Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04

Gloucester seen from the water. which is
especially nice in tone. and September
Afternoon" another view of the old fish
ing village seen IN a flood of sunlight,
and interpreted In high key.
Everett l.. Warner has also contribut-
ed three paintings to this exhibition. All
are architectural subjects. The first pic
lures rainy evening in Rothenburg. and
while conservatively rendered. shows
mastery not only of line but medium. Inc
second, viewing the exhibition chrome
logically, is little portrait OF John
Ericsson's House in old New York, SO
charmingiy Transcribed that from the
painters who chance upon it 1t cans
forth EXPLANATIONS of delight. The third
hangs in the inner gallery. and from size
and merit is Of all most important. lt
Broadway Tabernacle glittering with
light. yet yelled In darkness. The art
critic of the New York Times referred
to this picture as follows: Another
sincere and lovely picture Is Mr.. War
ner's New York--Night. buildings ugly
enough by day. rising in beauty against
the warm. mysterious blue OF the night
sky. a taXicab making colored reflections
on the wet pavement and street lamp,
not too bright, quivering, glowing disk
OF light in the wet haze. The picture, un-
like most paintings of night is full OF
fiowerlike color floating in the general
gray tone. Its poetry is complex and
haunting"
Il
student of the Corcoran School. has sent
two nocturnes, one showing an avenue OF
elrns, the other a group of oaks under
night skies, both Of which have been
hung ION the line to the right and left
of Mr.. Warmers Broadway picture. Mr.
Moser shows only one Iainting this year
an Interpretation of clouds surrounding
a mountain peak which is extremely
subtle and ex1uisitely rendered Miss
Sarah L. Monroe, who, 1t will be remem-
vri a,
Washington water color exhibition. con-
trlputes a study made last winter abroad
Les Affiches"-which has spOntaneity
and colorful charm.
Water Color Club, who Is known to
Neutrality-suspicious. through an exhibition
held a few years ago in the assembly
room of the Cosmos Club. Is represented
by a single example. a Venetian sailing
boat drifting on the quiet waters of a
lagoon: ii is. however. one OF the gems
of the exhibition. Mrs. Smell sends
group Of seven interesting studies OF for
eign town and rural scenes. sketched re-
Gently abroad. 1t is amazing how much
not only clever but accomplished work Is
included In this exhibition. for from first
to last an unusually high standard is up
held. There are figure studies. land
scapes, strong sea pictures urban scenes.
some decorative and illustrative studies,
but, for the most part, the pictures in
cluded I'm this distinguished show are
primarily pictorial in intent, frank, sin
cere and convincing. 1t testifies to gen.
orally high plane of accomplishment,
which, in the long run, counts for more
than a few brilliant achievements. The
exhibition continues to November 20. after
which a hundred pictures selected from
1t will be sent on a circuit OF cities in the
middle west under the auspices of the
American Federation OF Arts.
TN the V. G. Fischer galleries in this
city an interesting exhibition of etch
lngs, by three American etchers-Joseph
Pennell. Ernest David Roth and ]. An
DIRE Smith-will be held next week.
Pennell's work is we'll known and eX-
tens.ve Like Whistler and Meryon, he
Is chiefly an etcher of architectural
themes. but his style is his own. The
influence of Whistler and Haden is felt
a little perhaps in some Of his earlier
works, but in the later ones he shows
great individuality. He has made long
series OF etch.ngs of the cathedrals OF
France, all Of which are little portraits;
he has etched in the chateau country
In Italy; the painters paradise, Venice;
in England and elsewhere abroad as
well as in the United States. He pro-
fesses great admiration for the sky
scrapers OF New York. and has. 1t must
he confessed, discovered a poetry In
them that the average person did not
suspect. What is more. Mr.. Pencil has
found interest and real beauty I'm the
implements of constructive work. the
reat derricks. the steel bridge trusses,
the smoking chimneys OF the blast fur
naces in Pittsburgh and interpreted
them with realism and At the same time
poetic feeling One OF these etchings
] will be included in the coming exhibit