Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-27

as will be seen. The catalogue compre-
bends forty-six paintings, all of which
uphold high standard of merit. MI.
Schofield is a virile painter. and the pic
lures he has produced are strong and eff
fectiye.
In order to display these pictures to
the best advantage twenty-five were
placed in gallery H." on the second
floor, and twenty-three in the hemicycle
hall, which adjoins the art school. Both
collections are complete by themselves,
yet ably supplement each other. With
one or two exceptions these are all winter
pictures painted out OF doors. either in
this country or abroad. OF necessity this
superimposes austerity Of aspect. There
Is something grave and stern about the
tokens of winter. gray skies. ice and
snow, indeed. even the winter sunshine is
less caressing than that Of summer II
equally as brilliant and sparkling. But
austerity is not altogether unlovely, and
strength makes even a more potent ap-
peal than gentleness-one may tire OF a
light in one wherein there is homely
beauty.
There is a charm. too, in frankness of
statement in method as direct as that
employed by Mr.. Schofield. 1t is true that
the character of subjects which this
painter transcribes is not especially varied
and that his manner Is almost always
the same. but the subjects are good
and his manner invariably pleasing, SO
why complain. II Mr.. Schofield tells the
same story more than once-and who
does not?-it should be noted that there
is always some little variation which
gives 1t a new turn and fresh interest.
For example. there are in this exhibition
several pictures of steamboats, lying at
city wharves. which a person not acutely
observant might. IL seen separately, mis-
take one for the other. and yet II one
looks well. the composition Of each will
be discovered to be quite dissimilar. In
the same way there are several views Of
the great quay at Dfeppe where the chan
mel steamers land, and two somewhat
similar renditions of an old covered
bridge over q half frozen stream which
mirrors with intensity the blue of the
heavens. But is it not interesting to see
these attractive themes from different
viewpoints? For once the observer is not
bound to q single spot
Enough has been said of Mr.. Scho-
fields ability to render the effects of
cold, crisp air and winter sunshine, but
attention may we'll be drawn at this
time to the way In which he transcribes
snow with the utmost veracity. There
is probably nothing more difficult to
represent than shadow on white, or. in
l6Cts puIC WHtcs apparent
shadow. This accounts in a measure
for the blue and purple and pink SHOWS
that one sees painted. The snow in Mr..
Schoheld's pictures is. however. I'M
sullied. 1t is cold and wet and capable
OF melting. not frosting for cake nor
mere paint from the palette. Nothing
could be more real. save the thing it
self. than the snow in Winter After
noon," 1.-THE Wood Road" and THE
Frozen Mill Race" The first of these.
which hangs to the left Of the entrance of
the hemicycle, is a picture of simple little
village. covered, as 1t were. with the
white blanket Of winter. The compost
ton is not in itself pictorial. but the
way 1t is rendered lends 1t charm. This
Is the case with many Of Mr.. Schofield's
pictures, and the ability to exert this
power is In itself a token of genius.
At the south end Of gallery III
important canvases shown. 1t Is en-
titled March Snow" and is a bit Of
pure landscape. A broad expanse of
open. rolling country stretches out be-
fore the observer. The sky is fair, the
sunlight thin but warm. and only In