New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
LONDON ART.
The Neae Gallery and Various Water
Color Shoes.
London. April 25.

LOnQOn ApIn
The New Gallery lives on the memory of the
vanished dream!and of Burne-Jones. There
faint reflections of its past glory on the walls
every spring, and when the central spaces once
reserved for the master filed with religious
mediavalisTn of the crudest sort the oldtime
visitor can remember the glimpses Of pre-
Raphaelite beauty and imagination which were
once offered In that most comfortable and home
like of London galleries. There are swagger
portraits this year IN the north room to over
power the spectator at the door. No powerful
individuality dominates the walls and concen-
trates attention upon daring brushwork and
the vitality and arrested movement of the
figures in portraiture. AS one leaves the door
way one OF Mr.. Peppercorn's low-toned studies
of evening haIf-light on dull. prosaic valley
strikes the eye; and there is foil for It further
on in Mr.. Mofrat Lindner's Flowing Tide" with
streaks of pink and scarlet and blotches OF
purple, and with atmosphere. reaches Of luu1i-
nous distance and glory Of light. The figure
pieces and portraits fall naturally into line
among the landscapes; the Hon. John Golfers
animated portrait of Miss Joyce Collier in flIny
black lace against dark blue hangings; Sir W
B. Richmoni's dreamlike faces of Paoio and
Francesca, with innocence unhaunted with
dread Of retribution; Mr.. Spencer Watson's fam
buoyant nymph with ugly red drapery; MI
Boughton's more modest nude on green bank.
and Miss Lucy Kemp welchs Road to Exeter,
with horses painted by who loves them. The
end wall has been reached. with the Archbishop
of York in coronation vestments towering on
high and looking stoId and characterless IN
derneath is one Of Mr.. Shannon's mastery por-
traits of an elderly womanhood-Miss Penelope
Lawrence. with strongly modelled face and dig
nifty Of carriage behttng her gray hair and
steadfast eyes. On the remaining side wall the
space usually reserved for a Sargent is filed
with Mr.. John Lsvery's "Spring'-a charming
work with girl in a white gown with bunches
OF blue In her hat holding bunch Of lilies and
white blooms. Near Ii is one Of Mr.. George
wetherbee's pretty idylls "A strayed Princess"
a girl gazing at the bluest of seas while sheep
are creeping up and offering her mute sympa-
thy; and further on is Jean Boldini's portrait OF
Mr. whistler-a striking likeness and an arnaz-
ing character study OF the master OF the gentle
art OF making enemies 1t is a marvellous eA-
ample of modern portraiture and beyond COM
parison the greatest work in this exhibition.
In the south room there is Madonna and
Child" by Sir James D. Linton. with a color
scheme OF dark red and green and without a
particle of religious sentiment IN the mediavai
conventions and symbolism. Miss Catherine
weekes's "Annunciation" is equally inept as an
embodiment Of religious tradition. Mr.. Walter
fects of THE Fates' and THE walkyries'
Ride; and there are half q dozen works of
genuine merit Chief among these is Mr.. ]. ].
Shannons portrait of the Baroness de Meyer.
The color scheme Of black and blush gray is
charming; the yellow lilies in harmony with
il; the pose OF the figure is superb. and the race
is modelled with tenderness and refinement
Mr. J. w Godward has sumptuous version Of
OtheIlo and Desdemona with the vacuous title,
The Old, Old Story; and Mr. Herbert Schmalz
has drawn with purity OF line handsome girl
with glass of champagne in her hand, smile
on her face and the words "a Toi' almost
trembling on her lips. Sir Philip Burne-Jones
has dainty Portrait Of a Lady; Mr.. Ernest
Parton a picturesque night scene. and Mr.. Leslie
Thomson lovely landscape. This room is ordi-
narily the stronghold Of the pre-Raphaelite ex-
perfmenters, but academic influences predomi-
nate this season. Mr.. c. E Halle fills the CEN
tral space of the large west room with an altar
piece containing Madonna and Child and attend
ant angels and he TANKS It with conventional
St George; but his religious srt is wide awake
and mechanical and has little in common with
the art Of the medieval dreamers.
There are several interesting groups IN the
west room Mr. Watts has three Venetian ar
rangenents OF color; in blues, browns.
greens and yellows entitled THE TWO Paths;
another IN blue and orange suggesting the n1ys-
tical allegory. THE sower Of the Systems; and
the third q medley Of coarse reds and browns
called End of the Day" These mystical works
srppo-t the traditions of the New Gallery. but
are not good examples Of Mr.. Watts's genius as
an imaginative painter On one side is Mr.. Har-
old Speeds "Griselda," a gray figure with
quaint cap and beyond It is Mr.. Adrian Stokes's
Mountain Meadows with blue peaks and
masses of white and green, and lower levels
with yellow and purple flowers: and on the other
side is Mr. Alfred Parsons's Valley of the
Exc" with its everyday prose Of brook and
pasture I'm the quiet realism OF grays and greens;
and also bit of poetry in paint-Mrs. Marianne
stokes's "MeIisande," a scarlet figure with q
medieval face sitting the rocks above cas-
cade on the edge Of q weird est with skeleton
trunks On the end wall Mr.. Alfred East's 1.-THE
A5iIler's Meadow is the most conspicuous pict
,re and II is indeed a beautiful landscape
with trees such as Corot loved and with masses
Of foliage painted in soft tones. There are two
Of Sir George Reid's solidly painted portraits
and a picturesque one py Mr. Boughton of
lovely nut-brovn maid in white gown and black
bst-one of the most graceful and effective pict-
,,-e. nainted by him in a long time Near by is
Mr G. W Rhead's "Ten Virgins" in which the
wise self-satisled maids look even sillier than
the spendthrifts.
On the long wall Of the West Room there is an
anomalous group Of three bizarre works: Mrs
Marianne Stokes's quaint child picture MISS
Diana Hornby"; Mr.. Southalrs fanciful
-Ariadne" and Mr.. Byam Shaw's Illustrative
narable designed TO emphasize the moral. Here
,ra have no abiding city. but seek one to
norne" More straightforward work is found In
Afr Edward stott's Maternity" and THE
Team" each with fine study of light and ex-
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