Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-15

Il held at the Blanchard galleries
has been one of unusual interest
from the marked advance shown
since the exhibition of last year. The
organization in it's brief existence has
proved an important factor in awak-
ening an appreciation of the painters
we have among us by bringing them
in closer touch with the public.
On the occasion of the opening recep-
ton and private view more or less
comment was made on the disposal of
the three prizes bestowed by the club.
If such canYases as the three superb
landscapes exhibited by William
Wendt, were simply marked hOrs con-
cours 1T would enlighten many ques-
TONERS and explain the attitude of the
Painters club toward one of America S
strongest painters, whose work dis
tinguishes its exhibitions. It is GER
tain that no fault can be found with
the recognition of painters of tho
quality of Hanson Puthuff and Carl
Oscar Borg. 1t is seldom one has an
opportunity to observe such splendid
progress in any painter as has been
made by the latter in the past year,
and the work of Hanson Puthuff might
we'll challenge comparison with that of
any landscape artist Of our country
east or west.
Another artist rapidly forging to the
front is Aaron Il. Fitzpatrick, whose
work shows a fine feeling for nature.
1.-THE Road to the Valley" IAN April
Day." and 1.-THE Old Oak" are notice
able for their broad simple treatment
and rich color.
The group of paintings by Franz
Bischoff are a revelation to those who
have known his work only through his
flower studies. "On the Bank of the
Arroyo" is a small landscape replete
with harmonious color, and Evening
Glow" and Tide Coming In" are buo-
yant little marines.
Harry Lewis Bailey exhibits a num-
ber of canVasses, all of which show
careful study and would make excel
lent illustrations. In his Chinatown
subjects he deviates from the animal
studies we expect from him and we
return to these feeling it is in his
mastery drawing of horses that he is
at his best. "The Thoroughbred' and
"Noon Hour" are among the best of his
sympathetic portraits of these noble
animals.
Martin ]. Jackson shows his versa
tility as q painter in the eight can
vases exhibited, including portrait and
figure studies as we'll as a number of
landscapes, portraying nature in her
varying moods.
Frank Elwin Evans sends three small
landscapes, which possess an individ-
ual quality, electing to paint the gath
ering gloom of a stormy day or late
afternoon.
Among the water colors a number
of Florida scenes by w. A. Sharp are
refined and delicate in color, and in
marked contrast to the bold. rugged
character of the California landscape
depicted on every side.
A couple of interesting San Pedro
sketches are from the brush of Frank
| Coburn, "Fishermen's Huts," showing
| a joyous riot of color in the huts In
the background.
The feature of the exhibition which
has perhaps attracted the most atten-
tion is the group Of recent canvases
by Carl Oscar Borg, interesting not
only from the wealth of romance sug-
gested by his subjects and the tales
of adventure connected with the paint
ing of them, but from the progress
shown in his methods. ION the Chapel
Steps" and LA Cruz del Milagro" de-
note a feeling for composition that is
out of the ordinary, the splendid tall
tectural features lending themselves
to the artists skill in repeating and
subtly softening the rigid lines of the
cross which govern the composition
in each case. In the "Palacio de Dona
Beatrix" the painter again makes the
most of the decorative value of the
expresses, making them a feature of
these canvases. LA Plaza de An
tigua" strikes aa observer as rather
an ambitious undertaking. both in
color and in composition, and another
imposing canvas is LA Puerta de Sta
Clara" which was awarded the first
prize and has already been purchased
by Mr.. w. H. Cole to add to his val
liable collection.
The three paintings exhibited by
Hanson Puthuff are so uniformly ex-
cellent as to make the bestowing of a
prize upon any particular one of them
a difficult matter. The "Oaks and
Poppies" bearing the red ribbon is
most beautiful in color and especially
good in composition, although the de
clining Day in the Arroyo" possesses
a more subtle poetic quality, and
"Hill Pasture is so intensely virile in
treatment as to hold its own among
the strongest landscape of the col
lection.
1t is evident that our younger paint
ers have received much inspiration
from a close acquaintance with the
vigorous untrammeled Interpretation
of nature they have had before them
in the work of William Wendt The
simplicity with which he expresses
the magnitude of western landscape
by his painting of a bit of rugged
hillside may bring its lesson to those
who have been content to attempt
nothing less than the entire range Of
the Sierras. The mastery handling of
color in "Field Aglow," the exquisite
play of light throughout the canvas
designated as "Sycamores. and the
wonderful brush work in "The Oaks
all bring a message to the painter as
well as pleasure to the most casual
observer.
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The Kanst gallery is offering many
features of interest this season. The
exhibition of paintings by Ralph Davi-
son Miller closed last week, many visit