Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-22
y NEWS AND NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS y

and movement. OF Carl Wellers per-
haps the best is a small landscape. "A
Serene Day''-it is SO solid and SO ex-
presses the character of the place and
day.
Bertha Ferries '"The Green Boat" is
very characteristic and full of feeling
for old Gloucester. Mathilde Leisenring
shows large and important pastel por-
Chinese Coat" is worthy of mention.
There are flowers painted by M. j. Mes
ser. e. Muhlhofer, NJ. P. KIDDING. r.
Wagner and M. D. Smith, and one is in
terested to see that several artists have
cared for Washington subjects.
In city with such wealth and ma
terial there should and will be more. Is
there any more poetic subject in this
exhibition, for instance. than the Con-
necticut Avenue bridge, shown in the
lit, expressed by Elizabeth Spalding, and
from another point of view and at an
other time of year. by L. NJ. Leisenring?
beautifully fresh water color is the
Larkspur and Poplars" of Lesley Jack
son, and full of charm of treatment is
the charcoal drawing color tinted Of the
Memorial Continental building by Esther
Brock. For good feeling and color are
to be noticed Helen H. Halsteds still life,
"Green Bowl Josepha Goetzen's "Oc-
Alice L. Edwards Dunes, Cape Cod"
and French Peasant" by C. R.. Saunders.
There are some nicely handled. well COM
posed little things hung near together,
fruit and leaf drawings. by Harriet A:
Lyon, New England Marsh and
'The Old MIL by Millicent Strange; "A
Glimpse OF Oxford Street by Night" by
Clarence D. Bendall, and Of Westminster
Abbey" by Marion Lane, and two block
prints by Ruth 8. Clements.
There is nothing in the exhibition. that
makes the strong and insistent appeal
that does the Study in Black" by Tony
Nell, now of New York city, which won
the Beal prize Of the New York Water
Color Club, 1910. It is very earnest, di-
rect and vital. It is always delightful to
the exhibition is to he congratulated on
being able to show Salem Residence"
which Won the Beal prize, New York
Water Color Club. 1911. A soft bright
shadow covers it. The whole gives an
impression of great delicacy, while a
closer examination shows strong constitute
ton and interesting technique. 1t seems
to be painted on fine canvas. 1t is in
teresting to compare with this the clever
terson,, done on toned paper in wash and
line, and the "Toy Shop Window" by
Blanche Greer, done for the Delineator-
sharp contrast of newsboys and street
toys in the light. H. C. Merrill's street
of Cafes is full of color and interest,
and perhaps the most charming thing in
the whole exhibition is Jan of the Stair
way" by Hilda Belcher. Many will wish
it might find a place in the permanent
collection. A little girl in white stands
against a soft green wall on stairs richly
carpeted; 1t is exceedingly nice, both in
refined, delightful tone and color and
in simplicity of treatment.
Another charming thing is the Broad
way Tabernacle" by Everitt l.. Warner,
which is strong and colorful, showing the
lights of evening reflected on wet pave
ments. Mary Audubon Post shows two
very interesting pastel drawings. .'The
knitters and "A Holland Mother and
there are two exceptionally nice illus