New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-28
New Society Makes Its
Row with Exhibition at
Municipal Gallery.
popLLAR PICTURES
WELL PAINTED
Tho Catalogue of the Paintings
in the Metropolitan
Museum.
y, ROYAL CORTIssOZ.

nv ROYAL COkllSSOL.
n. newly formed society known as the
.,,., Artists OF America has been well
,,s.s N open its first annual exhibition
,.n. Municipal Gallery. In thus placing
.,., et the service of the movement for
.,,. b.tternent II not only helps a good
ans. but helps itself. If the huge Salon
.sort which quantities OF artists are al
.-.rs talking IS ever 20 come into being II
IN ,-obably be through essentially pub
-. processes. II Is doubtful II private
orgsn,zation will ever be able to achieve
-. thing By. and for itself. The allied
.-,,,,s are ~ least first In the field. This
4. ana advantage for them, and another
81. IN the character OF the gallery they
,.v. secured FOR this exhibition. II is not
over large. but for the present 1t is quite
.,.o,ats for all purposes. The collection
:, "a pictures Just placed on view has all
,bs space It needs. we'll lighted. and with
earning surroundings. 1t may be seen
Until May l.
This ought TO be n popular show. Any
,urbsr Of clever artists have contributed
and their works-some Of them old friends
are generally Of their best. Mr.. Aexan-
~, for example, sends two large con-
vases which have been seen before but
,b.v ere GOOD TO see again. They are in
h,s Enthusiastically decorative vein. and
both. as 1t happens. are illustrations OF
engaging domestic sentiment. The latter
polnt is apropos The important thing In
an exhibition like this is that 1t should
contain plenty OF good painting, but II is
desirable also that Il should be full of
wholesome, interesting subjects. This Is
no place for the divagations of the cublst
and similar freaks with esoteric Ideas
10 advance. II IS a place for the public at
largo 10 be entertained and edited. There
"a not a bizarre figure subject anywhere
shown. On this side of the exhibition the
tyu,cal pieces are all charming studies
from normal life. They are accomplished
sometimes daintily decorative, but always
sincere. sanely vitalized pictures by SUCH
men as =. Luis Mora, F. c. Freiseke, AL
bert Steiner, Richard r. Miller, II. L.
Towle. Jonas Lie and Arthur Crisp. The
portra.ts and figure pieces taken together
may not make a precisely imposing body
but among them there are really de-
gehtful works. such as Mr.. Crisp's spirit
Cd theatrical scene 'L'Encore." picture
which would strengthen any exhibition
TbA landscapes, individually and collec-
lively. convey fine impression. The list
Of first rate works IN this category is al
most unhrOken from beginning TO emo
Bruce Crane. Paul King. Ernest Albert,
Hobart Nichols. Emil Garrison, John f.
Carlson. De witt Parshall. G. Glen New
ell Blrge Harrison, Charles Ebert and
score OF others simply fill the gallery with
a sense of natures beauty. sympathetical-
ly and slIilfully interpreted. II Is In the
fresh. vivid quality Of the landscapes that
the salient merit Of the exhibition is to
he found. This first venture OF the al
lied artists can afford to dispense with
bnlance and the arresting note OF the
important" original picture. In its mod
est way It gives genuine pleasure. Great
crowds. we are sure. viii visit the Munic-
lpal Gallery during the next few weeks,
and they will be well repaid.
Two years ago the Womens Art CLUB
Of New York enlarged its scope ana
changed rs name. Now II IS known az
the Association OF Women Painters and
sculptcrs It's twenty-third annual exhi-
hition ia IN preparation and will open at
the Knoedler gallery on April 8. -Four
cash prizes will be awarded. The pro-
spectus notes that several guests will ex-
hibit this year, among them Miss CAS-
sa,t and Miss Beaux. Mrs. woodrow
Wilson Is a member OF the association
and she Will send several examples OF her
work The Knoedlers will open on
Wednesday an exhibition Of paintings,
ws,ercolors and pastels by whistler.
most Of them coming from the recently
purchased Canheld collection. At the
Powell gallery there IS an exhibition OF
OTIS. paste!s and watercolors by c. {.
Mase and Alice Judson. The Pen and
Brush Club viii show next week some
decorative textiles by Amy Mali Hicks.
In the gallery OF the Gorham Company
there may be seen q number OF sculptures
by ~ Paul Philippe. The KATE gallery
has Just opened an exhibition OF etchings
by Edgar l.. Pattison and VIII J. Quin-
an. An exhaustive exhibition OF etchinss
by Ernest D. Roth. whose Venetian and
Flofentine studies have won him high
rtpute. IS accessible at the Keppel gallery.
AT Roth IS an uncommonly interesting
artist. Doubtless he has been influenced
by Whistler but his clean, firm line Is
MS own. and very personal, too, in his
Interpretation Of the picturesqueness OF
Italian architecture. A show OF his work
always peculiarly welcome.
The current sales are OF miscellaneous
an objects. In the exhibition which opens
Today al the nderson galleries, how
ever there IS an interesting pictorial
@ction. The collection offered is the one
'offned ty tho late Countess Won Zeuner,
at ~ f,t,