Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-14
MODERNISTS REPRESENTED
IN SANTA FE EXHIBITIONS

The new fall art exhibits at the
Museum of New Mexico include a
wide range of paintings. although
nothing so extreme as the work of
the French moderns who are ere
ating such a furore in Paris and
other art centers. These mOdernS,
of whose works the November
'TOuchstOne" reproduces a number
Of examples, are far more radical
in their treatment of landscape and
figures than CeZanne, Van Gogh,
Gauguin, Renoir, Degas, Pissarro
and others who have already be-
come classics. The Louvre and
the Luxembourg have honored
them and they are passing on az
accepted traditions. Dealers are
lying in ambush to get hands on
their pictures for the day which is
not far distant when collectors
will pay enormous prices for them.
The latest newcomer in the San
ia Fe art colony is Willard Nash
of Minneapolis, who came here to
make the sketches for mural paint
| ings that are to have as their
theme, Aztecs, Toltecs, Mayas and
their brilliant culture. But while
! engaged in this work, he has found
time to paint a number of delight
full canvasses throbbing with local
color, quite modern in treatment,
depending for effect ION broad
| masses of pure color, furiously APP
piled" Two fine types of por-
| trait work are sketches of Charles
Rawles, fellow artist, and Miss
lrma Alexander, a local social
favorite. Very charming, too. is
Canyon Road by Moonlight" al
though somewhat reminiscent Of
John Sloan's san Francisco street
by Moonlight" there being much
similarity Of treatment of similar
subjects. There are eleven paint
ings in this exhibit so admirable
in its Interpretation of local at
mOsphere and subjects, which lat
! ter include not only Indians but
also Spanish as we'll as American
| types. Mr.. Nash is still very
young man, characteristic of the
group of ambitious and energetic
young artists who have of late
| joined the Santa Fe art crowd,
A bSL dIllDilIuuS dIllOllB illt w " NJ
exhibited is the preliminary sketch
| by GustaVe Baumapn, for an i'm,
posing mural which has for its
theme, San Felipe on Fiesta Day
Not since Miss Ravlin painted hel
pictures of Indian dances and eX'
hibited them in Santa Fe before
taking them to Paris where the
French government purchased
from them, has there been such q
brilliant conception of Indian cere-
| monial thrown on canvas here. The
entire wall of an alcove has been
given to the large picture which
COnvincingly relates the Pueblo
architecture not only to its environ
! ment, but to the very ceremonies
of the Puebos. The grouping OF
the dancers, the scintillating col
ors, the charm of the setting are
presented with fine restraint and
yet glOwingly and sympatheticaIlS
prOclaiming a fine piece of work
Several of Mr.. Baumann's famous
color wood block prints of the cliff
dwellings and pueblos are shown IN
the same alcove.
Randall Davey, the noted young
artist, who will address the Mu'
scum supper on Thursday evening
of the coming week, is well rep
resented in some of his best work
"The Spanish Dancer" is a gem
undoubtedly one of the best can
vases of the modern school OF
which Robert Henri, John SloaT
and Davey are the foremost eN'
ponents la Mujer" is another
splendid portrait, daring only n
technique and quite Spanish II
spirit. boy in the Hills" is alto
gether charming, and two flora
paintings are noteworthy because
of their subdued color and unique
composition In the same alcoVt
! hangs painting by VIII Schustei
who studied under Sloan and witt
Davey as is apparent from his
handling of color and line. The
! canvas is a vivid picture OF the
Corn Dance at Santo Domingo.
: o. e Berninghaus, the st. Louis
| artist, who for quite a number o.
years now has been a member o.
the Taos society of artists, makes
very pleasing exhibit of twelve
water color sketches of the SantC
! Domingo corn ceremony. IL is the
kind of work which the Museum
: would lIkesto purchase for Its per
, manent collections II it only hat
! the means. 1t has its value no
only as Southwestern art. but also
historically and ethnologcally Tn,
grouping and deft touches OF higf
color here and there are very
clever. Mr. Berninghaus allows
himself no liberties with his themes
, and yet each sketch is broad
J enough to be an artistic gem, suf
fused with the atmosphere Of thu
, Southwest, Mr.. Berninghaus Il