New-York tribune., 1910-06-06
LONDON ART
Sargents - Barbizon Gems :
Many Shows.
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weary Of the drudgery Of portrai,'-
and OF the affectations Of society w.
So intense was the pleasurabls sx.s.-
n1ent OF playing with hts paints ,s,.
was not long before he was tb-o,--
the whole force OF his incomua~,.-
brushwork into his new fad ard -
his studio door against smart soo,..
and ambitious professional men eoy..
ing the hOnors Of kEighthood. In :
portraits he often seemed more aa..r
interested in a casual effect Of Heb.
shadow than in the fascinating gb,,-
herself. and 50 truthful was he IN =
statement OF fact that he painted ro,,.
and powder on the lady's cheeks -
emphasized rather than Concealed
awkward curve Of a scraggy neck.
II tinOrous women IN society fsa..,
Mr.. Sargent and preferred 70 vain 4.
the Day Of Judgment. the Alpine ro.,-
the stones OF Venice. the Florsr,,-,
bronzes and the olive groves OF =.
Levant do not resent his infaIllble AR.
racy. but readily reveal their secrets /.
in his stroke in these Landscapes "a
there was in his mastery portraits
The six Sargents exhibited az the Ns,
English Art Club are as striking -
umphs Of realism as the series displsrs.
at the Academy. TWO are drawings >
an outing party in fanneIs and a Van.
tfan canal scene. with glints OF cof,
sparkling from vividness Of Light. :,
these are added the cool darks of :,
olive grove. the desoIate beauty of
gray and blue moraine among the A.
pine SHOWS. the splendors OF the ma-s.
surfaces of the Salute and the romans,
IoveIiness Of a FIorentine nocturne. VITA
an archway and column Of the LOys Il,
Lanzi and CeIlinfs bronze statue >
Perseus with the head OF Medusa rru.
jected against the darkness Of a starr
night-a marvellous feat OF fOreshorts,.
ing.
In these works an objective mind IA.
disengaged itself from It's own ursue..
sessions and has recorded tmpersonagr
what has been closely observed, and vs
the realism suggests indUctively ia
symbolic significance and emotional Ia.
vor of idealism- Perseus becomes a n
mantle figure. representing Florence n
the medieval night, and is no longer
bronze statue Of a demigod under arrs.
way and stars. The marble fragnss,
of the Salute. with all its realism. r.
fleets the glory Of Venice. The ruinoy
heap of desolate stones on the mountal,
side implies the earth rending forces
invincibIe Nature. and the dark olls
grove has IN IL the tranquility Of Il.
changeless East.
II will not be long before Mr.. Sarys-
has imitators in his new field Alrsasr
his friend and travelling companion. "
". G. Won Glehn. reveals his influence Il
Venetian studies of the Salute and tbs
Piazzetta. and in a vivid LITTLE Cora
landscape. 1t is not Mr.. Sargent. bg,
the other great American painter Of ths
generation who has inspired Mr. WIlsa
Steers pretty girl in a muslin dress
crouching and pulled together in an u.
ing with the blue ribbons OF her hat
Mr.. George Lambert has been trying
TO paint like Manet in his unplsasa-
medical picture, "Chesham Street" ari
not even brilliant cleverness IN Hss.
painting redeens the work from CT,
demnation as a morbid and repulsTs
subject. Mr.. Tonks has become a Vsns
tian in the sumptuous coIoring Of ~
Rustic Pageantry.' and there is II
craftsmanship on these walls superc
TO his. Mr.. Orpen's individuality is r.
vealed in diversity Of subjects. but b
portrait OF a genial fellow artist. Y.
A. w Rich, is the strongest work an;
mastery alike in drawing. composite
nude will never be mistaken for vs-aE
quez Venus. atominabIy clever as e "a
The New English Art Club has its +
fectattons and fads. but there is fresa-
ness OF thought in its work and hg-
level OF artistry is reached by tire Is:
men. notably BY Mr. W ". Russell Y.
Philip Connard. Mr. Rich ard Nr Mi
head Bone Nobody may be drssns,s
Of what the art OF the future IS Ikelyu 8
be. yet there is a sympathetic group
sound craftsmen who are consta7-7
varying their methods. painting win =
thusiasnn and cultivating habits OF eoS
observation.
The water color drawings and eaIz
and white work are invariably consgieF
Gus for refinement and subtlety az
now that Mr.. Max Beerbchrn IS nsn'
Der there is always fun az the fair. IL
genial humorist. however. needs 20 es q
his guard against bitterness OF sam
Nearly all his caricatures are as go
natured as they are grotssque- ms e
tOon az the expense OF NJ ROstana
somewhat wilful and ungenerOus. an
like King Edwards pet FOX terris',
not helpful 10 the entente cordials =
group entitled "As Had Supposed Ias-
To Be" includes Mr.. Henry James
A 3. Walkley. Mr.. Pudyard Kipiins' =
Marquis de Several. Mr.. William Arcls'
the Duke OF Norfolk. Nr Sargent =
Maurice Hewlett. Sir Edward PoSl,
and others With a single exception
Hall Caine. these wOrthies are unns''
nizable. and the masquerade. Wiz
satiricaI touches. becomes as psrpSA'
as prize newspaper pictorial rsous
The important sale Of the reniA-
section of the Blackheath colleeloa
drawings and pictures Of the BaIo1
and Dutch schools has been herai's
the issue OF a most sumptueas g.
book. Catalogues az Christie's ha'7
;,,,.-., =. ......- ~, 50 Az