The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15

ladies Of course 10 crinolines In the
"offing" there Is quite regatta. and
though II is distant and properly
softened by the atmosphere there is the
sense OF the soft stir OF the boats upon
the water. All through the picture there
Ia the feeling OF life. the result OF the
fresh enthusiasm OF nature that re.
rponded TO the visible aspects There
10 no conscious composition. The picture
has the air Of an irnpromptu. and con.
seQuently pleases the young people OF
the day. who have gone back to Monets
1856 period as fresh point OF de-
parture. Samuel Halpert. Marsden
Hartley and a few OF the other daring
spirits among our younger men were In
the gallery during our hasty inspection
and were observed to study the picture
closely. The picture hears strong
resemblance in style to the work Of
Andre. one Of the leaders of the present
day impressionists. who may have also
departed" from Monet at this point.
The "Vieux Port du Havre" has no
points Of novelty in execution. but 1t Is
a lovely picture. The mass of fishing
boats with soft gray sails. against the
finely drawn gray architectural mass Of
power to please all tastes.
~UTZON BORGLUM always has
u had the faculty to stir us up and
agitate us. Ever since he jumped
into the limeliEht by smashing those
angels that were not liked by the Ca.
thedraf OF st. John the Divine ne has
been much with us. His opinions upon
all sorts OF social questions became
straightway interesting. and the public
u never tired Of listening TO them. One
very dull season Mr.. Borglum explained
away the angel story and declared that
the widest parts Of the narrative were
Inventions OF the newspapers. Fancy
that But 1t was Of no avail. A story
that 10 ben trovato In better than true,
and whether or not George Washington
and Gutzon Borglum really welded
their axes. the public will always insist
that they did. In the eyes OF the pub
lie he IL and will continue to be our
greatest sculptor.
Strangely enough, few OF us have
seen the sculptures. The present exhi-
bition in the Avery Gallery at Columbia
Is almost a debut for him. II 1t pro.
crosses safely and quietly through the
six weeks allotted to 1t. without any
sensational thefts or surraGIstic at
tacks. We shall be agreeably surprised
We have not seen the sculptures, and
we know no reason why anything
should happen TO them. II II only that
we always feel nervous when Mr.. Borg
lum takes the platform.
We made the long journey uptown
last week to see the exhibition. but were
cruelty disappointed; the heavy SOUP
lures had been stalled somewhere in
the bllzzards drifts and had not ar
rived. Finding It impossible In the
stress Of artistic events to make the
journey twice, we ventured upon an
unusual course and asked friend Of
ours, . sculptor and an Acsdemician Of
magnificent leisure. to sum up the effect
for VI he gained from the show. In
the meantime the catalogue had ar
rived with Q foreword in Il ny no less
an individual than George Luks.
Georges foreword Is highly eulogistic.
1t 10 undeniably a great achievement
as . forew0rd. and will take rank In
the winters history next after the
Hartley foreword by the Incompatible
Miss Gertrude Stein. It 10 more OF Q
pen portrait than q foreword and re-
minds one OF the amiable fad for "pen
portraits that ragged with such fury