The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

tn having Just passed through "a month
of deepest detection caused by our en-
forced contemplation of the platitudeS
at the Academy. The most poignant
point to our suffering was the appar-
entity practical necessity for keeping
mum upon that subject. for Of course
II l. folly to tear down temples until
there is something that can he supplied
in their places. The necessity for tenn
piles aud places of worship is obvious.
Even poor shelter In time of storm
il better than none. And We We're
gricved because, in our Journeys up and
down and to and fro in the world We
saw - very little ia the way of New
York Parnass.an nre that hickered
higher than the feeble flame in Fifty
>"vcath street.
Eat suddenly stars have begun to
shin" out from the darkness. soon We
snail have company. perhaps "" al
ready have one.
schumacher. like Haipcrt, has been
listening to the voices from across the
seas. and Ike him trims his sails TO the
new breeze gallantly. Both WELD the
new weapons powerfully. Both are
unafraid. Schumacher paints moro or
'NN lA SHhtlfN ~ AtIb' IKE sNlE'ld's 'NA
he paints stronger than SGnac. sur
1 mounting the squares: making effects
Of nature and beautiful ARRANGEMENTS
dominate the curious technique. Signdc
who has the monopoly If this mosaic
manner of painting in Paris. is almost
always overcome by his own method
and says very little by it. His real
work seems Ia he in his auuarelles. and
he * In fact on" Of the strongest water
colorists of the day and IN them avoids
| the mosaic.
Schumachcr's ,ulur j. rich Ills
studies OF red di,hlias Iairly hum. ~ in
deed these flowers 10 IN nature His
landscap" panels ar. admirable d"Cura-
ton. ana the portraits with one oNDcp-
/ ton ar" great successes. I'll. Iadv with
/ the modern hat and the hlncklsl coat
/ thai may be OF tur j. the one We got
most from. Her eyes "louk" as u.d Mr.
| NorthCote used to- saw ewes should In
I painting hut old Mr. Nurttcutr had "a
very different style from Nh Schu-
macher's himself Her eyes shine out
above IA" music If tho squares of Green
| and blue iu the black coat. and she sits
| naturally. too ami is. In fact. a work
| 81 art
|
| lady sculptor who doesn't stand prop
! crly. This = So noticeah, that the
| frivolous will he sure To- make a JOKE
| of II. but We are far from helms willing
10 find cause for laughter in the mis-
| take of an earnest artist and that is
what Mr. Schumacher is
Randall Daveys pictures nj the car
| 'oll Galleries. 9 East Furty-fOurth
| street, must ho mentioned and must lee
| 'hastised, but We shall endeuVor to do
| 4 as gently as possible ~" * Young.
| which ~ always greatly To any ones
| credit and IL not without ability. hut
! he il going too fast ana the chances are
! that he Will come "A Cruppor ana 'oSo
J he watches cat.
/ II" j.. ~ cut 1t short. ,DSuthcicutly
: trained for the styl" Of work hc has
/ UNDERTAKEN 10 paint in tho Nelusuuc2
way "A knowledge uf form and con-
| struCtiun t. necessary. 10 some this
! knowledge comes without a iunp course
Of digging FOR it, hat the Instance, are
/ few ana even about th' few II We had
more data we might ucr.d" they were
not "Nccuriunai lrt had Wurl>-d Ike the
other kuownr People Tor their knoWi-
| edge. To nave IN" swaEEprinly manner
/ Of a great artist ana not t. know one :,
A " Cs Always makes 'h- iudlciuu~
| gricve.' rs the musical critics say when
a young lady from boarding school
appears in public I" sing an aria that
cases are parallel.