New-York tribune., 1920-04-18
suggests one Of the grandest Of his i'm
pressions Of wind-swept scene.

We have occasionally seen in local
exhibitions pictures by Mr.. Maurice
Fromkes pointing to his cultivation of
singular and very interesting mode of
technique. At the Macbeth Gallery a
collection Of fifteen paintings affords US
for the first time an opportunity to see
all around his work 1t includes few
landscapes and studies from still life
and a larger number of portraits In
the treatment Of still life he is least
successful, perhaps because his choice of
subject is not always happy, and be-
In "The Black Vase" and the "Peonies''
he conquers these limitations to a ce--
tain extent and our enjoyment of his
mere painted surface is almost un-
dimmed. The landscapes are again
troubling in the matter of composition.
They are overcrowded and lack unitv.
But then come the portraits and the OBJ
servers equanmity is restored They
are captivating portraits. In them Mr..
Fromkes has complete command of the
technical process at which we have
limited. 1t is process comparable in it's
results to that which is followed by the
craftsman in lacquer He takes a simple
harmony Of color, a figure IN blue
against brown, in white against blue or
IN black relieved by the rosy tints of
flesh, and then he so manipulates his
surfaces that they have solidity and
polish without hardness. His hues are
bold, asserting themselves with a gleam-
ing brilliance. Nominally, they ought
to produce an effect of violence, but nc
tually their refinement and their purity
give them beauty. There is poise, there
Is fine sureness Of touch about these
vivid Impressions, and there is besides
fresh, interesting quality.
In the lower room at the Macbeth Gal
lery there are. some new pictures bv
Miss Felicie Waldo Howell, studies Of
street scenes and houses in New York
and Washington. We were struck by
the merit of this artists work on it's
frst appearance in this city a few wears
ago, and we have observed it ever since
with the special interest stimulated by
talent that does not stand still. New
pictures by Miss Howell generally i'm
press US as better than their predeces-
sors. 1t is the case with the new nc-
lures she now shows. Her subjects are
well selected and we'll visualized. AS
her technique natures the deftness in II
becomes more marked, and at the same
time that she gains in skill she gains in
depth, in "body." Absolute frmness and
fulIness in the definition of form still
lie before her. In the PAINTING of
architectural themes she still needs IN
strengthen her art both as to line and
mass, to get richer breadth of tone
But little sketch like her "Washinp-
ton Doorway" would alone serve to show
that the improvements we mention are
only matter of time. The whole ex-
hlhltlon shows that she is moving in
the right direction.
At the Kraushaar Gallery, where
Foraln makes his powerful affirmation
Mr. Jerome Myers is also showinc soma
paintings and drawings. Thew hold
their own in dangerous juxtaposition
Something about his outlook upon life
places him in sympathy with the French
artist. Mr.. Myers, too, is a realist. and
ne paints his scenes from the Streets
of the East Side with an engaging sim
cerlty. His foible is a too literal in
depreciation of what he sees. "Tba
Fleld OF JOY" in which a lot of chill
dren disport themselves against an
ufOan background, has some delightful
quantities, alike of painted tone and Of
emotional sentiment But there ;-
not sufficiently broad pictorial on
Velopment of the numerous figures A.
we have said before of Mr.. Myers,s
street scenes, we feel in this pictnre
ana IN others which he now shows ~ . .
'nere are quantities of figures. but M
crowd. The faculty of the des;oro.
seems to have been left out of his
makeup. We feel the loss less when
we look at his drawings. In those he
concentrates his skill, his expressive
ness when character is concerned. and
his individuality.
lhe National Association of Women
PAINTERS and Sculptors does one thino
1or which we are grateful in it's exhi-
ol1lon at the Fine Arts Building. 1t SO
hangs and arranges the 200 pictures