Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-07
SNOW and WATER
SCENES ATTRACT
MANY TO EXHIBIT
Pictures In, Theme, Are All
Alike, Still They Never Re-.
-
peat and Are Never Mo-.
n0t0nOuS.
BY LETA MOORE MEYER.
Publicity Committee, Omaha Society oI
E7uA Arts y =

Fine Arts.
Some one has said about the land.
scapes of Edward w. Redfeld tha,
they are all alike and still they
never repeat and are never monoton-
Gus. The 20 canvases shown by the
Fine Arts society at the library to
March II show just this varied SIM
ilarity.
Brook in Sunlight Meadow
Brook" Easter Morning" and AT
the Foot OF the Mountains" are
regulation Redhelds. They show
winter vegetation with snow and a
brook. Here is shown a master OF
the painting OF water and of sky as
much as of snow. The brooks are
really delicious and enticing and Of
rare color. In all his painting Of
water the artist shows the influence
Of Fritz Thaulow, the greatest OF
all painters of flowing water. In
these pictures as in all of them, he
shows winter only as passing sea-
son of hleakness with the promises
OF spring and summer felt.
Pictures Are Allegorical.
Mr.. Redfeld, in all his work, has
an unusual ability of making the
physical aspect of scene conform
to the psychological meaning of it,
making it allegorical, as it were.
This is especially true of Panther
Hollow" Pittsburgh" and "Over-
looking Pittsburgh" which are Of an
extraordinarily interesting type. He
shows here the squalor of city s1ums
but over all is the spirit OF cheerful
ness which will not be downed. He
insists here that the world is a
mighty good place after all. "Soho
(Pittsburgh)" is of the same type,
but is ontirely different in treatment
1t seems to be something of an ex-
pertinent into what the radicals calls
free art" but the painter has too
much balance to venture far from
his principles of fundamental art.
Aetna Valley" large canvas. is
unlike any of the others. 1t shows
the. influence OF Thaulow, especially
as it is river scene.eThe depth and
motion of the water are keenly felt
and the charm of the surrounding
hills. The color is particularly pleas
ing. This is one of my favorites in
the gallery.
+,"Old Homestead" Pleases.
"The Old Homestead" is in some
respects the most pleasing picture
shown. 1t has that Elusive, inde-
seribable thing called charm. 1t SIM
ply delights and that is all there is
about it. incidentally the color is
lovely, the, stoniness of the stone
house we'll understood but the main
thing about it Is its lovableness.
The largest picture shown is
Canal at Center Bridge" Here
again is splendid painting of water
with sluggish motion, surrounded
by landscape truthfully portrayed.
This picture is real achievement.
Personality Is Portrayed.
A lovely thing, painted with ten
derness, IS THE Island Farm"
Mr.. Redfeld must have had a spe-
eial fondness for this spot. 1t shows
that quality that artists call "Con
amore," done with such real love
OF the subject that he could flot
help painting it. This process al
ways brings the best results.
Several other pictures are real
Redheld snow scenes of another
kind, showing deep snow. Others
are departure into snowless winter
in which he shows hipself less at
home.
The exhibition as whole is a
remarkable one and marks an epoch
in the art world of Omaha. The pub
lie is cordially invited to see it.
Admissio,j is free