The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 18, 1903, Page 11

PHOTrOs STANFOXRD SrDIO- - iches of art that wo- takes to—and that meahs all 1 t man takes to—there seems 1al- mintature paiut- e thing in jtself. nating, danty aroma of old 1 ribbon-bound love r and THE SUNDAY CALL. 11 remembers —and whe ester him as well as the harming creature of his ince sk she has 1at we know Martin Schultz are interest- quaint portrait of ous by her. us well as one he character depicted n’s bands is a stri portrait the work Amie Br lusive a ske Miss Rose Ho minjat it of Mrs. ere, is charact wnd Ler two chi Huhtington, rking on as ry, her own sis- of her distinguished Easiern joofemiosietont REVIVAL OF MINIATUKE PAINTING—BY prived the wor o . ot asi ieesitian ol f one of t e of novelty s not prev therefore, although d its strong hold there, one always found the miniature in dence, An increaseing Interest in this Ii portraiture has been strongl late years and a larger and more in- 1ligent appr fon is given to its prog- ress, Minlature portralt nting, although @eacribed as being in * should not in any wise be considered as a lesser art. There is no reason why, if the art- ist's conception and feeling for the work is correct, a miniature portralt should not be as life-like, both in color and form, as ary large canvas; of course the treatment and style must be different, as, for in- stance, a miniatyre should be an idealized image of the original. Greatest care should be taken to preserve the strong characteristics of the subject, at the same time the artist should have the power to look far down into a human character and delineate the best that can be re- vealed; in these two things lles the sole support of the painter, and having them toth planted firmly in each piece of work he or she commences, all the daintiness and prettiness which he or she chooses to bring into the picture—provided every- ns strictly s nate to the no wise away from On the contrary it lends hole and makcs it what id be—a pieasing to the shouid To-day is published in The Sunday Callthe second install- ment of “When Knighthood Was in Flower,” by Charles Major. This novel has truth- fully been called the most charming love story ever written. As a drama it has been one of the greatest suc- cesses that Julia Marlowe ever played. “When Knight- hood Was in Flower” will be published complete in three issues of the Sunday Call, January 11, 18 and 25. The story is illdstrated by the special flashlight photo- graphs taken by Byron, the great New York photog- rapher, especially for Miss Marlowe. N AN At subj are Mrs. Rogers of Philadelphta, Mrs. Torrey of New York and Mrs. Parke of Chicago. Miss Lillian Adams is an Englishwoman, who has taught her art to us. Her mother was a miniature painter before her and painted every Duke and Earl in all Eng- land. She also made a minjature of Queen Alexandra, which was much liked by tha King. Miss Adams has in the collection of her.own work a portrait of her mother, one of herself as a child, done from an old photograph; one of herseif at present, a part profile painted from a mirror; a copy from life of beautiful Miss Abraham of New Y There is one of nd Lady S brook and Lad Minnie Haslehurs res of several an the pa Alvinza Hayward is enrolled w ful work. M nd. Dr. of N Mae § her career in this field of art. A paintiny of Ler mother is her best work. In Oakiand Miss Laura Pr Miss Rose Campbell swell the list. So you see we can make 4 pretty showing of women miniature painters. R(S3 HCOPER. is a hard task. Of ceurse it is imposs 10 estmate aright those who pass cur- rent now as 4 masters of thi rt; it would be unfair, in brief, ttempt to in- stitute any compar.sons. t re- memt forming our judgments that it 1 y alweys a portrait that s at- temvoted and, although the first requisite in a portrait likeness, every o representing his subjects and claims the right to the style of his way of working rticular style may not be yours . but e time it alities. But the most U f many of the modern m peculiarities which merely evidences of fashionable craze. To my mind 1y finishe masters wers to sit 1 labor over their works iytil they reached the height of perfec- tion. They were life-like to a line and not mere suggestions of thelr subjects. Why should painters of to-day be wiliing to give time and patience also to attain the same end—for, after a are they not all striving to paint as did the old masters? There is no use of any one attempting to do this work without a thorough knowledge of drawing. A student should draw at least three years before attempt- ing to paint. A very good foundation in minfature painting may be obtained in this city, but for perfect finish, likeness and dellcacy of touch and management, it is necessary to study abroad, where every advantage !s accessible; the teach- ings of the best masters and the guldance of the masterpieces of ages. And, again, the very atmosphere of art which one finds only in the old countries is a great help to the student—every one is imbued with the spirit to work and work well, too, and in this particular line it means more real hard and concentrating labor than in many other branches of art—that is, If one wishes to make a success of it MRS TOITN FOGE RS Vi MARCTARET S CALLACTHAN" MES MARTIIT SCHUZLTZE NI AL Z,AGIAIT