The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-20
lonr our1es and mrrtsrIous. vIrl.. otton bonntl-

long curves and mysterious swirls, often boauti-
Louis Rhcad's posters also emphasize the
deco rative element. They are stately in do
figure found in most Of his work ia always
graceful, never life-like. md never mennt 10 be.
y ATTRACTS by It's charm OF outline and Of color,
rangement. of drapery. His lamsel has been
criticised for .hor stained. glass window atti-
is q stained glass window style Of art. Rhead
meant her to be decorative, not lifelike. An
othSr G Sdr 6 w SS5SSsts ,. to her R because Of 7ts what a he he
undoubted Inconvenience in life, as ia indicated
by our pension list, but not necessarily in deco
meant to walk. Nor IL tho Grtist who mado her
so blind as to be unaware that flowing locks the
color Of the violet or Of tho orange are rs yet
not Is the effect lifelikef" but rs 1t striking
%nf aoS %i, i O M%. Rahea ah0s work Wn0 t n"I %a sssn is,
for THE Sun, and for book publishers will
probably without execution answer Yea"
work OF Mr.. Ponfeld. The idea of decoration
is subordinate here. His work is striking, and
um will permit. He. Mt least in his later work.
tells the truth about what ne seeS, but ho tells
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rurninu sharply into each other. The result is
somehow harmonious rs well ms striking, and as
superior 10 that of Bradley. although It's DECOR
tiNc merit is less. Brnhiry's work should b.
women can bc understood across n street. They
nre II serious. minded set. perhaps. AS BELTS those
VINO, rs the poster agazines tell us, are usher
knT in a new art era, hst ,hcy are human. ,or
Its chief charm. and II Is also marked by her
power of making It suggest Just the meaning
OF the book for which II speaks. Her pictures
OF children have been noticeably good and her
work shows great originality and n quick sym
pathy and understanding Of her subjects.
This poster work has In 1t elements that in.
SsHhToessi;d It's t ISE result RS inP be- tho hea ex,I fnetr nS OF the
photographic horrors that have so long degraded
our streets. It's mission will be worthy of mems
applause. In Paris, 1t Is said, this has already
been In great measure accomplished-even In
the matter of piay-biils. which are New York's
particular art tribulation-so that n person rs
impervious TO all ordinary scraps OF beauty ms a
professional art critic has confessed to an nc
tnnl enjoyment of much of Cheret's work on the
Paris boards. The enthusiasts of the post
er magazines arc. however. more ambitious
in thor prophecies. They announce the arrival
OF a second renaissance" n new birth Of free
dom fer art" some OF those ntterances seem
almost dcliriouslv exaggerated. People can
hardly hope for much permanent good TO what
has come to be considered rs the highest form
of art, the pictorial. from a work which. from
the very nature Of the demands made upon 1t,
must pursue an aim not new. and always false.
the aim for effectiveness rather than truth. To
quote the "Conundrum Of the Workshops:
when tho flush Of q newborn sun first fell on Eden's
green and gold.
our father Adam sat under the tree and scratched
with a stick n tho mould
And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was
Joy to his mighty heart.
Till the devil whispered behind tho leaves, ITS
pretty, but Is II art ~
Applying the question OF his snakish Majesty
to the poster. another may be added: And IL
so, of what kind Z" to which It may be replied:
1t seems TO us that 1t Is In art of design that
the influence Of this work will be longest and
most helpfully felt. to which arts the scratch
ings OF our first father probably also belonged"