ART AND ARTISTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2317, 28 July 1898, Page 54

ART AND ARTISTS.

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— The acquisition by the Queen of Mr Holman Iliml's picture "The Beloved," which occupies the place of honour at the New (-nillery, is a reminder of the profound admuation that the Queen has always manifested for tlie work of this painter.

— The great painter Munkacsy's house in Pans h being sold by his wite. Mimkacsy is still confined to an asylum At Endenich, and no hopes are entertained of hiT^ecovery. Madame Munka,csy constantly visits her afflicted husband They take long drives together in the country, and he seems thoroughly to enjoy them, but the artistic spirit is dead within him. When the wife tells him that the world appreciates his work more than ever, he makes no answer, and appears to be unmoved.

— That Mr Watts, R.A., the great painter, retains, at his advanced age, so much of his physical as well as mental vigour is due in great measure to the ministrations of lus dovoted wife. Mrs Watts, who is much younger than her husband, and has been married to him only some twelve years, is often to be seen riding out with him on horseback, the is her&cl! an accomplished artist, and the beautiful moulding on the ceiling of the dining room in their residence was designed by her. Air and Mrs Watts are very popular in Guildford, where they live, especially among the poorer neighbours, to whom they have endeared themselves by many acts- oi kindness.