Evening star., 1915-02-20

ting and showing an attractive picture
of Dutch peasant home. The coloring
in these pictures is rather vivid and
the style more that of illustration than
pictorial representations; as contrasted
with the water rolors of such men as
Niehuys and kever and others of the
modern Dutch school, they are very
slight and superficial, but in their own
way they are more commendable and
engaging
Another phase of Dutch pictorial
presentation is found in a painting by
+. Carl Smith of this city, who sends
to this exhibition a water color of d
little Dutch girl sitting on wharf be-
yond which stretches the sea. 1t is
broadly treated in flowing washes and
has a suggestion of breadth and spa
tie girl is thoughtful and not posing
and the picture altogether is one of
the best that Mr.. Smith has produced.
Lucien Powell is represented by two
water colors, one painted i'll Venice,
the other in city of the far eastern
type, both richly colorful and fine in
tone.
C. c. Curran of New York, we'll
water colors, sends two little figure
studies made at his summer home.
Cragsmore-one of a little GIRL the
other of an older lass. both as seen on
the mountain side with the blue sky as
background. These little pictures were
included in the New York Water Color
Clubs most recent exhib ibition, where
they attracted much favorable atten-
tion.
Among other little pictures are sew
eral of animals by Hilda Ward-one of
bulldog and others of horses, boldly
rendered and strikingly true. In the
American Water Color Society's annual
exhibition now in progress in the Ma
tional Arts Club. New York, Miss Ward
is similarly represented by other i'm
pressionistic animal studies.
Crowded Street Scenes.
Exceedingly clever and very individ-
ual are the crowded street scenes ex-
hibited by Jane Peterson of New York,
and the little city pictures shown by
Feiicie Waldo Howell of this city. Not
only on account of proximity, but sim
ilarity of treatment may these be class
ed together. Both of these artists use
gray paper as a background, and upon
this apply with discreet skill their
pure colors, resorting now and again
to outline for emphasis and effect 1t
is a pleasant manner and one which
makes no pretense. Miss Howell shows
three things, two of which picture
wash day in different foreign cities.
There is breeziness and freshness
about these transcriptions which are
very delightful.
Childe Hassam, who is a past master
in the art of impressionistic elimina- :
tion. shows in this exhibition three
small pictures, lovely as color spots.
but not fully representative of this dis
| itinguished and most brilliant of paint =
| ers.
| John f. Carlson, director of the New
York Art Students League at Wood
stock, n. Y, is represented by two
characteristic snow pictures. both of
which show Il combination of strong
and subtle handling.
From Miss Eliza beth Spalding of COL
orado have come two very notable
studies of summer landscape made
among the rolling hills of eastern New
York state. These pictures have at
mosphere, excellent composition and
spacious suggestion-in fact, a reserve
and bigness not often found in land
scape painting in water color.
Felix Mahony, the cartoonist, has sent
| to this exhibition several water color
| studies made quite recently. which are
exceedingly colorful, spirited and
| clever, showing broad treatment and a
| keen sense of values.
Mary X. Porter contributes an eX-
| cellent little picture of a phlox garden
4 Milicent Strange sends picture of a
shody willow lane; from Mrs. Robert
| Pinkey has come u unique and pleasins g
picture of an old belfry in Sicily. and
| Alice E. Willoughby shows an inter-
esting little doorway.
Many Artists Represented.
Indeed, this exhibition is exceedingly
| comprehensive and representative-al-
most all the local artists have made