Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-26
british MUSEUM SHOWS
FRENCH ARTISTS WORK
Nineteenth Century Masters Repre-
scnted by Etchings and Charcoal
Drawings.
BLAKE's WORK EXHIBITED
Authorities Place Recently Acquired
Whistler Etchings on Display
With Works by Englishmen
Famous With Brush and Pencil.
BY MARK zANGw1LI..

BIZ MARK ZANGWlLL.
LONDON. Sept. a5.-The great
French Masters OF the nineteenth
century are represented by many
important examples which the Mus
cum has recently acquired. EtchinEs
by Dcgas include Les Blanchis-
seuses." 'LoEes d'Actriccs," and
EAU Louvre: Musce des Antiques"
Interesting drawings by tho same
artist are the three studies. a jockey.
a horse gallop:ng, and nude girl
Elancing at her shoulder; the last
study for a pastel in the Luxem-
bourE.
Camille Pissarro Is seen to great
advantage in his ctchings. "Vue do
Rouen," and Portrait de Cezanne."
the latter being particularly fine in
its distinguished simplicity. 1t is
in cap and cloak. is seen seated. a
man of striking appearance. with
hooked nose and bushy beard. Draw
ings by Pissa-ro include three stud
woman bathing. Very complete is
Corot's study in black chalk for his
fine picture. The Wood Gatherer."
now in the National Gallery.
Many Splendid EtchinEs.
Meryon is represented by an ctch-
ing. .'Minis,ere dc la Marine" De-
IS Felix Extraordinarily etc i A' Of Of
/. swimming ash. The drawing OF these
: is superb: they have been caught
line. Another remarkable e,ching by
the same artist is pheasant" one of
a complete set of twenty-five deco
transfer to China Only ten sets are
said TO be in existence. Japanese
influence is evident in the above
Z works.
scum is to be co 1e a mi is the
sSt shdIgs Of n The Holy Eamily," by
i who Went blind in his passion Tor in.
tricate and minute detail and died
Z OF neglect and starvation in gar
iiy arc seen resting in the Ssh Shade Of
Z some tall trees in delightful land
scape. In this etching Bresdin is
detail. there is a remarkable breadth
about the whole. Not least interest
Ing is the tinted sketch by Rodin. tho
osck view OF a nude woman. remark.
form and weight in few pencil
lines. swift. simple and direct
William Blake Also Represented.
Among the EnElishmen, William
Blake, poet, visionary. and artist, is
well represented both by his draw
ipEs and prints. the latter including
. ;,
the famous Illustrations OF the Book
OF Job. Often his drawings are fec
bic and incomplete. his hand lacking
the SKIN to portray all the mystic
This is seen here in some naive
water-colors illustrating Dante, with
those spirits he claimed to have con-
M epsea I pn also With those Of Homer
many others. Sometimes they were
even oeliginE enough to sit to him.
he arerred. for their portraits. His
. designs were etched by means OF
secret composition, discovered TO
l,1m. he claimed. by the spirit OF his
brother Robert But. however, in
aaaeGuate his technique at times. his
, designs are always strangely In
terestinS. And often he rises to
great heights. as in his Illustration.
when the morning stars sang to-
sSouted for joy the hs e nGhs Of 81 pi GHa
has been growing steadily for years:
his work IS eagerly sought, and COM
mands high prices
or less recently Diseased are humor-
Gus pen and ink sketches of plcbeian
types: Phil May an illustration by
Salome"; a cartoon by Tenniel. an
illustration by Walter Crane. Una
and the Lion" from spenser's !.Faerie
ter. the late president OF the Royal
Academy. very scholarly and accom-
pllshed and more stimulating than
pastel of a red headed little girl ear,
ryins a sheat of. corn. by Edward
S SisR M ii r Mo A kn nov as he Eng
Riviere. R a.
a number Of sketches in water
Z color by Louisa, Marchioness or Wa
.tertord. who died in 1901. SHOW this
gifted amateur as the posse..or Of a
powerful gination and sense OF
Hpr holding up the arms OF Moses
splendid autographs. also wa,er,coi-
artist Perey 'f FTane ase by 'na' pe
died in 1916. and received bu, lit
ttns o,hG rhd recognition in his lie
S 51ns i Gond IS also a iithoeraph by
EtchinEs by WhistIer.
Two etehipgs OF Whistler here
They ara the Fish SHOP. cheissa.;
"Jo,s Bent Head" Jo VAS s" a ,a nsan;
mooel, painted Jy many great artists
7 or the works OF living artists a
great feature is made Of tn" war
ara ins s, Of Mn,rhead Bone. none is
vision. He knows now 10 inves;
! aeropiane and munition factories Win
ss Ea,tp and mystery \ remarkable
chalk is III. NJ s. Lion in Dry DOCK
at Rosyth"; ana the various dra W.
lngs OF ruins IN the war zone are
all admirable. In another vein is his
.l Cathedral: Moonl!ght": While
the cry-point ctchingS. The Old Ar
I cade: Glasgow" Arundel" ana
,Ssarchli ghts Piccadllly Circus,
1919" prove him an etcher OF genius.
Water Colors Featured
A clever Charcoal drawing, Girl
With Folded Arms" is by Augustus
John; She is an aggEessive-look ins
y Wencn. wilson steer d y Cameron
r. a. and d 5. MacCon are rep
resented by Characteristic water col
ors. OF which the most notable is
4Steer's The North Sea"
". Henry Tonks. Slade professor Of
Mne arts. il represented By girls
head in pastel; viii Rotherste!1 by
a Thakur Colonel. Jodphur Lane
q eEs drawing in red and black
L c9alk. TWO clever drawings OF SOL
diers are by Eric Remington. ana
there are a couple OF etch!nss OF
architectural subjects by thai Clever
3 etcher f. J. Griggs. The studies OF
I a1eopard, puma and a l!oness, oy
Elsie Marion Henderson are power
& fully drawn. and the Character of
h each convincingly portrayed. on me
s whole, modern artists make a brave
ahcw.