The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
BY JAMES HENRY MOsER.

In the field of American landscape
painting, winter subjects at present have
the right of way. Gignoux, McEntee,
and some Of our earlier landscapists
painted winter interestingly. and later
there has been shown some notable win
ter work by such men as Homer. Inness,
Scoield. Tryon. Davis, Shurtleff. Wier.
Woodbury.. and Tabor, but these distin-
guished painters are better known by
pictures depicting other seasons. Walter
L. Palmer. with his sympathetic and
photographiCally true pictures OF winter,
was perhaps the first specialist in this
field, but Mr. Redfeld is the mightieSt
reason for the great popularity of winter
pictures to-day. A superb and compre-
hensfve collection OF this artists work.
thirty-four canvases IN all is now be-
ing displayed in the Hemicycle Of the
CorCOran Gallery of Art. where they
may be seen daily at the usual hours
until Sunday, January Q. inclusive.
Never mind who Edward ". Redfeld
is II is enough to say that, notwi;h-
standing the fact that he IS barely forty
one years old, he is, nevertheless, one Of
the biggest men in the whole world Of
contemporary art, whoses broad chest is
not wide enough to bear the big bag of
medals and decorations that have come
to him at his secluded home in the pic
turesque little village OF Center Bridge
Pa, on the Delaware River where he
lives and paints the year around.
Don't fail 10 see these pictures and
learn how beautiful, how pictorial, and
paintable this commonly supposed bleak
season Is.
Furthermore. you will find this new art
a revelation, in method-the very latest
method Of representing nature that
may suggest TO you a strOng-aTmed plas-
terer with troweI and mortar board,
any one of these canvases, viewed a
dozen feet away. is so astonishingly real;
in some instances, looking out upon
scenery so commonplace and hOmely as
to make one distru=t his senses and
question whether these be not. after all,
actual windows framed in gold,
So much for the realism Of these Red
field paintings; but Realism, it must
Nt iFlittlllbSltA. u lltA OF l. anu II AAAAo
quality was their only claim to distinction,
their reputation might be confined TO
side show" surroundings. The realistic
properties of the Redheld method are
here, however, Of the utmost importance,
because Mr. Redheld is an artist of the
finest discernment. who recognizes the
subtle beauty of color, form. and values
/ in nature. those qualities in Gods gIo-
rious out of doors which give landscape
art its inexpressible and ever enduring
charm, Having discovered these beautiful
! secrets OF nature. one cannot but applaud
Mr. Redfelds megaphone method OF
commanding people to stop and listen to
/ his entertaining and uplifting message.
/ In the place Of honor on the Hemicycle
wall is the largest picture. three by five
/ feet. an upright canvas, No II, Cedar
/ Hill" a snow-eovered hillside from
which some olive cedars rise against the
sky. their dark foliage forming a fine foh
| TO bring out the loneliness of distant
Opalescent hills. valley. and river. This IS
picture of great force and beauty that
I fearlessly leads the collection in making
an impression on the mind that is not
likely soon 10 be displaced by any other
zone man show" Space permits only the
briefest mention, individually. of these
winter paintings by Mr.. Redfeld. As
they are all excellent. and so we'll worth
ones while. it is more important that
their extraordinary qualities be dwelt
upon. and the significance of their being
shown collectively in this city. Americas
newest art center.
Supporting the large center picture, al
ready described. are two. somewhat
smaller. very fine things, THE Rec
Barn." No. s, and "The Old Barn" No
IA these, with another of the same ex
lcellenoe. ''Brookville," No. 80. The latter
/ however, = hung effectively by itself OF
the one diagonal panel in the gallery
All three have great beauty of color. anC
are so masterful In composition. so bis
and simple, that their charm in this re
gard is most alluriag.
They are apparently veracious picture
Of places, but they are entirely free from
q certain SAVIOR Of illustration which IRE