The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02
ME greatest living pupil of Sar-
gent, Miss Cecilia Bcaux. is
. now holding an exhibition of


her work in the knoedler Gal
1eries and 1t is to he earnestly hoped
the. everybody who lives south Of
Fourteenth street and east of Broad
way will visit the exhibition. Those
~ our readers who live on Fifth ave-
nue. north OF the Knoedler Galleries
will naturally drift into the gallery
without exhortation.
Hut in the southeastern section OF
the city there swarms an immense
population of progressive citizens who
intend to furnish large proportion III
the millionaircs and also the artists
Tor the coming generation. and since
they cannot he stayed II behooves us
to do what We can toward moulding
them for their great roles Of the
future. The artists. for instance,
should he helped to comprehend what
a LADY" Is, and Miss Beauxs exhibi
ton will assist them to that knowl-
edge.
Fine feathers make fine birds, Of
course, hut the birds of whom that
was first written did not. our East
Side must he reminded. purchase them
in the shops: and In consequence Miss
Beaux makes ii quite plain that fine
1adyship IL something that Is not
bought but lived. Her types of fine
women surmount the pearls and the
satin, and each one flames with In
ideal. ardent enough. in some cases.
TO be Spartan or Greek.
II is a consolation to see them.
therefore. and to notice that these per-
sonified ideals are American.
Miss Beaux. the artist. has evil
IDENTIFY been taking counsel As a
pupil Of Sargent she started out with
an almost entire dependence upon
"values" and brush work." leaving
color. as her master did, for others
to ponder over. As the years passed
along. the critics. who must say some
thing. continually reminded her of her
one shortcoming, and now, apparently
to silence them. Miss Beaux is taking
thought of color. In the more recent
pictures she puts quite daring har-
monies into her canvases. and her
Decorative Panel is almost an
avowed color study.
Not that Miss Beaux will ever be-
come a real colorist. however. OBJ
stinate and memorable critics will
never admit that. Possibly because
she is Quakeress. or possibly becaus,
she put color away from her for toe
many years. the bursting eclat of color
the essential quality of color. a quality
that does no: depend upon impression
ism or Classicism, since Titan
possessed ii before Monet. is not for
her.
But. bless you. Miss Beaux il sc
much else than a colorist that nobod,
minds. The critics, no matter wha
they may write in public, have q
wholesome respect for Miss Beaux II
private.
So one Of the portraits. a picture o.
Q girl in white called "Ernesta," tina
hes scarcely any color, seems mos
genuinely in Miss Beaux's manner. So
at least thought Nine. Emma Calve
who toured the room one day las
week. admtring everything, but e<
claiming most at "Ernesta."
"C'cst cXquis' the merveille, vral
ment.i said she. looking herself Eek
Quise" and "merveille" in black.
Since Miss BeauN seems 10 he in
softened and open mood ! cannot re
frain from Offering her a suggestion
Why not paint Nine Emma Calve!
portrait? II Miss BeauX won't, ther
william NJ. Chase certainly should
Believe me, Miss Beaux, it's tn,
chance of a lifetime. Insist upon he
wearing the translucent black hat an,
the tall walking stick Think of al
the values" in the black satin, tn
clouds Of floating black gauze. tn
shining black beads and the even NOR
brilliant Carmen eyes sparkling ami'
4
black hat,