Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-07

N the hemicycle nan OF tue SOrcosa"
Gallery of Art was opened today an
exhibition Of paintings by two broth
ers.a Alexander and Birge Harrison.
who have both won unusual distinc-
ton in the field Of art.
Alexander Harrison has resided abroad
for years and enjoys an international
reputation Birge Harrison has Travelled
much, but makes his home in this country
and in addition to his individual. creative
work, has contributed much to the devel-
opment Of art in America Through his
teaching in connection with the Wood
stock School Of landscape painting. Be-
sides being painter and q teacher. he
is a lecturer and writer. ::
The present exhibition comprises q col
lection assembled by. Miss Cornelia B.
Sage, director. Of the Albright gallery.
Buffalo,. through the cooperation OF the
painters, which was shown first in Buff
falo last autumn. then in the Chicago Art
Institute. later in the City Museum, st.
Louis. the Art, Museum of Toledo. the
Art Museum Of Detroit. the Carnegie In
|stitute, Pittsburgh. and NOW here.
+ Two of the pictures by Alexander Har-
rison have been loaned by the Luxem-
bourg Museum of Paris: others have. been
borrower from public museums and gal
leriess in this country, as we'll as from
private collectors. .Eha CorcorAn gallery
loaned for the Circuit the painting by
Alexander Harrison, Twilight which
belongs to its private collection. The st.
Louis Art Museum loaned a similar theme
1< rlia
tons and also a painting by Birge Harri-
son Of The F1atiron Building, New York.
After Rain" purchased from the painter
in 1907.
To the catalogue OF the exhibition. pub
lished in Buffalo and used in other cities,
Arthur Hoeber. artist and art critic, con-
tributed q foreword which is both appre-
ciative and informing. He says: 49, .
Alexander Harrison, the eIder- Of the
two brothers. has been q maker OF art
history. an important hsure. for moro
than thirty years in Europe as well as
in his own country, where. by virtue Of
his originality his scholarly attachments
and his poetic outlook on nature. he has
held attention and serious admiration.
he painted in manner so novel. so per-
sonal, 80 convincing. SO entirely his own
that literally all Europe sat up and took
notice. Said the eminent German art
historian. Richard Muther, keeper Of the
New Ptnakothek.. in Munich: Every one
Of his pictures was palpable hit: 'In
Already" was painted with such virtuos-
ity. felt with such poetry and 50 free Of
all the heaviness OF earth that one hardly
had the sense Of looking at picture at
Wave sea pieces by Duez, Roll and
Victor Binet were also in existence, but
his was the best OF them ALL The render
Ing Of water was 10 extraordinarily faith
water Of the others was absolutely solid
compared with this elemental essence OF
moisture His In Arcadia q large can.
vas Of nudes out Of doors, made a YER
table sensation when it was shown in
the Paris Salon. It was bought for the
was settled for all time. Yet, happily.
his success never fea4ed him for mo-
ment He remains today the faithful
student. the ever-searching. experiment
ing, relying absolutely on himself and
blazing his own trail.
"Birge Harrison. but year younger
than Alexander, came to Paris and en-
tered the studio Of Cabanel, In the 'Ecole
des Beaux Arts where he worked faith
fully to such good purpose that his No
vember,' an early work. received an
award. 1t was a figure picture. The hu-
man element held his attention only \
short while. when he turned to the land
scape and the sea. exciting in both d.
ing moods of the world out Of doors.
Each brother, too, kept to his own way
OF looking at nature. Of rendering her,
and neither lacked for official commenda-
tion the list Of honors that both show
being formidable one, while their can
vases are in many museums and dtstin-
guished private collections both in this
country and in Europe. OF an old Phila-
delphia family, the younger man began
his art education in the schools OF the
1 ~ A,vt
on the advice OF John s. Sargent. back
from Paris ON visit, he was induced to
go to the French city for further study
Alexander was for while In the United
States coast survey. but the art instinct
became too strong and he started In at
the art schools Of san Francisco, soon
finding his way to Paris. where he en-
rolled under the late j. L. Gerome.
1T Is with pictures of the snow the
brother Birge is most identified for he
has devoted considerable attention to this
aspect Of nature, and to this end has
spent much Of his time in Canada. But
the streets of New York also received his
attention and furnished him with sympa-
thetic material, while occasionally q ma
rine has disclosed his ability in that d.
rection, the sea invariably being repre-
scented under poetic aspect. Together. It
may be said that these two men repre-
sent very serious side Of American art
accomplishment. They are 20 thoroughly
identified with the past thirty years OF
| native endeavor that this exhibition pos
sesses . deep significance Of which their
countrymen and women should be uu.
| qualifiedly proud. Here are canvases that
! have challenged the admiration OF the
leaders Of worlds art in the great Euro
pean capitals. canvases that have been
epoch making, that have changed the d.
reotion OF art thought and processes"
Mr.. Hoeber concludes hts foreword BY
quoting saying by Robert Louis Steven.
l son-'If a man love the labor OF any
U trade apart from any oueetiou Of Sucua1a