedlealle from the river Below Ilinq the railway on which is ?iterating a lad of truths kidded with erritl-in one Ore, their dingy sides are lighted up lw a glint of eutilight, and on the lets ii ritster of strutted trees rely their wanted limbs. A ethenao lorabination this Molly cattle and the dingy railway siding, blot the abirdete troth or tone and 'ablest notices this one of the finest pictures 'Mr. Streeton Ilan ever painted."-.. General Piequart, Wife ha, le re plaeol at the head of the Frech Department of Defence. ie not ottly 1 liehly-trained effidier, and st brilBruit. linguist, but he IA a nuteirtian, a poet, nod a painter-a, . modern Admirable Crichton. Men doing stair duty under General Gallifet lie tonna time to paint what his bluff old tem- minder called " fareeff meets." ..ase. II n.411 ) 1.9 io 1'x lrit,itimtl P. })Ill 1./iPcr