The New York herald., 1921-12-18
Varied Exhibitions
Now Being Held

Maufra, who continued the traditions
Of the impressionist school with talent.
is the artist whom the Durand-Ruel Gal
leries honor this month. His landscapes
and sea pieces are always in excellent
taste, and the style is broad and charged
with feeling. The period covered ex-
tends from lie phare. jetee du Havre,"
1905, TO the Cue du Loir." which was
painted the year Of the artists death,
1918. One OF the finest Maufras In the
collection is the went d'Ouest. pres
guile de Quiberon." In this there Is a
glimpse OF the sea through the trees of
a wooded cliff, and foliage, sea and sky
have all been eloquently painted.
The Whitney Studio Club has an ex-
hibition of paintings by members of the
club. and in 1t pictures by Samuel Hal
pert, George o. Hart, Isadore Feitelson
and II. Watanabe stand out. Mr.. Hart's
contributions are water colors, not quite
SO impressive as those he showed in the
recent Brooklyn Museum collection. In
the present group his drawings are
somewhat muddy and confused. He has
an enormous mass of detail. which Is
not always successful II detail hap
pens not to be interesting. why put II In 2
In water color there Is an implement
not always included In an artists outfit.
but II ought to be. A pair OF scissors
can trim off edges 20 the great advan-
tage of all concerned.
) Mr.. watanabe is Cezannish, and Mr..
Feitelson Is a combination Of several
post ifnpressionists. It is a little too
soon TO debate at length upon their at
tainments.
The collection of intimate" paintings
In the Macbeth Galleries has been sup
rlemented by groups of works by
Charles Warren Eaton and George AL
fred Williams. Mr.. Eaton has made a
number of studies Of the peaks and
lakes Of the Glacier National Park. In
all OF which there has been the effort
to establish a mood as we'll as to make
a portrait of the place. Mr. Williams
continues the nllegorical vein for which
he is known. His pictures are some
times small In size but never small IT.
feeling. His pictures are sometimes so
small that they could be viewed through
q glass 10 advantage. In tho hasty rush
Of viewing many exhibitions II Is quite
possible for the student to give too
slight an allowance of time to Mr..
Williams. This might be a mistake.
Certainly one OF his pictures. In blncls
and white. so sombre ! could scarcely
decipher Il, intrigued me greatly.
The Enrich Galleries contain three
exhibitions at present; portraits IN
three crayons by Frederick Theodore
Weber, jewelry and decorative metal
work by Marie Zimmerman and a group
OF old masters.
Mr.. Weber's portraits show a deft
command over his medium and subtle
feeling for character. Most of the por-
traits are OF children from the summer
colony at Southampton. among them
being Henry James. Jr.. and willis
James. sons of Or. and Mrs. Henry
James; Edmund Pendleton Rogers. Jr..
and Rosanne wigham. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Reginald r. Wigham. There
are also two group portraits OF the
choir of ST. Andrews Dune Church.
Miss Z!mmermans metal work grows
in distinction and simplicity at the same
time. II includes q number Of bowls
which depend for charm upon more Gle
gancc of line and surface quality OF the
metal--the ornamentation being re-
markable for it's absence. In 'ther
vessels happy uses for bits of carved
Jade have been found. the Jade serving
as knobs for covers OF beaten silver
Good taste. fertility OF design and fine
workmanship inform all OF Miss, zim-
merrnsn's iewelry pieces.