The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-24

ths Terrace and the young 0irls sleep
ing From an ehees ehsro shines forth q
painter poets nature. Hin contemporary
soenss are 90 sFus In astituds and atmOs-
phsro % Manss's and Degaa's. but they
are more subtle than thoss Of the former
without possassiAg ths lroaioal hitternsss
0s the lataar. Rsnoir has lyrical faculty
whioA allows him to look upon life In .
smihng. picturosQus way.
In saz1e % his portraits no u haunted
BY rSeolieSsions q RsynOlds and Gains
borough % wen a. Of boucher He loves
iittls Eirls and babies. Of whom he has
painted considerable series. In . fGt
mannsr. with touches % fhs brush ahat
ere Ike earesses; here again HIS naivetA
has been of service 10 him. Unskillsd IN
ogFiosla e&pransioa. Rsnoir sEcsls In rem
dlring tie awkward gssaarss. the artlsss
looks and the pure nAaA Of chlldrUn. He
paiptn little girIs with towing hair. tartan
frocks and big 0oWor trimmeA straw hats.
In sun b&ehsd foliage, He 10 also an
oxquisies painter a. howeFs. Ia all tina
series his tsShniqus b alternately that Of
Monet and OF Mmnel. Yea hs blends lt
somstimss with. his old palette knife
method. HE paste Of sleek. enamsllike
paint In bis third aud laaasa manner
hs seems 70 hare become more capricious
and diaeoncertinG IN his mixture Of aim
plloisy and anbtlsfy. Of assumed igno-
rAnes and gsmuine science. This fan
tastio spirit hreahs loose from all
dogmaa, mlzas IN the aams picture four
or eve meshods and nnds plsasure in con-
founding them. His drawing 10 weaker,
he 10 chiefly preooeupsed with pure color:
hs ventuEes upen almost discoTdant
hRrmoniss. plays with rsascsions. strives
for the harmoniss of 0yisntal carpets.
His lster landscapes are lean actual viewa
thaa harmonisa. MUSIC OF singular nu-
anoss. He 10 thoroughly French In style
and spirit.
Our pasnaoious old Gre eassr Rochsfort
ever siRes hs was painted by MAnet has
so NJ % IN authority on arr. He 10 q
man % taste even 10 no doss talk through
his ohapaan az timss. There are many
faks naageoEu. old and new. In Europe and
America. Parie coo has more than its
share. A Douch9r 70 saw 90 . recent
sale could have besn with equal propriety
ascsibed % Matter. and q certain Rem
brandt might have bssn called q Bol.
Come. now. Wouldn't you rather own a
hAndsoms Ferdinand Boil than a third
rata RsmbFandss Thsre's nothing i'm .
name bus the price. and what has a trus
lover Of art 10 do with dollars (Ocho
answers: -Dollara').
Ths Luks exhibition a. Aacbsth's In
attracting any amount Of admiration and
comment Of all sorts. A. Knaedler's
n .s.h. ~aff.sas..s.
much pleasure. Portraits. ballet girls.
character pieces. such a. Mansneld a.
BsreA CAssvsat. and dancers prove
Mr.. Kronbsrg 20 b a versatile painter.
in the same Raliery John Elliott 10 sho wing
his original passsi drawings Ter the Illus
erations % The Great Ssa Horss.' by
Isabel Andersen. and finely fslt portrait
Of Julia Ward Howe. Mortimer Lchts-
nausr had half dosen portraits ON view
Ms Knoedlsrs last week. Mr.. Charles
vsxiuss sketches and pictures at the Sal
ma@undi Club win be considered later.
Ivan Elis Evsrs 10 holding an exhibition
of pAintiaas at the Haas Gallery until
April -. Thsge arS come very attractive
japanese water oolors ~ the Elits Art
Rooms. 0eogss n. Macrlm will open q
show ~ his paintings to-morroU AZ the
KatM Galleries. It will 10 his first -ons
man exhlbis Mia y. y. Tait's minia-
lures are also 90 no sssn in the same gal
luries. Thess are Alr. ksts's last eKhibi-
sssnA Scr ths season. They closs May !.
NeEs autumn 10 vim remove 70 his new
esenbliHhmsnt There are thirty-five
poinfines by Emil Garrison at the Pratt
Institute. Brooklyn. until April On. The
exhibition az sculpture by women a,
Ten Lexington avenue 10 very interesting
ThA Ansericsn AT Nsss informs us that
tho National Arts Club has bought for its
permanent collection a painting. In the
0ardsn.- by the Hungarian impres-iOniss
Louis Marks.