The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-10
NEW YORK WATER COLOR CLUB.

III thO Nho ~ puhuhuk, <o NOSt Nhty
seventh street, and will be continued nul
Dec. 1. Except for the miniatures. which
as a group seem 20 reach the limits Of me-
diocrity, II Is an interesting little show;
including a larger number than usual OF
pictures which indicate the special crafts-
manship and feeling Of the water c~olorist.
There are fewer of those subjects which
have been l~aboriously built up with layer
upon layer Of pigment mixed with body
color to the loss OF vibrancy, freshness and
transparency; fewer of those in which any
original s~pontaneity that there may have
been has disappeared in a perfection OF
finish; fewer. also, of examples in which
the sentiment and atmosphere ave been
drawn from the faucet. There is, in fact,
more evidence Of that delicious skill which
floods the pure color on TO the paper. reach
ing with happy readiness the significance
OF the subject and preserving the freshness
OF vision. lively scnsibility To impressions
and tactful facility TO which the medium
lends itself most Enthusiastically.
To illustrate these qualities, let us COM
pare the work Of Miss Rhoda Holmes Mich
oils and of Genjiro Veto; the n as repre-
senting very admirably the Caucasian
method OF water color, the other as retain
Ing much OF the distinctive characteristic
Of the Japanese. Miss Nichols shows
The Sand Dune" a fragment Of sandy
shore spotted with scrub foliage, a compo-
sition which itself has been Influenced by
japanese art. being of the unexpected
kind and balanced by the nice adjustment
OF contrasted forms. But to any one IA
miliar with such a scene. this little picture
recalls the wholesome invigoration OF air
and light and space as well as the local
features. II shows every sign OF having
been done rapidly, while the enjoyment
of the impression was fresh in the mind
and II communicates to ourselves a similar
hveliness Of comprehension. Thu lady
also shows a study of Red Roses which
Ia clearly a work Of more elaboration and
probably of several sittings. yet IL still
preserves the freshness Of intention n
appearance Of spontaneous execution. And
it's motive Is decidedly naturalistics 10
realize very accurately, as well as deco
ratively. the natural qualities Of the flower.
Here, then, compare it with some flower
studies by Genjiro Veto. These are, also.
nature studies, inasmuch M the character
Of the flower and its stem and leaves
has been most carefully observed. but
~ u 'h' phll'N =" REPRESENTING
the material quality Of the flower than
Of extracting from il its essential signif-
canoe and Of interpreting this elusive
quality through an exquisite device Of
decorative arrangement. In "Peony." for
example, the leaves and stems arc rendered
once and for all with a single stroke 81
the brush. now broad. now delicate, here
broken and there continuous, the very
depth Of the tone regulated 10y the pressure
on the brush. The flowers are floated
on the paper. delicately piquant in parts
and again melting into the background.
which itself Is a soft mottle Of cream and
brown. This naming Of the %colors. now
ever, really jars upon the suggestiveness
Of the dainty scheme; which has the frag-
rance and colorless color Of a wedding
W folded away for many generations.
These little drawings give a suggestion
Of the character Of the flower, Of it, struc-
ture. growth and color, hut rather through
inference and suggestion, the main motive
being to express the delicate appeal which
II makes TO the aesthetic sense in its most
abstract form. To say that one feels them
to be the most artistic things in the whole
exhibition would be only TO express a per-
preference, while Ca use them as a
basis Of comparison with the other ex-
hibits would bc unfair. since they represent
a point Of view which Is largely alien 10
the spirit Of Caucasian art Yet il il not
unfair To quote them in reference To that
general quality Of suggestivrncss. a. OPP
posed to studied realization. which II pre-
eminently "A virtue of all good water colors.
In contrast, therefore. bet us turn to
Albert Herter's "Anemune-. the almost
full sized study down 90 the waist Of the
beautiful girl Of the Mary Anderson type,
seen in profile against a background 81
lily foliage, with bright g"raniums and
anemones forming a bouquet Of h%rllllance
near her broad ro-e-colprei sash. There
can lie no question that the pictur" b. beautl-
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n has been carried 10 a degp~a - finish
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tiou. The painter ha- h'ld nothing la
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