The sun., 1907-03-24

II is full Of the beauty of atmosphere. His
-Spuyten DuyVil Creek" ia in less spectral
key. We cannot truthfully admire Robert
Henris large portrait of a military man
in the Vanderbilt Gallery. The head Is
sOlidly painted, but the principal impression
is that of "A fierce dwarf slipping down
very shiny surface. "'The Three Ages by
Hugo Ballin. is n decorative picture, tap
estrylike in effect Of maiden, a child and
an old woman. II is not so rich in tone as
was his "SybH'a Europa" important" as
it undoubtedly is. Mr.. Ballin exhibits in
addition a small head, badly hung. and in
the Vanderbilt Gallery a Child Offering
Fruit" very enticing to the eye both because
of its decorative quality and warm hues.
+. II. Potthast's winter in the Suburbs
is vividly portrayed snow. c. A. Platt is
another excellent painte. IF winter. George
Bellows's "River Rats" h a slice of New
York wharfside life. IL is carefully OBJ
served. Luis Mora's portrait of Albert l..
Groll is a well realized head Mrs. Mora
in black. by her husband is vital as 20 coun-
tenance, though details are neglected. IL
is graceful, nevertheless. Guy c. Virgins
has a pretty Road to Saybrook." One OF
Paul Kings Katwik pictures with its wet
beach and horses is very enjoyable. Charles
Warren Eaton il full of sentiment in his
sand Dunes" Matilda Brownell's por-
trait is more successful than her last Acad-
emy contribution. The portrait of MIR.
SafanofT by w. v. Scheville makes the
famous Philharmonic conductor look as if
he had been reading The SUNS musical
criticism. We prefer the Hanatschek por-
trait of Safanof; therein he has been reading
o. ,taWN
is one OF his impressionistic, interesting
studies. II deserves a more favorable en-
vironment Oakley's "Lampman" in the
same room isalmost monochrome. Some
wag said that it belonged TO the Howard
Pyle school"
Emil Carlsen is usually worth studying.
His Canaan Mountain" with its rough
green's is no exception. Warren b. Davis
shows female nude, recalling at distance
Fuller's atmospheric fiuidty Of handling.
IL is "The Law Of Life" 1t reveals
poetic feeling. Albert l.. Groll fairly dszzles
the eve with his New Mexico picture, a
stretch Of hot sunshine and baked earth,
with Groll sky and clouds--delicious blues
and whites. We repeat that since Julian
Rix no one has painted sky and clouds Of
such ethereal and azure tonalities as Mr..
Groll and he has, in addition, a manner
all his own. We note young Gilchrist's can
vases and refer our readers to our mention
Of the Pennsylvania Academy exhibition.
John Sloan does not make MS forget his
Fifth avenue dust storm with his Picnic
Grounds" though he has coped Success
fully with the problems Of atmosphere and
of white against white; of the giddy move
ments Of the girls as they play around
trees the trunks are painted white half way
up. Edith VI. Prellwitz displays nocturnal
feeling in her -Pool." THE Colonial Door
by Frank Wadsw Drth, is owned by Mr..
Chase, who evidently could not resist the
luscious greenness and freshness of the
canvas. Childe Hassam is again seen in
New York winter bit. NJ. Petersen's
Little Shops" with its spots Of sunlight is
very real Ryland's The Dyers" is care
fully studied Venetian effect. Barse has
the same pleasing young lady in the same
kimoro at the same table as at last winters
show; bur now she is eating an apple. Victor
Hecht is less fuliginous in his portrait. j.
Alden Weir walks away with the wall. His
little girl in a doorway is charming; green's
and whites predominate, with the relief of
an opposed tone on the edge of the door.
Above all-light, airl Chase sends still
life, which is magnifcent-and fish; also a
portrait, sol e. and soidly painted, of the
Vassar College president.
Rosen's Greek" is broadly executed.
Miss Barrymore, by Francis Houston, is
unfinished, the artist having died. In the
morgue there is another brilliant Groll and
a curious and well painted Japanese land
scape with violet tones and white for back
ground, by Genjiro Veto. Calder's pictures
we're in Philadelphia. They are decorative.
Turner's Quaker picture might he a snap
shot Of some service in the old North
Twelfth Street Meeting House, Philadelphia.
1t is very literal. Rehn, Birge Harrison,
J. Campbell Phillips-a strong, sympathetic
female portrait-G. H. Smillie, j. {. Nicoll,
Walter Satterlee are here. Moschowitzs
-On the Heights" with its scale of dark
greens and its intimate yet intense
naturalism, is not TO be missed.
Red6elds The Elm" is in the western
section Of the morgue. 1t deserves a better
fate. II Is strongly conceived and realized
If we mistake not we recognize in James
Hopkins's in the Morning" a Philadelphia
exhibit II is Japanese in its decorative
feeling. Thomas Eakinss portrait of a
clergyman--a man who looks as he would
chain a Christian Scientist to fire hemmed
stake-should have been hung in the Van
derbilt Gallery. 1t is Eakns at his anayti-
cal best-as we wrote once before Of this
identical canvas. And II is as cruel in its
analysis as never was the redoubtable John
Sargent. Julius Coils realistic Black
wells Island" is another picture already
reviewed by THE sun.
There are some horrors in the Vanderbilt
Gallery. Let us pass them by in blinkers
and silence. Smedley's portrait is happily
handled. The influence Of Glackens and
Myers is beginning to be seen in the outdoor
studies OF Gothams humble life j. Francis
Murphy has a Golden Wood" >; Mrs Murphy,
a Joy of Autumn The Murphys raint
in domestic time and tune. John Lambert's
albert Chevalier' is a characteristic study.
Kenyon CoX's THE Silver Hand Glass" was
recently seen at a loan exhibition in this city.
1t is full Of ICY perfections. yet a picture
to linger over. Little need to add that Mr..
Cox's treatment, If austere, is also mastery.
Louis Loeb is ever decorative; his version
of the eternal sex duel is not very striking
in design, though rhythmic and warm in
hue. That veteran, W. H. Lippinoott,
shows a sheep pasture tonally well undu-
lated and refined in handling. Albert Her