The sun., 1894-03-15
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ur. AIsrandsr Harrison is one Of the Am.r,.
can eoIony In Paris whose reputation abro.d 4,
REGARDED with = good deal of satisiaetion Al
home He has made his fsms were be made
his studies. chiefly in france. bot his o-es.
sionai visits to Ansrica are weleoms. Al s1.
hibition OF paintings aud studies that he h..
brought here from Paris ls nov in progress At
the American Art Galleries. vhsrs the vorss
will remain for . fortnieht II cSntsins cone
surprises for M1. Harrison's admirers Who
have been familiar With his pictures Of IN.
sea and Of inland waterways The present
eanvasss are devoted chiefly TO studies Of IN.
nude oat Of doors and they form . striking
aud very suggestive collection.
Asa coIorist Mr. Harrison 10 bold enough
but again his touch Is very sensitive aud re-
fined. He eIories In the strong. rieh contrasts
between the deep blAek-ereen OF vsrduts At
evening and the yellow OF crimson SKI. He 10
ysry intense In his stseIes Of the nude the
tones are more beautiful than the drawing.
Ills vonAn are rarely lovely in form. bu, ,hsy
serve thei purpose we'll in their relation to II.
eolors and values OF the landscape.
In Arcade =" and the Bsthers" are th.
largest and most striking o. Mr.. Harrisohs ~
cent studie. Of suaiiRht and flesh tinta In sas
case the scene IL in a grove. And in the other
on the sands and In the ceean- The Bsther-
Iirht, an opaleseent hazs strstehins away to
light clouds alonR the horizon. 1t !. al T.rr
luminous. In the edge OF the water thrss
girl, Sio, are okss esI.s nude sit upoa h. W,
sand watching the fan The pose q TIE gin
who is splsshinK water sad the shrtn king stu.
ssstion i e9nseiousness that thsI are o6-
l. sSa some sit.sn an % !.et in IsaTth.
In Arcade" Picture almost as large.
iilet ernE sunlight under some old trees one
q then i;s, un9n S, nsr h S.es; & .nd Is I've q
ing bouRh oyerhea1 This staining hEur,
comes nearest 70 realizing beauty in tc.u1 ani
reflected green upon the bodies Of the girls,
through the trees. are expressed win rem Grks
able truth and beauty.
on the Ssnd" sho1ins two or thrse naked .5ys
preparing TO dress after . eea bath. the other
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..%e e n sifi and The b san. % soat @ % ssd rsu.Iy IA
the same color KEY. pot with variations Th.ss
s5s scus %Est has nes eone.rsed n M NJ H.rrsos ~
example. in In mpresston-ksverie. ts net bT
.h sseS e: The ssi :pn
cate sre.n and so In the Nysr: as,rarptnx G
WON "a poised Tor q plunge. whle hAfuly N ore
than q sketch or. literally. an impression,
the fresh atmosphere and the clear Light x
the stream through the wood seem to envsl-
op the woman's ngure. and TO make her {
In his stables OF the sea Mr.. Harrisoo ID
equally versatile and persistsut in catchtr =
eyery passing effect His " Marfne-OrAnRa z
sunset" is brilliant and beautiful In color: in
Calm" the greenish see 10 overhung with
delicate violet lights scarlet giov DeryadeS
The East" . sunrise over the sea: Yell
low I'm mpression'" is. In fact. the sea who lly
painted in tho green Of fresh peas; " Blus
ki$er. Grez." salon picture. Is broadly paint
ed and very blue. as II the "Moonrise 40
Grez." with the green wooded space beyond
The ''Crepuseule" that IL ned BY the Cor.
corrn Art Gallery at Washington IL loaned for
this exhibition. as are . number Of others Of
Dir. Harrtson's best paintings. including III .
ChAtesuK en- Esp~ene.- boy lying out on
by Mr.. J. u. johnson OF Philadelphia: A
Wai.." belonging 10 Mr. Horace W. Bobbins, :,
and sammer fdyl" the properly OF Mr. johS
The effect Of the collection as . whole. 1,
may Be added. IL one Of great strength and
fue artistic power and taste. A majority %
the present pictures are in fact bat studies OF
Impressions. and as such are put upon III 70
canvas with no thought OF method or brush
WORK They are essentially PANTY and crGcs
often. hut the effect. the esssnes. the one q !,g
for when the painter has striven. he has Sc
cured nearly always In the most expert and
Artistic fashion