Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-11

proider one over the other But for It's
clarity and brilliance of color 1t might be
mistaken for bit of tapestry so decora-
tive is its feeling. so fine ts effect n ts
picture which would never jptrude but
when would grow more agreeable and sig
nincant as 1t became more familiar
Turning to the modern landscape nafnt-
ers. those best known will be found ably
represented. There are. for examine two
housseaus--a red sunset seen through a
dark wood, and a gentle afterglow pictured
beyond stretch of dull. rugged country:
Two Daueignys, enthusiastically tender
ana appealing; three eanvases by Diaz
eiassical hgure composition and two forest
interiors. Improbable but picturesque. Wig
orous and aiiuring: and one by Dupre a
uulf subject rendered in an unusually In
teresting manner. Corot the other of the
great landscapists of the Fontainebleau
group, is. In comparison, less notably rep
he tse ,,,s, Tor while two fair examples of
ms Worh are shown, neither can be counted
among his best. One a large and some
Maat lyrical canvas, pictures nymphs and
satyrs daneing on the shore of lake
anu while distinctive in style lacks finish
and shows poor composition, and the other
simpler and more realistic scene paint
ed in all probability study with little
In the foreground.
There is. however, admirable Troyon-
a picture of horses at a watering trough
and delightful little De Champ The
Dutch school is represented by Mauve and
isfaels-the former contributing a char
acteristfc but not too welI-drawn picture
Oh man milking: and the latter Dutch
genre, peasant woman sitting sewing I'm
the gray light of her cottage with one
baby on her lap. and another, a tot OF two
knee
From these. through a similarity Of SEN
tfment and sincerity. 1t win be natural to
turn to a small Landscapes by Wyauf our
own ~, american painter. which hangs almost
his was Indeed gentle art, and though It
may seem to lack some OF the fervor Of
tne Baroizon painters. 1t will be found
even nearer to nature. freer OF convention
and more permanent IN appeal This Is a
charming example OF wyant at his BEST
turning the corner of the wall one comes
Abruptly put not entirely unsympatheti-
| caiiy upon the ultra work of three i'm
pressionistfc, or more correctly imagfna-
i've painters. for Monticello. Rafraelli and
Marcfus-Sfmons have pictured chiefly the
Impressions projected upon their mental
Visions The Monticello is small and rather
usual but is characteristic and suggestive
a mat of harmonious color which, regard
less of subject. will always be found to be
richly decorative. The Raffaelli is A snow
scene. very odd and not specially repre-
sentative. but the Marcius-Simons again
Is true to It's painter. 1t Is a curious
theme, seniVenetian. semf-religious Two
rows of boats with gay-eolored sails are
lined up on either side of q canal, at the
extremity of which, in dazzling glory. Is
seen the setting sun. Half way between.
to the right, is plaza. on which stands, In
the glimmering sunlight, golden cross,
and beneath the picture inscribed on the
frame, are the words:
THE sun will set
The feet will sail,
The Cross viii stu remain" p
In many respects 1t is a splendid con-
ception, finely rendered. 1t is thoughtful
and significant, and it sets forth an endur-
ing theme, but 1t presents a veritable riot
of color. and midst the gentle harmonies
of blue and gold felt 1inpIeasautly the
screaming insistence of the foreground
reds.
This, with a Melting. portrait of lad
painted in the spirit of the old masters.
but feebly drawn. and most charming
portrait of lady painted by Madam
ViGee-Le Brun with consummate art and
Skill constitute, the collection, or that
portion Of it which could at present be
accommodated upon the gallerys wallis.
to the right of the stairs, In which for 80
long hung Wyatts famous allegorical
painting of Love and Life and with the
Dryden pictures and those loaned by Sena-
tors Alger and Clark 1t now forms one Of
the most notable loan collections ever got
together under the Corcoran Gallerys roof
one in which any gallery museum
would be accounted rich go
The gallery will be open, free to the
public, between the hours of 8 a. m. and
pm. on Tuesdays. Thursdays and Satur-
days, and on other days for the usual
nominal fee, until the first of July.