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member Of the Imperial Academy OF
Petrograd. as well as OF the Societe des
Beaux-Arts Of Paris, is at present oc-
cupying an improvised studio on the
top floor Of Tho Star building. whore he
Is executing a number Of portraits Of
well known Washingtonians. Mr.. Pc
relma has been in this country only
eleven months and when he arrived he
spoke not one word of English. In this
brief time. however. he has not only
acquired q very fair knowledge Of our
language. but has made many friends
and succeeded in establishing his po-
sition as an artist Of distinction.
In November an exhibition of his por-
traits was held In the Knoedler Gallery.
New York. and created a very favorable
impression. Among the works shown at
that time was a portrait painted in
Russia of Vladimir Stassof, a distin-
guished Russian art critic, bearded
Seven feet in height. he is seen seated
In an armchair against the light on an
inclosed veranda. dressed in Russian
costume, red morocco top boots, baggy
blue-biack trousers and yellow smock,
a heroic figure brilliantly portrayed.
This portrait is now to be seen in the
artists studio in this city. Here also is
a replica Of his portrait of the famous
Russian Metchnikoff. as seen at work
in his laboratory in the Pasteur Insti-
tute IN Paris. The original belongs to
the institute and hangs in its library.
Since coming to this country Mr.. Pc
relma has chiefly made portraits and
these for the most part in pastel. He
has a gift for catching individual ex-
preston and for registering the i'm
preston of the moment. His color is
fresh, his manner assured and his por-
traits are of type which interest and
please. He has made excellent like
nesses In this medium of Mr.. Fleming
Newbold and Mr.. Rudolph Kaufman
Of The Star.
This artist is a Russian by birth, a
student of the Petrograd Academy.
His portrait of stassof. painted at the
great critics own request, brought
him. while still a young man. to fame.
When he was twenty-three he went to
Paris. and in a very short time his
works were admitted to the Paris
salon. From then until now he has
made his home in France, which has
teen years. not only his home. but his
adopted country. He was in Paris
when the war began. and he has since
painted a number of notable pictures
with themes suggested by the great
struggle One. "a Smile of Victory"
ernment: another. painted since he
reached New York. is here in his WASH
ington studio, large canvas showing
a Red Cross nurse STOPPING over a
the background. The thought Is wom-
ans part in the present war and the
ultimate victory Of civilization over
barbarism.
Despite the fact that Mr.. Perelma has
lived so long In France, his work is
Vi0nrnn9
simple and direct, almost brutal in Its
strength and fundamental in Its feel
ing
At this time, when attention is CEN
tered upon the struggle OF the RUSSIAN
people for liberty and the establish
ment Of democracy in the place Of an
autocracy, 1t is very interesting to find
among US a painter whose Work 50
distinctly typifes the Russian spirit
It Is hoped that some arrangement will
be made to have Mr.. Perelma's paint
ings exhibited In this city.
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In the main hall of the National Gal
Iery. located In the National Museum,
at 10th and B streets. a collection OF
portraits and landscapes by Orlando
Rouland of New York is now on ex-
hibition. This Is without exception one
OF the most lnteTeStAns sfoupS VI pSA1's
ings that has been shown in Washing
ton for several years. The portraits
are all excellent. both from the stand
point of likeness and the standpoint
of art. and the landscapes are freshly
painted. full of the feeling OF nature.
colorfui and true. and altogether
charming.
OF especial Importance Is a group
portrait, painted in 1909, Of four editors
of the Century magazine, Richard Wat
yNI n
son, Clarence Clough Buel and Alexan-
der Wilson Drake. Two Of these-Mr.
Glider and Mr.. Drake-are no longer liv-
ing. Mr. Rouland has pictured them in
Mr. elders office, grouped about table
which stood in the center of the room.
Mr.. Glider and Mr.. Buel are seated to
the right, Mr.. Johnson to the left. and
back of him, holding print in his
hand is Mr.. Drake. for many years art
editor. All are excellent likenesses.