Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-30
|bY FAMOUS ARTISTS
Exhibit of Paintings at Car
negie Institute, Pittsburgh.
TOTAL OF 349 CANvASES
Productions on View Represent
American and European Talent.
FIRST PRIZE GOES TO LONDON
Collection Embraces Three Honor
Pictures Produced in This
Country.
FIRST PRIZE GOES TO LONDON

Special Correspondence NJ Tho star
PITTSBURGH. Pa, April 3O.-The Car
negie Institutes sixteenth annual exhibit
ton. which opened last week, is more in
teresting than usual. 1t comprises 349
paintings. and is an International display
including works not only by American,
but by English. French. German, Dutch,
Italian. Norwegian. Russian. Spanish,
Swedish and Swiss artists Many OF the
| pictures have been sent from great dis
tances. and not few have been lent by
| foreign museums. They are all. however,
cotemporary works, and reflect as far as
possible current tendencies.
The exhibition is hung in two large and
four small galleries without distinction. so
far as nationality goes. 1t is not French
art, Dutch art or American art that Is
shown. but just art, the fundamental
principles Of which are the same from end
to end OF the world To be sure, each
nation has its characteristics. which are
manifested in its art. the European ma
tions more than our own, which is still so
young that 1t has not quite let go Its
leading strings. but these affect manner
more than quality. and while lending
variety. do not signify as merit.
The average this year is high-higher
perhaps, than commonly-despite the fact
that there are few star pictures" and
epoch-marking. But 1t is folly to expect
great works Of art to be produced unre-
m'ttngly; to suppose that each exhibi.
tion will abound in masterpieces. And
stantly startled or feel obliged to con-
tinually hold finger on the pulse OF prog
ress? These are good pictures by very
capable artists, and IL they are conserv-
ative, as some Of liberties have said. so
much the better-let US rejoice that some
sane artists are left
Works by Famous Artists.
Ten years ago who would have thought
Of calling this exhibition conservative?
Here are works by the foremost French
''impressionists." Monet, Sisley. Pissaro;
here is q canvas by Childe Hassam. ex-
employing mase admirably the tenets
of impress;onism: here, indeed. is a can
vas by Henri Martin. prize winner by
the way, more impressionistic than any
thing these men ever dreamed Of produc-
ing 1t is a full-length portrait Of q
young man, standing. with his hands in
his trousers pockets. beneath leafy arbor
on which the sun is shining with intense
strength.
The whole picture is painted with
short strokes of the brush in yellow and
green and brown, with a touch Of pink
or red to relieve the effect. 1t is one OF
the most curiously interesting pictures
clever, remarkably effective. dazzlingly
brilliant; and yet one would hesitate to
recommend q collection of similar works.
Near this Ranges portrait of Andrew
Wan painter, which is direct. clever and
convincing. albeit the texture of the
clothing is poorly rendered.
At one end of this great gallery hangs
fgure painting by Laura Knight Of
Cornwall. England. which is particularly
impressive-as iife-size figure of young
woman walking out of doors on q breezy
day with the moors beneath her feet and
the sky as a background She wears a
green silk skirt, red plaid scarf. black
jacket and hat, the latter decorated with
a green feather. 1t is q splendidly color
full work, broadly rendered. strong and
vital. To 1t the jury of award gave an
honorable mention.
To the right Of this hangs q painting
by La Touche. the distinguished French
artist-"The Visi. Of the Princess Royal"
II is entitled--and though purely imagina-
tive and very theatrical, it has the charm
of fszcy which many modern works lack
The coloring is rather gay-red, green
and gold-but is held in reserve by the
yellow light with which the whole COM
position Is bathed. This is one of three
canvases by this same artist that are
shown. The others are entitled 1.-THE Red
Room and Innocence: Vision Antique"
Both are in somewhat similar vein.
To the left OF the painting by Laura
knight hangs a picture by Gennaro Be-
FAM. presumably an Italian living in
Paris. representing Dutch Kirmess-
an able. straightforward work.
Winner Of First Honor.
At the opposite end, fianked by two
paintings by LIE Sidaner, is the picture
which received the first award-a medal
carrying with 1t a cash prize Of $1,JOO-
the work Of Charles Sims Of London. a
member Of the Royal Academy. There Is
always mystery about prize awards.
and this has caused no less bewilderment
than many. 1t Is a little canvas which
might easily have been overlooked and
represents pastoral scene neither ideal
nor realistic. Very delicate In color the
values are nicely adjusted, and none will
gainsay the fact that Ii Is exouisitely
rendered. That an artist Jury should
have fallen In love with II Is not. after
all. to be wondered
More interesting to the layman In Har
old Speeds painting OF two young women
on a couch beneath an open white-cur-
tained window-a composition not unlike
John w. Alexanders well known ''Sun1-
mer Day" but very differently treated.
In this same gallery 10 also to be found
a clever genre by Richard Jack. another
Englishman, THE Rehearsal" which re-
calls not little the pictures Of Hogarth.
though 1t does not point a moral There
IS also picture Of children In a sunny
breakfast room. by Lucien Simon: n re-
markable portrait. subtle and insistent.