The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-10

shown elsewhere hat year-are always
enjoyable. Alethea II. Platt's "A Devon
shire Workshop IL a carefully painted
interior, atmospheric In quality. But II
would not DO possible TO mention In detail
the las numbers Of this exhibition. II has
been called the mOst interesting OF any 20
far. This Ia but the truth
over on Nineteenth street at the National
Arts Club there IL nov an exhibition OF
painting, illustration, architecture, sculp-
ture, crafts. Also a jewelry case, the con.
tents OF which were designed and executed
by Marie Zimmerman. There are hS
numbers In the catalogues, and the women
nun the men close In numbers. Familiar
anne predominant. The average OF the
painting Ia about the same; there are no
masterpieces. Roland Hinton Perry shows
three pieces: "Salome,' -Prometheus' n
"A Tiger Teasing q Turtle This latter
Ia capital In modelling and humor; the
feline seems to grin a. It paws the back OF
the terrified turtle, lie head protrudins as II
seeks to escape. The Perry 'salome' Is a
large limbed semi.nude girl who IL dis
covered in all the ecstasy Of the dance
She Is more expressive In her posture than
conventlonally graceful. The Prone
theus" is more intensely set forth. The
rebel Titan outstretohed upon the rocks
tugs impotently at his bonds. Symbolic
figures aoat about the base OF this bold
conception.
The portrait OF Olive Fremstad as Isolde
has Just been finished by Ivanowski, and
IL at his West Sixty.seventh street studio.
The modern Dutch etohings at the LenoI
Library have been reinforced by a number
Of G. Storm Van G~ravesande's etchings.
Ozlas Dodge's etohings are still on view
in the lower hall. Addison I. Millar has
an exhibition Of his etchlngs at his studio,
i2I West T%wenty-third street, this week,
At the Art Students League, 2l5 West
Fiity-seventh street, there is an exhibition
Of work from the leagues summer school
Of landscape painting at Woodstock. Carroll
Beckwith announces an exhibition OF his
recent work until April ~, from 2 TO Q p. NJ,
in his studio, IS West Fifty-seventh street.
On Saturday afternoon the Anderson
Company will sell In their temporary gal
lery. 2o4 Fifth avenue corner Twenty
ninth street,, a collection OF miniatures,
bronzes and curios. Until April IS there
10 an exhibition and sale Of ornamental
metal work, jewelry, Brush Guild bowls,
at IS East Thirty-ninth street. Miss Nor
ton and Miss Harriet Clark make the an
nouncement. George f. Lodge Of London,
who has been working many months upon
pictures and water color drawings Of Ameri-
can game birds and water fowl. IL showing
them at the Mohawk Building, corner Of
Fifth avenue and Twenty-frst street, in
room COL, until April II. We made a
passing reference TO the colored etchings
and engravings at the Schaus Gallery.
They are by such men as Thaulow. Char
pentier, RaiTaelh, Robbie, La Touche, Bales
teri, Houdard, DE Latenay, Gerard and
others. They are strictly originals, being
etched and then colored by the artist who
signs his name. II you can't AFFORD a
RafaelG or a Thaulow picture. yet here
Is a chance to own an original With the
handiwork Of the painter uponit. Especially
attractive are the Raffaellis with their
sharply observed storm and snow land
scapes. La Touche is rich; the Balestieri.
Banks Of the Rhine is picturesque, a
locomotive slortlng the edge Of the river.
the design full Of movement. The Thau-
low is his AT Sea- a sea Of waters and a
dip of deck that must have made the head
giddy and the stomach absolutely frivolous.
In a Tiffany window a week ago there
was a large bronze which attracted daily
throngs. 1t was a figure in bronze Of an In
dian lying upon his back. but his head lifted
and feet In air as he shoots an arrow from
a bow; the bow ia braced against his feet.
This bronze is called The Primitive Marks
man and was executed by Fernando Mi
rando, a Spanish sculptor. born in Valencia.
Spain, 1872. He resides here and ia very
we'll known. The figure, despite its violent,
tortured pose, expresses nervous. tense
energy. The modelling ia sharply realistic.
The work may be seen in one Of the Tiffany
galleries,
The National Academy officially an
nounces that its exhibition will remain open
until April Is; that the entire admissions
are over 1900; that quote--the sales
| Of pictures are also encouraging and vii.
foot up a good showing when all are
recorded. Mhether'--continuss the an
nouncement-- this is due to the quality
Of the exhibit. which has been declared the
best in years, or to an increased popular
interest in native art, who can tell?' Who
can tell? We wonder.
Alfred Steichen has written an ilumi-
mating article in the current number Of
Camera Work, and there are three Of his
character studies included, an excellent
! one of Bernard Shaw, and reproduced in
the four color half tone process Of Lumiere
autochromes, printed by Bruckmann OF
Munich. They look what they are, as
looked the primrose TO Peter Bell. We pre-
fertile Steichen Of the Duse, Richard Strauss
and Rodin heads, They represent his tn-
umphs and are almost rs soft and nch and
mysterious in ground as a mezzotint.
Ben Ali Haggin-whose name evokes
memories Of Araby the BEST. Scotch haggs
and racehorsef- four full length por-
traits Of women at the Knoedler Galleries,
Fifth avenue and Thirty-fourth street.
! Those Of Nine. Hanako and Mary Garden
have been seen before; Mrs. Smith McKim
and a Lady in Gray are new. The ga
fent decorative style Of Haggin is at its
best in the portrait Of the singer, though
it gives only the common or garden va
riety' - the American Melisande.
shocking DIsrepect.
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