The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

Paintings 10y John Wcnser i'll the
small gallery at Fosom's, and Harry
J.. Hoffman's Southern pictures occupy
the larger room.
Mr.. wcnger's muse is SIN mus.ca'iy
inclined, and all of his paintings have
10 do with sonatas. nocturucs, grand
pianos with the lids lifted and gorgeous
music rooms. one does not suspect,
one knows that II MIR. Wenger's muse
dared she would have him painting
music for n with color harmonics alone,
sans subject. She got him TO do 1t last
year but there were such loud outcries
AT these symphonies without pro-
grammcs that We are now permitted
10 have the pianos and music rooms de
luxe for which we craved.
Mr.. Wcnccr's music rooms are es-
peciallv de luxe. There probably never
were seen such music rooms in this
country before outside Of Edgar Milan
Poe stories. They are vast rooms with
lofty ceilings and one large French
window each, The pianist sits at the
instrument with the lifted lid, and some
gimes there is no furniture, and some
times several modish ladies and gentle
mon off In the shadow part sit upon
ideal way to hear music, providing the
pianist is not too explosive In her tccf-
niquc.
Mr. Wmgcr's work has mellowed dur
ing the yclr. and he has especially i'm
proved i'm color. 1t now has something
of the quality Of a Dewing. His so
nata" is a fantastic picture with candles
burning and FURNISHED M tai globes sus-
pendcd from the ceiling catching the
mysterious light. The sonata in Ques-
tlon is probably the celebrated "Kreut-
1or" which Count Tolstoy msap-
pretended some say, but which is
pIaved more frequently since the novel
than before This and the Music
Room" and a picture called "Thc Epi-
Ior,Ic" are the most effective and dec
oratlve of Mr. Wcnger's display.
Mr.. Hoffman has had the happy idea
az going South for his subjects. No Soc
tion of the country has better, II T.
impossible To saunter along the streets
or Southern city without feeling the
desire To seize brushes and paint and To
make "A stab, in paint. Of course, at the
old mammics and their charges, at the
charming architecture one sees every
where. and at the markets, Above ALL
at the markets southern cooking" Is
not a vain phrase, and in all the towns
south Of Richmond the markets increase
in beauty and Importance, until they
eliminate in that grandest one Of all IN
New Orleans
Mr.. Hoffman went back again and
again to the market in Savannah ant
painted IL from many angles, CONVINCING
IL easily that 1t Is all right. The big
arches Of the doorway are all the better
for being pink, and with the booths of
oranges on either side and bright green
ON the shutters YOU will easily believe
that the misc-en-scene Is gay.
For the inaugural exhibition in the
minneapolis Institute of Arts, which
opened last Thursday. an important col
lection of pictures has been assembled
Most ~ the important museums and
private collectors throughout the coun-
uy nave contributed to H.
= notable feature Of il will he ,tlec-
ton of Barbizon paintings from the coll
lection ~ James j. I'm of st, Paul, whose
famous collection contains many Of the
masterpieces of this school. Another
important group comes from the Ma
t.unal Gallery ~ Art fEreAr collection
through the courtesy OF Charles L. Frcci
of Detroit. 1t vii be installed in ono