Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-13
ANNUAL EXHIBIT OF
FINE ARTS SOCIETY
Opened in Hotel du Pont Ball
room With Private View for
Members and Friends.

With the customary private view for the
n@mhers and invited guests, the eighth
annual exhibition of the Wilmington
society of Fine Arts was inaugurated last
night in the ballroom of the Hotel du Pont.
The exhibit will he open to the general
public today and tomorrow.
The exhibition this wear is the most am
bilious presented by the society so far. IL
IS an exhibition worthy of the high ideals
the society has maintained from the be-
ginning of its existence. Wilmington Is
fortunate indeed IN having n coterie of art
lovers who olcar-mindedly and unswerv-
ingly pursue the beautiful purposes OF art,
with the altruistic aim OF giving TO their
townsmen the best of modern effort in art.
Notable for the famous artists repre-
scnted is the exhibition this year, and also
for the numbers shown IL furnishes coll
lectivc group of variety and interest, with
individual pictures whose charm is the
elimination of genius in arts portrayal
such names as Adams, Wyeth, Pyle,
Smith, Chadwick, Chalfont, Speicher,
TIER, Perrine, Ryder; with others OF equal
merit represented, make a gathering of
the elect in art heyond praise.
At the outset IL may be frankly said
that the pictures shown are of much more
constitute by far the most attractive col
lection ever shown here, in the opinion
1T oounoisseurs who have followed the
series
As one visitor was heard 10 remark:
Half of the pictures shown one would be
glad TO live with; and that rs a wonder
fullv high average for any exhibition.
The frames are hung quite low, ON the
four sides of the ballroom, with an over
flow on the south wall of the foyer, which
y mainly devoted TO pen and ink originals
and 4 few oils by Howard Pyle, lent by
Mrs. Pyle.
The envois are predominatingly land
scapcs and in the main show the "at-
nospheric' feeling that has been the
vogue for the past decade and more.
\ notable example is the Wings Of the
Morning, bv Charles II. DAVIS, which
shows white lcecy clouds sailing away
through the blue dome Of a summer sky
m truly aerial fashion, over a vaguely sug-
gestcd line Of darkly rugged low-lying hills
that are the anchor 90 earth.
This picture very justly received the
prize award in the landscape class, and is
hung IN the center of the west wall of the
room.
\ touch Of the same feeling is seen in the
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solitary tree. with clouds entitled "On the
Hill'; though small in size, il is large in
treatment.
Near by Is a "Msine Landscape" No.
-, hy Helen Scyffert, a blocky rather
sombre treatment Of hilly country
side, very effective In its genre and very
richly fran :.
Ia close companIonship also is THE
Passing Of Summer No. 10, by y. c.
Wyeth, which is painted 'fortissimo," as
10 handling, rewardIng the observer from
the requisite distance with "A crispforth-
right and brilliant impression Of the sea-
s0n wane
No. SO 10 strongly contrasting land |
~ape, "A misty treatment of Autumn"
hy Daniel CARRIER. Another Wyeth. I
"a Little River" No. "a, is striking in 4
composition and harmoniously bold in /
rolor treatment of horizontal LAYERS of /
sunset cloud.
Two landscape effects by Van Dearing
perrinc stand out by themselves by their 4
lmpasto treatment, the heavy ridges and f.
spots OF paint contrasting Incoherently 1
when examined, but blending into wonder
ful harmony when viewed from the proper
distance. They are compositions and not /
and as such show clever
N$AhlAAAA ia AtAe wv u a
ing.
A Seasonal picture of much interest
II the sunlit snow and woods landscape of
W. L. Palmer, loaned by Mrs. William X
1u Pont The artist has made the render
ng az snow in a.i IS aspects, his own
peculiar provIncs. and the picture shown
e IN his happiest ven. The delIneation of
sunset glow upon freshly fallen snow Is
subtly truthful and poetic-a rare COM
bInstion OF qualities.
Charm" Is the word that comes to the
thought when Characterization of
SHORES Antique No. IS, ls sought. Ii is
IN strange, delicate color key. the
llendings Of the sort that pastel readiest
Yields, but with the greater solldIty that
soes with oils. Tranquil water and
nodded land are suggested,
.ather than shown; while a barque of
dyllic contour and a deer Of rather
lImiIsltive scale, serve 10 further dif-
erentiatc the two elements. A most de-
lghtful pure fantasy, is this picture
Another gem from private collection.
which tins exhibition brings 70 public
new, is tho small but vigorous Cyclone
Nave, Of Frederick Waugh, loaned by
Yrs Halliday :. Needs. Ii is just SWIRL
ng sra, but caught and rendered with an