The sun., 1901-07-28
ART AT THs PAN-AnERicAS.
0sas ~ The Portraits.

Our enJoyfnent Of Z portrait dspenS
80 much upon what We are looking for
whether the pictorial quality. or the human
signincance. or q union OF both Tho last
IL necessarily the rarest. demanding mental
ana manual attachments Of a very high order
and FOE the most part We have to be satIs-
ned with o0s or he other separate source
OF interest. A. examples OF these II 10 not
'nnpt TO compare Miss Cecilia Beaux's Mother
and DSnshter" with the Portrait OF Louis \
kenton' by Thomas EAkins The former
IL an arresiing pioture. painted with mature
knowielse and rlftsma nship--auallties
which justihed the award OF a gold medal
at the Carnegie Institute. Pittsburg. in 1909.
and again OF similar honor at the r, C mt
Exposition ia Paris In any temporary
exhibition II could hardly fail to attract
admiration But outside OF hs pictorial
qualities. has IL the staying quality Of human
significance. Introducing us to actual per-
sonalities With whom We become batter ac-
quninted At every fresh seeing and in whose
companlonsbtp we find an increasing inter-
est' Mr. Eskirs's portrait. on the other
hand. while ito size and unconvent lonality
secure for II attention. viii scarcely enlist
admiration for the manner Of its represen-
tation Sombrs and dry In color. unsishtly
In lines and spacinE-the very antithesis
OF an asreeab ble picture. 1t yet compels our
interest by the depth and directness of the
characterization. We are In the presence
Of a distinct individuality, and evidently
q marksble one little given TO the rom
rename, Of life, but with much to give to
n in the way of substantial cont rlb,tion
and with an inner lifs OF its own. self-ab-
sorbed and suf,cipR. a human problem that
ploues ones Imagination and Yields Il ma
terIal for speculatior and study. u would
be too much TO ssy that IN. penetrative sym-
ps,hy shown IN ,bis nor,rsit yeconci,ee one
TO its stark realism. any more than that the
ctorial charm Of the other condonea the
sup~rfc iaIism Of It's bsrscterisstton In
each case we strike a balance and enjoy
Il as va may
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which come near TO satisfyins both sources
of interest William N Chase IN his Rroup.
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