New-York tribune., 1908-01-25
ART EXHIBITIONS.
ye-r Pictures By Mr. Weir and
Other american Painters.


= doors or in the studio which is fresh and in
- Nj Weirs avoidance OF anything like
&c is one OF his familiar traits The student
= rs az is equally accustomed 10 finding him.
-,3e 10 time. in not altogether effective mood.
- = Is mart OF his charm that he somehow be
ilas rou into following with kind Of eager
-,5-ude every movement Of his brush, for in that
,,-c-,err whether for good or for Ill. there is so
- force. SO much OF vivid temperament seek
- exr-esso-. Few painters have his faculty for
nrs--5nc analysis and argument Though his
,obnf9ue is never obtruded- the very closeness of
- identification with his spirit and his theme
sl-as II inevitable that the why and wherefore OF
- ezo~- rouch should invite discussion A picture
: his vii often present a problem in the solution
.. zhirh the beholder comes in some subtle way 10
fasl z peculiarly keen interest Witness either OF
ne TWO fun length portraits which figure in the
r-esonr exhibition
- summer dress paUsinE between the shadows OF
sr interior and the sunny light Of the open ar
Tho motive Is attractive. and. FAR as the truth
81 re0-oser1aton Of il is concerned, Mir Weir has
focr wholly successful The figure is not immo5ile
!, Is not rainJed though it were a bit Of SIN
lass An effect Of arrested movement, IN which the
animation Of life still felt is admirably secured
Yet the canvas whole Is little disappolntlhs'
as Is me other portrait painted on the same scare
a Soorrsraan. in both cases everything oepelius
,-nrn beauty Of tone distinction OF line, ana III
these matters Mr.. Weir suggests rather thah
achieves The quality which one dlYlnes ne I@o ~
mind The Paintings Ike l!eSe i A-AS a.
--es loving manipulation Ot his pigment you aS
-, ope massage after another shall satisfy lhe
eve and that this shall be done WIZ so1' u
even authority. In both these portraits Ine1e a
broad spaces which are cold The point MAJ Oe
illuminated by reference 10 The Green Coat
.s+ F-s1~ Foelisse In each Of these the note lhat
is struck Is fun and rich. The problem Is ~ sol
x-h certain warmth Of feeling, a certain ~ -
anC breadth Of touch Here The aTtlst : - .+.1f
s-y5a Is IN no wise harpered. but declares -
and c1n
,7z-rrea- these examples Of mastery aNo ~
fIli length portraits lies the cuIlons So -, a. 50
Ballet Girl" Il Is curious bec-41se -. a "a nm
5e=-5-a q r.l-pose and at the same tlIlle @ = = =
- The execution about the sh4i' -
s---s7 r,.- -be head and face are -.4+,,za
71nsooounrable vagueness- Inc a =. inch his
.ov-zrd his subject is as lhleISS'-7 - =. --,o5a1
7vvn as the attitude Of Degas say, +5 i
Of the same sort bul L-S ---'i-
tgt ir1perfectIy realized -.,.- -te
Ia his landscapes which 4a1seiE O~+at1, =,
a---a -seces NJ Weir = almost lis
-1-s POSSESSION of himself and makes an 0i
- ,-f~b II z-o.ld be difficult 10 exaggeTa1e tile
- - -ba charm. he mas TWO moods IN MS
work OUT Of doors one. which Il ho1 p1e0lses 1s0
--=~-fr is touched with something ike poelLc en-
- = ,-z-1 -y--faed by the Moonlight IN HllS
s-5 ~ s-,ch pictures as June. DRIVING lAe Wv"
:. -,s----z" and The F9i-l Road the fidelity OF
80 -as-e- TO natures facts Is only equalled oy tle
e7rrs1--z individuality q his color MS s-.NeIS
--e and green's ba-Eed II cool luIlllrosl's' nave
-Hr
zs --s.-a Is truth IN delicate contrast 10 l-ese
7---r s--,5es are those landscapes which can only
s described as simple pasJorals, pictures IKE ne
T--ar-s~ -'Auc-r-n II the Woods and larry
S--fng" which have n them just the SAVIOR OF lle
.-,a-=-4- COUNTRYSIDE. The Truants' especially
: -. r. me most winning pictures M Weir has
ever ra!nted. The episode which gives il its title
-7-r--trg human sentiment into the scene which 4
sa-5s -ne rue-oEy hack 20 some Of Fred alkeI 5 4
cr-p1s.-.o1z Is kept in just the right relation 10
Il in Gaz7 7y-, md az
-s-a5 IN atmosphere, that landscape brinns over /
VIII character and with the original power II NJ
1t-z AZ In this indeed, in all his paintings,
---e-be- they be executed with sustained ability or
+zl mo -1e ca5egor u Interesting experiments he
ca-v=vs The i1nErez= Z an Unborn gift, wreakng
t-se-< On things sen ana tet with fervor- It .
Is The best kind o. exhibition the kind that makes
for thought
NJ Henry ?. Poore has al the Noe galleries a /
couecr5cu Of landscapes painted in New England .
a different periods Of the winter season They .
have ths merit ot truth and the special character
which springs from sincere sympathy Nj Poore .
is u--. u the ordinary sense Of the term color
Isl That Is 10 say. he does not bring out Tor its
0zu sake the beauty q color 10 be found in our .
American winter. E-s paintings are enphatically .
portraits. il them il Is the accuracy Of the tran
scrlrc rather than seusuoUs charm that counts .
Thus 81 -le painting q his skies he IS apt 10 give
ru- broad masses Of gray tone, instead OF the +
SENSITIVE modelling Of cloud forms which his ma .
te-ia would often seem 10 have invited Just .
once. In q lovely picture called AT the Source, +
h strikes 4 chord Of subtle tone. and in this, as
We Is n -La bleak abandoned he has a nne 4
srn1s-aa-5c quality. The collection whole is .
rrife wanting IN nervous force and. though .
varied II subject is IN some strange fashion not
cuice varied interest as one would Ike i 70 1
he Similar comment Is provoked by the group o.
marines and coast scenes which M Paul Dough- .
e-rv kss placed on exhibition Al the Macbeth gal .
le-r This artist is skful in the Interpretation Of
ths weight and movement of the sea, but he is oc-
cssicas y Il loss i would appear. for the right
Tc.o--al envelope il which present his impress
s0n. Painting such picture as his "Moonlt .
Cove" b VIII make you feel that he has OBJ .
served his material with a selecJive eye and .
wrought n i an Impressive composition. The .
rsrp4-- q rocks going down the shore into { f
smother cr foam IN his Sun and Storm" is handled
Eltl z measure c constructive art In TOO mary
ot these paintings however the veracious record
--g O. far- IS rendered Ineffective through com
Dclp-ace C=s-Eu.
Ihe Landscapes IL M Allen Tucker al the gal .
le-ies O E-zLal. adler & Schwartz al one mo- .
1e-t s~EEas- zu artist IN The making, and at an .
otler artist wiki something TO say and almost,
L not quite qualified 10 say il He is clever i'm .
pressio-.s- n 1zs best pieces Red PhloX South
CHS. Czr--7 s-d Upright Cedars-" he has light .
s1c z-1 uses IN the handling OF these elements .
= i1s--r-i-z c5Iec-1ess- He shows one winter .
koele '1Garr- Tlaw." which is well observed .