Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-14
Society's Display at Corcoran
Gallery Best for Sew
s eraI Years.
REVIEW OF THE. OFFERINGS

The Impression upon entering the
gallery Is pleasing. There are enough
Paintings to fill the gallery without
cYowding, and they are admirably hung.
The general effect is bright and col
erful and one is instantly tempted to
make further inspection. An excellent
standard is maintained from first to
last and there are comparatively few
6frtures in this exhibition which would
not have passed the juries of the more
rotable exhibitions in the great exhi-
hilton centers, such as Philadelphia and
New York What is more, the work is
fresh spontaneous and vigorous. 1t
shows courage and conviction and 1t
gives refreshment and Inspiration This
is one of the missions of art and es-
pecially in war time.
But Little Of So-Called Modern Art
There is very little of the extreme.
so-called modern art" in this exhioi-
tfon-in fact, none; but neither Is there
much old art which would seem to have
rome to seed-it Is youthful. new. and
vet sufficiently sober-minded. thought
fql and In the line of the best trad1-
to say of a little local exhibition made
10 chiefly of works submitted to and
passed by a jury. and in such times as
these.
1T is true that some of the pictures
have been borrowed. notably splen-
tifd landscape by Edward w. Redfield;
another In quite a different vein, but
equally interesting. by Charles ID. Ia
Wis. a picture of q ProvincetoWn street
hy Nancy Ferguson and picture o,
a3rI reading by Frank Benson. The
6Fst three of these have been lent by
Mr.. Oyster; the last, by Mr.. Wheeler of
this city.
Place of Honor to Redfield Painting
To the Redheld painting has been
given the place of honor on the semi
circlilar wall. 1t is large canvas. al
most square, showing river running
between billy shores not entirely de-
foid of either trees or shabitatlons. II
iE-a frosty morning at the beginning or
e9ose of winter-the sky is clear. put
ooid. the light luminous but thin Here
one finds an amazingly sincere bit OF
realism-the outdoor world truly in
terpreted and with enormous skill;
Etpdow through which one has broad
vista. The composition IL not primar.
ny attractive-it is not what one would
can a fine view-quite to the contrary
lit is lovely because of the light that
tails upon it, the atmosphere that en-
wraps it and the gently modulated
eoior scheme of natures own creating
iEFor a somewhat similar subject Mr..
Redfield has just been awarded one OF
the most coveted prizes in the winter
ambition of the National Academy of
Hesign-
sFFigure paintings have been placed to
the right and left of the Redfeld-one
&-portrait of a woman of the south of
EHrope, dark of complexion. painted by
Oscar Gieberich. who has come to
Washington for the winter with his as
.spciate. Mr.. Hawthorne. and portrait
OF a young American girl, with fair
Akin. by Stan. L. Zbytniewski-a new
name In local exhibitions, who has also
eentributed very well painted nude.
Hr. Gieberich shows also picture OF
e typical Washington market, open
Hands and in the distance the Monu-
scent looming high. The market pic
tire Is painted in rather high key
the portrait in low key and with
depth and~richness Of tone.
: Portrait of Mr.. Messer Shown.
AIR Messer shows In this exhibition
his lately painted portrait of himself
a{portrait so satisfactory and fine that
n leaves little to be desired-and two
landscapes in his characteristic style
And manner. One is of a road leading
8f a distance between heavy foliaged
trees across which fall patches of sun
Mg cloud shadows. The other Is an
Sftcrgiow seen across the top, as it
were. of a darkening earth. Both have
sentiment and are rendered with COM
Sctent skill.
EMr Brooke, the president of the So
eek. is represented by a painting of
&6cks and sea on the north shore Of
massachusetts,. and picture Of the
Emous duck pond at Gloucester, near
Which the delightful little Gallery on
ne Moors" has been built.
"a very charming painting has been
4BBtfibq$ed by Bayard III. Tyler of New
E6Fk-apicture of yelled sunlight on
ne Hud[tn river-an extremely simple
n nd Gt1h AMI
ont nos94xquisitely Interpreted. Joseph
ksnneli s<fhe etcher and photographer.
Ssgpped &9hce before Just such pic
TURF asxthis by Mr.. Tyler in a large
GxHbiti66 in Pittsburgh and exclaimed
With p16fsure and delight And no
Vua4er Tor there. as here. was beauty
df-ah &fisive and subtle sort plainly
iba4s NJ Aifest
Esw TS1ent From Camoufage Corps
1t Is Always pleasure in such an ex-
htbstion as this TO come across new
york Of special promise-to discover
it3w; talent. The three pictures con-
txfbnted by Bion Barnett. member OF
fhH camoufage corps stationed at Uni
Iyersity camp. supply this rather un-
usual opportunity. They are distinctly
Individual and exceedingly worth
while. One is called The Red Blue
berry Bush" and pictures a flaming Bit
"a foliage against a portion of upland
IBoor--a brilliant piece of color and SC
eieyerly set forth that 1t enlivens with
6uf being garish. Another by the same
artist is entitled Iris Garden" and
shows bed of white iris in a frame OF
pleasant green. In this instance the
white IN mass Is used quite as impress.
stve1y as the red In the former paint
9Es The third painting Is a picture OF
the Florida coast. snow white sand
tropical foliage, blue water-a small
<4nyaA very obvious. and yet set forth
EifA such directness and simplicity as
fF Immediately indicate exceptional
fkaE and perception. Mr.. Barnett is q
ifz5He of Florida He studied under
,fgf7a Carlson and Birge Harrison, Haw.
fhErha and Davol. and he is at the be.
EfHpnnS of his career.
itgThere are two paintings by Johr
Earlkon in this exhibition. both winter
Rtrtpres and both admirable. Mr.. Carl
<ou has nice sense of values and he 1.
ere of those whose interpretations o.
EHture really go beyond the common.
pace.
EThe Davis landscape, which is OF
tnjdsu rpmer country seen beneath. In
itorent3 floating clouds in a blue fair
Weather sky. is fanked by landscapes
Sore Throat Wisdom
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