The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
PAINTINGS SHOWN
AT BOHEMIAN CLUB
Function, Reminiscent of Old
Days, Proves Brilliant
Affair
For the First Time in Three
Years Society Views
Local Work

Society viewed paintings yesterday
afternoon in the rooms of the Bone
mian club in one of the old time brill
liant functions for which tae club was
celebrated in the days before the fire
This being the first exhibition for three
years, the rooms were crowded to an
extent that made 1t impossible to view
the works of art from any correct
angle until late in the afternoon, when
the tarong thinned. Most of the local
artist members of the club and few
of those residing abroad were well rep
resented. While a number of the oils
and water colors have been exhibited
before, they seemed as enjoyable in
their new settings as If gazed upon for
the first time.
Perhaps the most notable group of
paintings was that in the red room
by Orrin Peck. Two portraits of the
Hearst children and a charming land
scape constituted a trio which elected
murmurS of admiration from artist and
layman alike. The picture of the child
rolling a hoop, with white sleeves
turned back over his chubby arms.
thrown out against a background OF
landscape Is so solidly, so broadly
painted, with such attention to- atmoS-
phere and character as to be Gainsbor-
ough like in its quality of color and
feeling.
EXCELLENT LIGHT EFFECTS
The other portrait, while displaying
striking characteristics, lacks some
what the broadness and depth of the
first. but is charming conception
wonderfully well handled in the light
effects, especially where the sun glints
on the white apron of the boy. The
landscape is equally fine and as
study in light is remarkable.
In the same room is work of j. II.
Breuers, I'm the High Sierras,"
landscape permeated with most noble
and virile qualities, and handled in
Breuer's mastery fashion. The draw
ing of the high blue peeks is without
flaw, and the coloring of the dazzling
blue of the mountains true and Won
derfully depicted.
piquant, tanta1izing portrait by
Dickman, La Dame Chez Maxine"
shows a laughing face of a French
woman in the prevalent costume of her
class, and the same artists Approach
ing Storm which was last seen at Del
Monte, is vivid and fine piece of
landscape study. Gamble, whose deli
cate and poetic interpretations of
southern scenes are well known. has
an October in Matilda Canyon" full
or the elusive ana exquisite effects ol
fall scene. and Neuhaus has three of
his vigorous landscapes, full of char
acter and feeling.
PAINTINGS ARE SOLD
"The Ford, Russian River" by Lati-
mer, was quickly sold. as was THE
Pines, Point Lobos," by Burgdorff, an
exquisite fantasy picturing a dark.
witchlike tree on the edge of a gloomy
mass of hill with a fairy glow of yell
Ion c{r fraa
Bloomer, who has studio at Sausa-
Ito, has several views of the Marin
hills, and Cadenasso has number of
the eucalyptus and marsh studies of
the sort upon which his reputation
rests. Facing tae entrance to the hall
are two portraits by Wores. well placed
and we'll lighted, their coloring most
attractive, while several of Charles
Rollo Peters moonlight scenes, mys-
terious and dark, show in every line
the power and mastery of the artist
The Bathers." by Alexander Harrison,
is bit of vigorous figure drawing
with wide stretch of sparkling sea
breaking on sand dunes which rise TO
tne height of hills, and was painted as
a gift to his friend and brother artist,
Peters.
CHARACTERISTIC PIECES
Will Sparks, c. D. Robinson, Harry
Stuart Fonda, Chris Jorgensen, Chapel
Judson and Haig Patigan are each
represented by bits of small but char
acteristic work, and Earl Cummings
contributes a bust of Lawrence Tharp,
young son of Newton ]. Tharp, in
bronze, which he terms THE Son of
julius Caesar" an allusion to the
architects resemblance to that per-
sonage. Altogether some 81 pictures
were exhibited. The work of the artist
members of the club and the selection
of the paintings shown did credit to
the jury composed of such men as ].
H. Breuer, Charles Dickman, Douglas
Tilden and Giuseppe Cadenasso.
The social side of the exhibition was
delightful and highly satisfactory TO
the clubmen. Refreshments were
served at round tables in the large,
pleasant dining room, where the talk
of art showed that the fashionable
guests of the afternoon had more than
an inkling of their subject. On next
Wednesday afternoon the club will
again be thrown open to women who
did not get to see the pictures and
pieces OF sculpture yesterday, or who
wish another opportunity of viewing
them. 1t Is predicted that many splen-
did pictures will change owners as
result of this exhibition.