WAS HE ANGRY THEN?

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume XXIII, Issue 2975, 2 August 1912, Page 4

WAS HE ANGRY THEN?

PICTURE REVERSED, BUT IT WAS SOLD, SO WHY CARE ?

There is a young artist in Washington who classes Himself as of the impressionistic school, and who, being somewhat out in drawing, generally makes up for his lack of technique by spreading colour recklessly and counting on distance for his effect.

At an amateur exhibition he onco hung one of his moat extraordinary performances.

"Well," said a friend, whom the artist had taken to see the work, "1 don't want to flatter you, old chap, but that is far and away the best stud you have ever done. ■"■ I congratulate you." .

Much pleased, the artist was receiving the compliment with becoming modesty, when ho chanced again to glance at the picture—and turned very red. The committee had hung it upside down !

Hurrying to the head of the committee, he was about to launch into a loud complaint,' when ho was informed of the good news that an hour before the picture had been sold for 61 dollars. The original price mark had been 19 dollars..— "Argonaut." /