The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-02
ART BENEFIT FOR
SOLDIER ARTISTS
Americans Open Fine SHOW to
Aid Needy Brothers i'm
France.
ALI. WORKS DONATED

The benefit exhibition Of paintings
and sculpture. for which the American
artists committee OF 100 have been
working since last October. opened
yesterday in the galleries OF NJ Knoed-
Ter & Co.
The entire proceeds fyom the sale OF
works, catalogues and admissions will
be devoted 10 fund for the relief OF
the families OF French soldier-artists
The contributors. numbering among
them the best known American artists
here and abroad, will not share in any
manner In the receipts. There is 10 be
no auction In connection with the exit
btlon. but the works will be for sale
at prices fixed by the artists themselves
and much below the usual figures
Tho American committee Of 100 in
arranging this exhibition has cooperated
with La Fraternite des Artistes, Paris.
OF which NJ Leon Bonnat is president.
and yesterday AZ tho opening reception
William A. Coffin, secretary of the COM
mittee, read cable message OF thanks
and appreciation from NJ. Bonnat.
The disagreesble weather OF yester-
day operated against the attendance,
but not upon tho enthusiasm OF those
who did brave the storm The best
known names among our modern artists
are represented upon the walls, and
well represented The general feeling
was expressed that the exhibition was
Of an unusually high chraactcr and
worthy OF the generous cause 1t was de-
signed TO aid.
AS most OF the exhibitors have an
~ A. or a. n. A. attached to their
names, one naturally seeks among them
for the prince of Academicians, and is
not disappointed. Mr.. Sargent's con-
tribution is recent study OF court
yard, Moorish Courtyard" the cata-
logue calls IT, and the catalogue prob
ably knows. although II seems rather 70
be a Spanish courtyard with Moorish
tendencies The exact location Of the
court, however. is not so important as
Mr., Sargents handling OF the theme,
which will he found to be perfection. as
usual No one else gets 70 much real
ism with 40 slight an effort. or rather so
slight n visible effort.
William NJ Chase sends a still life
and as there is not a flsh nor a hint of a
FISH in IT, II gives one the shock OF a
great surprise. IL IL 1uS as wei done
though, as the famous hsh always are
/ IL shows the artistic debris of a Studio
table. A Spanish bun fighter has been
trying TO fortify himself by CHANGING al
book of prints, and when suddenly
called away. he laid his black bull fighter
cap upon the open book to guard his
place. II Is painted with great skill and
simplicity.
Mrs saint Gaudens sends the bronze
Amor Caritas" by Augustus Saint eau
dens, and TO this rightly has been giver
the place of honor.
Near It on pedestal Is another
bronze, boy with Duck" in the best
decorative style OF Frederick MacMon-
MES. and another neighbor is "A bronze
Frog Fountain" by MacMonness IA
nous pupil, Janet Scudder, Ernest Law
son sends a Little Church, Evening u
/ bathed in an emerald tone that Is almost
| matched by II, o. Tanners picture OF
! Tangiers, that balances It,
! Chlde Hassam gives one OF tho best
/ landscapes he has shown this year. q
! study OF trees upon a steep cliff at the
Isles OF Shoals and Ben Fosters "Au,
tumn Rain" Is notable
Irving Wiles's interior" shows a
young girl toying with some flowers al
/ a table. and she and all the accessories
and the view through the window into
the garden besides are handled with q
cleverness second only to that OF Sar-
gents, Eugene Ullnan puts a touch oi
plalntiv sentiment In his ''F1n du Carna,
val" In which frail young glrl Is lyinG