The evening world., 1918-02-26
The ArmfeLd
Pictures ShOUn
AttheArLingtOn
Ru ". G.. BOREDOM.

Maxfield Armfleld is showing thirty
Of his pictures in the large Arlington
Gallery. No. ga Madison Avenue, and
some fifteen more in the Gallery
Passage until March 2.
Mr.. Armfield strikes a new ana
vigorous note in his decorative paint
ing. His motifs arc chosen with care
fui discrimination. and he accom-
plishes their working out with fine
distinction. In every picture in the
present exhibition there is a fine
color exposition, and whether 1t be
n landscape with an overpowcrtns
orange sky, n mountain range, built
. up with crystaiographic angles,
' Snow in the Canyon a Butter
ny Dance in tempera. a portrait
symbolizing the brightness "f
Dawn" or The Sante Fe in Kan
Eas." with its rcctilinear lines and
the steel rails stretching away into
the distance, and the laborer labor
ing, the painting idea os worked nj;
with marvellous nicely that is emit
nently characteristic.
Certain OF his Indian subjects arc
%splendidly developed M the designs
: of the noble red men are seized upon
4 Ind registered with immense charm.
'Golden Gate" Ia a landscape that
)anything but photographs, and yet
ne thing is a delightful bit OF decor
alton, tn value OF which Is not in any
way lessened by the lying BIRDS and
the crescent moon, upon when the
Indian hunter might easily hang hls
powder horn, that have been featured,
"Dowa Hyanin, Dancing" eNempli-
hes the influence cNcrtcd by the art
Of orientalism done into charming
colors.
portrait OF an Englishwoman" Is
a dignifed treatment OF a portrait in
which the standing woman before the
fireplace with It's cheerful burning t.
admirably pictured.
"rhe Embroldercr" ~Crcmpera) Is
painted In the most delightful Of con-
trasting %colors, made doubly effective
by the juNtapOs4t,Ou Of blue land
scape and white curtain drapery.
Mr.. Armdeld has included also ii
his present showing many udmirahl,
still life themes and certain theatricd
studies, many of which are more OF
Aess related to the Grceuieaf players.
NLouis NJ. ELshcmuS, the poet,
painter, Is exhibiting thirty oils unC
water colors Of classical nudes in hi,
Sherwood studio. 40. So West 51ti
Street, on Tuesdays and Fridays II
the afternoon. until March s..
Mr.. Elshcmus has confined his at
tention in his present showing, en-
tirely TO Imaginative themes. HI.
poetic nudes have been projected int,
landscapes. They signal, with bits o
drapery, they stanu pcnsiyG by tn,
waterside, flankcd by Iris blooms
and the visiting butterfly. they re
cline at ease, In utter abandon an,
lie on the messy bank and play Will
the water. meanwhile kicking JOY
busly with untrammclled legs an,
feet. Still others, as Sea Nynphs, rul
. along shore, to meet the land girl
who approach for that purpose. Tn
Greek landscape. with indigenou
plants and temples, has been intro
duced. The long shadows are inter
esting details.
Helene Pcdriat Is holding an eNhi
bition OF her paintings, drawings an,
etchings at the Modern Gallery, Nc
500 Fifth Avenue, until March ..
The exhibiting artist loves to CN
nloit femininity in contritiOu. Sh
sametimes throws in a cat or a birI
as Iagniappe. Her women and he
cats are FAR from realistic. but no
wtthstandlng their contortlonisn
,they have. Il must he confessed,
certain charm I'm the painting, in IN
drawing or in the etching. tn
various media are all characterize
by ~spontaneity.