New-York tribune., 1912-01-26
ART EXHIBITIONS
The Work of Individual Painters
Shown.

Shown.
One-man shows are to be found in near
" every considerable art gallery I'm town. |
A tvpicaI one is that of Edmund {. Tarbeli. |
at the Nontross Gallery. in which there are
twenty-five pictures. representing work
done in the last few years Mr.. Tar5en is |
still occupied chiefly with the beauty of
PAINTED surfaces. His textures, whether
OF the floor and furnishings of a living
room. or of the faces and hands and gar
ments of the agreeable people of whom he
gives one glmpses, are nearly always sui
fused with the bloom that lends them rich
ness and resonance. What the painters
call quality is rarely absent from Mr.. Tar !
bells studies of interiors. Give him light
that is not too strong and objects upon
which he can note its play and reflection
and you will arouse the best Of this artists
impulses a painter. Add to this power
OF rendering beautiful the superficial as
poets of what he sees under the glamour OF
a subdued light Mr.. Tarbells very real
feeling for distinction and harmony of color,
and you have a total potentiality that is
decidedly worth while. There are oanvascs
here among them The Girl Reading lent
by the Boston Museum, and later on-'
Coral Necklace" which mark a level as
high as any that Mr.. Tarbell has reached.
In transferring'to paint his impressions OF
outdoor scenes Mr.. Tarbcll is less fortu-
nate The quality, using the word IN us
special sense as before, that IL found III
his indoor studies, is lacking in these com
positions OF figures i'll landscape. Acceptable
ARRANGEMENT and a choice OF theme mat
denotes an individual point OF view are
here, but there is not great deal If per-
suasivcncss in this group of Mr.. Tarbell :
work.
As a portrait painter Mr.. Tarbell Is un-
evenly represented in the Montross eNhihl-
ton The characteristic likeness ot MI
Edward Robinson, director OF the Mctropol-
itan Museum, is familiar, and its dch'a'e
precision makes the same favorable imprcs-
sion as before Most of the other portraits
of men have something TO interest the cas-
uaI observer, aside from the identity OF
their subject. portrait Of Or. NJ "h'ch
suggests convincingly a certain con'lha-
tion Of dignity and mental Pols'' may pe
especially mentioned. The nkencsscs o.
women are less happy.
Frederick G. Fricsekc, who has been
heard of several times Of late In current
exhibitions. has his first individual Sho"
now on view at the Macbeth Gallery. ME
il is inevitable that with 50 pronounced
manner as his there should be repeuuohs'
even i'm a gathering Of seventeen cahNas'es'
il may be said at once that the impress
sion left is markedly favorable. II Is not
that Mr. Frlese..c displays any great rnaS- |
nation here, and assurcdly there Is dis
closed no hint Of any high emotional ieei-
ing about what he has seen ana rendered
Instead, there is a positive skill IN 'o'iiP'- |
sition and i'm the maintenance 't scheme !
Of color, together with the faculty or con- |
irving surfaces that are pleasing
A large canvas entitled Youth, showing 1
two young women by a dressing tapI" III |
a bedroom. the dominating colors beng /
pitched i'm a very high key, eXemplihoS MI /
Friesekc's clcvcrness and his knowledge oil
effect. There are outdoor pictures. tGo' l' /
which the visitor viii find good deal 10
admire. one of thu best being Autumn |
with its admirably painted nude by a tree !
with yellow leaves. \ full IenGth seated !
nude. for which space WAS not found "n tho |
walls. also stands for something more than
ordinary ability. Mr.. friesckes ar la OF |
definite importance.
Portraits and PAINTINGS by Luis Gran'r |
arc to he seen at the falston galleries. IN |
the former the literal quality is uppcrm"St' |
From these lkenesscs one gets about the
amount OF real Information as to the chdr-
actors of the sitters that could bc gained /
by passing them casually in the street or |
at the opera Tho painting IS conyen- !
tionaUy acceptable. The Landscapes ana |
subiect pIcturcs by this Spanish artist arc /
varied. and some Of them disclose a meas I
ureablc interest I'm what he has portrayed. /
card players grouped around Il lantern on |
the ground. lake with sailboats, Spanish |
Landscapes. miscellaneous folk IN Ne" |
York subway. all these have been brought /
together by Mr.. Graaer Th" result is |
not very impressive exhibition.
Allen Tucker. member Of tho newly |
former Association Of American Painters |
and Sculptors, has on Wow at the Madison |
gallery seventeen recent Landscapes. They |
make decidedly fortunate impression. |
Mr.. Tucker has generally avoided tn" |
monotony that manncrisms bring, and he |
has seen his subjects. whether Of snow and |
hills or Of the sea. with an appreciation !
that carries with il To the observer some |
thing of Mr.. fuckers own enthusiasm. |
Mention may be made especially Of a snow !
picture. "Bluc aud White" in which there |
is also harmonious note Of mauve form
ing sngularly happy scheme of color.
There are to bc seen at tho rim Avenue !
Art Galleries tapestries OF Flemish design |
embroideres Of Renaissance patterns. |
old vcstmcnts from Continental European !
churches and quantity Jf furniture, |
mainly Of old French and Italian PERIODS |
These have been brought together. It is an
nounced, from the collection of ths Mar
auise Daublgny and from other sources.
They have been on exhibition PREDATORY 10
their sale at tho galleries to-day and to-
morrow in the afternoon.
PAYS $3.50 FOR JADE VASE |