New-York tribune., 1921-04-24
Random Impressions
In Current Exhibitions
tCcntinucd from preceding paecl


peal which so often is the earmark of
the outsider. In fact, he shows the
effect of close proximity to the Span
Ian scheol, The maid of the gayly col
ored msntilla, castenet and the f'irta-
tious glance is absent. In her place is
the painting of "Two Women of Vigo,"
a rigid composition, but none the less
interesting as study of more subtitle
type. Landscapes predominate, "The
House of Mystery, vigo" being good
example. Sanger is slight colorist at
best. But what ne lacks here is made
up in his fantastical way of painting.
The monotypes arc of village scenes,
landscapes and figures. an attractive
example in this medium being the
Square, Pontevedra.'
Decorative flower painting, altogether
effective in color and arrangement, is
seen at the Little gallery. the work of
Maud NJ. Mason. Her show fairly bios
SONS with brilliancy and beauty of
color. Miss Mason has kept it within
bounds by happy choice in her com
hinations. Not only as the artist, but
rs the decorator does she reveal her
.eif. One can imagine her devoting
quite as much time to arranging her
bouquet and the harmony of its set
ting as with her application of paint to
the canvas. A strong sense of decora-
tion and design shows in her manner of
using, here pair of candlesticks and
there an embroidered table cover or q
Ranging to increase the beauty of her
composition. One of the showiest ex-
ampies, flowers III an ornate iardinere
with an arrangement of candlcsticks is
aptly designated "a Decorstion0
The romance of the seas in it's for !
mer stately glory comes back to one on
VISITING the display of ship models and
marine prints prepared by the Shin
Model Society at the Fine Arts Build.
ing. Behind the current exhibition.
cestined by the society to become an
annual occurrence, is felt the presence
OF moving force in the direction of
preserving and fostering a form of art
which until recently has had little en-
couragement. The possibilities of the
model in the scheme of modern home
decoration, not to include it's interest
TO collectors. is growing upon TIN
artlstlcally minded of to-day, as the
present show would indicate. The ex-
amples are loaned from private sources.
The Metropolitan Museum has lent
two fine examples, clipper ship of
1850 and British frigate model as
used in the War of 1912. Irving R.
"lles. the portrait painter, has con-
trlbuted a British ship of the line of
LAO, and British privateer, 1916. fine
~ executed examples in full rigging.
other types shown include practically
all early models to the modern steam
propelled types. A fine bone model.
the property of Junius Spencer Nor
gan Jr., represents an early nineteenth
century frigate made by French pris-
oners in England during the Napole-
onic wars. The display includes fiftv
examples, donated in part by Newcomb
Carlton, Thomas A. Howell. Gordon
Grant, Henry o. Havemeyer. Henry
Lang and H. B. Culver. The show will
continue this week.
1t is pretentious display, the group
CT forty-tve paintings by the Japan
csc artist, Torajro Watanabe, that
holds forth at the Nippon Club. 1t
suggests unlimited integrity on the
palnter's part. For his pains he has
been repaid by the attentions of Mr..
Hunt Diederich, Mr.. Charles Rosen.
AN, and DR.. George Kriehn, who COM
pose a committee on the exhibition.
and other art authorities. From paint
ing at Woodstock. with it's quiet rural
scenes, the painter has shifted to the
more virile atmosphere of Gloucester
10 reproduce its water front and shin
ping. "The Fishing Bridge" viewed
through the shrouds of ship with the
city beyond, is a well-painted example.
But "A Country Road" is without
doubt the prize of the group, a vror-
cusly painted hillside with a winding
road to Its summit and midway large
spreading tree 1t is charming COM
position of summery atmosphere.
Modern German paintings of pala-
tial home interiors by Elisabeth Weber
fueloep, of Vienna, are displayed at the
hanfstaengl gallery. They are bril-.
liant in detail and color, realistic in
the extreme. The Child at Breakfast
liable" is the single example that goes
beyond mere interior perturbation.
1t is an artificial composition at best
An exhibition Of Renaissance and
later writing books and examples Of
fine penmanship was opened last Thurs
day evening at the Groler Club with
an address by George A. Plimpton. 1t
VIII remain open daily until Nav 81.
George Biddle is represer ted at the
hlngore Galleries by showing Of oil
paintings. which may ba seen until
me end OF the month. The display is
composed of pictures recently executed
at Tahiti
Inc Junior Art Patrons of America.
an organization of several hundred
members pledged to encourage con-