New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-07


their praise OF American painters.
whose works Formed the strongest for-
eign group st both tho Salon las
Beauy-Arts and TIRE Salon des Artistea
Francais. MARKED by variety OF i'm
tss,est ara excellence OF teehniqae, tle
all-Afgerican exhibition at the Galleries
Georges Petit was also received With
enthusiasm by the critics. The new
American school OF art has the greatest
promise, in she opinion Of the olatime
critics here. VINO have been betaer soae
to Judge this year than ever before
Americans arc adnorished 20 continue
their strong individuality, which is
shown in dhe current output Of por-
traits, landscapes and decoration.
The all-Amerscan exhibition was
given by painters who we're scarcely
known in Paris, though maay Of them
hold distinctive places in American
art circles. Thus it was doubly % their
credit that the French critics were so
Favorable. Not adher:ng to any par
ticular School" which might have i'm
posed a strict style OF execution, the
exhibition as whole was REGARDED as
one of Individuality and courage
American, Exaisst:on
Praised for Advanced Note
Typical of all the praise for the
American art works was that of one
1a,d;pr Ero,,ob ,,,;4;o ,,.L. .n;l co.
entering the exhibition. hall the first
aspect is vibrating and young, naive
and robust, at the same time command
ing sympathy. 1t is precisely this sym
pathy which all artists wish to obtain
placing them in closer communion with
our own artists, it will lead them to
a better understa nding Of the eman-
cipation of our art and to q mora
profound feeling toward the progress
to which their evolution must tcad, rs
well as toward the voicing of their
ideal, the rhythm of their conception
and the organization of their tech
niquc."
Remembering such American master:
! as Whistler, Sargent, Walter Gay ane
others who have revealed themselve:
to France, the critic continues: 9Th,
American exhibitors of to-day bring
US notes which, if not precisely new
are more advanced. more in tune will
tie present hour. without entirely tum
bling into the insupportable folly o
those would-be geniuses (cubists an.
futurists) who would like to force doc
trinal acceptance of that which is onl,
the repulsive confirmation OF thcir ab
solute ignorance"
Men Who Attracted
Special Attention
Pictures that have attracted par
ticular attention in the all-Americal
exhibitions were the portraits b.
Thomas Eakins, Alfred Collins. Georg
Bellows, Robert Henri, Eugene Speichel
Randall Davey, George B. Luks, William
j. Glackens, Henry Lee and MacFe
the landscapes by Clifford Beal, Georg
Bellows, Edward W. Redfeld, Ernes
Lawson, Rockwell Kent, Kennel
Frazier, Paul Dougherty, Abbott Fl
Thayer, Theodore E. Butler, Paul Bur
lin and john Sloan; the allegories ant
decorations by Robert w Chanler
Howard Gushing. Arthur B. Davies
Childe Hassam, Maurice Sterne and I
Robinson
There is in all these works, says tn,
same French critic, openness of expires
sion, brilliant color and a wealth o
ideas. In warning Americans to retail
individuality he adds: "Let them stud,
passionately our modern masters; le
them discern in our works that whicl
will be inspiration>> for their owl
dreams. 1t is important that tines
American artists, often so full of pas
sion and generous audacity. shoul
know how to remain Americans i
their art. Let them look with thei
own eyes without borrowing those of
Sisley, Renoir, Besnard or
Turner. In order to fly to the conquss
of the ideal they must feel their Wig
magnificently independently
Submarine Pictures
Compose Novel Show
Zarh Pritchard is one of those VIII
is regarded as having contributed wit
his recent exhibition Of sea picture.
painted under water off the coasts O
Tahiti and Scotland, something rean
novel iii art The French were littl
skeptical at first, but after it hs
been explained how simple matter
is for the artist to see and understan
the wonders of this deep from divin
suit, and how easily oil paints may b
used under water. they soon becam
more enthusiastic.
When asked how he first began I
make his studies under water, NJ
Pritchard told The Tribune: an m
youth it had always been a favorit
distraction to plunge to the bottol
with some of my companions. We use
to have just ordinary bathing suits, an
would keep ourselves down by holdin
on to bag of sand could stay undo
almost minute. Though at first "
could not see very well because of tn
water blurring our sight, after we hs
put on special goggles to keep our eye
dry we saw narvels."
In later wears. when he had vovaoe