Evening star., 1918-04-07
NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS

necessity, will not only survive but inS
crease In strength and significance.
The exhibition in the Corcoran Gale
iery is. therefore. not only encourag-
point of patriotism and a. An 0vf-
dence of war activity. but q token Of
real advance in cotemporary Amert-
can art. n
Charles W. Hawthorne, who has been
spending the winter In Washington,
gave an informal private view OF paint
ings lately completed In his studio, on
@ street. last Saturday afternoon. The
guests were almost entirely restricted
to Washington artists and the gather
ing was essentially professional an
assemblage of fellow-workers.
Three oil paintings We're shown, all
recently executed. So recent, in fact,
was the work that certain portions OF
the canvases were not entirely finished
The three paintings were all of hg-
ures. though very different In charac-
ter and general scheme.
One was a portrait. the likeness Of a
young woman wearing a cloak Of red
velvet, gorgeous color reminiscent OF
the Italian velvets of the renaissance.
This was frankly painted and showed
modelling, but most engaging surface
finish and interesting technique.
A second canvas. set forth in strik.
ing contrast, was a figure study OF g.
and accessories delicately rendered in,
tints of white and gray. In this in-s
stance there was little modelling in the
face. but much fine drawing and char
acter subtlety suggested. Yellow 5on-a
Quils in the young girls hand gave the
fa he
The third painting represented
Belgian woman standing half-dazed
and unmindful of her baby loosely held
in her arms. while in the background
was seen as through a twilight haze
the smoking ruins of her native city.
This picture has been especially paint,
ed for the exhibition of patriotic pic
lures to be held next month at the
later to be circulated throughout the
country by the American Federation Of
Arts.
Mr.. Hawthorne IL one Of the strong.
est painters in this country today and
has exerted a wide influence on Amer1-
can art through his work and through
his teaching. He has chosen to repre-
sent largely q single type, that Of the
Provincetown fsherfolk. and has more
often than not gotten into his paint
ings a suggestion Of things spiritual a.
well as material, the experiences CONS
mon to all. which has lifted his paint.
ings above the plane Of mere technical
accomplishment and given them uni-
versal interest and significance.
&
An exhibition of paintings Of pofs
traits by Alfredo GALL is now In prog.
ress in the Moore Galleries, Seventeenth
street.
Mr.. CALI is a native Of Florence.
Italy. and his work to some extent re-
fleets the character of the cotem-
porary italian school, He has without
doubt good academic training and .
Knaek OF shan His portraits OF
Reynolds Hit and himself. are strongly
painted. forceful and good. His por-'
traits OF women are graceful, but seem
lacking in virility. though they are
carry conviction.
There is a portrait of Miss Patten in
this exhibition which Is exceedingly
subtle and impressive, and one of Mrs.
Corbin which, while slight in treat.
ment, is peculiarly artistic and inter.
esting.
The collection also includes portraits
of Mrs. c. c. Glover and her daughter-
tauer. Mrs Arnold Robertson and Mrs.
Reynolds Hit There are, in fact. two
portraits of Mrs. Hit. one full length
seated pose. the other head in pas
tells, possibly made as study Tor the
larger painting. The former has spon..
taneity which perhaps the latter lacks.
and is very personal
There are two pastels of young
girls included in this collection, both
apparently quickly rendered. but exc
ceedingly viyacious and pleasing.
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r Paul Bartlett has presented to the
Corcorau GalIery NJ Art repIjca f.1
plaster Of his well known bronze dg-
ure of Michelangelo in the rotunda
of the Library of Congress. This Is one
of Mr.. Bartlett's strongest and most in-
dividual productions. a splendid char
acterization of one of the most famous
artists of all time.
LEILA MECHLIN.