The evening world., 1911-01-30
AMERICAN ART
WILL DOMINATE,
SAYS S0ROLLA
Spanish Painter Believes 1t
VIII Be Greatest Force in
Next Generation.
DEBT TO VELASOUEZ.
Artist Brings 100 New Pic
lures for Exhibition and for
the Hispanic Society.
DEBT TO VELASQUEZ

UooQu1n Sorod1a y Basttda, the Span
- arttst who took New York by
seosus-or rather by dazzling sunshine
wooA h4s ptctures exhibited at the His
Uaseo Soc1sty's museum building. West
o. Hundred n Fffty-sixth street,
3ust " years ago. has come back.
He arrived in New York. per La
savots. on Saturday morning. and
brought the sun with him.
An hour later he was s~auntering
Gown the bright side OF Fifth avenue.
puhlng his cigarette and watching the
parade with keen, hslf-closed eyes.
hiiastui a. a schoolboy on vacation.
9occlaa says he feels right at home IN
New York. except that he doesn't
sDaak or understand a word of English.
And, indeed. there was nothing except
~ tiny red button Of Frances Legion
- Honor on the lapel OF his coat to
maxk this unpretentions. ~unrecognized.
medfum-sized. ark-bcarded, middle
eSed man as a distinguished foreigner.
? But the vivacious artist temperament
Of the little Spaniard was all there. and
he returned 10 his hotel. the Savoy.
- O81h oh SAAolullNfh Aioou NAlaN wv
eSo1d welcome eve . newspaper man
WIN opsn arms.
/. he 10 Happy In New York.
.Am4so. I am happy" said ne. Mad
~ Sorolla, who is here with me. IL
happy. too. Apd my daughter Maria
would be happy. only we did not bring
her along. this time. There is inspira-
e1RN t. S,a,,H Ma. vO-k atr ta-Aa, 70
q saysr than Paris. and very much
lfks Madrid-I mean. OF course. Is re-
CARDS the animated aspect OF the
stFosts. the throngs Of people. the clear
sky and sparkling light. Our capital
has only half a million inhabitants,
% pour our millions-is It not?-but
d y the same sun overhead. Yes. and
I always feel in my heart that there
y more than q superficial kinship be-
tween America and SPAIN real racial
aud spiritual affinity. That Is why your
Art has 20 much In common with ours
AUd, II I may say It. the explanation OF
AAwo accorded me. WIN you believe ms
WEN I teai you that I have felt . real
ao1taagta Tor New York;"
nEere Soroiia, who had been speaking
- formal French. broke into enthusias.
lie Spanish. and exceeded the speed
limit, as he declared there was some
thing electrical in the atmosphere here.
abouts that made rushing and running
the normal pace. In work as we'll as in
pleasure.
speaking OF work. cher maitre. wha'
AA~> - Anaa laio1 fhasa tun yaars
past. and what are your plans for the
present visit""
S"Ah, I have been working-I am q
hard worker. you ~know'-and the art
lists fine. dark. demonstrative features
were suddenly Swallowed with a mo
mentary expression Of fatigue and lassi
tude. And all this time l have hac
one sole object In view-my promised
show at the Art Institute, Chicago.
Brings 100 New Pictures.
u bring considerably more than {
hundred canvase with me. all recent
al painted since my visit here tw'
years ago. You are going to see a new
Soroila-a different painter from the on
o welcomed the other time"
"Oh, I hope not!"
"Well, mean a new line of subjects
and localities. have gone farthel
aneld from my native Valencia stacoas'
and painted a sort OF picturesque toul
OF romantic old Spaln-particu,arly tn
cities Of Seville. Granada. Burgos, Tol
edo, Segovia. And en-. there are tn
portraits. BY special commission l hav'
painted portraits Of King Alfonso ant
49,. A. kA .,ApAnfn1 hu Hi
Majesty to he Hispanio Society o
America"
You are 10 be doubly congratulated
Senior sorolla. in being thus not only al
art envoy extraordinary, but also thu
oficial ambassador OF such a NOTABLE
pledge of friendship between the tive
nations"
,l"I love my king, and l love America
declared the Spaniard, warmly. Il an
MY 4 simple, Woodworking painter, tn,
recipient OF w~hole-hearted hospitality II
what / once considered an allen and
and the title OF ambassador is far to-
grand for me. Call me rather a trait
d'union-a hyphen. as you might say
bstwesn the United States and GU
legendary Castillo and Leon
4 American Art v%elasquezan.
Anyway, you seem already TO hav,
exercised a considerable influence upo
our American art, particularly upo tn
younger generation which. as you your
sen have remarked. is just now comm
on 90 strongly"
"rOh, l am one OF the impression!st:
that n all. Impressionism Is in the Al
these twenty-five years past. You
American artists. such as Chase. SaI
gooG Cecilia Beaux and Carl Melchsrs-
AL OF whom l am proud to numbe
among my personal friends OF lon
stAnding-what are they but children q
vGasquez, like myself?
"vsasquez was the first, he suprem
impressionist-for the SOU of "A portra!
10 something more subtle and fleeing
and has to be seized by the painter wit
more rapid precision than the tint OF
loud or the flash OF sunlight on an In
ouning wave. sympathy, sincerity an
. nAtient industry harnessed 10 a fever
Ia excitement OF enthusiasm, are a
I that can save the artist when confron
q With the realities OF nature. That
w1sy art can never be successfully con
mercialized.
"Whistler, too, belongs primarily I
the school of Veiasquez. though he d.
vsloped markedly under japanese IN
nuencs. think that others OF YOU
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