Evening star., 1919-12-28

The Corcoran Gallery of Arts sew
enth exhibition of oil paintings by CO.
temporary American artists opened
just week ago. Between the time
of its opening and Christmas. a mat
ter of four Gays. twenty pictures were
sold, aggregating more than $4,000.
This is an extraordinary and splendid
record, ard goes to show that there
is a very tangible appreciation of art
in Washington. and that there are
those among our citizens who not
only enjoy looking at. works of art,
but find pleasure in their possession.
There are many pictures in this ex-
hibition which one would cOvet, pic
lures not merely of cotemporary in
terest. but continuing pleasure: land
scapes which are like window open
upon a beautiful bit of country.
changing in Significance according to
the change in light day by day; figure
paintings which, aside from human
interest. are lovely in color and ar
ransemsnt: still life charmingly deco,
rative, beautifully rendered And all
OF the pictures are not exceptionally
high priced, as such things go today.
One local collector has had the wis
dom and the taste to acquire not only
the little house with blossoming bush
beside it, by Childe Hassam. but also
Redf1elds exquisite springtime pic
ture of Towering pear tree beside
humble little cottage. set in a SIM
pie landscape with rolling hills.
The, Corcoran Gallery of Art pur-
chased Miss Felicie HoweIrs "Glouces-
ter Street" but to private collector
has goue her charming little painting
of The Clam Diggers," as seen at
twilight on the Gloucester flats. a pic
ture which has uncommon subtlety
and tonal value.
Mr.. Benson's still-life painting,
nd n GO, -
as well as tone and texture. is on the
list of works purchased. So also is
Helen NJ. Turner's delightful little in
terror, young woman in a sunny
room. knitting for one Of our boys
Equally charming is Miss Turner
outdoor picture, "The Morning Hour
with figures, which hangs in gallery
C, and does not yet bear the magic
label Sold
4 flower study by Edmund c. Tar
In style from those painted by Edward
.: Rock and awarded the third w. A.
Clark prize and Corcoran bronze
medal. hangs in this gallery and has
found purchaser. 81
The Blue Tea House (Soochow)."
by Frederic Clay Bartlett, the mate
OF Canton Street. by this same
artist, which the Corcogan Gallery
bought. has also been purchased.
These pictures, splendid in color,
foreign in atmosphere. flank the
Rockefeller portrait in gallery Co..
On the opposite wall hangs a. a.fower
painting. "Asters," by Margaret F,
Spencer. extremely subtle and ret
icent. which has found discerning
purchaser. Mrs. Spencer is a niece of
Birge Harrison and the wife of Robert
Spencer. whose paintings. The Bar
racks and The Red Boat" are both
hung in this same gallery and have
both been bought One of these paint
ings. The Barracks" recently re-
ceived one of the important prizes in
the Chicago Art Institutes annual ex-
hibitiCn. --.: 80
Out-of-town visitors have quite
generally declared this exhibition one
Of the best and the most encoura ginR
that have been held in this country
Tor several years. ranking 1t in i'm
portance with the great international
exhibitions held in Pittsburgh. 1t is
IN truth most varied showing, cover
ing wide range subjectively, and
IN style Of execution. And. while ii
Cp-to-date the works shown are full
OF freshness and vigor and manifest
Oh the part of the artists not only
sincerity, but keen appreciation OF
beauty.
Washington artists are uncommon
k well represented in the exhibition al
the Corcoran Gallery. particularly
when il is remembered that their
works went before an unprejudiced
jury and were admitted on precisely
the same basis as were the works OF
artists OF other cities.
William H. Holmes, curator of the
NATIONAL Gallery of Art and presi.
dent of the Washington Water Color
Club. who as a water coiorfst ranks
among the foremost today. is. rep
resented by a characteristic land
scdpe In oils. Miss Catherine iCritch
er shows a clever. characterful por-
trait Of. child. Miss Sarah Nun.
r9e Is represented by study pi
three women in summer dress on q
sunny veranda. which tas the homo,
81 being hung opposite the stair.
case IN the atrium. one of the most
prominent places in the gallery
Edgar Nye shows a pleasing land
scape; Mary e. Riley. an. interesting
Picture of Gloucester wharves; Il. G
iachmond. an autumn picture wei
lung: while to the credit of Cleor
Throckmorton are two paintings In
Land of Summer" From Stanle,
L. Reckless has come a painting EN-.
titled Iris" which is found in tn,
excellent company of paintings by
Robert Nonnoh. John Folinsbee ant
Frank Desch.
painters represented are Hobar
Nichols, who exhibits a most beau.
tul nocturne. Fishing Boats al
ioucester. and Everett L. Warner
=. no served in the Navy during III.
war as lieutenant in the nava
moufiag' department and shows .
@ure OF .-l airplane painted from {
'iswpoint above the clouds.
Richard S. Meriman. now one o
TIE Instructors at the Corcoran Gal
lery Of Art. but formerly of Boston
IS represented. by three paintings
80 portraits and the third a pictur,
Mount Monadnock. loaned by Bruc,
,ortei. 20.
y !: :; :;
y picture in the .Corcoran Gallery.
"xhi bition attracting suoh attention
I'd creating comment is by Ger
~ y. BeHeker and is entitled. "Mei
.Nre square" 1t is an actual nor
sSit Of d laboring man and wa
tinted in the factory % the .Hy
'dulic Pressed Steel Company. Cleye
md. Ohio. To this picture wa
:warded the first prize. industria
ciass. in the exhibition of Clevelant
artists held at the Cleveland Museum
of Art last May. II was painted. how
ever, for reproduction and was use'