Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-09
ADM|RES
AMERICAN ART
WHISTLER land SARGENT DRAW
GREAT CROWDS
Exhibitions Of Thslr Works Visited by
Tens Of Thousands, Including
Royalty and Many other
Notables
sneclal cable 70 The Herald.

Special cable 10 The Herald
LONDON April S.-The exhibitions
Of the American artists Sargent and
Whistler, are creating more interest In
London than even those OF leadins
British artists.
Carfax & Co. could not have made a
happier choice for inauguratlng their
new gallery in Bury street, st. James,
than by holding an examination OF
sketches by John Singer Sargent. r. A.
There is at the present day no d.
versity of opinion as to the rank taken
among modern artists by the great
American portrait painter. He stands
alone, the compeer Of Velasquez and
the greatest masters Of all time, but
his fame is based on those marvellous
portraits. veritable mirrors Of the life
of his time and ours, which year by
year form the chief attraction of sue
cesslve academy exhibitions and by the
side of which all other portraiture fades
into insignificance.
But Carfax's exhibition Is devoted
mainly to another side of Mr.. Sargent's
art. Here the master, If one may be
allowed use of the expression, can be
seen at play. Not that his landscape
sketches, his water colors of Venice
and of Spain are not to be considered
as serious and amazingly complete
works of art, but every touch in them
speaks of the artists pleasure and de-
light in recording his Impressions of
what are presumably his holiday ram
bles, the delight in seeing things beau
tiful and the irresistible impulse of
realizing in tangible shape the refiec-
tion OF that delight.
Following His Own Bent
To the ordinary painter a rapid
sketch of fieetlng impression is gen.
orally the means toward an end. His
studies are to him his stock in trade,
the material needed for the laborious
construction of future finished pict-
| ures.
portrait painter is such that clients
anxious to secure Immortality from his
brush will allow him no time for other
work.
But away from the studio he can
follow his own bent, work for his own
pleasure and produce these marvellous
| Impressions which are an end in them
selves and not useful notes for further
reference.
That he has been prevailed upon to
show them at all deserves the deepest
gratitude! for the pure delight pro-
duced by their sight can only be equal
ed by the pleasure the artist must
have felt in producing these sketches.
Whistler Exhibit Thronged
In view of the fact that up to the
present time about 10000 persons have
visited the Whistler memorial exhibit
ton at the new gallery in Regent
street and that the attendance shows
no sign of falling off, the society has
arranged with the directors of the gal
lery to keep the exhibition, open until
April Is.
1t is most encouraging to the So
ciety to find it's efforts to bring about
this memorial exhibition of it's late
presidents works SO completely crown
ed with success, but 1t all along has
been actuated only by desire to honor
the name and fame of Whistler.
No such exhibition has been got to-
gether before, and it is safe to say
that in Importance and completeness
it never will be rivaled.
As a further testimony of its artis-
tic excellence, and of the position the
international society now holds. it
might be mentioned that the king and
queen have twice honored the exhibit
ton by their presence. The princess
of Wales also has visited the exhibit
tions, as well as many of the ambassa-
dors and ministers Mr.. Balfour, Mr.
Chamberlain and numerous members
of parliament, showing that everyone
now recognizes the eminence of Whist
Ter.
In recognizing the fact that such an
exhibition of his works never can be
got together again, 1t should be re-
membered the king, Princess Louise
and Princess Victoria have contribut-
ed to the present exhibit.
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