The New York herald., 1921-03-06
NOTES AND ACTIVITIES
nv THE WORLD OF ART

IN THE WORLD OF ART
From March to II the Whitney CAL
leries will present the dawings in black
and white and colored inks OF Donald
Corley and the etchingS of the late
Charles Il, W. Mielatz
Reproductions OF some OF Mr.. Corley's
drawings have appeared in recent issu 80
OF the Dial and the Touchstone. He
has also designed stage sets for the
Provincetown Players. the set for Eve
lyn Scott's play. Love" now running
at the Provincetown Theatre, having
been designed by Mr.. Corley.
Versatility reminiscent OF the Renais-
sance Is the only qualifying phrase
which will fit Donald Corley. Besides
his drawings, which challenge compari-
son with Edmond Dulac, Arthur Rack
ham, Dugald Stuart Walker and other
masters OF fantasy. and his stage sets,
Mr.. Corley has been an actor all archl-
tect, marine camofleur during the
war. pianist, poet, q playwright, a
maker of furniture. candlesttclts and
models OF weird, otherworldly ships, and
a teller of fairy tales.
In devoting the fourth in its series
of exhibitions OF French prints to Manet
tine Public Library displays what is in
comparably the finest and most COM
plete collection. public or private with
the possible exception of that belonging
to r. Moreau-Nelaton), OF that artists
works in graphic art.
The exhibition. which comprises about
100 pieces (etchings. Autographs ard
wood engravings). not q few with pencil
notes by Guerard. includes a number OF
states or the etchings. These latter
throw a most interesting light On
Manets method and his mental attitude
For tho print connoisseur these expert
mental essays toward final intent offer
an intriguing exposition OF technical
expression and influences. that OF Spain
strongly felt among the latter. Bold
ness and vigor there Is. even when the
artist may seem TO some little help
less before the process 1t is interesting
to compare the we'll studied effect of the
etching Dead Toreador." with the i'm
mediateness OF the nthograph civil
War" sketched from nature. To the
student OF Manet's paintings these
prints afford an insight into this artist 5
relation TO art and life which cannot be
overlooked.
Opinions may differ as TO the impor-
tance OF certain individual prints. but
Beraldfs statement made In 1889. seems
already well out OF date. His plates
provoke exaltations in some and exas-
perations in others"
American artists and art lovers are
getting a glimpse of one OF their favorite
haunts In Europe. the little French town
or Giverney, which Is shown in the ex-
hibiuon of paintings by Theodore r.
Butler now at the Schwartz Gallery.
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imprcssionists. Claude Monet, Glverney
Is like Barbizon In drawing a circle OF
devoted admirers around the great
artist. The village inn has the walls OF
Its dining room covered with paintings
and charcoal sketches by many Of Amer
ica's best known artists as tribute OF
admiration to its hostess Nine. Baudy.
Outside the inn is tennis court whore
American artists play the game. On the
main street MacMonnies. the American
sculptor. has fitted UP an old monastery
as an artistic home with sumptuous gar
dens. and In his nearby studio were
modelled the equestrian statue OF Me-
Clellan now erected in Washington and
The Pioneers now In Denver.
Mr.. Butler IA a well known figure in
this Giverney group OF artists. and "a
the son-in-lnw OF Monet he shares with
the master IN tho many attentions ex-
tended 10 Americans. His pictures now
on exhibition show many or the well
known and picturesque landmarks OF
Glverney--the village church, the mean
dering Eptc and the road to Villez--and
an American touch Is given by a group
Of pictures showing the shipping OF
New York harbor during war days.
II was annou yesterday that the
Metropolitan Nj Inn Of Art had bought
'Dust Storm" painting by John Sloan.
president OF the Society OF independent
Artists, now holding forth In it's hfth
annual exhibition at the waldorf.
The first ban that the Society az In.
dependent Artists has given will be
held at tho waldorf-Astoria In the grand
ballroom on March II. Norman Trevor
or ENTER Madame" and Frank Crownln-
shield. editor OF Vanity Fair, will he
the Judges for tho evening. A commit
tee or artists wives. headed by Mrs.
John Sloan. is in charge.
Many years have passed since the
New York public has had en- opportu-
Gilbert Gaul. n A.. en- bloc. for 80
popular were his paintings among col
lectors and dealers that they we're cold
straight from the easel" the moment
they wore completed Thus II was dlffi-
cut TO secure collection Tor exhibition
Since HIS death however. IN 1919 tito
Braus Madison Avenue Galleries have
been able 10 sccuDe some twenty-five ~
Ms ,rrva sr Ns.hn H'i that remain
unsaid ard 'ha~c 're~ w'N ~'-re - 1--
hibitipn as ! memorial % him, beginning