The New York herald., 1921-03-06
THE rODERNlST" By FREDERICK K.
DET~iLLER Soc.ET ef iNOEPEN0sNI

of donticelli which would now go; into
any Official collection.
Near by are two tiny paintings by
Jack Yeats of Donnybrook, Dublin, that
shall PROBABLY decide later on to be
the two best pictures in the show. One
OF them bears the innocent title Going
to the Races" but to the scared New
Yorker, fresh from a reading of the
newspapers, there seems to be some
thing susrciously grim in the express
sions CT these pleasure seekers But
it's 4 fine picture.
Near by. too, is q decorative male
figure by Claggett Wilson, bearing aloft
platter OF fruit, the figure being partly
screened by flock OF blue and green
birds. The apparition of these birds
struck brilliant mot from Mr.. Carl
Van Vechten on Friday night. Unfortu-
nately the mot contained slight touch
of Gallicism that will prevent its publ
cation in any of the higher class New
York journals. Those interested, how
ever, may obtain the mot by enclosing
a stamped envelope to MIR. Van yechten,
direct.
Directly in front of this work IL a
bronze that shows how Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney had cubism thrust upon
her. 1t is the remains of her group,
"Buddles." that participated In the fire
at the Architectural League last year.
and mas lost a head and several arms
and legs. but is fuller OF the real feeling
of war than ever.
] have about concluded never 10 go
to Taos or Santao Fe with John Sloan
To his Picnic on the Ridge" he has
dragged, as usual, half OF Greenwich
village with him, and some OF the guests
have motored over. It's all right OF
course, and the West is West, but In
the pictures 1t looks precious like some
Of these temporary settlements along
the banks Of the upper Bronx.
Mr.. Sloan's picnic Is by moonlight but
perhaps 1t only appears to be moonlight
by contrast with the burst of sunlight
that emerges from Miss Florine Stett-
heimer's careful and realistic study Of
the beach at Asbury Park. There never
was such sunlight as appears In this pic
ture. 1t Is SO powerful that many per-
sons with normal eyesight assure that
they can see great golden sun rays pro-
truding beyond the frame. Though not
a pre-Raphaelite Miss Stettheimer does
everything from nature. particularly
the figures. By way OF precaution she
takes them with her on her painting
trips. Consequently one sees telling
studies OF Nine. Alvarez. Mr.. Carl Van
Others in the foreground OF this illum-
mated and illuminating study. The pic
ture is remarkable in being the first OF
Miss Stettheimer's In which no refresh
ments have been served. The guests
get only sunlight, but they get plenty OF
that
The modernists cover themselves with
considerable glory. Stuart Davis's GU
bistic panel has an awful title, "Spasm
Music" but It Is handsome nevertheless
A composition by jacques Villon Is love-
ly in color and distinguished In painting.
An unidentified decoration. with four
figures somewhat a Ia Augustus John,
posed before a rain drenched green back
ground. is charming. The powerful note
OF Matisse. however, is missing this
year.
Another absentee IL Mr.. George Lo-
throp OF Boston. whose Jewel bcdecked
canvases were the astonishment OF last
winter.
Mr.. Louis Elshemius sends painting
OF nyrnphs floating In midair which he
calls "A Dream" 1t was no Idle dream.
Mr.. Tlshemius values the picture at
$4,000.
A carved. gilded and colored panel by
Charles Prendergast Is one OF the most
lovely things he has ever shown.
A "Crucifxion" by Eloisa Schwab Is
another OF the gems. The color Is rich
and the figures, though spaced singu-
larly, unite into an exceedingly decora-
tive whole.