The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-20
new ART DISPLAYED
AT MACDOWELL CLUB
Best Showing Made There
"GrOup System" Scores
Success.
"ECOLE HENRI" AT BEST

The current exhibition at the Mac
lowell Club. 1os West %Fffty-afth street.
Ia by far the best showing Of art that
has been shown there this season. In
fact IL 10 tho best that has ever been
seen there.
1t IL with some confidence. then, that
the public Is urged to visit the Mac
dowell Club until November 2s. except
upon Mondays and Tuesdays. when the
pictures are the private property Of the
club. II Va In fact r~egrettable that the
collection IL upon view 20 short n time.
| When the Mcdowell Club group sys-
tern OF showing pictures vlndicates itself
no heartily az In this instance II In a pity
that the object lesson may not he avail
able more largely for public study.
II Ia what is sometimes tok'ngly re-
ferred to as the 'ecolc Henri that In ex-
| hlbiting, but never has the 'ecole'' so
distinguished itself. IL Is not meant by
! thai thai oil OF the members OF the
igrOup have excelled upon their " past
performances, but that never before have
they presented so we'll rounded. well
balanced and complete an exhibition as
a group.
Robert Henri contributes a nude" that
III ueNtt1Ou6ly phlIbteu pcotbt nv
sends three amusing sketches or young
fellow artists. OF whom Is Paul Man
ship. Kathleen Mcf5nery Cunningham
has painted a portrait OF distinct merit :
Leon Knoll shows more vigor than ever
In his work. and Henry Lee McFee Is a
cubist OF whom n nation mgr be
proud. Without a pretension that n
Of these works OF art are epoch making
or extraordinary in any way, and com
.ar tp tlan, anlalN urith the lglul run OF
local art work. Il may yet he limited That
some OF these canvases are not unworthy
! OF places in the new public museums that
are forming throughout the country.
Hcnrf's Latest study.
Mr.. Henri's nudes for instance. are
always much admired. ana this one IS
above his average. II obtains an eject
Of freshness by the use OF lively color
and crisp brush work and not at all by
accuracy q drawing. The model for the
study bends forward leaning upon her
knees and the cumulative effect OF flesh
piled upon nesh ~ rather mountainous
The lady II indeed of generous. almost
Rubenslike proportions, The pose ~ one
that no model could hold for long periods
of time. and Il il a pose that once re-
linauishcd never could be resumed with
accuracy. II would have tested any
! ARTIST = powers Ot 'N''
"A pose. hut Mr.. Henri preferred to re-
gard It as an exercise In painting. The
Construction is Flaringly OF. but there
Is no denying the s~pontaneity OF the
performance.
Mr.. Rellows's portraits are the usua'
"a AFFAIRS that result when art
lists paint each other. A fellow artist
always advises his friend ITO go The
limit" and the painter does SO without
embarrassment NJ. The hair upon the head
OF one of Mr.. Bellows's friends has. n
seems. begun TO grow hin about the
temples. This fact the artists brusf
uron with tne p~layfuness
The Paul Manship portrait Will make thi'
young sculptoris friends smile when they
zee Il. for IL contains "a touch OF carl
cature. but they will have pleasure also
In It's cleverness. Even the white ligh'
that beats about the throne Is maj
Gated. for Mr., Mnnsh.p Is secure in th'
public favor Of the moment. and is brill
iantly 1T up against a dark background