The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-18

| This artist seems to be Indifferent to the
necessity of and beauty in good compo-
sition. Composition is not everything in
| picture, but it is too valuable q con-
sideration to be ignored, and as between
| conventional composition and no compo-
sition, / think one generally prefers the
| latter, but there is middle ground where
| objects, lines, and cOlors are so arranged
/ that they will be harmonious and helpful
to each other, finally joining cordially n
the effort to convey one single artistic i'm
| preston.
Mr.. Miller, President Of the Society of
Washington Artists. sends number OF
sincere. conservative landscapes, among
which is a mountain picture of such Sc
rene, quiet beauty that it is one of the
most appealing things here There is no
technical display. the method is timed
almost fatteringly, but the result OBJ
tained is very close to nature in one OF
her attractive moods.
Mr.. Powell exhibits one of his familiar
colorful pictures of Venice, which was
praised in this column tor one exactly
like it, when it was shown in the Cor
coran exhibition last spring.
The sterling, sincere work Of Miss At
water is one of the attractions of this
years show. They are landscapes of a
high order Of merit, and such lovely, at
tractive places.
Other excellent work in color which
must be mentioned here is that shown
by Mr.. Child, DR.. Lane, and Miss Will
loughby
The still life work in water color, done
on semi-Japanesque lines, contributed by
Victor Mindeleff, is one of the most brill
liant contributions which do honor to this
exhibition.
Miss McMullen's "Dogwood Blossoms"
is an excellent piece of work and reflects
great credit upon the Corcoran water
color class, of which she is member
Miss Manix shows vigorous and thor
oughly artistic studies done in an attrac-
tive manner. There are other examples
of still life by home artists, but these
particularly command attention for high
artistic qualities
First among the out of town contribu-
ters must be mentioned Mr.. F. X. NJ.
REIN, of New York. who stands seconl
to none Of great American marine paint
ers, and one of the most poetic and in
dividual interpreters of the sea who are |
painting today, who sends large and |
important example of his, work. Nor
mans Vice. grey and silvery. 1t is col |
or full, fine in atmosphere and suggestive |
tones. This is one of the artistic4sttrac- |
tons of the Fifth Annual. and reveals the
fine mastery of big washes in pure water |
New York painters.
ic,ong the out-of-town artists rep-e
sented this year there is 10 other famous
name. but there are still number of Sc
rious and very skillful things by outsiders.
Est of these is tiny mountain land
scaEe, of extraordinary truth and beauty
by Mrs. Grey, of Louisville Where it is
matters little, for every love- of mountain
scenery will ye cliarma with its truth
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more than Sxt0 inches, it por-
trays the vast expanse of mountain
and valley rs one remembers it in
tennessee and western North Carolina.
The green grey note which sings
through the blue mountain tones is
so true. 1t is entirely without de-
.sii. and yet it contains the impression
d being most complete is Il representa-
ion OF nature. 1t is an example Of the
most I, TGult sort of artistic interpreta-
len, ala Ills lady has accomplished it
viz rare skill and judgment Its natural
less, tone, and painter qIai;tv make it a
,icture one fingers long over and cnds by
.oveting.
The display of miniatures is large but
child. by Miss Perrie,
md that of an old lady, by Hugh |
of New York. and some of the
york by Miss Lucas. of Hagerstown, pos
ess artistic qualities worthy of espe I
ial notice. The two examples of burnt
rood. exhibited by Mr.. Curtis, Chairman
4 the Board of Managers, are not so '
arge or important examples of his work
s these shown in former years but their .
rtistic quality leaves nothing to he Ge
ired in that direction. The display of
lack and white pictures is excellent this !
ear. So also is the exhibit of sculpture, G
xamples sent by Miss Ogden being par ,
cularly SO, but these and others deserv-
ng u mention will be reviewed next
eek JAMES HENRY MOSER. t
1.-THE above notes on the different PIC a
ires and other art objects exhibited at h
he Fifth Annual Exhibition of the Water :,
DIOR Club We're written at the press view
n WnH 7sday. On Friday last the "
Idges-M ;. James LOwndes, Mr.. Ralph G
ross Johnston. and Mr.. V. G.. Fischer f,
IT. Holmes having withdrawn from the II
ompetition, awarded the Corcoran Art n
allery first prize for the best water
DIOR to Mr.. Moser. the second prize to a
ISIS Bertha Perrie. Mr.. Carl Weller re- al
eived an honorable mention from the II
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