Evening star., 1917-01-21

The Corcoran Gallery OF Art closes
it's sixth biennial exhibition of CO.
temporary paintings by American
artists today. This exhibition has at
trated wide attention not only In
but throughout the coun-
try and has brought to the city not
only many noted artists. but art
directorS and connoisseurs from east
and west. north and south.
Many OF the pictures that have been
here on view will go to other exhibt-
tions. the annual exhibition of the
Pennsylvania Academy in Philadel-
phia. the annual exhibition of the Ma
tional Academy of Design in New York.
an exhibition to be held by the Char
coal Club In Baltimore and later an
exhibition to be held in the Albright
Gallery OF Art, Buffalo. the Museum of
Art. Detroit, the museums in Toledo
and in st. Louis. Sixty or more OF the
paintings shown have been invited and
will be sent under the auspices Of the
American Federation of Arts to the
Telfair Academy In Savannah. Ga. to
be shown during the month of Febru-
airy. to the Gibbes Memorial Art CAL
lery Of Charleston. s. c.. to be shown
From this exhibition thirty-one
paintings have been sold at a sum ag
gregating approximately $4,000. Seven
Of these paintings have been pur-
chased by the Corcoran Gallery for its
permanent collection. The remainder go
to private collectors, the majority of
whom reside in Washington.
The consensus Of opinion of those
who have visited this exhibition is
that 1t Is one of the most interesting g
kt~~A l.
aroused discussion it has been the more
educational On account of its varied
and comprehensive character IL has
made people think.
As quickly as possible the galleries
in which this exhibition has been
shown will be cleared. the collection
dispersed and the permanent collec-
tion reinstalled. Meanwhile the gal
lery will be closed
The next special attraction in the
way Of an exhibition will be the annual
exhibition of the Washington Water
Color Club. which will open In the spe.
cial exhibition gallery Of the Corcorar
Gallery of Art on February 3.
So much interest has been shown in
the first annual exhibition Of paintings
of national parks in the National
hoSCd1i A. ldS UceH 0SIcIIulneu 10 con
tinue the display until after the in
auguration. The major portion of this
exhibition is hung in the large central
gallery of the National Museum set
apart for the National Gallery of Art.
Quite a number of the pictures were
painted in the Grand Canyon. and while
they demonstrate the picturesque and
paintable quality of this majestic bit OF
nature, they go but a short way toward
showing the vast amount of material
Of like character to be found in ouI
years have the painters Of America
come to realize the paintable quality oi
our own American scenery. Foreign
landscape has seemed more attractive
for two reasons, because 1t has been
pictured and because 1t is more in
timately associated with men. but there
is no country more beautiful than ouI
own and there is no asset more valu.
able to the nation than the natural
scenery conserved in our national
parks. 1t is this truth which this exhi-
bition is bringing home to the people
There is now temporarily on exhibit
tion in the National Gallery of Art a
marine painting by William F. Halsall
1t is entitled THE Song of the Sea-
and was painted not very long ago ir
the vicinity of the West Indies. One OF
the West Indian islands is shown on
the horizon in the distance, but the
viewpoint is much as though the OBJ
server were in midocean. The sky Is
blue and the water colorful, each wave
cresting in playful manner and TOSSING g
rainbows into the air. 1t is essentially
a picture Of the summer sea seen in
its most attractive mood, beautiful
picture and very admirably painted
Mr. Halsall's picture is hung at pres
ent between two paintings by William
H. Holmes, curator Of the National
Gallery Of Art. Both are landscapes
painted in the vicinity of Rockville
finely composed and rich in both color
and tone. One pictures picnic party
under a great tree by the side Of a
little stream. the other a group OF
blossoming chestnut trees shown in a
stretch of fair country in the month OF
May Mr. Holmes landscapes have that
substantial quality which is found In