Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-21

| al gallery. In the Uffizi gallery, in Flor
ence, which is a national possession
there is section exclusively devoted to
portraits of great artists, in most in
stances painted by themselves. In this
| country there is a similar collection in
the National Academy of Design, New
York How interesting, both historically
and artistically, such collections are
| bound to become, and how fitting a sec
ton such would make for a gallery rep
resenting the art of the nation!
| Mr.. Chase's portrait of himself is both
a good likeness and very pleasing paint
| ing, being broadly rendered and fine in
tone. Naturally enough, it frankly recalls
| the portrait of Mr.. Chase painted by Sar-
gent and presented by Mr.. ChaSe'S pupils
| to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but 1t
Suggests Spanish Paintings.
Prominent place is given to a portrait
of an ecclesiastic by George Luks-a work
| which, it has truly been remarked. sug-
gests Spanish paintings in its aus:erity
| and gloo m,but which has unquestioned
| force and distinction. Mr.. Luks' manner
| is abrupt and his style somewhat sculp-
| turesque. He is to be clasSed with the
mcdernists who are seeking new path
| ways. Perhaps they will find them-per-
| haps they will not-the world must wait
and see.
Henry Salem Hubbelfs portrait of
| George -Harris,-D D.. president emeritus
I of Amherst College, is a more traditional
| piece of work and one which will find
universal favor. The figure of the vener-
able president stands erect, though show
ing the weight of it's burden of years
The head is strongly modelled the face
looks forward, though turned from the
observer.
Adolph Borie's portrait of Mr.. Eckley
Brinton Coke, jr., is also a strikingly in
teresting work, showing individuality in
| treatment and particularly satisfactory
| result. Warm browns predominant in
| this painting which is strongly modelled
and extremely personal.
The president of the association, S.
| Montgomery Roosevelt, is represented by
| two canvases-one' a full length of a
| painter in velvet suit holding brush and
| palette, somewhat Whistlerian in style,
and the other of a lady, Miss ]. H., in
| evening gown and ermine. Both of these
paintings are effective and to a great
extent carry conviction. They are well
rendered and vital.
The secretary of the association, Earl
] Stetson Crawford, likewise shows two
| paintings, one a small canvas showing
| in an oval frame a young woman in a
kimono with butterfly on her finger,
and the other full-length portrait also
of a Spanish lady, the latter in a pale
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train. These are both seriously consid-
| cred and carefully rendered with evident
appreciation of the value of fine surface
| and the subtle relations of tones. MIS-.
Crawford is represented by a full-length
| portrait of lady in black gown, hat and
| furs. standing in a room wherein are to
be seen still life, charmingly arranged,
and pictures. or at least one picture, of
interesting type. A little dog poses pi-
| quanly at the lady's feet.
| T,1I1
! Ter, the junior member of a firm of pic
ture dealers in New York, which has
| just bought the Garfield collection OF
| Whistler's. is here shown, painted by
Victor d. Hecht, and a capital likeness
| it Is. too. Mr.. Knoedler is pictured in
| riding costume, nonchalant and self-as-
| sured his figure well built. his express
sion non-committal-a clever and skill
full piece of painting.
| John C.. 5ohansen shows a portrait OF
James Howard Keller, likewise in riding
| costume, but standing between his horse
and his dog. a fine Russian staghound. 1t
| in a picturesque setting-an attractive
group vivaciously rendered, but clever
| rather than profound. Somewhat the
same charm and the same shortcorning
may be noted in Mr.. Johansen's second
| contributions portrait of a little girl
| with dark brown eyes and bobbink curls
| seen under the brim of straw hat trim
med with blue ribbon. There is fresh
ness and vivacity in Mr.. Johansen' s
| brushwork which makes whatever he
| does attractive: but ne has produced more
| serious and convincing works than either
| of these.
| Classed as Brilliant Sketch.
rhe same may be said of Irving wiles
contribution-"A Laughing Girl''-so love.
~ in color and skillful in passages thai
it merited completion. AS it is. it mus,
| he Sketch-an
preston recorded in passing.
What. then, can be said of Robert Hen
ri's "Pat"-a red-haired Irish lad with
eyes of emerald hue seen against straw
berry-colored background? Here we have
mere splashes Of colon, and color MOI
specially well chosen and yet the result
is amazingly attractive. Probably no one
ever saw eyes just the color that Mr.
/ Henri mas painted them here, Vet
strangely enough. the color seems not t
signify, and though they are as green as
grass, they snap and sparkle with mis-
chief and merriment in most bewitchlns
way. Undoubtedly this is one of The
studies Mr.. Henri made last summer IL
| Ireland.
Charles Dana Gibson, the we'll known
Illustrator. also exhibits character study
"a portrait sketch in oils of an old man
blind in one eye, pathetically poor, witt
knotted, toil-worn hands resting in his
lap.
i Next this, suggesting almost travesty
hangs a large canvas by De Witt NJ
Lockman. entitled Portrait Group-A,
the Ball." which shows two men and q
woman in masquerade costumes in the
corner of a gayly furnished room. These
may be portraits, but the pictorial ele-
ment outweghs the interest of portraiture
Mr. Lockman also contributes small
direct portrait of Mr.. Sidney G. de Ka.
in military uniform.
Howard Gardiner Gushing, who holds
high place among contemporary Painters
sends to this exhibition a portrait Of
Miss Ruth st. Denis, the dancer. which
save as a note of color. has little to com
mend it-neither beauty, nor grace, MOI