Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-29
FINE DISPLAY At
ART EXHIBITION
Show at the Hotel du Pont At
tracing Great Deal OF
Attention.

The more the exceptional collection OF
modern American pictures which the
Wilmington society OF the Fine Arts
has assembled for its ninth annual cN-
hibitinn is studied. the more subject Tor
st,lV II d.Vclops There is material for
many columns, II leisure and IN" spirit
of the times permitted such 10 he
written and 10 be printed. \ few oh
aarNauons under the catcgories that
are followed i'm the hestowing OF prizes
may not he denied. with the knowledge
that many. perhaps equally worthy sun
t,,t. and objects are not touched upon.
Tn. show. in the gold room of IN" toi'l
du pont. rs attracting attention
Tn, portrait of Edmund Ghchrist 10y
All, n Stoddart. No l32. IS "A con-
fnendahlc canvas. and with the pIlze
winner bv Gertrude Ffsh shows mat
women painters can sn'tcsSi my
handle the portraits oi n'n on occasion.
Perhaps the MOST widely 'elcWa''u
per-anRgn portra Ved IN the collection
a., ,tolnist. tfitz Krcislcr. whose
hair length portrait hy Leopold SeNH''''
= hung al No Tao While the charac-
,,rt5,tton IS evidently careful and sue
srsrful. the effect is somewhat heavy
and detached from tho background
,ytnr ~ tho unusual hrownish red ot
The flesh tutS
.rh, Conlalcs, cnt" hv George Bid
al. some 80 whose work has been
lately seen IN Philadelphia exhibitions
- IN mo way startling as an innovation
ana not anurinE as an arrangement
Iohert Il,uIs portrait - spanish
Gnl. NJ to. IS "A head ot the sW3f'hN
t,le n, Is an adept IN. the raven h'r
contrasts with tho CRIMSON embroidery
an I'M, shawl .u j NctN crr' ttN" way.
I'M, portrau bv Er.k Iandc liaurt. ~.
- Is we'll handled n strained way.
s,If portrait IN SdosN Il Dickinson
\u aN Is one of fhee. hizarrc arrange
rrnt. ,ilr, tcd rs ltIsfs ihc head IN
hat ss, Etylpg dvarhsh effect
Ufa v,r, Inherent we IS the portrait
~ Edward " tedu.ii. on q th' jury
al WaNman Adams \" 81 The sub
l,,t Is lu i hunter ~'un" anu V"i'
looks "a, part MS i"nEhh'S ~
I,n aunekN - lts dom. Is ~" rosy
e.rt,d r,s.,- u5,h ,tptut nd,Ity oi
.t,r.etct .ttt.or aut u, picture AS 2
whole r,tb,f umr- uut ii ri, frame
u Nil I..ls4a., tat, D.vu ia time
II 4 t.ur,r porllu ut a man ="
ft st.ang pcrfetnan.r. fu1 81
character ni observation-disclosures With
.lt ae,esori,. ,s any sott and compose,
,.tt uf th, ,,ut,f If 4 uarn,r - ~ en-
Iatr III. roid ptah't nrtr ihaf
usually sttfsfyIug and convincing an'
ttt,s ,b.es ta heInE .cu. ~ the hcS
portrait heads in 70, show
IN, ltuifrat of Miss Wlcs 80
Fl, N If>.rr d, VIE thi'o-quar
ta lcugt hgure in thc ARTISTS wei
hnaWu m'nsl thr draptii's h'h'
H.tttdv Vel handled ae ta ;'Ntur"
t.ftt.,tt III t;ladye Wn.4 ~ 33 tit'"'
lancie shows E f.nl, .ustumcd NnIui
woman v4.h lu au ( han'our ana
.h.vtlur ,f fhe peculiar ooppcrH t"n
beloved b, Henucr aud ether t'r,n'l
d,incatols Il feminine charms Ih
.or,,Iain d,l,acy Of eou.r., Ni"n 'ha
= associated with This coiogine ls deter
surgestcd
lprtrpat s. 81 Ill =, iranh l'H
ntond. treated after the fashion 81 IA
llunt.h school With a uonatons III 3
p-ound Another effect n sanr"!'
similar u,atm, thoaEa .a a smail'
ne j. So n tN RI in'e' il'S' 4
Portrait. l>n-
The mt, 81 selection Wa 0ioad
44.ndcd enough ta aau.t (" -. an
three ngure ssldl,s Ia ,he nJd' v va
n contra>t With thr q vcr afd land
S.4ps and architecture. subjects
thcss NJ $50 IS th, most sl.. cssi'
and - Iu ,vsrN way 1harmirE Il
smooth .H treatment ar'les~ ~ n"s
and franz without being conscious
.ndlserrti. q tu rcv,sliuE contours an
modelling The ar;~t Nlllahl =
Paxton and h.s wNrk shows MS master,
This ii. ,.~, received from The dIe'
tors az IN, Penasy wanna Academy ~ =
recent tNh4utt.a. :he Stotesbury Tr.Z
Is ha1ins most contributed to the sa'
,.ss ~ I'll, show and also was az
claimed ,h. mos. popular picture /
visitors tes
More man hall of the exhibits con
under m, general heading q landsco pe
a. Ieas, IL popular estimation II
word "p.cure connotcs therein
.r4phic registration ~ person. pla'
IN thine md as tnc prentice hand
most artlst painters Is eNerted mo
frequently on The dehneauon Of sal
,aets thai stand without hItching. u
habits thus formed often grow IN
preferences
As pur, unadulterated Landscape, u
sanvas of carl I;uuEIus. No. II
utIcd wyoming may be used
! typ. y j. srnndIos" in lis subje
Is. m ~ treatment. leading the 2.
past foreground hills 20 the reaches
vast valley Comparatively few peop
,vin ever have seen such vision y