Show UTAH UTA ARTIST IN NEW NEY YORK CITY J B II Fairbanks Writes Interesting Letter Leter to His Is Son Famous Paintings in Metropolitan Art Museum Gossip on Art and Artists f J T B D Fairbanks tine thu Utah artist arU t who ho accompanied tho tine South American tX ex ox expedition m and anal Ild who wino la is II pow now OW In n New York City Cit has hll mu written his son Leo a a most mo t Interesting letter It I Is I lk Deplete with lt gossip about art In New W York ork and tt through tho tine courtesy courtey of Mr r Pair Fair Fairbanks banks the tine News Is II permitted to pub publish hem lish Ish tho the following extract from the tine let letter letter letter ter I have been to tine the Metropolitan museum of line fine Ino arts three times since I came here mere amid It U has Inns been a great treat to me Ie Indeed It Is a great grent ego ge for tor one ono to bo be able to visit such gal galleries fal lelle and ad to study the tine masterpieces The Tho original Horse Fair by 1 Rosa Don Bon incur hour Is there but I think I 1 like Iko her lion brothers Cattle In II tho time Woods Unit hut butter Iter tar ter Is so 80 much atm the tho sunlight striking on the time cattle rote through tine tho leaves Is Js magnificent Watching time the Balloon by Jules Du Din DuPrey DI Prey lire Is grand and ond has imas n it 1 winter wilter sunset sun et similar to the tine ono one In Paris It I is an excellent piece prece Sheep In n a Snow Storm Is IB exceptionally excel exceptionally tonal strong then there ore are three line fine pieces by h Turner and three by Inns Inas I 1 S The he latter Inter Is I a in n great man but butI I do not nt fancy fono hU his hi work Corot Conot anti and Millet are nt all al three represented seated with splendid pieces Menner Bonnat t Jules bore horo and Benjamin Constant tho the two last lat my professors are all 11 represented besides many other noted artists which I have not time to mention menton The Th work worl by Benjamin Constant Is 18 certainly a 1 master IMAter masterpiece piece niree 1 lee and ond were It I tine the only picture he ho had over ever made it would be bu sufficient to establish his hil reputation re I visited William Chases Chasen Chasel art trl chool New Ness ow York School of at Art At He 10 gave gaven ga gao n o fine talk on pictures that hall hail halleen been een on exhibition here rind expressed 1 surprise that nn an Illustrator in no so 10 short hort horta a time Um would be oble to do such good work In color also gays gave nn an AU ab absorbing talk on the tho Whistler piece This hl famous painting Is II a 0 portrait of or a lady Indy Id IdIn in iii black Tine The he back Lack is ts toward us tumid and I tho tine head hend slightly turned tUrn l giving its li n a t profile View of tine the face tn e Thu rho ear cr Is 13 to toward towa toward ward wa d us but there th ro la Is not limit a do tall Mr Mc p a o It very ory highs high highly ly Iy added that no rio ro man jima knew what Mr Whistler mad had passed pus ed through A Afew Afew few rew years ears ago ogo he welt trout to London to 4 sell lila Ills pictures He Ito could coult not dispose of or one Hu lie I sent saint them to 10 the tho exhibition anti they tine were refused d nut lInt ho me worked orl on 01 annul today people are lre almost almo t falling failing over tacit each encl other to e get t a Whistler Whister painting Mr Chase said old he Inc would ouid have ho considered It a 1 fad n a few tew years yearn ago but butt now be bi does not He lie le said paid Whistler Is a great Grott man and ond tine the world I has ijas begun to find U It I out out Ho lie tolled toIled tolO hard when all al the world was wo against t thim him hunt said Chase and ald now nw ho lie Is ono one 01 o othe of oC the nI foremost artists of the day duy his Inis Indomitable spirit has hns conquered The Thu advice Mr Chose Chase gives Ilves to those wino are ure anxious to lu succeed In iii art Is I Sets Sen S u much think much work much for without any al of these no one ono am enn suo sue ted ced c l He lie lo predicted that we are on an tin time th therlo verge erlo of tine the greatest art ago that tha tite tOi world has over ever known Hotels ami anu business houses hOURS ore are irl beginning to dec decorate decorte orate orte their places with wih modern works Public buildings are mire also being adorned adornel with wih tine Mno paintings From Chases I went wont to 10 Mica Em molts motts exhibit of l portraits One Ono of the thi pictures feet was 1 1800 but It seemed to be ordinary There was one ona on onby by Corot Carat but It I must mayo have been be on one ot or othis his hil early efforts ns as It I was WS Inferior to his later productions Miss Emmot own pieces w je about as ns bold boh as its IS army any anything thing I have hove ever even seen If they were exhibited at home people veople would all ni say they tiney were wIre not mat finished Sho She takes n a abrush brush and nd with one stroke makes mke a 0 fin finger tn finger ger Where here there Is I a 0 shadow sins sha sh makes mikeR two ono one one on dark with wll no attempt to work out oUI the th details at atall a atall all 11 It I looks look as a If I she sine had some ditty dirty dirt brushes blushes and wanted to In u get t the paint out of ot them and gave them a dash and anda n a whirl on o that piece of If canvass Hut But tine Mie he In is I to bo be b admired d for her liar boldness Tho Time faces ore are ne more carefully handled and no doubt are good rod portraits |