Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25

painters of Southern California
Il now being shown in their annual
exhibition at the Blanchard gallery
forms a collection of unusually strong
canvases. The work is more uniform
in quality than in any exhibition of
the year thus far. and may be said to
be truly representative Prominent
among the landscapes is Benjamin =.
Browns "Windswept," most pleasing
in its soft color and atmospheric quail
ity, although one is apt to feel that
the trees have been rather arbitrarily
arranged to suit the subject. ION the
Shore, Catalina" by Franz Bischon, IS
one of the best of the marines shown,
with a warm glow OF color on us
rocks and sea. Carl Oscar Borg SHOWS
three interesting canvases. reminiscent
of his recent sojourn In strange lands.
I'm the Cathedral Garden" is one In
which the sense of solicitude and mys-
terry are admirably expressed. Ralph
Mocine's EARLY Summer Morning is
most modern in its treatment and con-
veys the impression of being wonder
fully awe. Hanson Puthuff's DC
clining Day in the Arroyo" is one of
the strong things of the exhibition ana
has been previously mentioned In TINS
column. "San Dimas Land shows the
same strength and Vigor and Is oe-
lightful in its unexpected dashes OF
color.
]. Bond Francisco in his two can
vases shows a fine feeling for the
warmth and color of California land
scape.
Frank p. Sauerwein introduces some
very good figure drawing in his Corn
Song" and the Land of Sunshine" is
a viyacious little scene with its brightly
clad figures. Several small landscapes
by c. A. Fries show a sensitive IN
diyidual treatment that is most pleas
ing. John w. Nicoll contributes two
well considered landscapes, rich yet
reserved in color. Elmer Wachtets
"I,and of Golden Light" Is one of the
most striking landscapes shown, marked
by its force and Yigor and the flne
color sense which distinguishes TINS
artists work. A moonlight scene by
William Wendt is a canvas in which
the painter strikes new note con-
veying an impression of the majesty
of nature in her most tranquil moods,
and is one of the most poetic things we
have seen from his brush. Jean Mann
| heim's Eucalyptus in Arroyo" is inn
posing in it's massive dignity, and his
study of a child leaning over a DOW
of goldfish is most charmingly posed
and rich and full in color, spohtane-
Gus piece of painting.
much larger proportion of portraits
and figure studies are shown than Is
usual in our exhibitions. John H. Rlch
sends three figure subjects, the best
of these a carefully studied nude. THE
Yellow Gown" shows some exception
| ally fine painting in the treatment oi
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the BACKGROUND. The texture OF the
gown is also we'll expressed. Helma
Heynsen Jahn's portrait of j. II. Fish
burn is an excellent example of her
wonderful delineation of character
with a splendid technique at her fin
gers ends, Mrs jain Is able to ex-
press her realism stopping Just snort
of the point where it may become too
real The three striking portraits by
Roh Wagner are a feature of the ex-
hibition. The painter is especially
happy in his expression of the person
ality of his subjects In his portrait
of Rev. Thomas Ewing Sherman, $. j..
we feel the strong individuality of his
subject, the whole bearing of the mar
suggesting a leader rather than 9
shepherd of men. In the portrait OF
Rear Admiral Bowman II. McCalla the
artist has made clever use of the great
coat partially covering what might
have proved too great a glare OF color
and gold lace. making the strong notes
of color where they do appear most
telling in effect. The portrait of Mrs
Justin Moran possesses the sympathetit
quality so necessary to the successful
painter of women.
The one-man exhibition by Jack
Gage Stark, which is also being shown
at the Blanchard gallery, is one of un-
usual interest. The fifteen canvases
aae we'll hung and ON entering the soft
| w lighted room the impression they
eiye'is one Of brilliant sunshine and vi
brating atmosphere The next thing we
note perhaps is the luminous purple
| shadow, which since its discovery by
Claude Monet has been the hall mark
| of the impressionist If we were 70