The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-19

! Nymph' and Nude Figure" are notable
I examples Of drawing and coloring. His
| Mother and Child" II most refined and
| sympathetic in its treatment showing
/ young mother holding her sleeping child.
! with her shapely head bent over him with
a madonna like expression which the ar
! tist has most happily represented.
/ Other notable pictures by Mr.. Tompkins
are "The Beach" Good Friday" and
THE Sleeping Boy"
Mr.. Enneking is represented oy elsht
! landscapes each one a symphony In color
/ and conception. They are all grouped to-
/ gether on the east wall~and are. as rule,
pictures of rocky pastures and WHO pic
! turesaue bits OF New England landscape,
! in all the gorgeous coloring OF autumn
| The New England Hillside II one or
kthe best examples OF his work and Is
marvelously rich in color and true TO ma
/ ture.
Rocky Pasture is another beautiful
! conception showing a desolate bit or pas
/ ture land and the moss grown rocks In
! the foreground so faithfully represented
as to call forth expressions OF admiration
from all who see IT,
November Twilight" Is a charming In
dian summer effect in all the glory or
sunset II Is q rustic scene representing
a dense thicket through which Is seen
I'm the distance a gorgeous sky ht up oy
[
Mr.. w. B. Classons pictures are
grouped together on the south wall Some
OF them are familiar to habitues or the
Art club since he has exhibited here on
previous occasions. His pastel portraits.
however OF which he has number or
charming examples never fail to attract
attention and most favorable comment.
He shows also a number OF designs for
stained glass windows which are exoep-
tionally good. His large oil entitled,
"Harvestin~," is especially Interesting.
being exceedingly rich in coloring and
strong in composition.
or Mr. Bancel La Farge's work IL must
be said that Il was somewhat disappoint-
inp Being the son of the famous artist,
John la Fargo, perhaps much was eN-
pected of his work.
This much can be said. however, that
his work is certainly La Farge's own. IL
Is quite unlike any ever seen BEFORE IN
this city and hence. strkingly original
and individualistic.
II is. moreover, rich in tone coloring
and strongly suggestive OF The Japanese'
The best examples OF his work are MO
light" Dana Island. Magnolia and
"Cumulous Clouds over the Sea"
The exhibition will remain open to the
public until March 29th. from 10 10 daily.
Col. Anthony Dyer spoke truly when.
in introducing the speaker. Mr.. Ennek-
ing. last evening, he said. III is very
seldom that weshave the pleasure OF
seeing an around US the evidences or
mans art and OF hearing him speak
at the same time. but such is our pri-
vilege tonight"
After this happy Introduction. Mr.. En-
neking spoke for an hour. holding the
close attention Of his hearers as he un-
folded TO them In n delightfully."- Informal
and humorous way some tendencies and
Of ha ~ "A no IL
served them In Europe and in America.
III YOU want TO be n good painter. ne
said "vou must put your whUte soul In
10 n and you must wait until YOU get 10
the next world before you realize your
ideal The longer | try TO represent art
on canvas the less ] know about a.. for
when | have made one turn ! reach an
other and 50 II continues. Art has no
end 10 II and when you think you are
going 10 get there you only reach an
other turn. Art cannot be learned. II
cannot be taught I never learned one
word of art. I never heard one word OF
OF art for where art commences language
leaves on II the artist doesn't study
art what does he study? Why he stud
les relative values from morn til night.
Hc studies parts and their relation 10
each other. and their relation 20 the
whole q"
Continuing MIR. Enneklng enlarged up
on the value of tho artist I'm the commu-
nifty. his characteristics. his influence
etc. and ne treated his theme with such
a fund of anecdote and humor as IN keep
his hearers in n constant state OF laugh
ter which frequently burst forth in ap-
piause.
In closing he made n most earnest plea
for a return 20 simplicity. dignity. re-
pose IN all haulicraft and made an ur-
gent plea for art handicraft In the pub
iic schools.
mo UNcERTAIN SOUND"
ls heard about sTLPHo NAPTHoL
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