Evening star., 1919-02-18
ANNUAL EXHIBITION
BY[OCAL ARTISTS
Oil Paintings and Sculpture
Subjects on View at Veer-
hoff Galleries.
is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Society of Washington Artists
is holding its twenty eighth annual
exhibition in the Veerhoff galleries.
opening yesterday and continuing to
March 1.
This exhibition, which is free to the
public, comprises fifty-four oil paint
ings and a few works in sculpture by
local artists. The majority are recent
works still in the possession of the
artists. A few, however. have been
borrowed for the occasion from pres
ent owners.
Noteworthy among the loans is
charming and characteristic landscape
by the late Edmund Clarence Messer
lent by Duncan Phillips; another is a
still life by f. c. Tarbell. lately ac-
quired and now lent by James Parme-
lee.
A remarkably interesting still life
has been contributed to this exhibi-
tion by Mathilde Mueden Leistnfin g
a picture of a basket of artificial now
ers under q glass bell, whicn httingiy
bears the title in the catalogue OF
Mid Victorian" 1t is exquisitety
rendered. most excellent work.
E. L. Warmers Winter Picture.
Everett l.. Warner is represented by
Il winter picture entitled Central
Park, New York" giving d vista on a
late afternoon across snow-covered
ground and g. segment of lake to the
evening sky, against which is dellgh mt
fully silhouetted the bare branches OF
a fine old tree. This is a picture which
will hold it's own in any collection.
There are pictuSes of boats by Be.
tha z. Perrie, well composed and ad-
rnirably rendered, which will without
doubt meet with commendation and
make strong appeal. Miss Pefrle IS
one of the soundest and best paint
ers of such subjects to be found, not
merely in Washington. but among
American painters of today. To TINS
exhibition she also has sent a coiorful
study of flowers.
Alexis Many is represented by two
paintings and two sketches IN coior,
all very artistic in feeling, subtle and
suggestive-works bespeaklng more
than the usual amount of interest and
attention.
A portrait of Mr.. Many is contrlbut-
ed by Catherine c. Critcher. who also
sends study of young girl, mary.
Miss Critcher, it will be remembered,
is one of the instructors at the Cor
coran School of Art.
A portrait study of a Girl from
Fayal," by Oscar Gieberich. is. while
quite reminiscent of Hawthorne IN
style. very engaging and meritorious.
Mr.. Gieberich has for some years
been associated with Mr.. Hawthorne
in the conduct Of the now famous
summer school at Proyincetown.
Mass. The Portuguese fishermen and
their families, many of whom are
from the Azores, are the chief mod
els for the Provincetown painters.
Two Small Street Scenes.
FeIicie Waldo Howell. formerly of
this city has sent two small street
scenes painted with the skill and
cIeyerness which have brought her
work into wide and favorable notice.
A familiar scene at the X street
market is presented by Margaret 5.
Zin1mele in a manner both fresh and
engaging:
Sarah Munroe, the vice president
of the society, contributes four pic
lures PAINTED in her characteristic
style-sug gestive, colorful and broad
ly rendered.
There are landscapes of a very
pleasing nature by William H.
Holmes, president of the Washington
Water Color Club and curator of the
National Gallery OF Art; Edgar Nye,
A. j. Schram. Elizabeth Sawtelle,
Bertha Ballou, Richard N Brooke,
Charles H. Seaton. Benson Moore and
others.
John T. Perkins sends a marine
Maine Coast" and Hattie E. Bur
dette charming still life with
flowers.
IT has been customary for some
years for the Society of Washington
Artists to hold its annual exhibi
ton, such as this. at the Corcoran
Gallery of Art This downtown ex-
hibition is. therefore, an innovation
and one it is hoped that will prove
success L. NJ.