The Washington times., 1907-02-10

AZ child with full permission TO enter
garden well filled with beautiful flow
ers. and to pick at will such blossoms
as may seem the fairest is embar-
raised by the multitude of charms 50
the visitor at the Corcoran Gallery feels
bewildered among the 400 pictures COM
prising this exhibit. which includes
all schools OF modern art, and the lead
ing examples of the foremost painters
Of the country. As q whole the eX-
hibtion is thoroughly sane I'm selec-
tion. and conservative in it's relation &c
what is considered the best expressions
Of the painters In their varied beliefs
concerning the different phases OF
American art
Those who have been so fortunate rs
TO profit by examinations Of the large
exhibitions of this country for the
past three or four years are emphatic in
their views concerning the prominence
of the Landscape painters in this exhibit
tion While the art of the portrait
painter is without doubt found here in
its most effective examples the land
scape painter is strongly in evidence.
both IN that class OF pictures which. on
account Of their size and subject are
most valuable for exhibition purposes.
as well as in those smaller paintings
which do not seem out Of place in the
home as objects OF decorative art. Il
may be said without contradiction that
rarely, if ever. has there been collected
in this country so many pictures Of
saIcable character which a-e at the
same time works Of art. and the in
tending purchaser may without fear Of
making any mistake purchase such as
D. tfc 0rHF
longinSs.
Important Landscapes.
In Gallery y may be found two land
sc1pes which are of unquestioned merit
No 80. The Oak Farm" and No 153
Majestic Oaks" Both Of these charm
ing pictures are the work Of William
Keith. a painter OF San Francisco. VINO
has reached the afternoon OF life. and
If he had created no other pictures than
these he may be content. IN both Of
these pictures there is manifest that
element Of love for the beautiful I'm the
manner in which he has painted the
sturdy oak trees with their rough far
reaching branches. His feeling of sun
shine as introduced in his pictures, his
delicate sense of rich but quiet color
IL somewhat dIlcT the SlNic OF the ClhtI
Inness. While the pictures are large,
they have about them that Worshinful
love Of nature that impresses one with
the belief that they contain the best
impulses of the artist, and that they
were no painted for the express purpose
OF attracting a purchaser.
Spring Woods" No. l95. is the title
Of a picture by H. W. Ranger In Gal
lery +. In looking ut this picture the
visitor should not venture an opinion
by a close inspection; 90 appreciate this
properly one should get all Of the dis
lance permitted in this narrow gallery.
Near by the picture seems crude in
color. and dlstracting. Viewed from
across the gallery the cClOrs assume
their proper relations The woods are
f'H Of the effect of sunlight. il IS no
longer paint upon canvas. it is realism
with that touch OF idcalism that sep
arates beauty from the suggestion OF
craftsmanship A glance at the cata-
IoSue shows that this picture is the
property Of ono of the most prominent
collectors OF modern American paint
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