. Catalogue of paintings, etchings, engravings and sculpture [electronic resource] \ . ion still show the tender greenscalled out by the spring rains long since absorbedby the thirsty earth. The sunlight from cloud-less skies filters through the dry atmosphere,casting blue shadows and enfolding the distantmountains in wreaths of mist. The landscape is true to the desert of Arizonaand the Southwest, conveying the feeling of thesingular loneliness, the desolation, and the allur-ing beauty of a forbidding waste. The picturewas painted in Arizona, in 1905. 58 Taking Home the Cows (water-color). Ar


. Catalogue of paintings, etchings, engravings and sculpture [electronic resource] \ . ion still show the tender greenscalled out by the spring rains long since absorbedby the thirsty earth. The sunlight from cloud-less skies filters through the dry atmosphere,casting blue shadows and enfolding the distantmountains in wreaths of mist. The landscape is true to the desert of Arizonaand the Southwest, conveying the feeling of thesingular loneliness, the desolation, and the allur-ing beauty of a forbidding waste. The picturewas painted in Arizona, in 1905. 58 Taking Home the Cows (water-color). Arthur Dawson In the light and shadows of an autumn sunsetthe cows are being driven home to the farm-househalf hidden among the trees across the frost has touched field and foliage. 59 Grandmothers Gown. Oliver Dennett Grover A dark-haired maiden has arrayed herself ina simple gown of faded-rose color, bordered witha rich tapestry green. A filmy scarf is drapedabout her waving locks, and she poses coquet-tishly. Purchased from exhibition of Chicago Societyof Artists, Catalogue oj Paintings 37 60 The Old Lock (water-color). Arthur Dawson On the margin of the canal stands an old house,surrounded with trees, that once was a landmarkclose to the lock. The sky is overcast withclouds, and birds are flying low. 61 In Venice. Henry P. Smith The waters of the canal lap the foundationwalls of palaces half-embowered in luxurianttrees and vines. In the distance, towers arepictured against a clear sky, and in the foregrounda gondola floats in the sunlight. 62 Boys Fishing (water-color). Alden F. Brooks Two barefoot lads are perched on the stepping-stones near the edge of the creek watching theirfishing-lines which have been cast in midstream. Exhibited in the Worlds Columbian Exposi-tion, 1893. 63 Trophies of the Field. Anna L. Stacey In the distance lies the landscape, giving aglimpse of the village, the winding river, and thenearer flower-strewn meadows. Amid the luxu-rian


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