New-York tribune., 1922-08-20
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Progressive Tendencies Seen
In Out-of-Town Exhibition
Pictures shown at Mystic Creative and Oriu;rs,.
New Painting Of Quaint Charm Received
by Museum; Other Art Notes

Bile at glance, his choice n ..s,
is as wide as hiss reactions = ss'ssss
ferent phases OF ever-cban.;,.' ~ ull'
scape. The sky in his s.rhe M, !, ,''aa. ,s /.
is typical, although IL il jsas .'ssa s',s's
driven than usual. It prove. aa-
paint nature deep in mood s,,,s z :
recourse to haze. His other eanr.. .sss =
summer picture, happy ra.is e !. !.
green trees and blue sky. ' =
J. Elliot Ennekine and
Thompson, with their gentle and ..s'ss
Mystic scenes where houses a. .'''' s
yards are usually principal raI.. -.
cIamor for attention. When .. ss'ss
seen this exhibition for sevsra, .. ass
IL 10 their work that contribus.~. -, $50
ly to the sum total Of inpre.s;.s ~
tanned. Both fit the buildings $50 8. 8
acteristic Of New England, inta -. -.
pictures with fine feeling for eon,,...s $50
tion. Enneking can make sba ,,r - :.
the gable end Of white fsynbor,. = -
vertebrate ve-itable bril!ancs. tn
son can interpret detail ,nt.re,.,,s 81.
without being overmetiealous rrs.
kings Sunny Hours" Is a ijts,. 40
than most Of his things. but TSo-,.s i
con in his "House Under the Huis (.
at his best
Peter Garcus's one Offering il ron
Boundary Wall" This does not say.,
Of overinserpretation, though iss msss i
Is altogether infexible. It's atms,,h.,.
seems too personal to have wide :.
peal. Other good landscapes are thss.
by Ernest Barnes, Kenneth g,s.s
Frances Orr, G. Victor Grinnell, Artbu,
Meitzers Lester Boronda, Ernsss rav.
son, Carl Lawless, julius Jossnh .,,
s. Macomber. Macombsr has a MAS.
light, a subject that differs s-sat,,
from pure landscape, which hs .,.
handled very well in simple and ps.t,.
fashion.
John s. sargent's portrait Of ch.rl.x
II. Woodbury. is ons of the mae.
pleasing Of the contributions. Il /,
less formal and rigid than manv ns,.
traits he has done Of persons v;ts
whom he seemed to lack fam;lisrisv
and sympathy. Here, while retainir,
all his wonted technique, he has addss
to the mere likeness a personal au.,.
ity that makes for eonsunimate exes..
lence. Another successful portrait s.
Sherman Potts "TheIma," whiea i.
painted In 8 fresh and honest manner
Frederick C. Fricseke shows tive of his
familiar high keyed canFases. His
Image, :, with its cunningly harmon-
lied array OF colors and just as cun-
ningly composed linear qualities, a..
pears at first to be trihing. But I'll.
figure is done with surety and the fase
with spirit Frances @. Davis also
shows head, which while hardly mare
than sketch in size ard treatment,
is done with fervor and forceful ran.
dition Of the spiritual elements. Il
shows apparent absence Of eRoss, and
is undoubtedly the best portrait in de
gallery.
Another figure, Murray Bsxlrs
"Girl With Fruit has interest. Eu.
gene Higgins's Driven Out" il duM
with a certain breadth and forcs, fa
the artists intention seems . trifs tss
dramatic and his figures too rcsss
Jerome Myers thoughtful genre stud
les are decidedly powerful.
In q smaller room are hung mere
than a hundred sketches. Most e'
them are bits Of country and barber
life IN and around Mystic. Like the
sketch rooms in the majority Of suun-
mer exhibitions 1t is by rssssa ef iss
vivid outdoor feeling, ths most spssy.
able part of the show. Among sas nsss
able things here are Carl Lawiesss
howers and Ernest Barnes's two a.
quisite gray harmonies Of the shore.