New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-20
o,uI Troubetzkoy's Clever
Portraits of Great Men
and Lovely Women,
AMERICAN STUDIES OF
TYPES OF LABOR
=. New Bourgeois Gallery and
Nc First Show of Old and
Modern Pictures.
=, ROYAL CoRTIssoz.

American Water color SoriVNE
-,f, adopted the best Of all pol
y Gov IFS annual exhibitions. We
f -s,,enber old days in the historic
- ~ palace" occupied by tho Aoad-
~ Design when the water color
' .,oYaht nothing Of filling room
%, room with their works. No"
-..te the large room at the knoed-
..ners and hang hardly more than
,nsdred pictures. The result oil
% is altogether gratifying. IL
- Cor one thing, that the jury has
- ont a great quantity of per-
'.,o-v stuff What is left forms
.n,.,ion that may not be overpoWer-
~ brilliant. bat is at any rate not
- Moreover. the good things are
rel seen. ,-.
~, I'D among those good things
,ould place Mr. W. Granville
lis "Old Philadelphia" por-
of place that is also a picture.
.hs, contains. into the bargain.
-. capital gray tone Very near 1t
go. another exceptional perform
- the "Walpi, Arizona" by Mr..
--..,s NcComas. The orange tints
n,s are charming and the sketch is
..,r,,fullv drawn. Mr.. A. Schille, in
y, Garden az Night" is one of the
-, n the painters using a free, broad
"a. He and Mr.. J. G.. huntington, Mr..
a Fsfon and Miss Florence WYmar
IL = handsome group. Mr.. Edward
p,,,bss, 10 whose beach scene with
aires "A Holiday the Hudnut prize
!, 500 has been awarded makes a
,,,,ivsung effect With his swift, clever
,,A. With his entertaining work
,, would associate the water co.Ors by
y, Charles Basing. Miss Donna Schus-
,,,snd Miss Mary Sellers. These are
At artists employing their medium
,,h bright. spontaneous touch. Miss
s.,is Holmes Nichols sends a good
,,-rai, The Red Coat" There are
,,,ysr studies Of birds and animals by
v-CL. Bull. Miss Mary Langtry and
Y, VIII Simmons. one notable flower
r.,s Is shown, Miss Elizabeth
s.,r,rzs Roses" and there are
son. pretty fancies by Miss Z. u.
Pate. Miss Blanche Greer. Miss Lucy
". Hurry and Mr.. G. \. Needham.
he hrgoing are the pieces that most
ssusntly detach themselves from the
ssekrround. hut the show as whole
has decided interest. There is much
Use in II which would warrant specific
comment
Two other exhibitions have also been
'1snsd at the Knoedler gallery. NJ.
Paul Troubetzkoy shows a number OF
bis portraits in bronze and marble. He
ss clever craftsman, interpreting his
uuers in the manner OF very sophis-
hcstsd realist. His work suggests a
spd amusing. zen craftsman turned
ruptor In plastic form he gives us
lghily touched, vivacious sketches. To
Modelling In the ordinary sense of the
srm he is evidently disinclined TO pay
my attention whatever. Neglecting
'ssuty and subtlety Of surface. he neg
'cis also 10 make any research into
orm His figures are Of the oldest
rolortions almost incredibly tall. and
nihinks nothing OF elongating an arm
witness the Dancing Girl') out Of all
sssnblsnce 10 nature. And vet his
rulp,uros have a clever, arrosting
'-aliiy. His slender ladies are por-
Nysd with a dainty elegance rivalled
oy by that OF Helieu. and i'm some Of
Snore ambitious busts, like those OF
ssshiini and Tolstoy, he adds some
me OF characterization 10 his manual
"fierity. NJ. Troubetzkoy is a gifted
'nprcyvisatore. With a little academic
Aselpline his talent would carry him
AZ
The third Of the Knoedler exhibitions
gwen 10 half dozen portraits by
At Leslie Cotton, who has painted
"oin' Miss Maxine Elliott. General
"sy'on Ives. and divers other inter
"'hg sitters. When she tries for n
" impressive effect. as in the portrait
Z Niss Elliott. she does not quite full
her aim. but her portraits Of men
sincere and workmanlike. and in
" smaller graceful studies OF lovely
'''nen she is at her best. drawing well
a developing some admirable color
wines within a modest scale.