Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12

he first gallery. The first is plain state
ment of facts set forth in a manner both
able and convincing. but the second is
more than this-a subtle transcription of
an elusive personality Women are pro-
verbally harder to transcribe than men
and but few have been portrayed so charm
ingly. This is an early painting. more
academic perhaps than Mr.. Chases later
ones but at the same time more genuine
ly appealing. His portraits of a little
girl in white frock, Of Young Man
and Young Roman" are all noteworthy.
bat less extraordinary than this.
Likewise conspicuous for merit are
Ralph Clarkson's portrait of E. G. Keith.
esq, simple. dignitied and very direct in
treatment. and Frederick p VfntOns por-
trait of Carroll D. Wright, president of
Clark College. more conservative but
equally ma sterlv painting. Robert Henri s
Girl i'll Black is. also. here illustrating
the influence of Vaesquez through Manet
the value of broad masses of color used
in conjunction with few supple lines. The
impreSsionistS have been described as
painters who aimed to arrive with lone
blow. and certainly this inclination is
ably illustrated by Mr. Henri's portrait.
All of these paintings have atmosphere
and manifest some emotion. but these
particular factors are what the portrait
of Richard II. Ewart. esq. by Carroll
BeckWith, lack. Doubtless ii is a good
likeness. but it might as well be wooden
man sitting in vacuum It's mfnutia is
certainly well painted, the modelling is
strong and firm but the work a whole
is entirely uninspired and therefore unin-
spring.
Thomas Eakins Represented.
Thomas Eakins. who is represented by
Ruth" THE Vicar General and por-
trait study of Walt Whitman, is another
painter who falls short of high attain
ment. but in an entirely different way.
He is a pronounced realist-he has ap-
parently no viSionS-and his inclination is
to exaggerate LONELINESS rather than re-
lieve it-he paints just what he sees be-
fora Linn. and his brlShwOrk, while ac-
complished has neither beauty nor grace
Quite different again i'm temperament
and mode Of expression is +. c. Tarbell
who. while no sentimeatalist reads beauty
Into everything His portrait of DR.. 1ar-
vey Gushing. which hangs in gallery B
is in style thoroughly conventional, but
full of elegance, individuality and truth-a
work without evident labor brought to a
most complete conclusion.
In gallery G. will he found William
Thornes Helen and in gallery G his
Girl in Blue both of which will doubt
less find. universally. many admirers They
are pretty. and they are moderately well
rendered. but they have no character or
real distinction. Like certain person
ages in fiction, they are paper dolls. which
may amuse for the moment but will
soon cease to charm. Not so the more
technically. faulty portrait of lady in
a black gown. by Irving Wilcs which
just misses being great by a trine or the
sprightly and Hdmira BILE portrait of Mrs
Dand,idse Sp"ttswood by William Funk
a most engaging picture. Like Miss
BeauN. Sargent and Melchcrs, Mr.. Funk
speaks with authority. and his portrait
OF Capt Try-Davis. which is hung in
the atrium near gallery C. is entitled by
its merit to better place.
Portrait of Gen. Porter.
Passing into gallery u the visitor will
specially note William T. Dannat's por-
trait OF Gen. Horace Porter. which is
somewhat lahoriously painted in the
manner of Bonnat and others of the
French school of the last century, and
E>n-Ai Iiaggins 'Elfrida' work
freshly rendered and full OF the spirit of
mode-nity. but will not in all proha-
bility. be tempted TO linger long over the
other portraits that are here set forth
In gallery h il is Kenyon Cox's por-
trait of the late Augustus Saint Gaudens
The Sculptor at Work. which will at
tract chief attention. 1t has been lent
by the Metropolitan Museum. and is in
deed superb piece of neutrality-suspicious..
refined and beautifully toneful-a work
rendered with affectionate dalliance. grave
purpose and ultimate success-a master
piece. Somewhat interesting is found
Charles HopknSnn's Portrait of Two
Brothers. and in Julius l.. Stewards
port. at of Mrs a. Y. Stewart it is posi-
BILE certain merit may he discovered
Adolph Borie has done some excellent
conservative work-his portrait of DR..