Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1923, Page 61

SOCIETY. Notes of Art and Artists LL agreed that the Cor- coran Gallery's ninth biennial exhibition of contemporary American oil paintings, which ©pened yesterday with a private view &nd reception, is the most representa- tive collection of the sort that has yet been brought togther. It includes works by those of all the dlfferent schools, the extremely conservative, the wultra-modernistic, the followers of the French impressionists, the Plein air painters, those who paint in the east and In the west, the north @#nd the south. For this reason—the &reat variety of the showing—it is difficult to summarize the exhibition in short epace. Each picture of the 380 citalogued and displaved seems to present a new problen r terest, material in itself for 3 reatly to the convenience of the ftor, the pictures in this exhibition Ve n numbered consecutively, S0 that no time s lost turning the pages of the catalogue to and fro to discover titles and authorship. listing begins in the semi ow designated as g a center, one finds i t in red d dimensions of E Savage's allegorical decoration, ‘The R ssional,” which won the Second Altman prize in the winter ex- hibition of the National Academy of Design and has caused much thought- ful discussion. It is a complicated composition, rendered in colo sug- gestive of fres beautifully har- monious and evidencing _masterly draftsmanship—a thought-provoking work. On the opposite side hangs Charles C. Curran’s portrait of Judge Charles P. Wickham, painted the splirit of the great masters of he past. Clifford Adams’ “Mother and Child” belongs to the Whistlerian eva: Bryeon Burroughs' “A Pa St. Franecls” dates back to th ish primitives. On the other han here in this same gallery, side side with these conservative works produced in accordance with tradi- tion, one finds Jerome Myers' pletur of th ation Pier Celebration and and a lan entitled e Lap of the Hill" the work Reiffel, who, how- evel less ultra than he was a are of the wall On” the other side of the Curran | portralt hang delightful spring pie-! tures—“Blossom Time,” by Emile| d “Spring,” by K. R. Nuna- | both in the spirit of the *h _impressionists. Wil Howe Foote's “South Shore—Bermunda,” de- liciously green, sparkling like a mosaic, flooded with light, and Cam- eron Rurnside’s “0ld Houses—Mar- tinique,” rained, and yet so ex- quisite tone and the effect of show how far our paint- colleagues opened their eyes, In this semi-circular gallery hang the works of several Washington or erstwhile Washington painters. There is a delightful winter landscape by iTobart Nichols, a_well characterized | and rendered portrait of Theodore M Jillaway, by Burtis Baker; land- ¥ both Mr. and Mrs Theo| gan, and a still life by Gabrielle ‘ments. Here aiso hangs & ting by Charles W. \ose “Provincetown | in his best manner. Here in a cen- tral position hangs Danlel Garbers decorative landscape, “Sycamores,” flanked by charming child portraits, “Francisco” and “Chico,” by Robert Henri. Here, too, are Ellen Emmet Rand's impressive and spirited por- tralt of Donald T. Warner, Leopold Seyffert's portrait of the late John Johnson, esq., and Ralph Clark- son’s masterly full-length portrait, of Bdward E. Aver, esq. lent by the Newberry Library of Chicago. _Of a‘éurlous type is a figure paint- ing by Abram Poole entitled, “Ninon,” which has the texture of oilcloth and the appearance of hintz. Maurice B. Prendergast’s “Landscape with Figures,” awarded the third Clark prize, hangs opposite, and brings to mind nothing other than an old-fash- ioned hooked rug, or a composition in cremel worsteds. It is an uneasy composition at that, and one wonders. But one .lmost always does wonder t the declsion of prize juries. Next to the Prender; hangs a_painting by Carl Rungius, “Alaskan Moose,” a most interesting rendition compar- ble h the superb painting of cese” by Benson. in the gallery on thé opposite side of the hall, Rungius also shows a western sub- ject, “End of the Round-Up,” broadly painted after the ’ southwestern school & It is exceedingly gratifying to Washingtonians to find Catherine Carter Critcher of this city repre. sented, not by one but several paint- ings in this great biennial, and that her paintings of the Pueblo Indians rank with the best shown. The first that one meets on the circuit of the exhibition is In gallery E, and others are found in gallery Gallery ¥ ends the series on the east side, and a large and very hand- some figure composition by Cameron Burnside, entitled “La Toilette,” has Leen given the place of honor, ter- minating the long vista. There {s an impressive figure painting In this same little vens, manner of our plcture " of a “Rockport " and a _charmingly poetic wdscape, “The Peach Orchard,” by Molarsky. Fellcie Waldo Howell hows here a most complicated p The Home of Courtesy Flsherman” won for him the second ize. This, too. is a picture | voung sirl and her| a picture of spiritual 5 artistic quality and of profound though subtle significance. In the ante-room between gallery A and gallery B four important and Vety different paintings are hung—an enormously complicated composition by George Alfred Willla Ressur- reotion,” and an impressive three- quarter-length portrait ‘Cornelia Otis Skinner as Dona te in the | Play ‘Blood and Sanc nted by ¥dith Emerson of Philadeluhia, Violet Oakley's colleague »adjutor; doub! i as well as ymins, now of e, “Coast rge Hard- has been | and a seas util recen s an iilustrator. There Is impressive note 0 strength und an evident tendenc | o )€ expression ¢ rectness fon of the paintings shown 1 bition. These qualities | itor in paintings found uch as Sidney E. Dick- " George Pegrse Ennis’ » Victor Higsing' which, by the way, panorma, herman's Bellows' ipress the v in gall nson’s * “Incoming _Flee| T ountain, ly a decoration, & e Bellows! Tt was to Georg! t sortrait of a mother and two Pl ok that ‘the first Clark prize xas this year awarded He is & powerful and a capable painter, but e seems mot to be able to interpret iife His figures, though they stamp | thefr aspect upon the observer, aie| unthinking maniki | vironment he g1V at of the t. In marked e Y arsen’s “Open ofield’'s “June both admirably placed B Alr. Schofield also shows | @ beautiful transcription of the “Southern Coast of England,” broad- 1y rendered, full of light and air and Wuggestive of the beauty and Spa- ciousness of the outdoor world. une Morning” is a picture of a cot- tage among the trees, the sunlight viaylng across it and the shadows of hs tres branches forming a lace-like setwork of design. David Ericson’s “Silent Night” is a charming noo- turne, rendered with subtlety and ekill. One cannot fail to notice it with pleasure in passing. A second decorative composition by Eugene Francis Savage has been given prom- inent place in Gallery B. It is en- titled “Expulsion” and has been loan- by the City Art Museum of St Louts. It may be of interest to kno that Mr. Savage was at one time a fellowship holder in the American Academy In Rome. Passing through the doorway to Gallery C one comes suddenly upon | an unusually beautiful portrait by | Morning g Qallery tGiuseppe Trotta, a portrait rich in color, resonant in tone and painted wwith a skill as great as that of any of the old masters Beside it hangs . self portrait by Robert Phillpp. an interesting Solution of a difiicult yroblem of shadow against light; and to the right again is found an at- ive painting of a little boy, John W. Davidge, jr.. by Alfred Partridge Klots of this city, which is strik- ingly in the manner of the old Eng- Jish school, a second and new rem- dering of “Boy with Rabbit.” In this gallery hang two paintings by Rockwell Kent, one of the most, interesting and individual personali- tles in American art today, a man who has won the reputation of being u radical of the radicals, & man, Jiowever, of great genius, One of these paintings s entitled “Deer Sea- and shows o deer galloping oss . “the stage’ in front of an impressive mountain. The other is entitled “Sunlit Valley,” and shows a deer and a great bird of prey on n eminence overlooking a deep val- Both subjects are convention- ed but beautifully portraved, and in both is found that light never seen before on land or sea—superb imaginative interpratations. { The central position in_this gallery! &nt one which has long been consid- ' ered the place of honor in the entire exhibition, has been given to a mod- orn; madonna, “Madonni of the Rap- pahannock,” by Gari Melchers, paint- €4 in the spirit of his Dutch madon- nas, but more conservative in_color and showing an anclent use of gold n the nimbus_back of the child's oad. Cecilla Beaux is represented by a painting in this gallery dono many years ago, but still to be reck- oned among her best, “Girl with Cat,” | Teplica of which is owned by the| $ronoh governinent. The rendition of | Wwhite materials and textures in this: painting is extraordinary. There is f beautiful and a large landscape by Childe Hassam here, “Spring—the Dogwood Tree,” sparkling with color, charming as a composition. 1In this roum at one end is seen a painting of “Water Falls—Yosemite,” by Alexie Many of Washington, which brings to mind Twachtmann, and at the same time Emil Carlsen. Bdward Redfield, who was prevent- ed from serving as chairman of the jury by iliness. {s admirably rep- Fesented In gallery D by threo paint- nga — “Sprin; lossoms,” — “Snow- etorm” and “The Mill in Winter,” all Al B! plain and elaborately ple length and fullness. boudoir shddes. gallery, by W. Lester Ste- | Handsome Carduroy brocaded— designed on generous lines of am- Other Robes up to $27.50 ture of New York city painted from Exchange place, the great buildings which tower against the sky being rendered with extraordinary detail. Mrs. Bush-Brown shows a little pic- ture of a “Mother and Child,” charm- ing in sentiment and sympathetically rendered, and among the little pic- Tares “A'Group of Bathers,” by Mar- tha Walter, recommends itself through its colorful quality and spon- taneity. Undoubtedly the public will be be- wildered by D. Putnam Brinley painting _entitley _“Alterations,” which is in_ gallery F, for it has every appearance of a puzzle pic- ture and brings to mind the comic skits staged in vaudeville. But after all it does one good to have a shock now and then, to pause and wonder why. Richard S. Meryman has the place of honor in this gallery with a large painting _ entitled “Alterations,” mother and child, the adoring grand- father in priestly robes and a guar- dian angel, rendered much {n the spir- it of his master, Abbott Thayer, and evidencing not only skill but exalted aspiration. At the east end I this gallery is 10und Dines Carlsen's mas- terly still life, “Flemish Tapestry,” very similar in the manner of ren- dition to the work of his distin- gulshed father, and vet quite his own—a masterpiece among master- pleces. Here also is Ernest L. Blu- menschein’s enigmatical painting en- titled “Superstition” and ~Walter Uter's well known work, “Sleep.” Among the younger painters Mar- garet Fitzhugh Browne exhibits for the first time an engaging and im- pressive painting entitled, “The Art Students,” an_excellent characteriza- tion. Old Washingtonians will be interested to know that Miss Browne is u great-granddaughter of the lato Gen. and Mrs. Maynadier of this city. Louise Lyons Heustis “The Sea Cap- tain’s Children” lacks in continuity as a composition but shows exquisite painting_in the children’s heads. Everett Warner's one contribution is displayed in this gallery, a nocturne entitled “The Middle Watch,” a great steamer at a city dock. Burtis Bak- er's “Arrangement in Black and Gold,” a portrait of Elizabeth Chase, is here also. In gallery G hang side by side a ure painting by John S. Sargent, 1 in White Muslin Dress,” done any years ago, and a little figure, he Artist 608 to 614 very subtle and suggestiv recent portrait entitled “T! Mother,” by Helen dares comparison with the strongest and the best. In this gallery a rep- resentative example of the work of Maurice Sterne, one of the leading modernists, {8 found. It is entitled “Feast in Ball” {s very brown in tone, and not, after all, shockingly ultra. Gallery H bas Hawthorne' ploture, “The Mate"; Folet Oakiosie striking_and_dignifle portrait of Henry Howard Houston Woodward of the Lafayette Flying Corps, an amusing portrait of a strest ggmin; “The Three Musketeers,” by F. Luis Mora; Charles Hopkinson's lately painted portrait of the Secretary of State; a picture of the Canadlan Rockies, by Frederick J. Waugh, best known for his sea paintings—a su- perb work: Benson's “Wild . fascinating wood interior, tist Sketching, . Sargent; a little landscape somewhat in the Davies' spirit, by Marjorie Phillips; a flower painting by Mathilde M. Lelsenring: & portrait of Childe Has- sam, by_Albert Delmont Smith, and Uncle Randolph Jones,” a_colored carrlage driver, painted by Wayman Adams in this city, to name but a tew. In gallery 1 a winter wood interfor, birch trees, “Maidens of the Fores: by Jonas Lie, calls instant atten by its unusual merit, Paulette n as does also Roekens'. admirable atill life, “Satsuma Rose Jar and Calla Lilles. is a masterly landscape by Ben Foster and Henry McCarter's weird and _unpleasant painting entitled “Men's Gods.” Here, too, are two exqulsite landscapes by Willard L. Metcalf, “The Breath of Spring” and “The Open Stream in Winter”; an extraordinarily spirited work by Henry B Snell, entltled “The Rum Runner.” and Augustus Vincent Tack’s _lately ~painted portrait of Elihu Root, besldes Wil S. Robin- son’s exquisitely painted landscape entitled “June," a beautiful composi- tion, in which blossoming laurel is the ‘chief factor, and others. There are a hundred more pictures in this exhibition than in that held two years ago, with the result that a good many have been placed in the atrium, and herein one finds not the left-overs, but some of the best. For instance, It is in the atrium that Burtis Baker's portrait of ¢ ne is hung. One fin ELEVENTH ST. ?bfliysbom etticoats-- Gowns $3.95 Dainty Petticoats of Radium and Broadcloth Silk— best in quality and of new designs and effects. Deep ruffles and in all the proper colorings. 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Jerry Farnsworth, another Wash- ington painter, is represented by a “Portrait of Monsleur V,” distinctive in_style, but inferior to the exhibit which he made last seascn at the Pennsylvania Academy. There are a larger number of sub- ject plctures in this exhibition thun usual and less still life. There are very many beautiful landscapes, full of light and fresh harmonious color, joyous works. In fact, from first to last it is an admirable collection and evidences the high standing to which American artists today have attained. The exhibition will continue until January 20. JLEILA MECHLIN. EX-POSTMASTER JAILED. Special Dispatch to The Sta RICHMOND, Va., Judge D. Lawrence Groner, in the United States district court, has sen- tenced J» H. Johnson, formerly post- master at Quinton, New Kent county, to seven months in all here. 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