Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-29
A R T N O T E s..

The Capital Camera Clubs annual exhi-
bition of pictorial photographs. which OPEN
ed last Saturday evening with a reception
and private view in the hehicycle of the
Corcoran Gallery. has attracted chief at
tention this week. In the aggregate 1t pre-
sents pleasing appearance, and indiyidu-
ally the exhibits are exceptionally worthy
Scanning it for second time is i'm
pressed by the fact that here is a coliec-
ton Of pictures which have come into
existence because their subjects sharply
appealed to their makers. and not, as is so
often the case with paintings. account
of their facility to exhibit the artists skill.
The best excuse for picture is the desire
to set forth that which is significantly
beautiful, and in the development OF this
purpose 1t sometimes seems that the Gamer
lists get nearer the truth, with all their
restrictions. than their brothers of the
brush. A forward step is made this year
in the form of a catalogue, A happy me-
dunn has been struck between the old
fashioned handbook and the unwieldy folio
volume of last season. 1t is handy in size,
orderly In arrangement and delightfully."-
illustrated by twelve full page half-tone
productions of notable exhibits The ex-
hilton committee, composed of Messrs. VIII
liam p. Herbst, +. c. Crow. E ]. Daw. ].
w. l.. Dillman and w. Silas Sheetz. Is much
to be congratulated.
On Wednesday in the Veerhoff gallery an
exhibition Of Japanese prints was opened.
The prints, about seventy in number,
ranged on the wall of one of the small
side galleries. and are so placed that they
can be examined with ease and pleasure.
Some are by famous artists. such for in
stance as Hokusai, Outamara and FIiro-
shige. and all are in iair state OF preser-
walton. To the unschooled eyes of the
cidentalist they are probably more curious
than charming. but even the western bar
barian" cannot fail to see the grace of
their long, sweeping lines feel the
charm of their simple treatment and har
monious colors. The mistake which most
persons make in relation to Japanese prints
Is trying to see too much In them. They
were not intended as great works of art.
In Japan their position is analogous to that
OF our gift card or magazine supplement.
They stand for the levity of art which
is never thrilling, and they embody the pri-
NAL characteristics of an art which is
unique. The accurate craftsmanship and
the infinite care bestowed upon the detail
of these simple prints is interesting to note:
and among the many, some few mellowed
with age and richly colorful will be found
specially attractive. The exhibition will
continue. 1t is understood, until the middle
of May.
The next attraction in the hemicycle will
be an exhibition OF student work from the
Pennsylvania Academy, which will prob
ably be put in place the latter part of next
week. This Is one OF the oldest and best
equipped schools of art in this country and
numbers among it's alumni many of our
distinguished artists The scope and charac-
ter of work done now In its class rooms
must, therefore, be Of vital interest to all.
To the student and worker 1t should fur
nish helpful suggestions and to the lay
man opportunity for comparison and some
definite knowledge of the way artists are
made"
Miss Catherine Critcher, one time a stu
dent at the Corcoran School. has been scor-
ing a success In Paris this winter. She
went abroad with two of her pupils about
this time last year. and after spending the
summer in travel opened a studio in the ia
nous Latin quarter of Paris. She has had,
1t is said. as many pupils as she could
accommodate. and teaching in the mornings
has found time and strength to study and
work individually IN the afternoons. AS a
result she has picture in the Salon which
has just been opened-a portrait study OF
man, which has been hung on the line
sail for home on the 31st of May, but pur
poses returning to Europe In the fall.
The way in which pictures and painters
pass through a long period Of neglect to
awake suddenly, and apparently without
reason, to appreciation was oddly Illus
trated by the fate of a little painting in
local dealers recently. The canvas in ques-
ton was a small woodland scene painted
most skiIlfuly and sympathetically by
Charles Lynford who. it will be remem
bered. died about three years ago. For no
less than nine years this painting has hung
unnoticed in the dealers gallery, during
which time it has occupied almost every
available position on the walls. Not once
during all those years had it excited any
interest or evoked a single inquiry, and its
owner had concluded that it was to be
classed with the Improbable when. less than
a fortnight ago. he was surprised by an
offer of $50 for it from local artist, fol-
lowed almost directly by higher offer from
a layman, and still a better one from
third customer Nor was that all. After
the picture was sold and removed, two
other artists came in to see 1t, and at least
six persons made interesting inquiries con-
corning it. AS far as 1t Is known none of
these people were connected, and the ma
jority. II not all, had passed the picture
by without notice year after year. To the
unappreciated this may carry a drop Of
comfort.
Miss Bertha E. Perrie is arranging to hold
an exhibition of her pupils work in her
studio, in the Art League building, the
early part of May. and is also occupied
with the organization of an outdoor
sketch class for May and June. Washing
ton Is never lovelier or more paintable than
in these months, and 1t would be difficult to
find better guide to the artists haunts
than Miss Perrie.
Much interest is attached to the an
nouncement of the eleventh annual exhi-
bition of paintings to be held from June to
October in the Maine state building at
Poland Springs. the well-known summer
resort, inasmuch as it Is witness to the
success of a unique enterprise, and offers
opportunity to local painters. These ex-
hibitions are managed by the proprietors
of the hotel, and primarily for the
benefit of those who visit the resort. They
are well selected and well arranged, and no
expense is spared to make them both sue
cessful and attractive. Admission and cata-
logues are free, and the gallery is visited
by thousands of summer travellers. Among