New-York tribune., 1905-02-21

tI' SereaIn The Brook" and Spring Freshets" all
oehghtfully indidualized notes OF observation But
- special gilt is for the painting Of a picture in
"ieh the spirit OF q moment out of doors is some
now embodied and made the more beruilnv in
e0iie hsure drawn with c.airvoysnt feeling for
JUST the hitting attitude. Look for example at the
picture caHed Evening" and note the in
winch the sentiment of the quiet village street de-
picted is expressed, quite without undue emphasis
IN the hgures placed in the foreground. Note the
iehclty with which a nude figure is represented in
ioVeiy scene in The Bather, or in its pendant
called In the Woods" Sound draughtsmanship
and workmanke modelling count for much in
pictures like these, but still is the artist TO
De commended for the emotional grasp he reveals.
Tor his success in so adjusting the figure and back
ground that both contribute to the expression of
an idea. That idea is one Of design and of truth
OF nature interpreted that il seems to take on
new and beguiling note. The beauty of Mr.. Reds
Fleur de Lis Of his 'Azalea." of his Summer
Girl of his Autumn Trio is the beauty of
with their integrity facts undiminished, with
light and air and color raising them to higher
power When he enters the sphere of certain
order of ideas, in the "Leda' the Spirit of
the Flame" he loses some his authority. Neither
Of these paintings is in any way comparable to
the superb Autumn Trio" But fortunately. the
Key Of that work is the key of practically every
thing by which it is surrounded. of sensitive
ness to the delicate beauty of 1.-THE feminine fig
ures and luminous landscape For refined vigor for
briIiance in the treatment of light and for x
hilarating temperamental quality, these pictures
to be given high rank.
Americans who in recent years, have visited ex-
hibitions in London. have been made well
quainted with the art of of their countrymen
living in the English capital Mr.. J. J. Shannon.
Occasionally some specimens of that art have
been seen over here We recall especially the ap-
pearance of of his portraits in the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition, at Buffalo. But New Workers have
not hitherto been able to see such a collection OF
hT Mr. hat uybi0 is ore1
at the Knoedler Gallery. II is small but choice.
Among the six canvases shown is the Miss Kitty"
which we at Buffalo and find that the
passage of time has only made it the more charm
ing. Mr.. Shannon has not been obviously affected
by the more recent movements in modern
There is nothing Whistlertan. for example. about
his work. If ne has gone to any school for
suggestions it has been. perhaps. to the school of
Reynolds and his contemporaries He family re-
minds US Of those eighteenth century painters in
the sentiment OF his portrait of Lady Diana Man
ners in his Marjorie" and in his Miss Kitty
Shannon" But in these works, and in
his fortnight portrait of the late Phil May in hunt
ing costume. he makes us think chiefly of himself:
Of a strong and delightful talent exercising itself
with perfect in the fabrication of altogether
winning compositions. He gives a truthful report
Of his sitter. OF that there be doubt But he
IS concerned also in the notation Of his individual
impression in the making of just the right
velope for his conception of a character. Nothing
could be more sympathetic, more tender than the
MISE nifty ldhsn merely as a study OF the
artists daughter standing against a simple back
ground with her little dog at her feet-and nothing
could be more unobtrusively pictorial,
saflsfylng, as a work of art. It is again with
the Phil May" and, for that matter with all the
other portraits exhibited. The artist looks at his
subject in his own way; he uses entirely adequate
technique in the painting OF it; he adds it the
beauty of rich sometimes positively fruity, but
never exaggerated, color; and he throws the
whole the glamour of a style which if not precisely
brilliant is at all events original and high bred.
We believe Mr.. Shannon has come to this country
10 execute a number of portrait commissions. and
that already he has found support justifying
preparations for another visit next year. He de-
serves his success
The number of "one-man" exhibitions increases
at great rate. Some notable examples of Boudin
are at the Durand- -RueI Galleries. Mr.. T c. Noe
brings forward some capital sketches in oils and
in water colors by Mr.. Frank Boggs an American
long resident in Paris. whose sketches Of river
scenes and Of architecture have an engaging pict-
uresqueness. Messrs Gimpel & Wildenstein an
noUnce a show Of pastels, paintings, drawings and
decorations by Mr.. Everett Shinn, whose clever
work, strongly suggestive OF Forain and Degas
has Of late attracted attention in local ex xhibitions
At the Oehme Galleries there are Egyptian and
Spanish studies by Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts
Mr.. C Klackner has view water colors, execut-
ed in Italy. Switzerland and elsewhere by George
ElberS Burr. There paintings of Venice
by Mr.. Oliver bennett Grover at the Clausen Gal
leries. and Mr.. c. W. Kraushaar is showing col
lection Of paintings by Israels. Willem Maris,
Blommers, Willy Martens and other modern Dutch