Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26
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sam, Metcalf Dewng and DeCamp. A
number of these-and in reality some of
the best-would be familiar to Washing
tonians. having first been exhibited In that
city. but few are now being shown for
the first time. 1.-The Yellow Tulips, by
T. W. Dewing, has been again loaned by
MI F'reer; Mr.. Metcalf. who held an OK
hibition in this same gallery earlier IN the
season, is represented by single example
a snow-covered landscape seen through
veil of falling snow; Mr.. Joseph de
Camp contributes life-sized picture OF
young girl examining against the light
blue tea cup. and Mr.. Tarbell sends an
unfinished study of young woman read
ing. OF all Mr. Weir is most largely rep
resented; Mr.. Reid probably best.
At the Macbeth Gallery.
At the Macbeth gallery little farther
I'D 9Th avenue several figure painters,
radical in tendency, are bravely holding
forth, displaying in their works ripenfng
promise These are Robert Henri. George
B. Luke. Bleudon Campbell. Charles w.
hawthorne and Kenneth Miller-not Sc
cessionalists all, but without exception
men OF independent convictions. 1t seems
little di1scult to understand why SO
often to the painters mind beauty seems
offensive and LONELINESS lovely. but so
long as the latter is made patent there is
no occasion for complaint. One may,
however, with justice demand good
dra fstmanship and refinement in sugges-
ton.
In yet another of the Macbeth galleries
some excellent landscapes are shown
three by Charles H. Davis. two by
Leonard Ochtman, neither of which IS
snow scene. and two, peculiarly charm
ing, by Walter Nettleton.
A Masterpiece by Tadema.
At the gallery of Arthur Tooth & Sons
Sir Alma Tadema's remarkable picture.
so, Cat CHI loo OF
mer in London. is now on view. This pic
ture, which by the artist is regarded as
his masterpiece. represents the Co..seum
at Rome upon the occasion of Caracalla's
,oI...a,.u.. as -4ntoninus Caesar. In the
foreground is the imperial box in which
are Septimus Scaerus and Julia Donna.
his wife: Geta, who stands between his
two sisters; Bassianus and Caracalla- Be
yond, accurately reconstructed. are the
galleries, tier upon tier filled with spec
tators. II have accurately counted them, -
the artist writes, las L rave painted them
in. and have reached a number approx
mately 300 Each of these faces is per-
feet though very tiny, and each takes it's
place with the mass. Historically this
picture has been exceedingly carefully
studied and for the minutest detail the
painter had authority 1t is an interest
ing Work-a really remarkable accomplish
ment.
Interesting Matter Abundant.
And elsewhere there is an abundance of
interesting matter. At the Grolier Club
a loan exhibition of Barye's bronzes and
paintings is being held Paintings and
etchines by Augustus Koopman, recently
exhibited in the hemicyc!e hall of the
Corcoran gallery, are to be seen at Cot
tiers. and at the Bauer-Folsom gallery.
where a little more than year age. Mr.
works of Louis Paul Dessar are to be
seen. A collection of water colors by
Taber Sears is on view at knoedler's. and
among numerous good canvases several
pictures of Arizona by Albert Grill are to
be remarked at Schaus'.
Nor is this all. Far from being thing
to seek. art is literally hard to escape In
Gotham. One runs across it not only
in the usual but in the most unexpected
places. Way down town, where the
streets have become canyons and the
rush is at certain hours maddening.
certain dealer in pictures has opened a
gallery underground. adjacent to sub
way station. ~ subway entrance is mis-
front door, a subway ticket taker his
gatekeeper. Coming into this establish
ment unexpectedly one is inclined for an
instant to fancy that it is an ''Alice-in-
Wonderland vision rather than reality.
And furthermore in the heart Of the old
shopping district. now well down town,
stands huge department store which
makes a feature of bargains, but on the
walls of which hang cert ain pictures of
great interest and value.
Over counter of marked-down goods
is to be seen a fine Van Dyck, over an
other portrait by De Vos, and beyond
will be noted landscapes by Bogert, by
Wyant and others. here are pictures on
every floor properly superscribed. en-
broideries, tapestries and rare ivory cary
ing in cases. They are not for sale nor
for show but actual furnishings, creating
an atmosphere collected and set forth by
the owner of the establishment who is an
ardent art lover.
This. then, with its myriad studios rang
ing from a back attic to a ten-thousand-
dollar apartment. its art schools. its clubs
and cliques. makes up the art life of
little old New York. the most progress
sive. inconsistent, self-satisfied hustling
city in the world. LEILA MECHLIN.