Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

Of the Corcoran Gallery Of Art at the
close Of the biennial exhibition two or
three of the galleries were rearranged
partly in order to add the new pur-
chases and partly with the thought Of
improving the old hanging. A splendid
painting Of a wood interior by George
Inness, in the possession OF which the
Corcoran Gallery may be enormously
proud, has been hung in the center of
the middle room. opposite the staircase,
where 1t instantly meets the eye OF ap-
preaching visitors. On the wall OF the
atrium on either side of the entrance
leading into this room have been placed
contemporary American paintings in
stead of the older works which have
for some time been displayed there. To
the right have been hung Alexander
Harrison's beautiful marine, and an ex-
cellent spring landscape by Bolton
Jones, on either side OF tall figure
painting of Dutchman by Thomas P.
Absolute of Philadelphia To the LETT,
thanking Walter MacEwen's tall grace
full figure of young woman in a satin
gown, The Ancestor" are a winter
wood interior by John F. Carlson and
Picknelfs we'll remembered Road to
|Concarneau." In this position these pic
lures appear to great advantage. and
lend, as 1t were, distinction to the gal
lery itself.
Stepping within the room in which
the Inness painting has a place OF
honor. one finds on the same wall to
left and right paintings by two Wash
ington artists. Z. c. Messer and the late
James H.Moser. Both are landscapes,
reticent in treatment but big in effect
and admirably rendered, and full OF
sentiment which is both fine and en-
during. That these pictures hold their
own and make additional contribution
placed beside an Inness and in the
company of Wyant, Ranger and other
landscape painters whose names are
known throughout the land goes to
show how genuinely they deserve the
distinction.
The adjoining room, wherein are to
be found the majority of the more re-
cent acquisitions, is as it now stands
of exceptional interest and Importance.
Emil Carlsen's painting of the sea. pur-
chased from the recent exhibition. has
been given the place of honor on the
east wall, and shows to even better ad-
vantage than II did when hung in the
south gallery. Its bigness, as well as
it's subtlety, is now strongly evident
On one side of this has been placed
the portrait of young girl by j. Alden
Weir, and on the other one, similar in
subject and style, by Irving Wiles.
The new Sargent is to the left, the
George de Forest Brush to the right.
At the end of this gallery the eye is
greeted and held by a charming panel
made of paintings by Sargent Kendall,
Thomas w. Dewing and Dimes Garrison.
the last small study of still life. On
the opposite side of the doorway is
Horatio Walkers splendid painting of
wayside shrine. At the farther end
of the long walls running parallel to
the street are to be found Winslow
Homer painting acquired by the Cor
coran gallery some years ago and a
very chara cteristic example of figure
painting by the late John W. Alexan-
der.
There is no art museum in the coun-
try which has a better collection Of
American art than that which the Cor
coran Gallery of Art now owns.
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Especially interesting is the group of
wood block prints by Helen Hyde,
which is comprehended in an exhibition
now at the Arts Club. loaned by the
Library of Congress. There are thirty