The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17

guard Of flying scud, sun tipped, and its
lowering upon the land like a tornado,
menacing curtain. This painter is a Ro-
mantle, and in several Of his works, those
with a human motive, he has, uncon-
sciously; betrayed certain afinities with
Arnold Boecklin. He may 60 far IL he is
more attentive TO paint values, avoids
literary" subjects, and does not seek TO
harness nature to his fancy in such an
arbitrary fashion. At present, despite a
fiery imagination, revealing as did Salvador
Rosa in the unnatural and stormy sublime,
his work is too often monotonously mono
chromatic. But what an illustrator in black
and white he might becomei
Charles Caryl Coleman owns a studio at
the Isle OF Capri. From its windows he
observed the famous eruption OF Vesuvius
last April. He has given us the results OF
these observations in a series OF thirty-four
pastels, which are on view at the Galleries
Of Theodore C. Noe, 3oS Fifth avenue. Any
| one curious about the looks Of sky and sea
and land during the terrific outbreak can
crafty his curiosity without the draw
backs Of the dangerous reality. Vesuvius,
it's cones, its TANKS, is studied from every
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Restive, deliciously clear and never for a
moment condescending to the obvious or
the exaggerated. Mr.. Coleman paints the
wind, as indicated by the inclinations of
the cloud pillar emanating from the fam
ing mountain. We see the classic shaped
smoke tree, or the frightful soggy UNI
brella Of vapor charged with stones and
dust: or a slender, feather-like spray; or
misty masses, volatilized by sun rays.
As a spectacle this eruption must have
proved Of deep interest to this artist, FOR
he has made it very interesting in his pastels.
His oils are not so agreeable, being bathed
In a livid, unhealthy light, and his men and
women not ~betraying m significance.
Mr.. j. II. Sharp displays at Fishel, Adler a
Schwartz's, 313 Fifth avenue, over thirty
pictures, devoted to the delineation OF Indian
life. The best. realized Of the series IL No.
10, Gray Day-The VISIT 1t Is discreet,
and has IN out Of door atmosphere. h
heads of the Indians are hard and not set
forth in a particularly pleasing quality OF
paint. Mr.. Sharp has been a close student
Of his subject,
Knoedler's, 1856 Fifth avenue, are show
ing eight portraits Of Mr.. A. Muller Ury
and nineteen paintings OF Mr.. George Hitch
cock. The Ury portraits display all the
familiar devices OF this well known painter.
Accessories are magnifed into the heroic
role on each canvas; while the face OF the
sitter is resolved into a too Insignificant
decoration. The artists mother Ia the most
sincerely handled OF the group. The por-
traits of Mrs. Daniel Frohman and Mrs.
Clark Williams are specimens Of virtuosity
as to the stuffs encompassing their infiex-
ible figures. Certainly Mrs. Frohman has
more human facial expression, else she
could not assume any part in any play.
The oounterfeits Of Senator Depew and
Judge Morgan OBrien are as dignifed as
lampposts.
Mr.. Hitchcock has always revelled In the
vivid, angular patches of old Dutch gardens.
There are many pretty hyacinths, tulips,
crocuses and ~nasturtiums in his collection,
painted with a full brush, often offending
the eye by their rank, u~nmodulated color
ing. His heads nave a genuine poster
quality. They are delightfully."- decorative.
Mr.. julius Oehme, at his gallery, 800
Fifth avenue, in the sort OF man whose
heart is in his pictures. He may not admit
IL. but he really enjoys showing them more
than he does selling them. That is why
he asks such prices. But as every good
lover of painting feels more or less the mill
ionaire in an art gallery, he hears unmoved
the large sums that trip OF so nimbiy from
the collectors tongue; 5000 o for a Mauvei
s25 900 for a Corot, &o. What are such
m~ercenary details compared to the delicate
glow of a Corot springtide; to the slumber
ing mystery in the heart OF a Diaz wood;
TO the suave skies and homely cattle OF q
Daubignyp And, then, that Monticello
Monticelli's great day is coming; tina
unhappy man from Marseilles, who painted
music who squeezed upon his palette
his @crushed Jewels The Monticelh al
Oehme's is not in his usual key. Fancy q
spiritual saffron, an arrangement OF graded
tones, with a sonorous chord Of deep blu
a blue only possible to Monticelli-or Titan
The subject-ohl that is negligible. Some
indolent women in a region of peacooks
and gold; a land where the stars shine at
noon and where every one dreams tur
ouoise dreams. Mr.. Oehme also shows
/ Harpignies, an important" one. Their
; are examples Of Dupre, Of Roybet-th'
= inevitable RoyBet, this time pearl, no
l scarlet-a happy little Renoir pastel; an'
} the Diaz, Corot, Daubigny, Ziem-dea
old color syndicatel-and Mauve, aforesaid
1 The impression one CLEANS at this CALLER.
is that it would be robbing Mr.. Oehm'
Of his treasures to buy any OF them. AM
3 that is the proper attitude, is it not, Tor tn
amateur as we'll as for the dealer1 Never
8 theIess, il you are in a holiday, loose purse'
mood
Mr.. J.. Carroll Beckwith shows severa
of his recent essays in portraiture at tn
: Schaus Gallery In Fifth avenue. Sober
= digniaed art this, without much magnetisu