Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-04
Albuquerque Morning Journal Sunday, June 4, 1916.

the subdued light, into which the pic
lures fall like rays of sunshine through
PRISM giving 1t q glory that 1t never
| possessed In its most romantic and
thrilling days.
Most distinguished, at least host
/ known among the five exhibitors, Is
/ Mrs. Laura Knight by some pro-
bounced the greatest Of living woman
| painters, whose pictures have been
| bought by Some OF the leading art
galleries of England and Canada, and
have won gold, silver and bronze
medals as well as honorable mention
! in exhibits from Australia to South
l<ensington, and from Ottawa to Paris.
There Is enough variety In the ten pic
lures she exhibits to give some idea
Of her powers. Boys and Boats at
st. Ives, Cornwall, Is perhaps the
most appealing. The pose and poise
Of the boys. the children of the sea,
as they lean over the boats, might
be called study In relaxation. "OnI
the Cliff appeals because of its sim
| plicity, and yet greatness. A woman,
al summer visitor to the shore. rs
seated on the cliff, child leaning IN
her lap, and gazes over the ocean
which runs from u light cool, trans
parent green into misty grays in the
distance. Spring Flowers is Of the
same style. yet different In character
Three children happily picking daffo-
dis in a sunny meadow on the edge
of dense, shadowy wood. Who
wouldn't like to gaze upon a scene like
that every day in a lifetime? Bath |
ing from the Slipway," and Children
oil 81 Of CT
Ives, but more sketchy in chara cter.
Flora" is quaint portrait study in
the style Of Sir Burns-Jones, the head
of young girl between Easter lilies.
Impression of Les Sylphides' is a
series of four pictures that would be
an acquisition a perennial delight, in- /
deed, for such an organization as the |
Elks' club at Albuquerque, or the San
Ia Fe club. As studies of motion, |
these four ballet dancing pictures are ,
supremacy well done.
Cornwall is the theme also Of the
five landscapes sent all the way from
England by G.. Harvey. But II is the
bleak, stony. dun-colored Cornwall
away from the gaiety and life of st.
Ives on the sea. Mr.. Harvey has a
style of his own that one will ever
again recognize after studying 1t once.
He lays on the paint even, thick sur
faces, much like a mosaic, except T
when it comes to the skies, and these
are so vast and have such infinite
gradatlons of grays that one marvels.
The title Of the paintings gives some
inkling of their sombreness: "The
stony Farm" Edge of the Moor"
Evening on a Cornish Farm" Cor
nish Moorhnd'i Near st. Burzaln.
Cornwall"
Harold Knight. 1t is to be regretted.
Is represented by only two pictures,
these two being Of such beauty that
there Is an oyerN heiiuiTg desire to see
more OF his work Evening, Staithes,
Yorkshire" is fine 1t is n picture
with atmosphere and one returns to
it again and again to study the tech
nique that accomplished that verisim
iltude of late evening, the rapidly
falling darkness. the dim reflections
of the cliff-like houses in a patch of
water below, and the receding vision of
the boat being hauled up on the sand
above high tide. Hauling the Fish
ing Cobhles at Stralthes," is, perhaps,
the most impressionistic picture Of the
entire twenty-nine. But impression
ism Is not made an excuse for slouehi- n
ness, or for poor craftsmanship, as 1t |
is so often by American artists. 1t II
is not passing off Il daub for a real i
picture. The water color reminds |
Santa Fcans much of the work of the |
late Donald Beauregard with which |
they have become familiar. The ac. \
ton is good, the composition excellent, Il
the color pleasing The New Museum |
intends to be very exacting as to the
pictures 1t will hang in the permanent |
art gallery, but If some kind friend |
were to purchase for it either one of |
these two. it certainly would be given /
a place among the permanent treas
tres.
s. ], l.. Birch, an English artist of
fame, exhibits six landscapes, done |
with such infinite and loving care, II
with such faultless drawing, such re-
straint In color, that each must be i
called a gem. The skies are wonder
full. The pictures stand out like etch-
Ings are as clear cut as cameos and /
one cannot but help forming a mental i
image of painter who unites genius Il
with such exquisite craftsmanship. 1t 4
Is difficult to choose among the six. i
here is one for every temperament Il
Bolton Abbey is perhaps the great
est: THE Estuary perhaps the most
restful and satisfying. for the eye af
-er wandering 10 tne Tar, picturesque H
hills whence comes the river, returns
again and again to the white farm
house in the foreground. nestled at the II
loot of q bluff which seems to pro- H
'laim the salt air that Is waited from II
he ocean not far away. But then H
here is Frosty Evening. on the River N
Plym Near Plymouth" as dainty bit
# drawing and painting as has been
'ver exhibited at Santa Fe. unless it
vas by *. NJ. Chapman Of the Mu- |
'eum staff, OF whose careful and fine |
these water colors are |
strong reminder. THE Edge of an |
inland Sea" has a wonderful sky with |
he pink tint of rose petals. There are |
wo French landscapes among the |