The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22
1.-THE ten" PAINTINGS
OF USUAL QUALITY
William ". Chase Is Hero Of
SOcicty's Exhibition
This Ycur.
STILL LIFE HIS BEST WORK
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Mr.. TarbclI Gives Winner n Good
Fight. but His Portraits
Show Timidii,.
STILL LIFE HIS BEST WORK

VIC seventeenth annual exhibition OF
''rhc TN" American m.inier' ,s now in
progress Nv To, Mortross Galleries. $50
Iifth avenue. and although th~cc Of the
ten" are missing this year. the Mcssrs.
Simmons. Reid anu Dcwing. the quality
and standard OF the show remain the
same.
MIR. Chase and Mr.. Tarbcll show i'm
portant portraits; Mr. Weir. Mr. dc
Camp. Mr.. Benson, Mr.. Metca,f and Mr..
lIassam exhibit characteristic pieces The
nag OF the impr.ssionist floats over tho
whole. as IL has for seventeen years.
and the tcncts OF that cult are worthiiy
presented.
Seventeen years IL long lime for
any society Of ten artists to hold 10
gether. The reasons that impclled these
artists to band together included many
that are hest known to themselves,
but II can be safely assumed that the
protest" against tho prejudcos OF seven
teen years ago that they put up Is no
longer necessary. Their point IN won
The public accepts them and their work
In the fashionable" work of the day.
Their exhibitions therefore prcsen: no
subjects for lively debate. They arc not
IT war with any one. not even with the
Academy. There seems to be no real
reason why they should not exhibit with
che Academy. To exhibit together with
these men has become a habit and In the
course OF the seventeen years that the
habit has held them even their differences
Of temperament have lessencd and their
work seems more aud more to be the
product of one family
VIZ. Chasc tk- Nero.
One year one Of tho famil, carries of
the chief honor. and the next year an
other brother wins this distinction. aud
all go on IA happily as before. Will
lam NJ. Chase IL tho hero OF the
present occasion. as he also II ut the
present Academy Mr. Tarbcl gives him
a good fight. hut there is quality "
mastery in Mr.. thasc's work this year
that will not be denied.
Mr. Chase could have swept I'll. decks
clear had he depended upon his still life
alone. for 1t II unapproachable. but he
piles up another success with his Venetian
interior aud stlll aiothcr with the por-
trait of his daughter. which H. IT,. finest
portrait hc has shown IN years.
Mr. Tsrbell and Mr.. Chase have had
some what the same stttud. Of mind In
approaching thrir two portraits. Both
have aimed at crlspness ~ sfvlc. follow
ing the Fortuny -Madrazo- Boldini Ntrsdi-
ticn.
Mr., TarEll has been more painstak-
ingiy correct than Mr.. Chase. Tho hands
~ his sitter held up In the light are de-
lieiousIy real, while the hands In Mr..
Chase's portrait have been passed over
quickly. Hut Mr. rarbeH has no; been so
hapry in securing pose. His young
lady is coutorted. the picture is made up
Of too many details The caution OF the
artist In laying them In has here and
there lupsed into tlmidity. II needs Mr..
Montross's bright studio light pouring
down upon II like calcium To pull II to-
yetner. AT a distance It weakens. I.
Distance Aids Picture,
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