The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-03

Hsrveicus Painting q I've Werner
That has ses London Taking.
LOzdon-The picture o. the PEAR
the Canvas which has set L0ndcn
tzlking-is Szrgenss portrait q ths
TWO Misses Terthesmer. daughters ~
Asher Wertheimer.
Mr. Wertheimer himself = famous
as Londonis most renowned dealer In
objects q arr and as the man who
brought suit against Count Boni de
Czsteiiane IN New York 20 recover
sss7 .oef. the value os curios purchased.
Nov Mr. Wertaeimer's daughter
ecIipses him IN general attention as the
subject q one Of the most daring por-
traits that has ever been exhibited
% an English public.
In this remarkable work for almost
the FIRST time z great artist has paint
Cd two ladies' IN manner that seemed
10 London 10 call Tor criticism OF other
than the artistic SORT. and the names
u the subjects are printed In the cats-
logue.
There are ten Of the Misses wer-
thelmcr and Sargent has been com
miszioned 10 paint them all The two
now represented are the Oldest The
taller has thrown one arm carelessiy
about her sister and has laid her other
hand as II for support upon a low
newell behind She Is sheeted rather
than clothed In white samite-mystic.
wonderful Her nondescrfpt rziment
Is a wonderful study OF light and text
ure. but hardly a conventional COS
tune Cut very low across the bust.
though not lower than lafter-day pre-
cedent justifies. Il wells rather than
clothes a superb figure. vibrant with
life. eloquent Of warmth and health
and consciousness.
But Il is perhaps the expression OF
the face that first catches the eye.
Here Is not that mien of aristocratic
repose wherein great English ladies
are wont 10 be represented In works
Of portraiture Instead. a nocking. al
most inviting. smile irradiates the
features. The luxuriant hair is In
abandon.
Perhaps bcause she is clothed in
black OF a somewhat more usual cut
the younger sister attracts less at
teution. though she occupies the pic
lures foreground and is indeed quite
as wonderful a masterpiece OF art.
Her expression Is more denure. her
figure less robust The fan she holds
Is thrust straight out at the beholder-
a marvel Of foreshortening. The flesh
tints revealed BY her extremely low
cut gown contrast sharply with the
narrow band OF black velvet crossing
her plump shoulder. BY herself. with
out the radiant bacchante at her side,
she might have attracted attention
only OF mainly as a fine example of
the portraitist's art.
The critics generally ignore. as they
must the remarks passed upon the
painting by men OF the world-and by
women Of the world as well. One
writer regrets that the names Of the
subjects are given. thus limiting com
meut Another. In the Outlook. re-
fers to the pictures "audacity of all
lure" Il is a good phrase Other
phrases are used where men are ga
thered together. but audacious the por-
trait is admittedly
II Ia to be supposed that Asher
Werthelmer knows what a picture is.
what Il means. what Il suggests. He
is one OF the worlds most famous con-
nolsssurs Both by reputation and
By past dealings he knows Sargent's
work. His brother. Charles Wertheim-
or. two years ago commissioned Sar-
gent to paint his portrait and the
strong likeness. the unfaltering and
unfiattering wav In which the great
painter revealed the soul OF the sitter.
made al the time a sensation only sec
ond to the present.