New-York tribune., 1916-02-27

IL is an interesting group or PAM
ings that has been brought together az
the Enrich galleries, illustrating three
notable figures in Spanish art. FL Greco
is the earliest in the company. lhere
are five examples of him, four OF them
disclosing the morbid Intensity OF MS
genius in the Interpretation OF religious
themes. His saints are always touch-
ing. The sentiment with whlch ne IN
vested his pictures OF them Is always
as sincere as il is bizarre. The two
upright full length figures whlch are
Included here are also uncommonly
brilliant in color But we would give
ali his religious paintings in this par
+icular exhibition for his Man IN
Armor." 1t is a superb portrait or
nrofoundly Spanish type, beautliuliy
nainted and abounding IN a certain
dour psychological interest. Auroaran'
often. in devotional mood, as moving as
III Greco. is in this instance similarly
better studied in the treatment or
eecular subject. The Two large can
,,sses Of saints are good enough, Du'
have little 10 say about his art IN lts
,icber estate. They are, for him, Pot
hoiIers The double portrait, Ihe
nouohters of Juan de Roelas,' IS
Ill thing. bearing the true stamp
~, ertistic character in its simple
- of russet color and in its SOBER
"trIe The Goyas are OF decldeuly
?y,od value. Only one Of them, the
a,,,aIi portrait of a Man" gives 10 the
fnII the charm of his bravura. Altel
Nat we would place the amusing llt'ie
sketch Of the Due dOsuna'
4, tho Whitney-Richards gallery Mr'
Alden Weir has placed on view COZ
iection of twelve or fourteen OF ms
naintings. old and new. IT, mas tne
harm of a spring of bubbllng s"ee1
water coming in the midst OF season
which has offered us so many rous''
and acrid draughts. Most Of the paint
ings and pictures are landscapes sll
80, impressions-ve delicate ana yet
hoy;no a certain body" like good
+,,inaDof Connecticut woods and past
nros They are very free in design, ap-
solutely spontaneous IN their selLuie
Of casual episodes in the countryside
and AT the same time they nave aI"a
that pictorial felicity which proeialms
the lover of nature doubled WIN .ne
artist. There is no landscape Paih'.,l
Of our day who has quite MI. Meii :
gift for enduing WITH tne ehaInl oL
invention q IlOl4ht Pt.r+sNN -+
in some simple, fragrant corner OF the
world, II is in his landscape work on on
his occasion that he is most beguil-
ING He shows the study OF a young
woman. a still life. couple OF urban
night scenes, and they are all interest
ing. because he painted them, because
there is a fineness about everything he
does; but We can turn from tnese
things and forget them. Pictures IKE
the Midsummer" or the "flshing
Party" stay in the memory like an IN
spiration. They are so fresh, so de-
lightful. in their truth. There Is such
beauty in their subtle greens and grays.
They are so rich in the art which upon
canvas turns light and air, the SHIN
mer of leaves and the blue Of the sky
into a jet of sensuous pleasure and
poetic emotion. Critical appreciation
is here an affair Of pure gusto. Il Is
suggestive TO follow the straightfor-
ward workings OF Mr. Weir's technique.
But il is better to be merely happy in
the presence Of pictures so beautiful.
Mr.. Robert Reid is exhibiting az the
Seligmann gallery another large group