The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-13
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know 1t. lt u the attentive visitor VINO
begins furiously to mini
The catalogue opens with the Work OF
oarohet' ana oy tne ume you naVe feacneo
the rarefied atmosphere Of the balcony you
are In company with the work OF o princess
Numerous nobilities, British and Foreign
are passed on the way.
What do they all IN this gallery they
suggest stowawaye, clad In purple n hne
linen. As such' they must WALL
Sargent contributes five canvases. Dine
OF them. The Garden OF Gethsemane,'
has no great interest OF any kind. Perhaps
he rarely listens to a genius oct
Here he gives US some sunshine, q monk,
a tree. and a fraction OF the earth's surface.
You carry away the impression OF q work
with arboricultural propensities and Fran
ciscan raiment.
Near this are two portraits OF friends,
Seymour Lucas, X. A., and Napier Henry,
A. R. A.. both good, and the former q brill
liant sketch. A still more brilliant sketch,
q Syrian study hangs on 1ne opPosioe
wall.
Suoh adJectives as "ortihant ana .v1v1o'
fly after Sargent like the tail OF q kite, but
what others should one use 70 denote That
wherein he most exceis! on This occasion
he positively ooruseates-so much 90 that
some critics look upon this sketch % mark
Ing a new stage IN the development OF his
art.
Stand quite close TO this sketch, and you
will understand nothing al AL unless IL De
some trees against the eky, IN the distance
Of the picture. Stand well away, and you
perceive, IN q very SONY piaoe, a MOCK OF
~long-horned Syrian sheep. Perhaps they
are goats.
Anyway, they are partly IN the blazing
sunlight ana party IN tne snaoe Oh d io"
rocky blum; and on top OF the blum Is a
stone wall, and leaning over the wall a
shepherd Tor goatherd), wearing a fez.
The whole thing simply oraokles with h
and heat,
The light Is so intense that the shadows
are full Of reflected lights, n the remark
able thing Is that Sargent has been able
to render this erect without forcing oon-
trasts, or resorting to any OF the Formulas
Of the impressionists' 1t Is a notable four
de force.
His remaining exhibit Is an interior,
the room Of a young priest, Padre Albera,
who sits writing at a table. Flowers lie
on the table, and behind IL IL the bed; on
the bed a broad brimmed hat and black
cloak; and crowded into the little room
all the young mans worldly possessions'
The face Is not panied WIN sargente
usual bravura, but here he has given
expression to spirituality. Some people
will think this little picture more remark
able, more admirable the Syrian
Study for the sake OF an unusual depth
Of feeling.
The wonderful powers OF hand and eye
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