Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-31
Notes of Art and Artists.

An interesting collection of etchings
by members of the Print Society of
Ringwood. Hampshire. England. will
be placed on exhibition in the Cor
ccran Gallery of Art the carly part of
this week.
I The Print Society was founded by a
young British etcher and painter, f.
Hesketh Hubbard. who has got around
him in this attractive little Hamp-
shire village an interesting group of
etchers of the younger generations. 1t
is not merely society that has on
its program but one item-the hold
ing of an annual exhibition Of few
weeks duration. The idea of it's
founder was to put it in the power of
collectors and would be collectors who
are interested in etchings to nave lit
tie exhibitions Of prints in their own
homes every few months. The Print
Society got into touch with collectors
Isles. with men and women living in
the towns and villages of Canada.
Australia. New Zealand, the Channel
Isles. even France. Italy and Norway.
people far away from galleries where
etchings might be seen, studied and
appreciated. To these people they
have sent at regular intervals neat
portfolios containing about twenty
original. signed etchings by their
members. which might be examined
and purchased, or returned In this
way this little Print Society has been
the means of stimulating real in
terest in and appreciation of etching
by the most intimate Of methods-that
Of allowing those interested to handle
good etchings in the luxury and COM
fort of their homes-and has extended
its influence far beyond the bound
aries of its own country.
This is the first time that the Print
Society has exhibited in the United
states, and this exhibition was sent
here to and is being circulated by the
American Federation of Arts.
Nine etchers are represented by
forty-five prints. five each, all of
which are uniformly matted and
framed The subjects treated and the
method or treatment are exceedingly
varied. each etcher manifesting q very
different personality of his or her
own.
Mr.. Hubbard. the founder of the So
ciety. has selected extremely simple
subjects and rendered them with di-
RICHNESS and vigor His line is firm
and rather rugged, his manner as
sured. his style very attractive.
Edward w. Charlton has selected
boats as his subject and has shown
himself an extremely capable drafts
man as well as a good etcher. His
work is simple and sincere. his com
positions pleasing, his line sensitive.
Edward Ertz is represented by three
straight etchlngs and two dry points
the former the more attractive His
"Cowdray Castle: Sussex" is pecu-
liariy pleasing and an example Of adj
mirable simplification. His two of
horses by bridge go to show how an
ordinary subject can be made inter-
esting through artistic rendering.
Reginald IL. Green is perhaps at his
best in the etching entitled Blake
ney: Norfolk" though all of his con-
tributions are good
Mathew Henderson contributes a
delightful etching of Glasgow Uni
versity," one of "Volendam." another
of Dutch Fishing Smacks" and two
OF architectural themes. "Dumgoyne''
and "Inverkip."
Perhaps the most unusual are those
by Sel!a "Langdale' of nocturnes in
dry point. dramatic in composition.
beautiful in effect. Two are Egyption
scenes-"The Wandering Jew. and
ITO the Unknown God"-one is a
fountain seen in the dusk of evening
against a curtain of foliage. Another
is bridge across a Venetian canal.
an old subject, the loneliness of which
however. Is far from exhausted. This
etcher's fifth contribution is a design
for a fan, showing a procession of
camel riders crossing an Egyptian
desert.
Hugh Patton makes an excellent
showing with two delightful etchings
Of trees, in which the structure Of the
trees is admirably set forth, and also
in his etchings Of GLORY Hole. Lin
coln." 1.-The Shambles York" and 'The
Nieuwe Kerk: Delft. Holland"
Percy Smith il, Of all the contribu-
tors. least well represented. his etch-