New-York tribune., 1902-04-28
LONDON NOTES.
THE NEW MEN IN ENGLISH ARIA
THEATRICAL MANAGERS MEMORlAL
WINDOW-A GOOD SAVOY OPERA

invigorating sense OF freshness and Vigor IN the
bulk of its work 1t includes group OF artists
of marked originality in portraiture, landscapes
and genre work and the selecting jury is at once
discreet and hospitable in accepting the draw
fngs and paintings offered by outsiders Inc
Dudley Gallery is small and unpretentious' out
it stands for new impulses fresh methods. un-
conventional styles, keen powers OF observation
and creative energies. The New English Art
Club has virtually taken the place of the New
Gallery as a stronghold of the unacademic- 1t IS
not a group of workers dominated by single
will or committed to dogmatic reformatoTy
principles. The leaders are content TO paint IN
their own way and to invite struggling artists
to be equally sincere and straightforward III
protest be made against Academic art, 1T is
not unpIeasantly emphasized by artificial man
nerisms and vagaries Of imagination ana tech-
nique. Every one is licensed to think for him
self and to dream his work if he likes
If the creative impulses not strong and
masterfuI imitation of the Academic fashions
of the day is avoided by common consent.
A corner Of the gallery is reserved this year
for water coIors and drawings The best notes
of color in Mr.. H. B. Brabazons work. whose
freshness of observation is disclosed in sketches
of the Lake of Lucerne, Alassio and Delhi Mr..
Joseph Pennel has charming drawing Of the
public garden in Venice. and Mr.. Rothenstein a
well balanced church interior. Mr.. Muirhead
Bone, with Scotch enthusiasm, imparts poetic
aspect to a prosaic Glasgow street and Mr. W.
G. GIehn fnterprets Venice with subtle touch
The more serious work in oil is happily varied
in subject and style and while some Of 1t is
crude in drawing and inartistic in composition
and color. there is n sense of individuality and
freshness in the more noticeab BILE pictures Mr.
Moffat Lindner does not repeat himself IN
"Caudebec Caux,' dainty study of pale
coIors and evening light, in Low Tide,
Hayle,' with its notified sky in harmony with
the low tones of slack water and shingle Mr..
Walter Sickert has tried the novel experiment
Of reducing the gaudy ST. Marks Venice. to its
lowest tone of midnight purple, with a few
CLEANS of scarlet and ring of yellow TO sus-
gest family its ecpsed oriental magnifcence.
Mr. James Henry has impaired a sentiment of
holiday Incidence and suspended animation to
a bright fishing port in winter, with its de-
serted feet under bare poles and he has solved
a difficult problem Of light in "On the Hayle
River with a clolided sky clearing and open
ing patches of blue after a snow shower. Mr.
Wilson Steers "Bridgnorth' is another fine land
scape full Of atmosphere. with the greens and
blues harmoniously blended, and with ingenious
effects of light slanting through murky clouds.
Mr.. David Muirhead, in The Avenue. has
painted trees with delicacy and tenderness All
these landscape painters work with evident sin
cerity, and their individuality of style is not
nlarred by artificial mannerisms.
The portraiture. figure pieces and genre Work
may lack distinction. but they are not without
animation and yigor Mr.. Charles ". Furse's
most ambitious work IS a portrait OF MISS
Vanessa Stephen-a tall, demure girl in dark
blue gown, standing by a chair before a quaint
Iy framed wall mirror, which reflects her face
and figure to the waist There is character in
the face and the figure fairly pulsates with
life: and all the accessories of the portrait-the
green chair and the bright upholstering-are ad-
mirably painted Mr.. Furze paints honestly in
his own way. and there is suspicion Of imi
tatton of any master Of the art Of portraiture.
Mr Wilson Steer has an earnest. uncompronlis-
ing portrait OF Mrs. Spencer Butler. and Mr..
William Orpen portrait study of a lady with
auburn hair. plumed hat and a red coral neck
lace-a work conspicuous for fine modelling and
vitality Mr Orpen in 1.-The Yaluers'' presents
Il group of four men In studio before picture.
the depressed and on the defensive and
the three bidders coldly critical and pessimistic-
There is good painting in the floor spaces, and
there is enough atmosphere in the for the
realistic group. Mr.. Wilson Steer has ex-
ceedingly unpleasant nude. with hard and coarse
flesh painting; but near by is Mr.. David Muir
heads Lost Piece of Silver with a woman
intently counting a table the coins remain
ing. and with fine play of light and shadow
In barely furnished room: and on the opposite
wall is Mr.. Rothenstens "LAmateur. with
an old man sitting by an open fire in full
joyment Of the art treasures with which the
room Is stocked Another interesting work full
of movement and vitality is Mr. Hugh Carter's
Waiting for the Remnants" with group OF
poverty stricken women and boys with dogs
around dshmonger's stand. The exhibition
,hoIa oIIa,t ono and faf 1rnrl q
evidence that the new thinking for
themselves and are In close touch with life and
nature.
At the Carfax Gallery there is a small but
promising collection OF drawings and etchings
by Mr.. Muirhead Bone. young Glasgow artist
He was in an architects office not long ago with
a heart and hand above mechanical draw
ing and owing to the encoura cement received
from Mr.. D. s. MacColl left drudgery behind
him and began to reproduce with pencil and
needle the picturesque corners and hooks of
Glasgow and London. The dry points and etch-
ings are fresh and spirited and the drawings
disclose poetic feeling and deltcacy or touch
The dainty little drawing of Sinister Street
reveals imaginative power of idealizing prosaic
environment which is Indispensable resource
in Illustrating the picturesque corners of storied
London At the Dowdeswell Galleries there is a
bright collection of landscapes in oil and water
color by Mr.. Montague Smyth. The scenes are
English Dutch and Welsh and there is true
sense of color. with evidence of close observa-
ton Of the delicate problems of half lights MI
Smyth is evidently rapid worker. ready TO
sketch at moments notice anything that
peases his fancy and appeals To his love of
beauty; but whether he is painting picturesque
and stately Carnarvon Castle Scheveningen
Sands. or yellow masses of dune flowers under
a murky sky he studies deliberately the condi-