Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-12

cover. perhaps. a wider range of the
painters activity, representing several OF
his moods and discrediting the suppo-
sition that he has adopted formula for
picture making. The Ministers are of al!
the least important, but for this there is
reason. Next month comprehensive
exhibition of oil paintings and pastels will
be held at the Metropolitan Museum, TO
which Mr.. Freer and other collectors have
promised to lend most generously. tn"
date of this exhibition has not yet been
set. but the prospects of it are arouslnS
much interest.
At the Macbeth Gallery. 9Th avenue be
low 10th street. and the New Public Ii
brary a special exhibition of paintings
by Frederick Ballard Williams is beng
held. Mr. Williams is represented In tue
National Gallery in the collection recently
given to Montclair by William Il. Evans,
and has exhibited more than once at the
Corcoran Gallery of Art. He is a painter
of landscapes and romantic figure COM
positions-cne who, while distinctly mod
ern. builds on old traditions His paint
ings are fine in color, toneful and deco
rative in effect-beautiful and at the same
time sincere and virie. At the same gal
lery Louis Mora is showing a number Of
his figure paintings made last summer in
Spain, which are clever and accomplished.
though perhaps not of extraordinary in
tereSt.
In the main gallery of NJ. knoedler &
Co. sixteen portraits painted by Irving
r. Wiles are to be seen. The majority
of these are of women and are stronger
and better than usual though possibly
those of men are to be accounted of
even greater merit. All are not equally
good. but the showing n whole is adj
mirable and none is fiippant. Firmly
modelled and well posed in most in
stances. the Interpretation of likeness is
direct and individualistic. Refined and
sincere, these paintings have grace and
charm.
More gravely painted than some of the
others is a portrait of Mrs. Gilbert, and
of special interest are companion por-
traits of two little lads. Masters John
and Alfred Lawrence, the one holding a
toy ship on his lap and the other an open
book. Portraits of Henry Wolf. the dis
tinguished wood engraver and of the
artists father as we'll as of John e Par
sons are included in the exhibition and
remarked for special merit.
1t was at the knoedler galleries last
week that the painting by Homer Martin
lately purchased by William T. Evans
for the National Gallery was shown. This
picture has an interesting history. 1t was
painted, it is understood, in the early
sixties and passed through the fire which
many years ago almost destroyed the
knoedler galleries. At that time one
corner of the canvas was scorched, and
with other paintings it was stored away
and forgotten. Only few months ago it
was unearthed and identified
The price Mr.. Evans paid for 1t was in
the neighborhood of $4,000, and the full
amount will,s through the liberality of
the dealers, be turned over to the artists
widow, provided her sons will waive their
claim. The picture itself is good in color
and of admirable quality-a valuable ac-
QUESTION for the National Gallery.
True both to his promise and his Gus
tom Of giving, Mr. Evans has already
selected a majority of the fifty pictures
which he will present to Montclair, N. j.,