The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-16
President and Mrs. Taft
to Visit Cercoran Gal
lery-2 246 Canpases
Are on Display.
BY II. II. PFAHLER.

| at Ine OOTCOTdu SdllcTy OL ATlr "LlICI
will inaugurate the fourth exhibition o
the paintings Of contemporary American
artists.
More than $500 invitations have beel
sent out 10 the reception, which to tn
Capital compares with the first night o
the Salon, in Paris. President and Mrs
Taft, members OF the Cabinet, justice
OF the Supreme Court, members OF tn
Diplomatic Corps. army and navy ON
GERS, and artists Of national fame hav'
been invited, and the scene tonight II
the temple dedicated to art will be ont
OF dazzling splendor.
The reception follows the vanishing
day and press view, which will TAX
place to-day. Then, tomorrow, the gal
leries will be thrown open to the public
and will remain open until January 26.
These exhibitions, catholic in the ma
ture OF the paintings hung, are made
possible through the public spirit OF the
| late W. w. Corcoran, and the prizes are
made possible through the benefaction of
| Senator w. A. Clark. an art collector and
| a real patron OF the art itself.
More Than 200 shown.
From dusty, dim-lit studios and gay
! ateliers, private homes, and galleries
there have been collected 246 canvases,
which comprise this years exhibition.
The exhibition is distinctly one Of Amer
lean artists. and painters vie with each
other for the prizes, and even to have
pictures hung, as the Corcoran gallery
in the past has had much to do with
the influencing OF young. ambitious
Americans.
In this years exhibition landscapes,
as IN the past, predominate. There are
many marines, still more portraits,
dozen nudes, a few nocturnes, and rev
idealistic paintings. The few who have
already seen the collection and have had
to do with the hangings stamp the col
lection as one to compare favorably with
the three shows Of the past
Interest, of course, revolves around the
prize paintings, which this year are from
the brushes OF Childe Hassam, Daniel
CARRIER. Gardner Symons, and Carl j.
NordelI, the honors being awarded in
this order 1t is worthy OF notice that
Mr.. Hassam, for the second time, re-
ceived honors, getting the third prize two
years ago with his painting Spring
time"
The New York Window is the title
of his contribution this year. Many ad-
mirers Of the work OF the artist will find
a new angle to his painting in this can
vas He is familiarly known for his
street and outdoor scenes. In the paint
ing which carried on first h9nOrs TINS
year he has depicted woman sitting at
an open window, while. dimly outlined
through the lace curtains and the win
dow bars is the city lying below and in
the distance. 1t is exquisite in color and
execution. and reminds one greatly of the
picture "A Bowl OF Nasturtiums." which
took a prize at the international exhibit
ton Of the Carnegie art galleries, Pitts
burg, three years ago. The figure seems
to be the same and the motif is similar.
CARRIERS Weird Picture.
Daniel CARRIER. with his Wilderness
carries of second honors. 1t is strange
unusual picture. and will excite a great
deal Of comment. In the foreground are
trees, leafless and dead. Around them
are entwined such a mantle of vines as
to make the scene almost tropical in ap-
pearance. In the distance is hill, blue
and desolate, but covered with trees. A
patch of water gives a dash Of blue TO
the otherwise dreary aspect. 1t is wierd
and unusual
Breaking Up of the Ice" the third
prize winner, is from the brush Of Gard
ner Symons. 1t is typical OF this excel
lent artist and he is at his best. Through
an opening in the hills runs a stream
covered with greenish-blue ice. Already
the water has cut a channel through the
center. The tints of the rainbow are
shown cleaning through the otherwise
dreary outlook. But the atmosphere is
as clear as a Roman afternoon. 1t
seemssto be a harblnger Of the approach
ing spring.
A nude, Femme Nue." by Carl ].
received the fourth award. 1t
is simply the back and head of nude |
woman arising from her couch. Around
her are the garments of her bed. She |
Is absent-mindedly looking at a wall |
covered with chintZ-like paper. The |
girls head is covered with a wealth of
hair of just a suggestion of red TO 1t. |
The fidelity of the figure and the detail |
Of the wallpaper make the picture
piece OF art.
Washington artists are we'll repre-
sented. Richard Brooks shows two paint
ngs, "a Tidal Brook" and Incoming
Tide" Miss Bertha E. Perrie, AN Old
Wharf" NJ. 3. SawteIle, "Wilhelmina;"
Miss AIine Solomons, "Stin Life" Max
Weyl, Ten Pound Island. East Glouces-
err" Edmund C. Messer, 'Catskill Noun
aims" Alexis B. Many, 'Madrigal No.
- and ''Madrigal No. q" Miss Gather
ne C. Crtcher, THE New Tea Gown"
Little that Is Striking.
There is nothing about the exhibition
hat Is bizarre and little that is strik-
ng or startling. Conservatism has been
he guiding star OF the jury. Probably
he feature OF the show is the por-
rats. To John Singer Sargent has been
awarded the place of honor for his por-
rats Of the late Joseph Pulitzer, Mrs.
Pulitzer. "Nonchaloir" Picture Of a
adv" Mother and Daupbtar" ava
Hrs. Arthur Hunewell. These pictures
ccupy a distinct place in the galleries
md form a beautiful group. .
A portrait which will be Of unusual in !
crest to Washingtonians is one of Hon.
ereno e. Payne, painted by Cecilia
SeauX. 1t is a wonderful likeness of j
he New York Representative and was ]