New-York tribune., 1909-07-10
LONDON ART
,,,,,,,eut of Ford Nador BF0''"-
The Pre-RaphdeIitss'
Tondon, June 26-

ban q -,,..-e qualities OF -Tes0, ~, 5ac
hsd iis - ..--,ed out his designs iO- -, in
not uh'H .tat structure that MS -, 70
oTsHOD .,,o,s and fusing me oda-
eieHo-''e ,,.-.o4,1v one does ho' i", .,,,;,o1
veale" - hts individuality anu 60 ~
qua - seeing q collection oi vet # IS
sk'H a. the Leicester OaIie' ,,,asa
hs newt exhibition, illustId'ii'e -. many
81 .sr as an artist ana 0o'.''-'--- ,-so-
OF - - o,ctilres Closely as i' -,..,;.o
OF y, i.+ the geniuses Of the -,
c'@',o5 he worked in ms own - +,,-
p, ,,it, their methods anu - &c q
.-..tons vet never changing il-' - Tor
sspll@''o-- - of nature and life, ana he'e
c. that light IS what the d 'l'' ,,o
"a matter what the conventions -,
80. z-as more 10 him than oe@u's - -
1hs1 f-oro the best Of these paintings 'ai,I
.,es- but the Manchestei = 49,
or-erly composition and unity as -
a.. scheme. must be seen oel'ie -t,t-r,a- L.
zH'. 80 m this ardent sun-Woisiiil ilP0''
hose life was in his eyes ,.a- 4r,
VIZ .-e three portraits Of the painter -
Thele g, sacb from his own hand one Is
t Mr. ". NJ Rossetti and was psiiii'eu
ISL y Io,r after the artists return from I'a'S'
les' codannic stvle formed in Belgium anu
Tneie - been broadened by prolonged STUDY
Great masters. L IS shy orealHS'
o. =. - without sign ot adaptability IN get
- IN with patrons or critics, YET ioE@ois anu
NAs The second one IS from M TheodoTe
s-n.e. 1,-ntons house. and was painted IN 1871
"S''e - MADDOX Brown was halfway through
y. eft;es and in full possession OF ms Varleu
tle The third is the chief figure in what IS
-, considered his masterpiece, The Last
--.1a-5-, and his second wife IS sitting De
. -, IN the stern Of the ernigrant ship. 4hey
s'-s - 70 the coast to bid farewell TO Woolner'
A0- .+e Pre- -Rapfaelite hand, who was start
oN . Australia: and the pathetic theme OF
% @ : .,,,,-r,- and exile from home after ues-
- s+--,e-le 10 make a living in II was sug-
-, - them This was the painter with the
-, owes and earnest face whom Rossetu'
-. and Holman Hunt knew when they were
n - together with youthful feTvor TO re-
g., current art by presenting on canvas "liaC
,,o, really saw in Nature, and by getting rlo Oh
eli bampering conventions
4na rainrer's earliest work, The Glaour :
corfsssion Is not here. but Manfred on the
7,,eTau painted during his apprenticeship III
p,-s when he was nineteen, is good suosu-
-. s,r +lat R1-onic excursion. While the color
has gone. there is q hint Of dramatic action IN
= seizure Of the murderer by the cha1nols
t-n+s- and there is an attempt TO produce
,5vis effect Of air and light "Parisina's sleep
tainted during the following year. with the Ial'
wife whispering il her sleep name Whlch eA-
,s,es the suspicious Of jealous husband. re-
,..ls skill in the management Of contrasted
masses of light and shadow; and the study Ior
s17s-old Al Hastings" and the water color draw
i,v NJ -Spir1t Of Justice" with a widows ap-
rssl n 2 blind figure with scales and SWORD
srsinst q fully armed murderer, represent re-
;srtsd cartoons in the competition at Westmln-
;zr Hall. There is also a sketch for an Ascen-
son in a similar competition, and a portrait OF
1urv MADDOX Brown precedes by two years the
sxt Of his own portraits. 10 which have al
-saav referred. The idealized portrait OF SNAKE
suss-e has not been borrowed from Manchester
nor has the picture which caught Rossettls eye
s,s srsyced him 10 become the painters pupil
been put on exhibition This was "Wycline
reading the translation Of the Bible TO John OF
Gsunt. which was painted in IS47 or about the
tine ghen the Pre- Raphaelite Brotherhood was
formed
These works do not exhibit revolt against
academic traditions so much as gradual i'm
uroTement in technique ard determination TO
be master Of his own style. With his intimacy
with gossetti. Holman Hurt and Millais opened
what NAV be described as his pre-Raphaelite
period While he did not join the league OF
seven painters be was IN sympathy with them
al many points, was influenced by them in his
choice Of subjects and method OF minute hand
ling Of detail and was instrumental in correct
Ing their eccentricites and moderating their
revolutionary ardor There are excellent exam
pies Of his art during this interesting period
One is The Pretty Baa-Larnbs," with woman
baby servant maid and lambs IN green field
under an intensely blue sky Another is stages
Of Cruelty" with z literal rendering Of a mass
Of lilac leaves IN the background and laborious
ni1uteness Of finish. Work the famous street
tcsne IN Hampstead, with Carlyle and Maurice
looking On while the nayvies and their com
la1ions are laboring. is a more brilliant exam
DE, although il has the obvious defect Of lack
q centre Waiting" King Rene's Honey
1osn,p -'Toothless" "Cordelia at the Bedside
ot Lear" and "Cordelia's Portion" whether in
Oh Or water color, are works conspicuous for
ncnely realism or dramatic force; yet The
las Of England" shines among them all as the
most brilliant in execution and the most touch
ns n lis appeal to human feeling
The later work reveals the painters increas-
hs lore Of light and afr as his mastery Of tech
asls became complete. The Supper at En-
and Chrlst washing peters Feet are
t1''eaghly reverent works, with impressive
@3assernent Of accessories and costumes. The
szsA Cromwell on His Farm" misses fire, and
''al Dalton Collecting Marsh Gas" is lacking
agnity. but Jacob and Joseph's Coat" Is
- picture with effective use of symbolic
-oef and also Of the sheep dog which shifts
- Diood and is not excited by it because IT is
- human but merely animal, and "Wicklin
b z bar
: '-e work IS The Traveller" based on Victor
soe Wanoerer in a French village riding by
s-@Osfet HTith its human interests; and there
Dstons Dream" with the sentimental poet
Nseless Mary Chaworth, and there is a
'ee~I sketch Of Romeo and Juliet" on the
oscony. The best Of the Manchester cartoons