The sun., 1919-03-22

discovered. This IL the STYLE Of classi-
hcation that all hanging committees aim
Tor. but II Is not always arrived at so
neatly. II must have taken courage TO
have placed pictures by Ernest Lawson
and Clifford Beal in the morgue, for
poth OF these painters are often among
the academic leaders. but since in their
contributions both OF the artists named
distinctly fell down." there was no place
but the morgue for them, and in the
nlorgue, to the credit OF the Jury, are
they now to be found.
To simplify the Spring Academy for
nasty 'connoisseurs--and the connois-
seurs will be hasty, without doubt, this
year--it may be stated Mt once that the
pest landscape In tho collection Is THE
Aldere.' by the veteran, Childe Hassam.
IL contains a small figure, n nymph, who
thinks OF bathing in the stream that 10
fringed with the Alders of the title.
something In the composition or some
th!nS In the atmosphere Of the day when
the artist planned this work stirred him
10 a more than special enthusiasm, and
the best Hassam landscape In some
years Is the result. It is not especially
realistic. The artist has stroled in the
long grass with Zuloaga strokes of nile
green upon terra verte. which will seem
daring to Mr.. Haesam's confreres, but
VIII not be found too daring by the con-
| servative. especially since they have
already seen such strokes in Zuloagas
works and hence will trust them. Such
strokes are modish.
Second Best Landscape.
The second best landscape Is also by
Mr.. Hassam and shows a colonial house
| In Now England, with a soldier lad talk
Ing leave OF a maiden in the foreground
| N axultn 20
branches through tho top of the compost
ton. The Altman prise winner. the "Old
! Mill" by Mr.. Redneld, is quite a deplor-
able nffair. without q speck OF interest in
any of Its many inches. II has no COM
position that FIRST year art student
could pride himself upon, II has no color
no drawing. no atmosphere, no sense OF
touch-in a word IL is deadly but II got
the chief Altman prize for the encour-
| agement of landscape painting. Since
| size seems to be such a factor in secur-
| Ing prizes, Gardner Symons was only
practical in deciding to make his "Shim-
mering Tree Shadows extremely large.
His work ie almost big enough to be
used as back drop in q theatre, but
even 50 he has been much in earnest
when painting II. and II is the best OF
the honored landscapes. It's career, how
ever. now that II has won a prize, seems
| to be over. Who wants 30 huge a land
| scape7
Jerome Myers Evening shows q
| circle OF women in one of our city parks
seated upon the ground of a summer
evening. II has q great deal of subtle
charm. both Of drawing and color, and
marks the increased power that seems to
have crept into this artists work lately.
With the deeper feeling have crept. too,
| some discords but to the sensitive these
Will not appear objectionable. Coiors
have been used at times like Jewels but
| without regard to values. The only other
figure painter TO be compared with Mr..
| Myer is Mr.. Conor OF Philade lphia
whose Christ and Disciples" Is some
| what strange but wholly serious. 1t Is
| strange. as Mr.. Conor has quite naively
| surrounded his Christ with modern Is
raelit!sh types. but most imaginative
painters utick to their era in spite of
their imagination. Mr.. Conor's color
wins the same respect as does the feeling
that prompted his work
Among the paintings that deserve note.
either for sincerity or earneytness. are
Leon Kroll's Portrait OF Howard Giles, -
Ben Fosters "In October" Bruce Crane
| December Uplands' Helen NJ. Turner E
| Morning CALI" Walter Griffin's "Old
Sluiceway." Harry +. Waltnan's Yer
mont and Abraham Harritons "Apoca-
lypse."
Max Bohrn's Incident on the English
Channel will also be noted. but not for
It's sincerity. 1t appears to be recol-
lection of something seen in the work OF
Albert P. Ryder.