The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-16
ART NOTES.
American Landscapes at the Lotos Club
Pictures by Philip l.. Hale.

| Pictures by Philip l.. Hale.
Tho first exhibition OF the season at the
7 Lotos Club opens to-day and the private Views
for ladies will take place next week on Mon
| day and Tuesday The present exhibition
consists OF thirty-one landscapes by American
artists and was arranged by Mr. William T.
Evans. Chairman OF the Art Committee.
Eleven OF the pictures are from Mr.. Evans's
private collection. and other owners who. be-
sides some OF the artists represented. have
lent pictures are j. Harsen Rhoades. William
Macbeth, Mrs George 1nness and William
Clausen. The gallery presents most inviting
aspect. for the pictures have been chosen and
hung with an eve to harmony oil general ef-
feet Perhaps Mr.. Tryon. who Is represented
by his beautiful ''Dewy Night Moonrise:"
MIR. Ranger. who shows an admirable piece
OF tone with rich color In "A Connecti-
cut Pasture" and New York street
scene Of strong effect. "A Wet Evening
on Park Avenue. b" the view taken from the car
barns ut the entrance to the tunnel at Thirty
fourth street with the huge walls Of the
armory rising on the right OF the composition:
MIR. BoRert. whose two Dutch landscapes
Cloudy Day, Harlem" and View Near Am
sterdam" are slnguarly forcefu in their grave
harmonies OF black. brown and gray: Mr..
kost, whose Autumn Evening. Brook haven.
L. L." and Sand Dunes. Westport. Mass"
present fine skies. the one OF dusky blue and
the other Of heavy gray clouds and Mr.. Dessar.
who has two characteristic works in Evening
In Picardy." and "A Nocturne." both combin-
ing poetic feeling with vigorous execution. are
entitled to be mentioned first in a list Of the
fine things inclu led In this notably excellent
array. Mr.. Murphy's contribution. though a
small canvas. Afternoon" IL entirely worthy
OF his reputation. and Mr.. Minors well-rpened
art is visible under very satisfactory condi-
tons In two important compositions, Md
summer Night" and September Afternoon"
Nothing really in the art OF to-day is better
than Mr. Horatio Walkers beautiful cattle
niece, In the Meadow" with black and
white COW chewing their cuds as they
lie in the lush grasses OF a pasture near the
bank ola brook. and Mr.. Virgins with new
picture called THE Three Oaks" gives fresh
evidence Of the breadth and competence OF his
art. Many OF the pictures already mentioned.
hr II said In passing. are new productions. but
the interest N the exhibition does not lie In
novelty so much as in the general excellence
OF the work throughout and the proof. II fur
Their proof he thought necessary. that American
landscape painting takes its place at the top OF
the heap In modern art. Here. too. may be
seen such sterling works as George Inness's
beautiful THE Moon at Night" Homer Mar
tins Autumn on the susauehanna." and the
strangely com posed but interesting THE Sun
Worshppers." aud WANTS Solitude" and
"A Cloudy Day. Keene Valley" Two dramatic
looking. broadly handled landscapes by Julian
Rix a strong synthetically treated New Eng
land Coast" by Miss Maria ABccket a natu-
ralisti" study In dull tints; The Last OF the
Snow" by Lawrence c. Earle. and works by
Blakelock. Arthur Dawson. c. II. Miller and
Richard PAUL. complete the list OF pictures.
Tho largo 1aliary At nur. nd puaI,. Ia to.,o
fully hung with thirty five pictures and studies
by Philip L. Hale. n Boston artist whose works
are scarcely ever seen in New York unless IL
be In the annual exhibitions OF the Society OF
American Artists. This comprehensive ex-
hlbiton is satisfying In one respect at least.
that the tendencies OF Mr. Hale's artistic tenn
permanent may be studied TO far brtter advan-
taHe than they could be by the sight OF few
isolated pictures. IL is readily seen In looking
about the gallery that the artist Is an expert
menter and has not been content when he
found he could do some one thing pretty we'll
to sit down az his easel and proceed 10 turn out
series OF repetitIons OF the satisfactory pro-
duc'ion In question. His work Ia far too diver
sifod. and. IL may he added. too unequal for
that. Yet there are here about n dozen
studies OF figures in sunlight In which
the white Of summer clothing and tho green OF
grass and trees are somewhat YEARLY shown
with varying degrees OF success. Nos. ]. 3, 1,
5. q. Z. =, g. TO- IL and - are the chief OF these
and II is hard to understand how the painter
Of the charminGly decorative The Skipping
Rope" No. 4. and "Chiffrah." No. g. could have
let the canvas called Lazy bones" 8. go un-
scraped from his studio, II has been hung on
the top line, hut II may be seen well enough
nevertheless TO cause wonder at its yrotesaue-
ness. Turning from these to other not more
commonplace but certainly less experimental
compositions, We find very we'll studied very
simply painted and In almoot every respect
very good picture called The Other Room"
No TO- In which the eve takes In view OF two
adjoining parors with a figure seated at a
piano at the end OF tho vista. Here again Is a
picture. Ending OF Music" No. 10. with four
figures OF Young women effectively grouped
which, though not so good In some parts as In
others. Ia as whole satisfy nc. and across tho
room is large study OF girl seated at a table
cleaning silver. that IL broadly and effectively
painted, and though lacking in variety OF color
IL several removes from black and white
This Is Silver" No. II. and II II a fair demon
stration OF the artists technical equipment
The exhibition reveals thinking talent, and |
there is much In II TO interest even the casual !
visitor, Sincerity is apparent In all Of the work |
and there Ia room to expect that the artists |
Investigations will eventually bring him 10 |
some mature achievement which will be far |,
enough from the ordinary to make it notable