Evening star., 1921-10-23

The Landscape Club of Washington Is
hulding an exhibition of thumb-box
sEetches. each eight by ten inches in
dimension, at its clubrooms, 1921 18th
Street. beginning October % and con-
tiRuing to November {. The exhibition,
which comprises over 100 exhibits. is
open to the public week days be
tween sis and pm. and on Sundays
from 2 to ) in the afternoons.
sThis club. which was organized only a
few years ago, is made up for the most
part of men occupied during working
.hCurs with business. but who give holi-
days and Sundays to outdoor skeeching.
1.-THE present exhibition evidences d
distinct advance over previous show
iilgs. Not only is the work less anna
teurish. but distinctly more coforfui ana
assured Technically, the painters show
greater command of their medium. ana
artistically the work is on higher level
Some of the exhibits are in oils, others
are in water colors. All are framed
without mate with simple gold molding.
That the water colors hold their own
with the oils is interesting and worthy
Of note. The works of several eXhlb-
itors az grouped. which gives gratifE-
ing opportunity for individual estimates.
i.William II. Holmes. director of the
National Gallery OF Art and president
OF the Society of Washington Artists
and Washington Water Color Ciub, VINO
is an honorary member, shows eight
charming studies in water color. Sin
landscapes and two still-life subjects,
representing him at his best. Included
i'm this group are two pictures Oh orooh
flowing through rocky woodland GLADE.
extremely difficult subjects. beautifully
rendered. Mr.. Holmes work sets inva-
rkbly high standard.
fNIr Role, secretary of the Society of
Washington Artists. likewise makes
: notable showing with group OF eight
Ocean City, Md. and are particularly
fine in tone and quality as well as COM
. position. One Of a sunset. seen beyond
the sand dunes. is peculiarly charming;
But the entire group is admirable ana
shows distinct advance. ..
Z, There is distinctly decorative
quality in the sketches exh1bited by
Henson Moore. whose work gives in
dication of appreciation of the pic
turesque. but shows at times little
: inclination toward overemphasis Of
the pictorial. 1t is the tendency to
oyerelaborate and lose correct ad-
.justment of values that is the chief
danger confronting those who to some
extent are Obliged to rely on memory
Nhen interpreting nature.
Mr. Richardson and Mr.. Patterson
10th show good color in their ex-
fiibits as we'll. as broad handling,
which is attractive. Mr.. Pain and Mr..
Schram found their subjects In the
Immediate vicinity of Washington
lind are exceedingly we'll represented.
1 Mr. Cline. whose work in the past
kas been rather subtle, presents in
,Shis exhibition pictures painted in a
More definite manner and in rather
hot colors. but very effective.
HnfHett, Mr.. Golde. Mr.. Meyers. Mr..
Clark and Mr.. Wittenauer, and, while
.nore detailed mention has been made
6ehe work of others. it may be said
6&t the standard of the exhibition
Nfeughout is held very gratifyingly
yAigh.
* u is the intention of the Landscape
.Efilb to assemble a travelling exhibit
tEpn from the collection now on view,
j4hich will go to towns and cities In
Maryland. Virginia and adjacent
ates. Such an exhibition as this
,SHouid do much to open the eyes of
ka3ose who view 1t to the beauty of
'HbEal landscape and to induce those
!Ehp have inclination and leisure time
tH Attempt to paint.
Hfrhe sketches are all for sale and
~ extremely low prices. ranging from
tSab to $50. This puts them within
fh means of the majority and would
M found enviable possessions. TOO
2tch praise cannot be given to- the
. mhlls directed enterprise and effort OF
Hts local organization.
s3fhe news that Gainsborough's "Blue
4dy. and Sir Joshua Reynolds famous
Wftrait of &Afs. Siddons as The
mhgic Muse'Thave been purchased by
NesDuveens. and will be brought to
f3ss. country. is astonishing indeed.
sESese two paintings belonged to the
Htke of Westminster, and have long
SNinE in Grosvenor House. London.
la1 a1 n a
IQ4nal possessions. and their removal
fbm Great Britain seems almost a
calamity, although we may thereby
~ the gamers. The heavy war taxa
&- purchase price of the two az ag-
Hfgated approximately sl,00o.Ooo;
@ofthe "Blue Boy the Duveens paid
ftf4,OO0. for the portrait of Mrs. Sid
dons $50 GOO. Even at the present rate
of exchange there are fabulous sums.
According to report, the paintings
wfVs be publicly exhibited for two
.Neb}ss in London, for two weeks in
PSSts and for two weeks in New York,
after which they will go into private
Tradition has it that the "Blue Boy"
was painted by Gainsborough to
$fnohstrate that 1t was possible to
mike an effective picture with cold
represents. or is supposed to repre-
sent, the son of a prosperous IRON
monger. Buttan by name. who lived in
Soho. In 1895 it passed into the pos
session of the Prince of Wales. later
he gave or sold It to a, Mr. Nssbitt,
from whom it passed into the possess
sion of. Hoppner. the painter. Earl
tsrosvenor bought it from Hoppner
early in the last century, and it has
remained in Grosvenor House ever
since.
1T represents a lad with narrow face,
large eyes and mouth. dressed in a
grayblue satin costume of the Van
byck type with lace collar. holding a
plumed hat in his right hand and his
cloak over his left arm. with silk hose
and buckle shoes. pictures out-of-
Soors, with a landscape background.
The figure is life size. hence the can
vas is quite large. Much has been
+. written Of this picture and discussion
has been rife in regard to certain
replicas. but that. this 10 tho original
has been proved without . doubt.
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