The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
LONDON ART NEWS.
The New York water Color uub's FirS,
Exhibition IN England.

FhuumB Ol "hhJ London says about the
New York Water Color Clubs frat exit
bition in England It Is necessary 10 give
some idea Of certain local conditions.
England. not altogether without reason,
looks upon herself as the home OF painting
in water colors. and especially Of a form Of
water color painting which h here called
legitimate, or pure. Purity IN this sense
Involves the Use Of transparent color and
the strict avoidance Of Chinese white. ten.
pera or body color Of any kind. Now,
many members Of the New York Water
Color Club are addicted TO the use Of body
color. II they wish 70 get an eject nv
means Of body color they have the temerity
TO try, and often the audncity TO succeed.
il il true that many Of the younger water.
coloristS here depart In little fashion from
tradition, hut this Ia still thought illeRiti-
mate by the greater number Of those who
are interested In art, whether a. painters,
writer's, purchasers or simple spectators
Although a self-evident abswdity, Il Ia
nevertheless n fact; and It h not only In
England that you find to-day forms Of art
IN which the means are thought. IN one
sense. Of more importance than the end.
Another point h that the modern gallery
m which the exhibition L. held has recently
moved and again, the standard Of its eI.
hihtions has recently changed. True, II
was in New Bond street before, but now
II Is in another Part Of New Bond street,
and even though the new premises are
better and the new standard better. Il must
he remembered that this Il a conservative
nation, predisposed 20 look upon almost
any change with disfavor, simply because
4 IA q change.
VI recover. New Bond street and the
West End generally are full Of exhibitions
al present. You need hardly oroas a street
10 $50 an exhibition. and many Of them
are cNcollant. many old favortes and many
widely advertised. The writers on art
have too much 10 do. II seems likely
as Rodin suggested, that London Is beoom-
ing the centre Of the art world, A such
il is naturally crowded. and this In itself
apart from all other conditions, IL q reason
why newcomers should have much dim
Guilty in finding favor.
Thus to say that the frst exhibition Of
the Now York Watercolor Club has been
iavorably received really means moro
than the words would seem to imply. The
nature Of the reception can probably be
best shown by quoting some press opinions,
without attempting TO select the most fat
tsring OF avoid those which are least so.
Tho Times IL somewhat patroniz ing.
After recognizing that the club Ia -an insti-
tuition Of respco tAble age II calls the
show rather interesting It should be
said that very interesting shows are often
beneath the notice Of the TinsG Mr.,
Hallowell's sketches for altar pieces, do
signs in the manner Of the sixteenth cent
ury.' are rather striking In design and
effective in color.' Colin Campbell Cooper's
views Of modern Philadelphia 'shoW q rure
power Of getting poetry out Of prose-
Arthur /. Keller y remarkable for his
grasp Of character and for bis expression
Of It.: Emma LAmpert Cooper and Albert
HertsT also meet with the approval Of the
TimsS
Tho MorTfn0 PoOt, . paper Of much IN
huence and high standing. opinsa that the
club certainly produces good work. and
after mentioning dozen members specially.
calls the whole can interesting display
The Dolly MGl, which has . larger cirUu-
lation than any other daily here, says that
the hundred odd draWinEB are OF high
all round excellence, and In most cases
treated with considerable freedom and
freshness, and with a notable absence Of
stippling.' Here, and In several other
papers, mention Il made Of brilliant still
life studies by different artists who need
not fear comparison with Our best opponents
Of this unjustly despised class Of subject
According TO the Dolly Express the dis
play is 'of singular interest, both as re-
CARDS the excellent quality Of the work
and the originality Of the subjects.' The
Court journal thinks II more than salts
factory to find the New York Water Color
Club holding an exhibition IN London
holds that the show gives great promise
for the future Of American ant and artistic
and hopes that 1t will meet with Sufficient
appreciation TO induce our American cousins
to hold an annual exhibition in London
The Builder considers It very interest
Ing exhibition, but not what we should
call a water color exhibition The reason
Is. Of course, the frequent use Of body color,
and this Ia referred 20 In other papers.
Rut the Builder perceives "a high standard
Of excellence Of its kind mentions some
powerful figure pictures and says that the
still life subjects are all good
The foregoing are typical Of a score Of
notices which have appeared within the
last few days, and there seem TO be few,
Il any. Of the exhibitors who are not mem
toned by some paper. Mr.. Cooper's sky-
-crapers are mentioned a. often as any
thing. and the work Of Edward Potthast
IL sympathetically noticed-though not
10 the exclusion Of many others. The fun
niest notice-not meant 90, Of course-ap-
rears in the Daily Chronicle, explaining
that the intensely prosaic life Of America
no doubt predisposes her artists TO mysti-
oism by a natural reaction from the anti
artistic conditions 81 their environment.
It ia at any rate noteworthy that several
II the chief figure pieces are charged with
the same strange romantic sentiment that
characterizes 30 many painters Of the Old
World, like Rossetti OF Bume-Jones, Mareau
or BocElin. Mr. Albert Herter's Spirit Of
the Renaissance for example. and Miss
Clara Parrish's When II Was Yet Dark
a graceful picture Of the holy women
going 70 the sepulchTe on the Resurrec-
ton morning-are designed in that modern
MEDIEVAL manner which one had thought
70 he a distinction Of European art. Sew
"rnl other clever drawings show with equal
. amess the effect OF Partisan training.
The American note is struck for
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