Evening star., 1920-01-11
Notes of Art and Artists


purchased for its permanent scollec-'
tfen' Dancer and Gazelles-" by Paul
Manship, the most important group
IN the Manship collection, now on ex-
hfbitiun at the gallery. ,--,.
This group. shows a young woman
of slight, graceful figure standing as
poised in dance between two little
capering gHzelles. both of which are
looking up to her expectantiy!i 1t
represents suspended motion, yet does
not In the least suggest frozen .ae-
tion. One feels that at any instant
the rhythmic step may begin again
and that any one of the three figures
is liable to quickly move. The maids $,
right arm is extended as. II tos quiet
1.-The little gazelle on that side,T while
hand to the :other playfellow. Il is
a Joyful, sportive group, full OF glad
ness and spirit Of youth. There is
bouyancyf. about all of the figures
which is delightful and. while, its
treatment is archaic. it is essentially
spontaneous. From the standpoint of
pure art this work delights because,
of its rhythmic lines, it's charming
balance. its delightful pyramidal up.
building.
The group is shown in two sizes.
The Corcoran Gallery has acquired the.
larger, in which the figures are prac-
tica1ly life size, and of this no more
than one replica will be- made. Mr..
Manshfp makes a rule OF never cast
ing more than ten copies of any one
piece and thus guards against dete-
rioration through repetition. OF. a
number of his works replicas ARE not
obtainable. t u .+-s4 :
That he has an unusual talent and
exceptional originality none who
visit this exhibition would fail to
realize That he is also a skillful
technician and master craftsman, one
who produces with not only ease but
endless and loving care, is also OBJ
vious, though probably 1T would be
less remarked, as his art is OF a type
which conceais itself, leaving no trace
of labor in execution. ga
This exhibition is beautifully in
stalled and as whole is an exhibit
showing to what perfection is now.
carried the art of display.
Another notable purchase recently
made by the Corcoran Gallery of Art
is a painting by Charles H. Wood
bury entitled mt Monadnock,n' that
famous and most picturesque of noun
tains in. the vicinity of Peterborough
and Dublin, N. H y
Mr.. woodbury. is best known as
marine painter, but he has, With equal
success, both painted and. etched
mountains. The fact is. he efhds
somewhat the, same elements in the
mountains and in the sea, a dramatic
aIoofness which carries with it
sense of the. infinite. SO inspiring and
at the same, time SO restful.
This picture, which is included in
the Corcoran GaIlery's exhibition, is
an excellent. example of Mr.. Wood.
bury's art at its best, and will be
found later most welcome addition
to the Corcoran Gallery's permanent
coilection@
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Immediately at the close of the
biennial exhibition. January 25, as
soon as, the pictures now on view can
be removed and the gallery set in or
der, which will probably take until
exhibition Of Mr.. Woodbury's paint
ing's and etchings is to be held in the
Corcoran Gallery. This exhibition will
be both cotemporary and retro
spective and will include oil paintings,
water colors and work in black and
white. .
since the exhibition opened in the
Corcoran Gallery twenty-six paintings
have been sold, aggregating more
than $51,060.in value. This is a larger
of the exhibitions in New York, Phila-
delphia or Chicago and would indicate
that Washington is, after all. not SO
bad an art market as many have sup
posed. AS the exhibition wiz con-
'tinue. for two weeks longer, tits quite
pfobahle that the number Of tales will
be largely augmented before the end.
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Beginning tomorrow and continuing
through the present week, all visitors
to the 7Corcoran Gallery of Art will
be asked to register and vote for the
most popular picture-that is, the
picture that he or she likes best in
the exhibitions. The picture receiving
the greatest number of votes will be
given the popular prize of $20o award
ed by the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
The purpose of this prize is to stimu-
late interest and to encourage the
public at large to study the exhibition.
Every picture in the exhibition will
be interesting to see which finds
greatest favor.
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The Public Library of the District
of Columbia has issued al reference
may be found articles on many OF the
painters whose works are shown at
| the exhibition at the Corcoran Gal
| lery This list printed in booklet
| form. is given out without fee at the
Corcoran Gallery with each catalogue
guide for those interested in Ameri-
can art. -
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| Some years ago Victor G. Fischer
was prominent figure in the local
! Corcoran Gallery Of Art and also a
| prominent art dealer, with q gallery