Evening star., 1914-12-12
NEWS AND NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS.

living His work is strong and i'm
matte note. He admira bly, represents
one of the more notable tendencies in
current production among those which
are termed modern.
Richard Blossom Farley, to whose
picture, 1.-The Fog" honorable mention
was given, is a Philadelphia painter,
who has during the past few years
been steadily coming to the front. He
is not new in the business of prize
winning, however, having already re-
ceived an award for a picture shown
in the Pennsylvania Academy, but his
work is not as familiar as that of
many others to Washington exhibition
goers.
There are over three hundred pic
lures in this exhibition. and all of the
galleries on the second floor as well as
the atrium will be given up to the dis
play. The exhibition, which opens
Tuesday to the public. will continue
until the latter part of January.
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NEXT Wednesday evening DR.. Chris
1 y tian Brinton will give an illus
trated lecture on Contemporary Paint
ing" before the Washington Society of
the Fine Arts in the auditorium of the
National Museum. DR.. Brinton, who is
we'll known as a critic. will deal not
of foreign countries, England, France,
Germany. Belgium. Spain, Italy and the
Scandinavian nations. He has been
quoted from time to time as an expo
nent of the modernists' school, and
what he may have to say on tendencies
which lead in this direction will be of
much interest.
Whether one sympathiZes with the
advocates of post-impressionism, fu-
there
gainsaying the fact that the innovat-
ors parading under these designations
have attracted an enormous amount of
attention, and Therefore demand, aside
from all question of merit, fair
amount of consideration. DR.. Brinton
is specially qualified to speak upon the
subject of cotemporary painting. hav-
ing devoted himself for years to crit
ical writing and pursuing his inquiries
and studies not only in this country,
but abroad.
THE exhibition which the Society of
Washington Artists is to hold for
the benefit of the Belgian sufferers
will be opened Tuesday at 725 18th
street and will continue for two
weeks. To it the artists have con-
tributed most generously, and thus eX-
cellent opportunity will be given low
ers of art to obtain really excellent
things at very moderate price. There
will be in this exhibition not only pic
lures. but sculpture, arts and crafts
and etchings. Among those contribut-
ing are Mr.. Messer. MIR. Brookes, Miss
Perrie, Miss Critchen-in fact, all of
the local artists and some also from
out of town.
RY special invitation group of water
- colors by the late James Henry Mo-
ser will be shown in the art department.
of the Panama-Pacific exposition. The
feeling which prompted this invitation
was that no collection of American
water coiors would be complete with
out adequate examples Of Mr.. Moser's
paintings. The selection of the group
was left to Mrs. Moser's discretion,
and she has chosen six pictures which
are very characteristic. One is n noun
tain with heavy raincloud hanging
low upon it. Another is of a broad
stretch of open country seen under d
gray sky, such as Wyant might have
painted. A third Is mountain peak
crowned lily floating clouds. subtlely
rendered in a manner almost Japan
as Mr.. Moser. Among the others.
lending a flash of brilliant color is an
autumn scene wherein bit of brilliant
foliage finds echo in an untroubled
pool at the foot of one of the Berkshire
hills.
1t is an excellent group. and each ex-
hibit is of the highest standard. Mr.. !
Moser was essentially painter of
moods, and his pictures do not lose
their charm as they grow more famil- !
lar. What he saw in nature he inter- |
preted most truly. and his quiet but
unending enthusiasm is evident and
stirs the observer There is something |
very beautiful as well very satisfy |
ing in these pictures of the outdoor !
world as 1t appeared and appealed to
one who had the artists insight as well |
rs training 1t is good to know that in |