New-York tribune., 1908-12-16

than one would wish II TO be The second contains
much of slovenly brush work has too much
the air Of kind Of painted cartoon. But Mr. Weir
and Mr.. Thayer both have personality. both have
a way OF putting into what they paint certain
subtle and beautiful qualities You would not for
anything spare either of these two portraits from
the exhibition. There others by Miss Ennet
and Miss Beaux. Mr.. Fromkss and Mr.. Cushing
Mr. Smedley and Mr.. Duffner, Mr.. Gauley and Mr.
Foote, which also welcome, though they do
not have the weight OF the two canvases Just sin
gled out.
In the category OF subject pictures there u
alas, little to attention. and, into the bar
gain, give pleasure II is for what the winner
of the Carnegie Prize, Mr.. H. 3. Fuller, is driving
at. rather than for what he has achieved, that
you pause before his Triumph OF Truth Over En-
ror-" The idea embodied this is Interesting.
the kind Of idea which the late George Frederick
Watts would have encouraged a pupil TO go on
and paint But the building up OF this lofty COM
position reQuiEed a simple breadth in the handling
Of form, fulness and depth Of color, which MI
Fuller is not. yet able to reach Another prize
picture. Mr.. ". S. kendars Mischief" is, in q
seemingly different but really similar way, quite
as disappointing. Only thing could have lifted
the trivial theme. a nude child crouching in a
chair, to plane OF artistic interest-that thing Is
brilliant painting. Mr.. Kendall is adequate so far
as ne goes. but there is charm In his work
manship, there is no beauty Of drawing OF tone
Mr.. Loeb revives with his Eve" the regret which
has frequently been provoked BY his work. The
sumptuous nude figure IS most capaby painted
The flesh tints are warm and not without hint
Of quality The models glowing hair is syrnpa-
thetcaIly treated, and IN the sylvan background
there is much rich color. The composition too.
is very good. What is It. then. which one regrets2
It IS the absence of style the failure Of the artist
to rise above q rather commonplace level. You
gladly recognize his Jealous craftsmanship. but
not for a do you feel your imagination
touched by and authentic vision Of lovely
form The point may be further Illustrated by
reference to the panel by Mr Arthur 3. Davies.
Life Bringing Sea-South Seas" Technically. Mr.
Davies seems, beside Mr.. Loeb. naive 10 the point
Of crudity. But he gets his vision he sings his
little strain OF poetry like some artless devotee
following, a a distance. in the footsteps Of Piero
di Cosimo.
Mr.. c Y. Hawthorne is another OF the younger
painters from whom one has come TO expect note
of Individuality He IS very happy in The Re
turn" happy in his drawing and in his tone, and
most OF all in the broad envelope he has given to
his subject In The Fisherman" the con-
trary. he seems not to have co-ordnated the ele-
rnents Of his picture with the same success. The
fish scattered about are not freely enough gener-
allied. they make detached fragments Of still life
in the composition, and they serve thereby to en-
phasize the emptiness Of the figure. IN The Re
turn" Mr.. Hawthorne has something 70 say. he
has a definite impression TO convey and every inch
Of his canvas is II the point. The Fisherman"
though doubtless painted in equal good faith.
to have been executed by main strength not from
inner impulse. II has no emotional quality
whatever. For this may go hopefully enough
to three or four pictures here-1Ir- Dauger6elds
Young Shc3herL-." Mr. F B. Williams Gas
cade,' and Mr.. Bunce's Sunset, Venice" Now
and then, as in these works. feel the impact
Of temperament. of romantic sentiment. of
sheer delight in color. Then, too. has been in
diCated. there is always the delicate. sensitive
work OF many OF the landscape painters. With the
interesting array Of sculpture and with Mr.. Sar-
gents portraits is not the exhibition in toerably
good FORM The Academy has some grave diff
CuIties with which 10 reckon The important
htbition in the Corcoran Gallery at washington
has, OF course diverted works Of value from
its walls. and there other competing Influences
which cannot be overcome. But of its resources
the Academy has worked this year TO good pur-
pose It has accepted no doubt. many picture
Of pedestrian quality. Rare however. Is the mod
ern exhibition into which redi0crity fails TO effect
entrance. R c.