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His work Is interesting because IL is in
dividual. but one may easily believe that
school of lesser Rowlandsons would
prove very boresome. Caricature. when
skillfully employed, is an excellent wea-
pom. but in incapable hands may prove q
two-edged sword
\ group of portraits painted recently by
Mr.. Gerard Barry, who is spending a part
OF the winter in this city. is now on exhi-
bition In the " @. Fischer gallery. Fol-
lowing the example of the great English
portrait painters. Mr. Barry has intro
duced pictorial element into almost all
of his canvases. Without disregarding
likeness. he has made his portraits dec
orative-works which. aside from the per-
sonality of the sitters. retain their charm.
There are portraits OF Mrs. Emo Mrs
Newberry. Mrs. Henry May and Mrs. JEFF
ferson Coolidge, all of which display
charming color schemes and conventional
landscape settings. They are net what to-
day II Is customary TO term psychological
portraits. interpretations of character
the artist reads 1t. but rather likenesses Of
beautiful women suavely portrayed. And
after all 1t must be admitted that grace
and beauty are attributes of art too often
disregarded by present-day painters. Why.
indeed. should not a portrait be. not only
likeness. but a charming picture? Mr..
Barry. who studied. by the way under
Lefebre and Carolus Duran. paints with a
broad. easy stroke. and displays in his
work little evidence of effort. His COM
positions are good, his color schemes pleas
ing. and his arrangement OF draperies un-
commonly attractive. Portraits of the
late Mr.. Scott. of Niss Dads and Mr..
Coolidge are also included in this
ton. with three children 5 heads made as
studies some time ago in Mexico. These
last are especially noteworthy. and mani
fest even more than the more important
canvases the artists inherent ability.
Miss Janet Scudder, the sculptor has
| taken a studio here temporarily and is
executing some portraits in relief Two
years ago Miss Scudder spent some
| months in this city, and during the in
terum she has been working in Florence.
There Is none today who does more skill
full modelling in low relief than she. and
| few who have as keen a sense OF the ar
| tistic. The Luxembourg some years ago
purchased two of her medallion portraits
which are In fact not medallions. but
| tiny plaques-and ahis year 1t has pro-
cured four more and the METROPOLITAN
Museum includes in its permanent col
| lection her delightfully."- clever little Frog
| Fountain" While she was abroad Miss
! Scudder designed and modelled two more
/ fountains, one of which is now in Eng
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has a certain freshness. suggestion OF
merriment, which exerts uncommon
charm.
Miss Berta Hanson has just finished
portrait of Judge John 0oode of this
city which lis worthy of note. II is a three
| quarter length and shows the wel-known
lawyer seated In a plain wooden chair
with red-covered book in his hand. His
face is turned toward the observer. and
there is a characteristic twinkle in his
eye. The painting has been broadly done,
and while the color scheme is very simple,
| the work possesses much force.
/ 4
| Remarkable success has attended the
Exhibition of Mr.. Max Weyls paintings
which opened recently in the Bauer-Fol-
som gallery. New York. Within a week
of the time of opening eight pictures had
been sold and much interest manifested.
The following gratifying comment was
made upon the exhibition by the art critic
of the New York Tribune: Mr.. Max
Weyl. the veteran landscape painter OF
Washington. leaves a capital impression
| in his exhibition of some twenty-five or
thirty pictures at the new Bauer-Folsom
gallery. He is a veracious and sympathetic
observer OF American scenery. and in the
handling of it he proves himself worthy
/ of the line of George Inness. He takes
at once a large and an intimate view of
| his subject; he models his forms with
energy and breadth. and he shows in his
autumnal pictures. If not in all the others,
/ an admirable sense OF color. Though he
| dfscloses no great originality in respect
| to composition, his motives are wen
| chosen, and treated with due regard for
pictorial balance. 1t was a good idea
/ for him to make his appearance in New
York with an ample group of paintings.
| Il
| The annual meeting of the National So
ciety OF the Fine Arts was held Wednes-
day evening in Hubbard Memorial Hall.
The officers and members OF. the execu-
tive council were reelected and salts
| factory reports of the treasurer and sec
retary read. After the regular business
was disposed of Prof Zueblin of the Uni
versity of Chicago delivered an exceed
ingly interesting lecture on William Nor
! ris-Master Craftsman" which was illus
trated by admirable stereopticon slides.
| The Washington Water Color Club will
open its annual exhibition with a private
view and reception in the hemicycle of the
Corcoran Gallery of Art next Thursday
| evening" January q. This exhibition.
which Is one OF the chief events of the art
season in Washington. will be open to the
public from January "a to February II.
LEILA MECHLIN.