Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
Art Notes
BY E1IZABETH WAGGONER


TIHE group of landscapes by Gran
VILE Redmond, now on exhibition
Il at the Kanst gallery, shows the
strong individuality of this artist. one
would say that whatever Mr.. Redmond
chose to paint would be done with
equal force and conviction. The TWEEN
ty-five canvases shown were nearly all
painted in Monterey county, and the
greater number OF them under sunny
skies. One of the most CHARACTERISTIC
of these is In the Morning" with its
sun n-bathed foreground, showing strong
contrasts in its group of rugged trees
and a sense of life and movement IN
the cleverly handled masses of white
clouds that float across it's blue, blue
sky. one of the most charming varia-
tions from this theme is the sunshine
and Shadow" with it's gray sky, the
rallying point of interest being in its
superb old trees, while the glimpse OF
sapphire sea beyond gives the touch Oh
rich pure color we feel Is needed TO
complete the harmony. 1.-THE Passing
Shower a small canvas low IN tone'
suggests bit of rare old tapestry IN
the subtle beauty of it's color. In the
flushed Silence" one of the largest
canVases shown, is harmonious in color
and unusual in it's lighting, and AT
Twilight" occupying the center or the
opposite wall, is as marked in the un-
usualness of its composition; the sub
ject is treated, however, with great
simplicity, and the whole enveloped IN
a softening haze, in contrast to the
sunlit landscapes hanging on either
side. In his painting of 1.-THE San Fer
nando Valley the artist has used a
coarse burlap, giving a broadly deco
rative effect to this picture which is
conspicuous for it's sumptuous color
This exhibition will continue for an
other week, and is one which should
not be missed.
The collection of paintings by Califor-
mia artists to be sent east for exhibit
ton during the autumn will soon be
complete, and it is possible that the
canvases when assembled will be
shown here for a few days before being
sent on. Paintings have already been
promised by William Wendt, Granville
Redmond, Hanson Puthuff, j. Bond
Francisco, William Lees Judson, Carl
oscar Borg and other Los Angeles
artists. John M. Gamble will also be
represented in the examination, and it
is hoped that William Keith will have
select a contribution from his studio,
for no exhibition of California land
scapes would be truly representative
without something from his brush.
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While the work of the California men
is being shown in the east we may
have an opportunity in Los Angeles to
see something from the studios of the
Chicago painters. Mr.. Kanst is con-
sidering plans for such an exhibition,
and it is hoped they may be carried
out. Although the Chicago artists do
not devote their efforts to the out-ot-
door world as exclusively as the Cali
fornia painters, there is always good
ly showing of landscapes at the prom
inent exhibitions of the year, and If the
work of some Of the representative men
can be obtained for an exhibition here
1t will be of especial interest at this
time.
The opening exhibition for the year
at Blanchard hall will be held October
4 to 13, when an important showing will
be made of the work of Southern Call
fornia artists. This opening exhibition
will be awaited with unusual interest,
as many changes have been made in
the galleries during the past few
months, and when the coming exhibit
ton is hung it will be under the most
favorable conditions The improve
ments made include an audience room,
where fortnightly lectures will be given
upon art subjects, and every effort is
being made by the management to
make these galleries little art center
such as is indispensable In the life of a
city.