The New York herald., 1922-01-29
Exhibitions in
Various Galleries

more extended analysis of the work
of Eric Hudson. whose marines are now
on view i'm the Ferargil Galleries should
be made than the time permits, for his
work is very attractive at first glance.
and | suspect it would wear well. MT.
Hudson, ii seems, is not in his first
youth. and has lived apart from the mad
world, and has thought little OF exhibit
tiohs and self-advancement That.
though late in coming. is a pleasant ad-
vertisement of him in itself, for we have
all suffered enough in our time from the
opposite sort-the pushing artist.
Mr. Hudson is one of the few who
have looked on the waves from the
Maine coast and have dared to be diff
ferent from Winslow Homer. He has a
manner OF his own. 1t is quite evident
that he has not only looked at the sea
bu. sailed upon it. and tolerably big
craft, under his brushes, toss precari-
ously upon the waves in the way they
really do in nature but so seldom do in
pictures. Mr. Hudson has a highly de-
veloped sense Of decoration and all OF
his compositions please. His color. too.
is rich and original. Altogether, Mr..
Hudson is an artist for collectors to
keep an eye upon.
At the Grolier Club there are etchings,
Autographs. drawings, pastels and
bronzes by Degas. Paintings aside, 1t
Is the first exhibition in this country to
show the various sides of the artist s
work 1t is also the first time that any
of his sculpture has been shown this
side of the Atlantic. There are seventy
odd pieces of this-dancers. nudes,
horses. Important in themselves as
wonderful studies of poise and motion.
they further have value as throwing
light upon his whole method and scheme
oe drawing-as it was only in this way.
by going TO it In the round, that he was
able to acquire his command.
Kyohef Inukai, exhibiting at the Ar
lington Gallery. is a young Japanese
who paints astonishingly like a French
American. He does not use the modern
palette nor indulge in the stylistic fash
ions at present in vogue. but follows the
Sargent Chase tradition of fifteen OF
twenty years since. Unlike other fol-
lowers of this school he does not appear
to have been intimidated by the falling
away Of fashionable patronage and puts
real zest and feeling into his work. In
almost all of his portraits he endeavors
to do more than the likeness. he tries
and often succeeds In establishing a
mood.
Mr.. James Britton. who seems to ad-
mire him very much. says:
with quiet emphasis he insists upon
the truth that the human note is big
ger thing than the racial note. He at
taches himself to nature with the faith
OF a pure artist. He is not a propa-
eating psychoanalyst He is a painter
who observes and records the passage
Of light upon forms and substances that
live--and perish. When he paints such
portrait as that of Mr.. Gordon Ste
venson, he does not feel called upon to
dissect his man, to tear him out. to
pass him on with the blight of Sargen-
tine snobbery upon him. He casts
mood of light upon the canvas. reveal
ing a particular being. He pays his
tribute to the great creative force In
highly honorable fashion. An artist Is
privileged TO do that. and privileged to
do no less than that
The annual exhibition OF American
art in the Macbeth Galleries Is made up
of carefully chosen examples of the
most popular exhritors at the Academy.
The examples are small, usually, with
an eye to the decoration of homes rather
than public places. Arthur II. Davies.
who IL always setting new problems
for himself. contributes q canvas that
would not at :, distance be taken for
his. yet when examined carefully seems
destined TO rank among his best. II is
called Hunter of the Starlands' and
shows young man. a romantic figure,
with some hunting dogs, on a cliff over
looking n lovely valley. The stars gilt
ter in the sky and a little bird twit-
ters through the air. and poetry is every
where. Other striking works are by
Elmer Schoheld. Childe Hassam, Ben
Foster, Frederick Frieseke, F. p. Will
Jams, Emil Carlsen and Chauncey r.
Ryder The second gallery is filed with
a collection of paintings by Elliot Tor
rey of Vermont. Mr.. Torrey feels that
what American artists need more than
anything else is little individualism
and he will find many who agree with
him. In his own case the striving for
a personal means OF expression has
almost robbed him of eloquence or feel
ing. He is so much concerned with
that the spirit Of the thing
escapes him. He has, however. been
much trained.
The John Levy Galleries have ar
ranged an exhibition of eighteenth CEN
tury English portraits that repays
study. Some OF the great artists of
the time are represented including sir
Joshua. Sir Henry Raeburn Sir Will
lam Beechey and +. Cotes. One who
Is not so well known. Robert Hunter.
fine portrait OF Admiral
MacBrde. The Admiral is shown In
half length. posed I'm a graceful and
easy manner and all the accessories.
including the costume. are handled with
great skill. The portrait is a very Nv
ing one. and is the one on which the
artists reputation chiefly rests BY
Beechey there is q group portrait OF
two boys posed with fishing rod and
tackle. and by SIR Joshua Reynolds
there is lively presentation of Lady
w. Wynn"
Arnold Gcnthe has arranged an in
teresting exhibition In his studio OF his
recent portraits and studies of scenes
In Spain and Morocco. Dr. Genthe's
portraits form little national por-
rait gallery" OF the present for most
of the celebrities of the day have faced
MS camera. With each Dr. Genthe has
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