Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-11
ART NOTES.

eiste justices of the Supreme Court OF
the United States painted by Albert Ro-
seminal of Philadelphia. are now on ex-
hibtion in the hemicycle hail OF the
Corcoran Gallery of Arr. On the semi
circular wall are hum; likenesses. pre-
sumably pa mt ed from life. Of the present
court, while facing them on the fiat wall
are portraits of those who composed the
first bench-those justices whom WASH
ington appointed The latter. obviously,
arc copies made by Mr.. RosenthaI OF
paintings by contemporaneous artists
such as Copley. Gilbert. Stuart and Peale
Occupying the position of honor on one
wall is the portrait of Chief Justice Fuller.
and on the other one of his great prede-
ccssor John jay. So far AS likeness goes
these portraits may al be accepted as
faithful witnesses. but works of art
they merit small consideration. They are
we'll drawn and 10 degree SkiiiiuIi!
painted but not vital or convincing. L ne
majority of the original portraits are eN-
ceedngly poor i'm color. fiat and unatmos-
pheric The textures. however. are ialrly
we'll rendered. the brushWork faclal ana
the poses characteristics They are IN
fact between the two eXtremes-neither
very good nor very bad-their faults as
we'll as their virtues being negative rather
than positive The copies have undoubt-
eddy more inherent interest lhdh liie VI
mails though the individuality OF the
PAINTERS STYLES has been lost to an eX-
tent in the process of translation. Ihat
the subjective interest of the persons por-
trayed has been made of paramount I'M
nortance is frankly indicated by the fact
that while the names of those portrayed
are given. no mention is made of the art
lists who painted the originals.
At the Morrey Gallery on street an
exhibition of I. Scott Dabos work is
being held Nine paintings are shown
lanscapes subtIy rendered Interpret
ing chiefly sun or moon light sl1ted
through mist Mr. Dabo was born in
Detroit. Mich. less than forty years
ago. and comes of a family of painters.
His training he got largely IN the
United States but for the pas ave years
he has lived in Paris. He is not one
who follows beaten trails or is willing
to Jog easily along the high ROAD OF art
he is an explorer and he has theories
Ill satisfied with the results other
naipters obtained when rendering light
and atmosphere. he turned some Years
ago to science and began EXPERIMENT
ing along certain lines, striving 10 as
cover the basic truth which unuerld!
theory Recoming greatly absorbed In
this work il seemed at one I'm" pioo-
able that he would not again Lake up
painting but finally satisfying hiihseh
that he was the right track nc once
more took I'd his palette and oru: hcs-
Naturally the world expected some
thing extraordinary. and IN a m.a sure
it was not disappointed. w heH MI.
Dabo exhibited in Paris certain cites
declared that a new prophet had arisen
and later when his pictures came TO
America they were greeted YIN APP
plause. For five years the critics nare
been disputing about his paintings
Iaudine and condemning them as III
earlier days they did WHISPERS AND
whyo To one conVersant WltH fnouein
painting there seems nothing 'Stlao
dinary nothing great nor blZ1rre III
the group of paintings now on eNhlol-
ton in this city Subtle and suggestive
they are in truth. simple IN cotipositho
and refined in feeling. but ltl.ne e
startlingly original nor marNeiouSis
significant So far as science goes. MI.
Dabo has apparently striven % acquire
the quality of luminosity by repro
ducing the waves of llght. an u nae oS
this means at least obtained Vibration
Under an artificial light his pictures
ar. luminous. but when exposed 10 .Iie
taylisht the illusion vanishes ChdrIiiis
they may be. but they lack spoh.a I.
In aim they resemble the WORKS "
whistler. but in aim only. for some are
nainted to death and others now poor
relation of values. 1t may be saio WIN
much truth that appreciation OF lnese
pair,tings or lack OF appreclalloh.
largely a matter of temperament-tna
on;y kindred spirits will comprehend tneir
message-but art. after all. Is soine..,lis
definite and tangible. and does no oi'en
narade in disguise. So long. however as
Mr. Dabo is serious and an explorer ne
dsseryes attention and respect. and II ne
RS nor vet accomplished all for which
he has striven it should be rememperea
tha- he has not yet come TO the enc.
,This exhihition will continue until the
18th of this month
*
The regular monthly art talk was
riyen before the students of the Corcorah
School of Art last Monday afternoon oS
Mr. James Henry Moser. the instructor
of tie water color class. The SUBJECT
was My One Trip Abroad" and while
giving personal experiences the lecturer
threw out suggestions Tor those VINO
were contemplating summers soJoGrn
i'm Europe. In delightful fashion MI
Moser told of the impressions he derived
while travelling in foreign countries. OF
his first sight OF the t-nshsh coast. OF
the 2lmpses of matched cottages ob-
tained from the window of the car ell
route from Southampton to London.
of the red tiled roofs and chimney pots
of that great city, and OF the beautiful
Disbursements the tidinesS of the rural
districts in France. Advocating strongly
the US, of a sketchbook. and urging that
il be made constant companion he
TOLD somewhat 1OCOSelg VI tiIe SolIS pre-
dicament he got into when lnnocently
using one without permission in the great
gallery at Berlin Several weeks of the
time Mr. Moser was abroad he spent in
little village in Freiberg. ana there
H., made nnumerable sketches which are
still to be counted among the choicest
of his work. Purposing TO go into the
country and paint. he found engaging ma
teral within the town. and put II TO ex-
cellent purpose
Quite a number OF the paintings made
during this period and on the journey
Nj Moser brought 10 the Corcoran School
Monday and placed on exhibition in way
OF illustration. on screen IN the water
color class room. One was a pencil
sketch with notatiOns on the margin
showing the method which, Mr.. Moser pur-
sued Others were tiny little aHairS.
small enough to go in letter. and yet
few were finished pictures. SX1O or lOxl2
inches in dimensions. All were done in
pure color and on dry paper. and were
fresh crisp and keenly artistic. Water
color as medium has certain peroga-
tivcs which IL held in remembrance give
IL peculiar charm. This fact MI Moser $
sketches patiently set forth. and through
i, and their simplicity could not nave
failed TO stimulate. the par; Of the
students. both interest and effort
The paintings in water color by the
late Walter Paris are To he exhibited IN
Veerhof's gallery next week. These
paintings have been appraised since the