The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06


AIarcks. one Of which. The shepherd
was given by tho painter 10 Constant
Troyon; a capital Theophils Do Book.
an Autumn Landscape (which was des-
cribsd in TEE SUN when it hung In the
gallery % tho late ThsOdors @. Nos);
several CoFOts; On early Morning q
village street scsns. an unusual theme.
but containing beautiful paint. and
The Fisherman d'Avray. also
from the Noe collection. A JosS Weiss
10 brilliant. and the two DAubignys-
Coup dsvant. and The Bridge at Names
are excsllsnt examples. The Shep-
herdess' Of Charles Jacque 10 In the best
tradition Of that admired master. This
n a choice group Of pictures.
Twenty-Odd pictures Of Elmer Liv-
ingston Maclsas. Of which ten are pas
tells. the others oil. are now shown at
the Madison Art Gallery. SOS Madison
avenue. This artist. whose progress We
note with pleasure. sees nature with
young eyes and records his vision In
crisp brush work. Among the oils 10
liked Cos Cob Winter" -Queensboro
Bridge and showing; best Of all. though
IL IL not pretentiOusly hung. Cos Cob
Inlet which is. 80 think. very swell
The winter Afternoon inevitably re-
calls the technical procedure and palette
OF Ernest Lawson. but an artist loses
nothing IL at first he bitches his wagon
10 a star. Lawson once did. but soon
severed the towing rope. MacEsAe will
cut loose some day. We hope. AZ present
his work Possesses vivacity and the
promise OF something better.
A. -.
we might say that the Knoedler Galleries.
corner Thirty fourth street and Fifth ave-
nue.. remind IN of continuous perform
ance--that 10. you may enjoy half dozen
exhibitions at one visit: but there Ii
nothing Of the Continuous performance
element In the quality Of the ara shown.
even IL a huge and terrifying efiigy Of
Ia mere Gadski. a. the youthful war god
dess % Wagner, does hang in the shop
window. We are not enRmOursd of the
Gadski Br1nnhilde in life. but IL 10 not
30 bourgeois a. that wooden picture.
In the lower gallery there are some por-
trait drawings Of Albert Sterner in San
guins and black. which arc fslicitous
in handling and characterization. Mr.
Sterners evooations % child life In the
treacherous medium he 20 dsftly manages
are of wide range. His line n equally
versatile: grace and vitality are his.
An exhibition OF charm. In contrast to
the almost feminine huidity % Steiner
the paintings by Clara T. MacChesney
in the gallery upstairs seem To have
proceeded from . virile hand. There h
strength in this woman's brush and meat
in her discourse. Her portraits are at
their beat when dealing with such rugged
masculine types an Moncure Conway
and the Rev. Robert Coilyer. The head
oi the kind and learned icanoclast Conway
10 particularly striking. There ID one boy.
a little DutchmAn. who stands on sturdy
legs. that many a male painter would like
To sign. Above all there 10 no concession
60 prettinees. The sincerity and technical
dexterity of Miss MAcChe~ney are very
gratifying. She is doing things. without
doubt. What a mere man can do on
ivory may b. seen in the work of Herbert
Bedford. who manages his slippery me-
dium with ease. Concerning the validity
% his series % George Meredith's heroines
We cannot take exception TO. for II he
sees his Meredith thus who shall say him
nay? Mr. Bedford enjoys the further
distinction 20 being the husband of Liza
I.shmAnn. the EnGlishwOman who COM
posed In a Persian Garden that in
imitable pattern Of dramatic music for
everlasting Philistia.
MIR. Bonaventure. a. blithe as he was
two decades ago. IN showing az his gal
Iery. S East Thirty fifth street. some
admirable art. A girls head by Lepici4
recalls q euze At his most melting. and
there II a William Beechy. warm in tone;
4. nN taaar
and Titania by Westall. old styi. but
full Of character. The galleries are
crowded with rare hooks and objects Of
art. Mabuss and Pourbus are amcng
other masters represented. Bonaven-
ture ~ well worth visit.
The drawings. water colors. Oil paint
inRs and etchings Of the late James D.
Smile. y. A. Iss1-IsOel are on view IN
the large sallery Of the CenSury Associa-
ton. and quito MI It's walln. Smillie was
hest known TO the generation preceding
this .as an etcher and illustrator. Many
specimens Of his skill as an etcher are to
~ seen.
This has not been thus far a favorable
year for club exhibitions. The last Union
League show was hardly a successful
one Mr.. Hsarn's. at the LOtos Club. was
excellent. hut the present one. 10y the
artist members Of the Lotos, il not exactly
startling. though here and there a can
Vas Of marked merit makes its presence
known. j. Alden Weir IL in the lead. and
there are contributions by Dewey. Van
Iaer. Eaton. Becknell. Ballard Williams.
Carroll Beckwith. Colin Campbell Cooper.
Murphy. Virgins and others. Henry
Wolf has hung three beautiful engrav-
ingS.
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