New-York tribune., 1919-04-13

collection of modern paintings. manv of
them American, consigned by Mrs. c..
II. Culver, of Washington, D. c., and
other private owners. 1t will be sold
on Thursday evening. On Tuesday
afternoon, April %, there will be sold
at this place a quantity of Stafford
shire, European porcelains and Far
Eastern objects of art collected by the
late Thomas E. H. Curtis.
Another member of the historic
french group of impressionists, the
colorlst, Renoir, is represented in an
exhibition of nearly forty paintings
at the Durand-Ruel gallery. Some of
them date from the late seventies, de-
ilghtful bits of still life, in which the
essential qualities Of this artist are
clearly preserved In his old age he
continues to paint with enthusiasm,
and as many Of these canvases show
he still has facility and certain
opulence of tone. His tints have lat
terly grown, however, a shade too en-
phatic and even hot. Some of his
reds take on hopelessly artificial
fervor. What remains is the authen-
tic note of style, the ingratiating touch
of born painter. Having passed
threescore and ten Renoir maintains
his ardent feeling for light and for
form. 1t is interesting to observe his
transactions and to note that while
they may have lost something of their
sensuous charm they cannot lose all
their vitality.
It is a well-balanced collection of
American paintings that may be seen
at the Mich gallery. The pioneers are
not neglected. Inness and Wyant fig
ure to good effect, and following them
comes Mr. j. Francis Murphy, with a
characteristic autumnal scene. For the
rest the exhibition is marked by well
come variety. Beside the rich tonalty
of the late II. w. Ranger, Mr.. f. Bal
lard Williams and Mr., Horatio Walker,
we may observe the light key of the late
Henry G. Dearth, the luminous impress
sionism Of Mr.. Alden Weir, Mr.. Willard
Metcalf and Mr. Childe Hassam. Mr.. AL
bert Groll, in his "Arizona Desert" il
lustrates his admirable faculty for ex-
torting interest from a region want
ing in the sharply defined pictorial
episode. There are good marines by Mr..
~, ID
schel. There are clever figure subjects
by Mr.. Robert Henri Mr. Ivan Olinsky
and Mr.. Elliott Dangertield One of
the arresting things on the walls is Mr..
Max Bohm's "Joy," picture of chill
dren dancing under vast sky. There
is nothing sensational in the show. But
the average is good
The current exhibition at the Daniel
gallery is made up of works by the
so-called modern" painters, artists
like Charles Demuth, Louis Bouch6,
Marguerite Zorath, Samuel Halpert
and Man Ray. They disclose, occa-
sionally, feeling for color. But their
modernism" stands terribly in the way
of that technical clarifcation and
stiffening which is needed to lend in
terest to the effects for which they are
striving.
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
a memorial exhibition of
water colors by Frederic Crownin-
shield, whose death in Italy some
months ago terminated an interesting
and fruitful career. 1t would be pleas
ant if these pictures could be seen some
time in New York, where Mr.. Crownin-
shield did SO much Of the decorative
work on which his repute was based.
They must include a number Of his
Italian impressions, subjects to the
treatment of which he brought not
only technical skill but peculiar SYM
pathy. Nothing stirred him to a hap
pier inspiration than the scenes of the
Campagna and of those Italian villas
for which he had q positively lover
like prediction. During his term as