The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04
CADENASSO HAS SOME GREAT
PAINTINGS IN HIS STUDIO

dense shading as silhouetted against
the brilliancy OF the sunset glow
In the photographs Of the Yellow
stone park more truly stiu is the hdel
ity to nature depicted. so orthodox is
it as to be almost academic, but each
one of the pictures displayed will bear
a close scrutiny and viii speak for it
self The lack OF uniformity too will
at first strike the. eye. but this but
serves TO show to better advantages the
diversity OF form AMI treatment that
goes to make the exhibition a unhuue
one in the annals OF photographic art.
The exhibition will continue for<an-
other week or 10 days
Joseph z. Greenebaum. the Pasadena
portrait painter and landscape artist.
who recently returned from, a Euro
pean trip. arrived in this city early IN
the week and IS established for
couple Of months at the Bruguiere &
Eisen galleries in Franklin street.
Greenebaum's work is well known To-
calIy. as before his departure for En-
rope he painted portraits OF Mrs. c.
Frederick Kohl. Mrs. Frank Deerinr
and her little daughter, Francis Rru-
guiere and several others, and his
Girl with the Amber Necklace" ex-
hibited last winter at the California
club. caused great deal OF favorable
criticism for the warmth OF its flesh
tlnts and the life and truth with which
it was handled
He has brought with him on his
present trip many Of the scenes which
occupied his time while in Franco the
most notable perhaps being his Breton
wives at Prayer" This picture is
shortly TO be exhibited at the St. Fran
cls' where it doubtless win attract
much attention. The setting is a sim
pie gray chapel in a little Brittany
nsnlnS village In the season when the
nshermen are away at their labor. The
wives, left behind gather In fha zray-
quiet OF the church TO pray before the
candle lighted shrine for the safe re-
turn of their husbands. In this pic
ture the artist has painted three OF
tnese wives, garbed in sonber black.
I IheT patient faces touched with the
hght or hope and faith The picture
Is pathetic one. strongly handled.
ana shows again the good work
Treeneoaum can do along any line,
De 1t figure or landscape work.
Ihe interior Of the Brittany cottage
uVlHe duflng MS SC1Ouru
among the picturesque peasants proved
the theme for another canvas. This is
pleasing scene in the kitchen. with
bright fire burning in the CRATE ana
the sun streaming in the open door
way, touching with the mingled gold
and red all the simple aDuofntroents
that go TO the making OF a real home
A number of other Brittany scenes
and other sketches done throughout
Europe are also seen and in with them
are number OF delightful sketches
from around Catalina.
IN contrast to these are his copies
OF Matlsse's work, the new movement
IN the art world in Paris, which is a
reversion to prehistoric men and
events, and primitive methods OF hand
Hhs them These are grotesque and
Dlzarre In appearance and are faith
Iul copies OF the originals which are
creating such a furor in Partisan art
circles The Discovery OF Ozone" is
one of those Greenebaum has brought
back with him. II shows two orange
red men capering on a greensward be-
meath turquoise sky. heavy with vel
low clouds 1t is prehistoric art with
vengeance, but as the originators OF
the movement are taking themselves
seriously, doubtless there are others
who will follow in their footsteps and
all sorts of impossible figures will be
allowed loose on an innocent world.
Greenebaum has brought back thNSf
samples to show the new movement ~
II exists. and they form a delightful
contrast to his own work which is
handled with great truth and strength
and skill. with a boldness and sure
ness that are characteristic OF what
ever he handles