The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-30
1onas Lie Predicts New Tendencies in
American Art Through Return
of Expatriated Painters

down deep in a mans soul. To us.
for example, the music Of Chinese Is
simply a distressing jangle that means
nothing but noise. And I dare say
that to the average intelligent Chinese
our own music. or the music of Eu-
rope, is equally distressing and mean
ingless.
"In many respects hen I think it a
beneficent thing for the art students
to have come back. TO have come into
their WI again. II II may be so
phrased. How many Of them are here
now IL Is impossible to estimate. but
doubtless the number runs up INTO the
thousands. Practically every class of
the art schools in New York is full.
and recognized painters who accept
private pupils are overrun with appl!-
cants. Henri's class. for instance. has
"a waiting list of more than twenty-
five. both men and women. | am told"
As he talked for THE SUNDAY Il
MIR. Lie was working over a panel that
lay on the floor of his studio. Il scene
Of Viking ships at sea, part of a frieze
he is painting for a Viking room in a
private residence Of a New York fam
ily. When he reached this point In the
interview he Strengthened UP from his
panel and sat down in q deep chair
by the fireplace.
zone of the disadvantages to a stu
dent. Of having to come back here"
he went on in answer to a question.
lis that in this country he does not
see as great "a variety Of art-so many
forms of eNpression-as he can see
abroad. hut large quantities of pic
lures have been coming over here dur
ing the past months, aud when cN-
hibited they will. in u measure. coun-
teract this disadvantage.
las to opportunities for leading an
artists life. "A good many things may
he aid ~ course there is value.
great value to the younger students.
in associating with kindred minds do
ing kindred work. in a~ssociating with
other young painters. talking with
them. criticising their efforts and hav-
ing them criticise your own. All this
tends to increase inspiration. to keep
alive the fires of ambition.
But ! doubt whether New York will
see its own distinctive Latin Quarter
for "a long time TO come-if ever. In
Paris the Americans. for the most
part. used To gather in former years
: where they could live cheaply. have
|. the conveniences they needed. and
where they could lie with others Of
=, their own land in a foreign city. All
J., this helped greatly To establish an
!. American colony in the Latin Quar-
= ter.
"Eut here in New York practically
: all ones friends speak English and are
&. scattered throughout the town and its
n suburbs. Furthermore. the city Itself
A * so enormous In territorial extent
@ there are so many places to choose
from as residences. and tastes vary
/ So widely. that. in my opinion. there
= Is not much chance IF having r def
| mite New York Latin Quarter devel'
I oped.
I This does not mean. let me add
that the established neighborhoot
@ groupings may not increase IN number
c and in population. The GramercN
= Park group is spoken Of as includ.nl
= such men as Henri fellows, chase
Steiner and Luis Mora. Very likely
II others, until recently living abroad
l. may elect to resid. in the C;ramerc'
Ie Park district: and still others, stu
dents as well as recognized painters
~ IlldN SMtli Nv lluiliiNl VI W. ~ a.
living in this neighborhood or tina
i where studios may Toe rented.
~ The city ! live IN begins on tn
u south at Thirty-fourth street and end
-e at ~Fifty-ninth street on the NORTH
i II runs from Fourth to seventh ave
nue-a concentrated little town all h
!" Itself filled To Overlooking with indi
vidual characteristics which stand on
y. distinctly in every direction. II
only one of innumerable little town
to be found throughout the entir
" city.
Does a man wish to make stud!e
Of Syrian life. or Chinese, Turkish
Italian. Jewish or other? II Is M
A.. needful for him to go abroad. He vi
"a ind such life right here in Manhatta
no Island-in this wonderful kaleid'
scopic. cosmopolitan grouping Of
oh hundred little cities into one enormo,
., city. New York * 80 vast. so
mr. whelming. that one can spend "A lNf'
time here and not begin TO eXhau
its possibilities.
IN This brings to mind the fact that
IN. have lived and worked in New Vol
ire for some twenty-five years. and neN
NJ, saw the CITY College until last Sur
III. day. | know downtown and midtov
elf and the harbor scenes. of course. b
pr. 18TH street was IA stranger to me u
,b- til a few days ago, And you m
to- imagine my delight at first sight
that stately grouping Of splend
rs. buildings, tied together with the ha'
lie OF masonry.
IA, Yes, 10y wandering around Manha
his tan Island the man with an arts
nd eye may visit all the countries OF I
tiu world. The returned students ne
never fear "a lack Of opportunity to
MS, good work here il they really wi
to do il.
at AS to the effect of the Europe
of war on American art. the effect in
broader sense than the merely sup'
do fetal, il is difficult TO predict eXceI
sic, ing from a point Of general survey.
ac- feel tina the war itself is the res
of a time spirit, il we may so express
to 1.-THE spirit Of revolution, beginni
In years ago with a spreading unr'
\ OF felt rather than seen and analysed,
ule, worked it's way through everythil
ler- into every form Of life. We zee
radical results in cubism. post-impr
nal s!onism. futurism. In music Scho'
we'll berg Of Vienna and S~travinsky
nd. Russia exhibit this same revolutions
ned, uprising from accepted standards. 7
And fad ~ the extreme modern dance.