The sun., 1910-07-03
Seen IN THE WORLD OF Art
I IOJITCTION or nORhS NJ
IRISH PAINTERS.
Interesting Pictures GAtherrd ny John
quinn Ia rhIs Cits IiOnr's Land
scape> ana a. %. Shannon's Figures
brilliant Acl:.r, emrntS % Irish Art.

~ ~" M.uI".pal Gallery of Modern Ar
t.tHn The man IL SIR HrRh = Lane.
',yss tast" and in'eihgrUr" ar' "qIAll"d
" his energy and public spirit. The
election ~ amazing when you consider
20" brief time IL took 20 get II together.
We have already described the treasures
housed under the roof Of this gallery.
and London has nothing to equal II In
the way uf modern ART. Herr in New
York there II an amateur 10 taste who
ht- formed the nucleus % \ collection
IN which Irish art preduminatss. lie "
John Quinn, ESQ. and while hs has no
irr'enslonS In the direction % big opl-
lection, he could easily give to-day an
exhibition that might surprise thoee who
do not know that Irizh 7ainters ars what
they are. brilliant in technique. poetic
20 feeling and modern in spirit. The
lessons q Manet and Monet. Degas.
'nurbet, Whistler and other latter day
giants have been taken Ia heart. and with
splendid results A group that comprises
such names as Nathaniel Hone. John
lavery. Gerald Festus Kelly. William
Orpen, George R,issel. Charles II. shan
non. John B, Yeats. Frank O'Meara. Ms.
& y MacCarthv. Derm.d O'Brien. 10
mention few. is not To bs passed by
Nightly; and there - also August John.
who h"longs On the Celtic side 81 the
border Many of These are represented
IN Mr.. Quinns collection In Central Park
West
Nathaniel Hone is n new name o. most
& us. vet he has been rightfllly called
the greatest landscape painter lr'land
has produ~.d. Two members pf his
family have been distinguished art ists
IN former generations. A man of means.
advanced IN years. he has never done
anything his life long but paint. To the
extreme lrft of young radical painters
hls meth"d - composition and brush
work may seem trlhe old fashioned
but hr is not moro DID fashinn.-d than
C"ns'I able ur the Barbizons who's, Style
has most influenced hun. However.
HIS way Il "nvisigIng tho landscapa and
the -s'l - not theirs The serenity and
Old " urd charm of Constable NAV b@ rec
ognizsd ia ia" Hone canvases.l ESPECIALLY
the wood interiors. but thus ~ because
both mon ars of a contemplative spitt
There ~ more wildness and melancholy
in Hon.. His s,a pictures ara full 81 the
briny airs and the savage RI ythms Of H."
Irish shore What charm there Is in his
painted tho perforated rock At Etrrtat
beloved of Claude Monet. and the Irish
painter sers Il from another angle uf
vision. His palette IL compusHd IN the
lower. the minor keys. his pearly grays.
velvety blacks. rich browns and green's
emerge on the car vas IN "A harmonious
syuth"sis. As a master Of composition
you feel tho quIct grip Of his authority.
a. l..
p"et painter. George Russell "A. p has
written There ls greater intensity
than is usual IN Mr. Homes work There
is something thrilling IN this twilight
trembling over the deserted world There
u some magic IN the vision made up ~
elemental life. darkness and loneliness =
and ~. feel awsd as Il W. knew the spirit
was hidden in his works.
Mr. Quinn - the fortunate posssssor
Of dozen Hones fairly r-pre-entatlv ot
development, the largest depicts the
BANKS % Lough SwIlly and ~ a master .
piece. In Rus vi's this collection - rich
Ther" Is the Celtic mage for YOU. the mage
Of twilight ~ forSak"n fields AZ dusk of
haunted hlllsIde-. of forest paths. Of eng
matte figures on the sea strand. of child
lk" figures slowly moving IA tho dreamy
lrl-h mist The iyric pu.-t who wrote .
IN memory IT earth,
In tho vet dr-s stl,ar sweet
l'u"u -" sIul-' -s."nt'i AsE-
~ 'vuNci s.'h quiet l--f
Sa- met m,sh's iavs
j. a pot whose ear ~ clos. to 'h, drum ,
ming pulse ~ nature George W Russell /
~ give hun hr- full name though D.. ~ bet
ter known - 4 r was bonn IN I.urgen
IN lS7 It's poems. Hom"warl Sonrs .
iy th" WAY and the Earth Bp.atL-
uSg7I CAV" hIm national reputation
His FAC" a. portrayed by John X N@,'-
tells - the man Of mystical mnp.s 'h"
tr1i. C.t of the finest type Asa painter
hs ha4 NOT vet real'ysd himself hl- tech P
nigIr - lot always adequate. All ~,
attempts IA" yell nigh hop.lcss IN pCtur- .
ing hIs poetic visions. Arthur y ra".t
with American and Welsh blOud IN hI,
veins. suc'-eds IN this peculiarly perIlnus
Held. for he il the poS-ss-or 81 n maArerly 7
line and % singIlariy beautiful color
-ange. Rusaell's key is restricted lie
10 not fumbler. You feel what he IL after 7
ther" IL divination of a delicate order /
IN his figures. vet he docs no, inevitably |
strike noon or midnight. as the case NAV +
ba n, sounds the Celtic note. THAT
note which We overhcar IN tho Connacht /
lament which Nora Hopper sang
I NiIl AriSs and 20 hence 20 the West
Ant - me - grave = here 'h. hil' - inds. ali .
bur. "l.. we're dead S-re | dust the TALL
Of my oNn loves foot-t""- would break
the rest
The most important picture. using
tho word in the dealers sense. in tho
Quinn gathering - the large painting ,
by &. h. shannon. The Sapphire Bay !
OF ~ the owner prefers to call II -Th" .
sapphire S~a.- sumptuous ColorsI b
group 81 nudes. Venetian in arab~squs.
vet despite thu fat modelling. modern in .
sentiment II IL a picture that has won
Continental encomiums when exhibited
~ Venice. The only shannon va know
on this side Of the water n J J shannon:
but Charles II. shannon IL an artist ~
,Iirerent calibre. and this NAV Ia said
Vithout depr-cating tho work II m"
American. whoss standard - more
orldiy than IL was a few years ago IL.
Irish artist delights ia tha Joy of life
His color ~ magnetic. his flesh tones
..--guous his hn" plastic HE PORTRAITS
such a. n" LAZY with the Feather = Mrs
Patrick Campbell. or that slightly siuizter
li.Aufy ibOunR Anna mere the Is.tt.rn