The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-21
VENICES ART SHOW.
Imposing Parade OF the Gondalas-Works
by Americans ON XlcM.

Imposing Parade OF the Gondalas-Works
by Americans on View.
VENICE. May ia fascinating exhibition
OF works of art Is the sixth Esposizione
lnterna zionale d Arte della I itta di venezia
which has just been opened here by the
Duke OF Genoa. Venice is good place ia
which to see pictures that are in themselves
worth seeing, and in this admirable setting
the exhibition opened auspiciously, in bril-
liant sunshine
The Duke stayed at the Daniole Hotel
and thither on the morning Of the opening
day went the municipal gondolas Of state
70 escort him to the Giardini Pubbuoe. where
the exhibition is held. None of you
fune tai black gondolas are these which
may be seen on state occasions!
| These gondolas are superb in gold and
purple, gold and crimson, gold and orange,
and the gondoliers wear rich attire 10 u.atch
their craft. One gondola appeared to De
entirely Of Furnished siver-silver body.
silver awning, and two great silver horses
rearing at the PROV. Silver also was the
raiment OF It's gondoliers, six handsome,
stalwart fellows, each glittering as though
arrayed In some great fish y scales.
Imagine all this bravery gliding by tho
old venetian palaces, bright color notes
amid the somber black and cleaning steel
OF other gondolas, skimming hosts OF gon-
oolAs bearing hither thitder, q ightheaIted
people. gay in dress und gay in mien--the
whole rejected In the dancing wa era Of the
Grand Canal, the air alive with sunlight
and with merry voices, and anon reverbera-
Ting with the thunder OF saluting cannon
nreo by the warships lying IN the harbor.
Yes, surely Venice is an excellent place In
which to zee an exhibition or any other
thing; and II at times the nose pays for the
pleasure OF the eyes, is it not right that
everything should have its pricel
The Pala1zo dell tsposl4ione cont aims
more than thirty galleries. and the gall
leries contain in all upward Of 200 works
Of art, representing about 5OO art lists, who
abide In many parts Of the civilized world
Each gallery has been decorated and its
furnit ure and fittings specially designed
by artists whose names are given III The
cat alo que. and whenever pruct icable the
deco rators Of each gallery are Of the same
nationality as the altists whose pct ures
are shown in the gallery.
Thus the Swedish gallery, for example,
Is very effective color scheme Of hello
trope and green, carried out under the oli-
recticn of Ferdinand Boberg and Carl
Svensson, both Of Stockho In. And in this
room you find the st rung pict ures Of Anders
ZOrn, water color, by Carl LARSON. sculp-
ture by Christian Erikson and furthe work
by Swedes.
As whole, the decorate ions are very good
throughout. and it is difficult to say just
which Is best. As scheme in itself and as
background for pictures, none Is better
than the arrangement devised by the Hun
garians- blue and purple hangings and
upholstery and frieze and backgrC und OF
gold.
Here the best pictures are lent by the
Hungarian ation-a fine Munkarsy. dig
nified forest scene by paal and a moonlight
by Olgyai. Sc me Of Philip Laszlos well
known port rats are also included.
The Americans, presumably because they
did not take the, trouble. have not get
room TO themselves, but in more than
one Of the so-called international roc ms
there are works by Americans. and some
Of them look extremely well S me are
doubt less well known; for example, Carl
Melchers Last Supper He is represented
there are twent y-four works by Americans.
j. j. Shannon shows his well known por-
trait Of Phil May. which gained gold medal
at ST. Louis. Richard Miller shows some
beaut iful work. Frieseke is well repre-
sented.
Colin Campbell Coorers 'skyscrapers'
are much moi iced. Vail has two striking
pictures and some o. her Americans here are
George Hi chcock, Waller Gay, William
Dannat. Humphreys Johnston. Waller
MacEwen, Julius l.. Stewart, Harry van
der Weyden and Lionel Walden.
One Of Mr.. treer's Whis lers, an arrange
ment in black and white, is en-, cred in The
cat alogue. but it has not yet appeared on
the walls. A big pic'ure by verestc hagin
Is in the same room as The American works
mentioned; also two pictures by James
Wilson Morrico OF Canada and some good
things by John Lavery, Fritz Tha low and
a few OF hers hailing from various lands.
The English Gallery decorated in q
somewhat severe but effective manner by
Walter Crane, Alfred East and Frank
no ably by George Clausen and Maurice
British painters appear in the int irrational
rooms.
The French. whose decorators are Bes-
nard, Carpenter and Gus ave Souler, are
hardly at their best, though individuals
are well represen'e ed. | lanche shows his
port rail of Rooiin, and there are good things
by CARR e and Renoir.
The Dutch display is an interesting one
the German perhaps little heavy, and tn
Italian, naturally, strong and comrrehen-
sive. BolGini's famous port rail- Of Whistle
is here. Manci shows one of his best
portraits, and there is beautiful -Idyl'
by Fragiaoo o, which was shown at the
first exhibil ion Of the Internal ional So
ciety OF Sculptors, Painters and Gravers.
In sculpture. black and white and color
printing there is much TO interest; in fact, 1t
is gh v interesting e hibition, ir anged
with much taste, and not so large as to be
fatiguing.