New-York tribune., 1911-03-21
AR! EXHIBITIONS
Now Pictures by The Ten Amer
ican Painters.

lean Painters.
ire little salon which We owe eNe''
..-- "a The Ten American PAINTERS pre- 1
,.se its distinction this year by rather
-oy margin. II has been the hapi' Oh
-. -,en who make II 10 eschew 'he Po'-
- md while IN the show now open
-. Nontross Gallery there - nothins
-. ,s oxactly perfunctory. the proportlo"
- ~esllv interesting pictures is snaIle'
have known II 10 be in a long
-. We have been accustomed TO looN-
a.. - The Ten for qualities accessible no
- olse and hitherto each member or
-. ,,-o,,, has seemed 10 be putting forh
- s,,Il strength. on the present OCCASION
.Lo collection Of twenty-one paintings IN
.,-des pieces which would go well enough
.-,.r.bere in the Academy. and we cannot
sroid feeling that certain OF the eX-
-,,J.o~s have reserved their best efforts
eo- other affairs.
-ake for example. Mir. Tarbell. VINO mas
.i~ovS been a tower OF strength 10 TINS
o--ar.zation. We have como TO look for a
oos ni-ture from him as a matter or
coy-se but he sends only two portraits
,,5 these. while undeniably competent
works Of craftsmanship. are In no wise
,-soiring We look az them with respect
,,rore v-s want 90 be able 70 look at them
ri.h pleasure Mr.. Chase leaves the De
rol5e- I'm the same situation. His "tlsh
- q randsome bit OF painting Of the sort
~ has so often put before US, and y =
rendered mildly amusing By the dim sug-
resfior OF a portrait % The artist at MS
ease, reflected in a piece Of pottery IN
ci-5es IN the composition. The PORTRAIT
Miss Gertrude McMannis" also well sus-
.a.-s his -epute for technical adroitness
.- ne other hand. neither of these paint
i-cs is precisely a triumph. There are
o-rs- Hssappointnerts. But Il is best 10
.,~n 20 the things that excite unqualified
ss-,i-atton. High among these We vould
-1s-e ore of Nr Netcalf's two landscapes.
The larger canvas. The Cornish Hills
leaves. like the other pictures We nave
mentioned. a rather neutral impression
,rt he willows in March" IS one OF
those works Of sheer loveliness which point
90 4 moment Of creative force. The still
az OF ne scene. fits pure sentiment, Mt
we-calf has brought into his canvas very
s-5-lv. and vet with what we can only de-
.--ihe as sort of wholesome directness.
3, = an honest piece Of painting. fine IN
sri-.t There IS indeed. nothing finer in
ne show. and there is nothing quite so
-fc- IL ne truth Of nature.
NJ Uewing sends but one painting,
Lady Listening" snd IN that, like Mr.
Ne--alf In his winter scene, he shows his
~. tr IT'S finest estate The seated figure
years fairly voluminous draperies. and IN
-.ese. as we'll as in the striking head the
artists special charm lies in an uncom-
monty free and broad handling ETGui-
s,-en4ss S what ne chiefly drives AZ. but ne
gets with it = largeness OF stvle not AL
Vsvs Characteristic Of his work. His,
100. is the bcguilinG appeal OF individual
i,- THAT IS Mr Weir's great gift. the
cIf- OF making technique intensely per
so-al and. by the same token. intensely
Interesting l. might seem. perhaps.
r-.7e irrelevant 70 say that the painter or
.r-ssv willows" and Lizzie Lynch is
ro4t. for there Is nothing obviously poet
fca- shout the girl who stands beside her
ear of budding twigs IN the first Of these
pictures. or about tie child holding cat
tr -4r. arms in the second. But there must
IS something OF the poet straying about
ell the cosmos OF an artist when ne can
-a.nt as Mr. Weir paints in these works
os lis enduine hts models with an inde-
Enable sweetness eXtortinE from his color
q lender beauty equal Impossible 20
--anslste into words. and somehow max
ny vou feel thar his quite uneXciting sub
e~ts are nevertheless prOdigiouslv worth
vile Here YOU have two perfect ilus-
t-e-ions OF what originality means IN ar
ef ne power with which a painter can
-o'G YOU iust because Of the way IN Whlcn
10 paints The landscape shown by NJ.
Weir "N-ar Norwich" IS tolera bly, attraC-
live. bur his real achievement IN this d.
-a.t.or should be looked for in the Voc
,I-re-New York" j study IN tone which
"a. would call Whistlerian II Il We're nor
s. f.r OF NIr We.r's own quality az an
artist
There is oddly enough very little of me
orer ar work IN o hieh key which has 20
often preGominated in The exhibitions OF
The Ten Mr. Benson. 20 be sure. repre-
scented hv one picture gives US in that al
re sparkle and All the hreezness which
re associate with his clever brush. hrt we
'.srro, r-la-d This Summer "a one Of his
successes Not al The glow OF light and air
taat DO secures can quite reconcile Us to his
manner ~ constructing his figures. Mt
Reid. coming in from the sunlight 20 work
IN ,is studio. mas brought with him MS
por-ol ar.Is1ce Of color ana iu the best or
t.. four pictures The japanese Screen,
is y..d was OF seeing things keeps his flesh
,.u.s admire bly, luminous. The graceful
well modelled fgure is IN Just the right
relation 20 the richly decorative back
ground T. The Reflection ana The
CRYSTAL Bail" fluent trushwork and a Ger
'a.r a.r of a,4rtuess win appreciation. out
lera is rot much charm of color In either
~o~s. and .r them. a- IN The Furs.' We
r9'. d loo-. and even "epotty" tendency.
suggesting sacrifice Of breadth and beau
r ot tone -o the play of light Mr.. Has
em Interior. The Breakfast Room
Winter Morning" contains some fine pas
ts--s notably IN the painting Of the win
ra" .l' fre composition Is rather neon
se..e~t.ai ard needs pulling together lie.
90 ike Mr Weir shows d NoctUrne,
-rw York scene The Times BuildinG.
a1' ir '- uot remarkable for either actual
;r o- >ers1ol- charm. His one thorough
y var balanced and pleasing picture is
f-s ~ta.o.~E painted Gloucester
"NIr DeCa~p almost invariably fills
"Ha' rr'o .r tne exhibitions of the Ten. He
'sn0- ass.ressiiSe portrait and then adds
s1o'-c- painting in u totally different vein.
f. fla~ .c portrait. Francis /. Amory,
'e Ike ife predecessors IN IFS mas
'iire adequacy. The head - beautifully
constructed. Tho thing IS thoroughly well
cone BGt 'n The Window" one more Of
those interiors which Mr Tarbell has
mao 'ho vogue. Mr. DeCsmp dwells low
is'y on more delicate problems than those
tss rCrtrarure which he affects he has