New-York tribune., 1911-04-19
ART EXHIBITIONS
Pictures by American Artists
and Some Prints.

dllu SOilfC '"'N~s
has heeu arranged at the Cotuer
-. = commemorative exhioiuon Oh
Pso~o paintings by the late George Fred
WV W,. 1s,,nn an American artist who spent
e''S - his working life abroad. II was
n'u uhue 10 assemble this little collec-
r. :, recalls a very delicate and
;,c wv talent. none too familiar to those
20 stroll through our galleries. mr'
,,.,r was not a great PAINTER ana one
-.ar,iv observes his limitations. ten
-, IN excessive analysts which at the
~ time failed 10 give him real grasp
- form. and a rather thin, not sctu-
u. rr,ttle. quality in his surfaces But
Aose things are obvious, so likewise is
savor OF originality in his tempera-
nent. -....,.o,,.
ron while ne was handling too minutely
- so,vers and grasses IN 4 foreground he
-. Looking at his landscape with GER
=. ,arCeness. the largeness OF feeiins
.i.b indicates sensitiveness 70 the grave
,.a.,,tv OF nature. He painted the French
.,,,,rvside with a subtle instinct for its
',..roept. a sentiment IN which picturesque
..,.srce IS fused with pastoral simplicity
-. had a refined sense Of color, and akin
.bis quality in him was certain linear
80 Look. for example. at the Seven
,,,,ie Trees" in which beguilng compo-
-.,,or is developed with an exquisite emo
- and something like exauisiteness Of
.o,cb You miss in this exhibition the
80 and knowledge iInperatively demand
- hv certain Of its more ambitious themes,
,,,, Won never miss the strain Of the poet
= .be rainter who takes a fine, imagina-
,.e view Of his subject and treats II with
t,rd - happy seriousness. Decidedly, II
,,.m -epav the student Of American art to
-. ro.s of what was done by this gifted
.of,ouer N the noblest ideals in landscape.
-, ps add hv the way. that at the Cottier
Gallery here may also be seen a remark
.-,e piece Of still life by Franz Snyders.
e.. Great seventeenth century Fleming.
,-.a central motive IN the picture IS large
,,tite swan: it is miraculously painted and
q. IS verv beautiful.
,f~ charles NJ Russell. Who Is holding an
e,bihitior OF oils water colors and bronzes
., me Folsom Gallery. is a very successful
illustrator OF what he calls The West
.rs. Has Passed" He depicts the Indian,
,.e rounov and the bad man" the types
made So familiar in The drawings and
-sintirgs Of me ate Frederic Remington.
Nor only the subjects but the swift. stac-
,.to technical habit Of that brilliant art
e., would naturally recur 10 the mind in
,..e n-ssance Of these studies but. as a
matter of fact there is nothing initiative
shout Nr. Russell. and, indeed, he has
merits entirely his own. Remington. we
M rat ~
.ss,fv 70 this artists inbcrn gift for the
~srderinE of movement and for the Al
,rost stenographic notation Of form. Mr.
i.usselrs key is a little Guieter than that
which hrs predecessor affected. at least in
Dis earlier years. and the broad impres-
son - conveys Is one OF work carefully
srldied ana kept well IN hand. He paints
the rather violent humors OF the West with
rrodig igous spirit. no eccentricities Of action
dsconcert him. Yet his most tangled
groups NJ piunging horses and frenzied
men reveal on close scrutiny very accurate
observation and tolerahly exhaustive re-
searct INTO form. His work. in short, is
tloroug going and sincere. II has been
made known in the magazines. but II was
tine for it 70 he put before the public in
'tls wav
A. re Macbeth Gallery the woren's Art
Cub Is holding Us twenty-hrst annual ex-
Nbiton. pleasant IL not especially I'm
rressive affair. There are some interesting
T'-raits by Miss Foote. Miss Preston and
Nrs Johanser and there are a few clever
agure studies by Mrs Blumenschein. Miss
T7r'ev Miss Stehin and Miss Ms-v Van
Dsr veei Mrs. Conan SENDS an admir-
siic iandrcape Kills Near Lake Cham
plain t-ers is beautiful picture OF
Mountain Laurel by Miss Helen VI. Tur-
rer Miss susan Watkins shows a skilfully
painted interior in The Morning Room"
and there are meritorious canvases by
Mise Jane Peterson Mrs. Rhcda Holne.
Nic-ollg and Miss Agnes NJ Richmond
Mrs Louis Saint Gaudens IS represented by
four or five admirable pieces OF sculpture
or q small scale Another miscellaneous
show Is visible az the Madison Cal
}s-r whore some selected paintings by
George Bellows. Ernest Lawson. Putnam
T~uIer r. a. Tr'eseke and others have
been runz. This little collection represents
r group - the Younger and more advent
uro1e painters of the day. It contains
some toa rs of sudacity. though the best
things IN it are IN no wise radical. Mr..
lawson Spring" and Mr. Brinley's Gar
csn Gate l painting ablaze with poppies
srf merely charming.
number n recent landscapes by Mr.
William a. coffin are on view ar the Powell
GALLERY. Ee paints the hills and fields Of
Ienrsr ,vauia IN straightforward fashion,
composing his pictures with notable sim
Ilc.r and preserving in them certain
cIIe' uensire spirit. The pest passages IN
his color ara those which reflect the sunset
ilov % wide skies. on the other hand. for
atmospheric quality his most engaging
pictures arc the two small studies called
respectively June Showers" and An Au-
Elst Thunderstorm" The cloudy effects
81 these arc very well painted. The Mort
r"se Gallery contains some paintings BY
Air Arthur Wesley Dow. He is not IN
7mrsine m design. and ne handles his color
q" IN 7E-eesblv decorative manner, but
F'uenov tne artidce he employs seems not
Quite strong enough 70 make his landscapes
convincing In ground form. in textures
ono IN atmosphere these paintings are
father weak Mr.. Dow is more effective in
f' l'f'e .oio~ prints.
Tho current exhibition az the Berlin gal
'sri Is given 20 etchings. silver points, lith-
oEiap0s. monotypes. and drawings by Mr.
finest Haskell. He Is a fine craftsman
M very Individual style. Evidently ne
H''es subjected himself 10 more than one
s&'erna influence. There are suggestions
Whistler IN his etchings. and amongst
le landscape and decorative drawings
-e'e are pieces which make Us wonder II
pr Haskell has not proftaDly studied