New-York tribune., 1920-08-22

OLD LYME Conn.,, Aug. 2O.-Thor-
oughly representative of the latest
modes of nearly a score of National
Academicians, associates and their
, friends, the fifty or more paintings in
cluded in the nineteenth annual exhibi-
tions Of the artists Of Old Lyme, now
being held in the Phoebe Griffen Noyes
Library, present many claims for at
tcntion. The names of all the con-
tributors to this show appear regularly
in the catalogues of the National Acad-
emy exhibitions, and the canvases on
view here forecast to a considerable
extent the character Of work these
painters will send to the metropolitan
exhibitions of the coming season.
There is an atmosphere Of buoyancy
surrounding the colony this year which
is reflected in the show-a note of tri-
umph--for after twenty years of the
vicissitudes common to a community
Of painters the artists of Old Lyme
are assured that the colony is firmly
established and have completed plans
for the building Of permanent gallery,
which is to be finished in time for the
exhibition next year.
Since the colony is so largely made
up of painters who work out Of doors.
it is natural that landscapes. ma
rnes and other subjects of out IN
the open should predominant numeri-
cally, yet the show is not without suf-
fcient variety, and it is the uniform
excellence of all the work shown which
is its most striking feature. While no
one canvas indicates radical departure
of manner on the part of the painter
some, however, point to a more mature
development in endeavors already we'll
established, as Guy Wiggins, for in
stance, in his "The Quiet Valley" He
has again essayed vast aspect Of hills
in winter, with perhaps a fuller appre-
citation of values than heretofore.
Through a patterned screen of naked
saplings in the foreground a broad
sweep of undulating, snow-clad hills
rolls into very distant horizon. The
cool grays Of the overcast sky. the
snow covered ground and the patches
of woodland have been skilfuily man
aged to awaken q lively interest in
somber scene
Winter Landscape
Everett L. Warmers "The Mill
Stream is also winter picture, a
seriously studied foreground and mid
RI Ia RI Iic4an
shadows and golden lights which give
rich. warm glow to it, The mill
to the left catches the slanting rays
of an afternoon sun, while below it
the stream courses between ice-cov-
cred banks that lie in the shadow Of
ar old dam. The management of the
turbulent water under such light con-
ditions was a rigid test of the painters
skill.
Another of the particularly we'll
painted canvases of this exhibition is
Nearing Sunset, Noank, Conn" by
Frank A. Bcknel!. An exceedingly sim
pie composition it is, with only bit
o. grassy shore and clump or two
OF trees for foreground, an expanse
of quiet sea ana a greater one of sky,
III which clouds are banked up and
rendered softly pink and pearly by the
rays of the setting sun The strongly
reflected light on the clouds along the
horizon casts a path of light across
the still and slightly irdescent sea.
Charming it is in color, and its solid
quality of craftsmanship lends an added
appeal.
"Spring Song" is the title of one of
the larger canvases by Clark G. Voor-
hees. Somewhat decorative in treat
ment, it is altogether fascinating in
its delicate arrangement Of color.
After foreground of tender green
meadows comes a middle distance,
where trees are banked thickly, with
only the diaphanous garment of their
brown and red unopened buds on them.
A vernal haze is in the sky Mr.. Voor-
hees has put over it all, and the title
succeeds to rare degree in suggesting
the mood depicted.
Percival Rosseau's Hunting Dogs
Among the comparatively new mem
bers of the colony is Percival Ros-
seau, whose remarkable paintings of
hunting dogs have for years been seen
in the Paris Salon and other exhibi-
tions in Europe. Mr.. Rosseau shows
October on Grassy Hill," paint
ing typical Of his best work. This
artist paints dogs with the ardor of
an enthusiast, the skill of specialist,
and the encourage, though properly
subordnated, he renders with clever
technique of the late nineteenth CEN
tury French influence.
Frank V. Du Mond has on view