The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-09
review OF PICTURES
PAINTED BY WCCINS
SHOWS fine TRAITS

Accorded the place of most distin-
suished exhibit Of the season by those
who have seen it the oneman exhibit
of II paintings by Guy Virgins, Of
New York City, which opens in the
Public Art gallery Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock bids fair to be one of the
most popular showings of the season
because of the type Of picture shown
by the artist which differs much from
the other collections which have been
up this year.
A reserve that by it's suggestion
stimulates the imagination seems 10
be characteristic of his work. Though
he employs high notes of color and eff
fects, remarkable graduations of light
and shade in a range that is never
deep or very high, there is no drab-
ness or monotony in his paintings.
They show considera BILE contrast to
many of the pictures which have been
seen in the gallery this season in that
they are very soft and delicate in
treatment.
Hills in March" is one of the most
representative and most beautiful pic
lures in the collection, showing
through a pa tern of branches two
plains beyond some rocks in the fore.
ground which strike the deepest note
in the picture. Similar to this pic
ture in color is wildwood Spring
time 1t has more of a suggestion
in the overspreading haze of the deli
cate pink which appears in early
spring, just before buds burst into
bloom.
"Broadway" is TypieaI'
A snow scene on "Broadway" typi
flies the early methods and paintings
which first brought Mr.. Virgins to
the front as a painter. His treatment
is very unusual in the painting of this
scene and in this. as in others, he
has used dry mixture, almost chalky
in appearance. None of the pictures
has been vanished, which gives them
an extraordinary softness.
In the "Silver Trail" another snow
scene, the absence of shadows are es
peciaIly noticeable. Most of his pic
lures are done in subdued lights and
contain little if any shadow.
The trend his work has taken re,
Gently is exhibited by the picture
Little Village" study of sunlight
and shadow about small village
stretch along long road against the
base of a mountain. This picture rep
resents the sort of things the artist
has been doing in spring and summer
pictures lately. Heretofore he has
painted snow and winter scenes al
most exclusively.
New England Atmosphere.
New England atmosphere is brought
out in a subtle way in the large can
vas, ."F'ullness Of Summer" which was
probably painted near his home in the
| artists colony at Lyme, Conn.
"Springtime,' by Carleton Virgins
| father of Guy Virgins, and his first
teacher as well, has been loaned by
| Warner school for the exhibition.
summer scene with group of sheer
| in the foreground are depicted in this
canvas by an artist noted as a painter
of animals. This is the picture which
| was presented to the school by DAME
! G. Reid in memory of his boy who
was attending Warner school when he
, died.
! The west gallery has been huns
with large exhibit Of some of the
most famous cartoons in color by Loi!
| Raemaekers. A collection of these
| copies are owned by the gallery but
have been seen by few persons
| The gallery will be open Sunday af
| ternon from 2 until O'Clock to every
one. At o'clock there will be a di
| rectors' meeting. Directors and mem
| bers of the Art association are asked
to attend.