New-York tribune., 1909-02-21

satisfied with comic byplay and make m A.o-.
to be anything but conventional and drolI
The struggling artists no longer stand and
wait at the doors of the Academy and the otbs-
estab abHshed societies. They are leagufng To-
common defence and arranging exhibition.
where their work can be seen to advantapa
The New Society at the GoupiI Gallery Ia,
a brave array Of landscapes. marines and
subject pictures. admirably grouped and hung;
and the Modern Society Of Portrait Paint
ers has hired for a season the handsome rooms
Of the Institute and shown how much unsuspect-
ed talent there Is in the highways and byways
of Chelsea, Kensington and St Johns Wood
The last is the more audacious venture, since
competition in pOrtraiture is most strenuous
and there are so many established societies
which keep the fashionable painters before thu
public tbs a large group Of thirty-two paint
ers English. French and American, and it takes
a serious view Of its own accomplishments, al
though not one of its members can write after
his name Initials implying connection with rec
ognized art societies Each exhibitors work Is
grouped by itself as though he were one CT the
i1nmortals; and when two galleries have been
comfortably filed with hundred portraits
the line q third is brought into use for the dis
play OF sketches and drawings by the more an
bilious painters Even the chips from their
workshops are gathered up as though they
were Whistlers. Orchardsons or sargents-
These portrait painters are not closely as
sociated as to initiate one another or 20 have
rnannerisms. Each paints in his own way and
with sincerity OF purpose Many are ambitious
coIorists. experimenting rather reckessly with
blues and yeIIows. Mr.. George Lambert Is safe
enough IN the pageant portrait sketch depicting
a nasquerader. who is not at home IN his gOr-
geors fnerv: but the blues are Unnanageabein in
his group OF four-two women and two children
Mr.. Oswald Birley IS more successful IN toninE
down a vivid yellow dress with black scarf,
and there IS vitality In his portraits OF Lady
Ieitrim and Sir James Bailey. and Mr.. Alexan-
der Jameson makes artistic use Of blue and gold
in his portraft Of Mrs James Ferguson. and has
a really fine composition IN the large group rep
reseuting hfs wife and daughter. Mr. Max
Bohu has a charming group most naturally
nosed on chalk cliffs. The blue sea IS the back
ground with a white sail 20 streak the water,
and against it Is set the darker blue Of golden
haired child's Jacket The mother, under a red
naraso1. holds the chrd's hand. and a companion
IN a yellow gown stands with her Even more
decisive In stvIe is the American painters OUT
door portrait OF Miss Della Defrtss. with lts
sense Of motion and definite hints OF character
Another excellent group IS AIr- Gerald heiiys'
with darks against black backgrounds ana
e--,,.ssand whites TO relieve them. and MI WIZ
tom Albeit has found good subjects N Sr
Francis BERTHE and DIT. Frederic Seeoonna' anu
Nfr pbiIDot an object lesson OF vigorous drafts
r,aDsbfD In the boy with 6 rat II Is q thOF-
o,,ghrv interesting show. with unfailns evfdencs
that new men are coming on anu CahHot -
kept back. ,