The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-26
N0OSES ON S1ICKss SUITS FOR SLIPS A
A SPECIAL EXHIBIT
Paintings by Famous Artists al
Public Library.
THE SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS
1t Is I'm Charge-Private View to
Members Last
@ Evening.

1t Is I'm Charge-Private View to
Members Last
Evening.
A special exhibit of paintings is being
shown at the public library gallery I'M
der the auspices of the Minneapolis So
ciety of Fine Arts. The collection in
cludes los canvases and represents Max
! BONN, Mrs. zella Newcomb Bohm, Alexis
| j. Fourier, Heirloom Gausta, Agnes Har-
rison, Childe Hassam, Robert Koehler, G.
| S. Truesdell, Lionel Walden and Cad
Wallader Washburn.
| A private view was given last night to
the members Of the society and the ex-
hibition was opened to the public this
morning. 1t will be open every week day
| and Sunday afternoons for two weeks,
and is free.
The attendance at the private view was
| large and included nearly all of the con-
noisseurs who are at home at this sea-
son of the year. The presence of Messrs
Koehler, Bohm and Fourier of the
| artists exhibiting, Mr.. Jurgenson, direc-
| tor of the st. Paul art school, and of Mr.
and Mrs. Burt HARDWOOD, artists who are
visiting in the city, added much to the
interest of the occasion.
The pictures are admirably hung and
! the we'll arranged gallery furnishes sat
isfactory conditions for showing pictures
either by daylight or by artificial light
The impression of the collection, either
as whole or in detail is an eminently
satisfactory one. Both in interest and in
standard of excellence it is doubtful ii
Minneapolis has ever had better exhibit
ton of paintings. Although the number
of artists is small, the range both OF
subject and of treatment is wide and the
opportunity Of seeing large number OF
pictures by each artist is as instructive
as it is interesting. The work OF BONN
Fournier, Hassam, Gausta and wash
| burn is we'll represented in varied phases
| in the groups of pictures shown.
The arrangement is such as to give no
particular advantage of position to any
picture artist, and each mans work
is grouped. Perhaps the most striking
pictures are Max Bohm's big seascape
EN- Mer," that won gold medal at the
yer medal at the Paris exposition OF l9O0;
Cadwallader Washburn's portraits OF W.
| D. Washburn and of Mrs. W. D. Wash
burn, Jr.; and Lionel Walden's bold
marine.
EN- Mer" is big in conception and
handling as we'll as in inches, and is
bold and mastery piece of work IN a
broad and decorative manner. Like all
of Mr.. Bohm's canvases, the color scheme
! Is simple and strong, with effective
masses Within the masses there is but
little detail and they are arranged in
daring contrast but harmonized with rare
skill. The whole sky is filled with thick,
| white clouds whose reflections from the
broken surface of the large waves afford
interesting light effects. The boat fills
a considerable part of the canvas, and on
it the sailors straining at the sheets and
the flapping of the loosened sails are full!
of IMAGINATIVE suggestion of life on the
sea. Another salon picture by Mr.. Bonn,
| s'Fishfolk on the Beach, is a splendid
piece of composition, color and firm, ylrlle
drawing.
Much interest is felt in Mr.. Bohm's
portraits of former Governor John LIND,
which he has just painted, and OF the
artists wife. These are treated In the
same decorative manner as his otner
figure pictures and are decided depar-
ture from conventional portraiture. Their
treatment makes them pictures as well as
portraits. a result much to be desired.
| In both, likenesse and character have been
caught with success, although in the
portrait of Mrs Bohm there is little
hardness about the head that detracts
from the effect. A small head OF young
| lady is charming in it's soft coloring and
two of the smaller pictures owned in Min
neapolis, a child's portrait, showing the
| little girl in lovely landscape and
| s'Fireside," a genre picture Of peasant
mother and her little Ones, are equal IN
beauty to anything Mr.. BONN is show
ing.
The Hassam pictures occupy the whole
end of the gallery and part OF the ad]oln-
| ing walls. None is of any considerable
size, but large number have the rlcl
beauty Of precious stones In most tnere
| is a riot of joyous color and dazzling
| light. but there are enough deliciously
| cool gray evenings and nocturnes to afford
a deeply Interested contrast. There i:
one interesting example of, what may bf
done with the light and color alone
"Sunset in August Mist" which is literal
| ly without form and void. However, the
broken up by the thick but soft blanket
Of mist is there. The color Is gra!
mingled in varying degrees with pink
blue and yellow. The only suggestion o.
line is band of pink sunlight struggling
| through the mist. Beside this Is coo
| evening gray, nocturne of Hyde Parl
! corner in London. 1.-THE Room of Flow
ers'' is crowded with masses OF gay colors
| and varied texture that this artist de
| lights in painting. There is delightful
| dash and richness about yellow Roses
a young woman in stunning gown
! billowy yellow tulle, leaning on mas
| sive table with polished top that reflects
| her figure and the masses of yellow roses
| heaped upon it. If one could see 'Tht
! Horizon of the Poor" with Childe Has
sans eye for gorgeous color and pictur
| esque effect, struggling roofs and hlgl
! brock walls would not be SO depressing
! as they are usually. s'Moonrise at Sun
! SET is a marvellous study of opaleseen
light effects, bathing a beautiful land
scape and nude figure.
4 Beside Mr.. Hassam's pictures are twt
portraits Of Miss Agnes Harrison, wht
leans in coloring and style to his impress
| coloring, drawing and simple arrange
successful study in white.
| Alexis FOurnier's Work.
| Alexis Fourier has nearly all of The
pictures shown few weeks ago at Mr.
Bradstreet's and number of others
Their splendid qualities are fully brought
out by the effective hanging and lighting
and they will be studied with renewed in,
lterest and satisfaction. His sunsets ant
moonlight effects, particularly "Moon
light on the Lagoons," are very impress
! sive. The close grouping brings int
ldeep observation of nature.
The group of Mr.. Koehler's pictures in
i cludes portraits, figure pictures and land
4 exhibit of his work that Minneapolis ha!
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