Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-11

school the Art Students League was
formed. Again Mr.. Messer was its
instructor. and only did the league
cease to exist when he assumed the
direction of the Corcoran School. So,
Mr.. Messer said. the schools OF paint
ing rise and pasS-the Dusseldorf
school, the BarbiZon school, the Dutch
school and the French impressionists,
traced These influences manifested
in the recent exhibition he pointed out
with reference to their special signih-
canoe. One is apt to feel that the
presen. alone is important, but 1T Is
quite evident that the spirit Of art
has long been astir in this city.
Z DIRTY of the pictures recently SHOWN
i in the Corcoran Gallerys exhibition
are included in the 1O6th annual exhibit
..on of the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts which opened with a private
view last Saturday. To the marine by
T. J. Waugh, which hung at the end OF
the east series of galleries. has been given
the place Of honor this year. Mr.. Tar
BELLS picture which received the first
Clark prize and the Corcoran gold medal
has also been given a prominent place
as have also sunlight by John W.
Alexander, and the portraits by George
de Forest Brush and Cecilia BeauX. LII
hibition as a whole is less notable than
that recently held in the Corcoran Gal
lery. To be sure, some Of the important
pictures set forth here had already been
shown in Philadelphia, but there are a
good many big names missing from the
academy's, catalogue this year and not
few immature works shown. Of course,
there are notable canvases, but less than
one might expect. There is one-a por-
trait of little girl-by George de Forest
Brush: ancther-a portrait of lady in
very different manner-by +. Alden Weir.
Robert Reds portrait study entisied
The Pink Carnation,' recently purchased
by the Albright Gallery. Buffalo, has been
loaned by that institution. and r. w
Benson has sent specially interesting
work-a young girl sitting on the grass
N the sunlight reading. Quite number
of Washington artists are represented
Miss Crichter, by a portrait of a young
girl; Everett Warner. by picture of a
village church, Hobart Nichols. by a
landscape: George Senseney, who, by the
way. is now in Paris. by a picture of a
foreign house front; Charles BittenSer,
by three interiors-hgure paintings in a
scheme of blue and gold. The sculpture
exhibit is specially interesting. Mrs Won
noh shows several of her charming terra
Gotta figures: Miss Anna '. Hyatt,
group of frolicsome colts; Miss Daisy
King. a strong composition entitled TIE
Spies.' and Adobe de Nesti, baby
head-hl6 little Son--anu smdli pIoiiHe
group. Edward Berge of Baltimore con-
tributed an attractive little figure tor
garden ornamentation representing a wild
flower Nest notable of all perhaps was
five contributions by Charles Graf1y-a
portrait of L. W. Redfield, the painter
and four FRA gments.' modelled with clas-
sic strength and beauty The models for
Bella Pratt's panels for the exterior of the
Boston Opera House are also there and
CT much note.
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TN New York the art season is about at
it's height. The annual exhibition of
the Architectural League of New York
is in progress in the Fine Arts Galleries,
There are special exhibitions at the sew
eral dealers: a collection Of small bronzes
by Prince Paul TrOubetscoi, the brother
of the painter, at the Hispanic Society's