New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09
THERE WERE MANY SITTERS WHO DIDN'T
WANT LIkENESSES.

Sargent and | painted the same people here
Giving their namcs). and they didn't like anything
we did They are lovely people, but they don't
v,art 1ikonesses | had two portraits of one of
them in my New York exhibition. And he went
on with evident enjoyment are beginning
20 like mine now And we both did all OF the
Werthcimers. They were splendid to paint. and
they were satisfied with all the portraits we did OF
them" And here we recalled and discussed the
magnificent Sargent portrait of Mr. "erthelmer
shown IN the Paris Exposition of 1900, in which
the black poodle is so prominent
Have YOU anything in the Tate Gallery"
cone The Mirror, which was presented SIX
months ago | also have a picture OF myself IN the
Carnegie Institute. in Pittsburgh. | have one in
Chicago and, am not sure. but think have one
in Cincinnati. and in several other cities IN the
States And | have one in the Luxembourg Mu-
scum, in Paris Mr. Edmund Davis's offer OF three
mixtures by Englishmen to the Tate Gallery was
refused two years ago, so he is now presenting
thirty canvascs to the French Museum, and is
building on an addition 10 the gallery for that
purpose Mine is one of the thirty"
Those figures Of women and children on the
cliffs bathed in soft, misty sunlight which you
showed in your New York exhibition were among
your best pictures said.
"Oh. those attacking another cigarette, 81 do
-
"Why poor?" ! asked anxiously. And then he
announced interesting event which had Just
taken place in his family.
"Yes. william Yeats and Lady Gregory have
done much to revive Irish literature" changing
the subject.
81 am friend Of all the players in the Irish
Company" and here he held up water color
drawing Of a mans figure. This is OF the princi-
pal character Of The Playboy Of the Western
World"
Then you know George Moore, of course"
said my thoughts running to that authors re-
marks on Lady Gregory and Yeats in his Hail
and Farewell
Yes. and he's one Of the best writers Of Eng
lish we have He's a big We were great
friends once But now shortly-"we are bitter
enemies It's too long a story TO tell" Here ne
paused a moment and buried in thought
Then he suddenly turned 10 his portfolio which
was filled with reproductions OF his many pct
ures for he is an astonishingly prolific workman
and brought out series OF very interesting
drawings and water colors; these, in single hg-
ures and in groups, were preliminaries for an
important picture which is in embryo, and "nlch
ne calls THE Irish Wedding"
The drawings were most carefully executed IN
pencil The water colors fat washes, merely
giving the color notes.
During the discussion which followed ne said;
81 have never etched and have never touched
pastes. | was told they were too difficult. wor"
only in oils and water colors. In composing
picture | build it up gradually. | make many
careful preliminary studies, both IN pencil and
water color. No, do not make plan OF the
whole only Of its part, and then put II To-
gether. | have no background yet for the wed
ding Sargent, you may know, never makes
drawing first"
Suppose" said while admirng and eNsmih'
ing these studies, the picture doesn't happen 10
go. what do you do-gye 1t up!"