Evening star., 1922-12-03
NE Phillips Memorial Art Cal
lery. which was closed during
the summer, Is again open to

the summer, Is again open to
the public on Tuesday, Satur-
day and Sunday afternoons.
Since last spring the gallery has
been rehung and several very valu-
able additions made to the collec-
tion. The most important Of these
are now on view and include "The
Repentant Peter" by Ell Greco, and
woman with Water JAR" by Corot.
both extraordinary paintings. repre-
senting the artists at the crest Of
their power.
is one 'of the two or three greatest
I'll Grecos in this country. has been
hung opposite the doorway on the
far wall of the gallery, where it first
meets the visitors eye upon entrance.
1t Is a magnificent work. full of the
cal Of Spain. which the Greek seems
to have interpreted in his paintings
even better than his Spanish con-
feres. 1t represents. life size and
little more htan half length. st. Peter
with face upturned to heaven. The
and at the same time of character.
Though painted over three hundred
years ago. it is in perect condition
and as vital as though produced but
yesterday. though the kindly finger of
time has added tonal richness.
1T is the consistent policy of the
director of this gallery to show old
pictures and modern pictures, Euro
pean and American pictures. all in
one room, making the ensemble at
tractive by balancing the colors and
shapes on the walls and having re-
spect for the affinity of tempera-
ments. Thus. side by side with the
Ell Greco is to be seen an American
landscape by Ernest Lawson. and
which, far from being a stranger to
It. is found in admirable accord.
Again. to the left is painting by
Courbet. and off to the right. once
removed "a landscape by Monet in
terveninG). is that most exquisite of
hover paintings. Roses" by J. Alden
Weir.
The Corot hangs at the opposite end
OF the gallery to the right of the
door. 1t is small painting compare
lively. and shows French peasant
woman with water jar against Il
lovely open and extensive landscape
OF the characteristic sort which Corot
loved best to interpret The little
figure Is naively presented with the
utmost simplicity and consummate
skill. showing not only good drafts
manship. but fine brushwork and
beautiful adjustment of tone and
color arrangement
ing still life painting. "A Bowl of
Piums. by Chardin, and to the right
keenly delightful and mastery lit
tie figure painting, THE Physicians
a group of three black -cloaked men,
by Daumier.
All three Of these paintings show
fine textures and beautiful surfaces.
and each in large measure possesses
be termed the precious qualify.
found only In great art. II is the pos
session OF this particular quality
which may be said to qualify paint
| ings for inclusion in the Phillips col
, lection. and which brings into accord
! those Of different periods and by diff
fe-ent masters. "Congenial spirits
Mr. Phillips calls them. when by de-
liberate intent he disregards in his
selections chronological periods
Another recent acquisition is :.
painting of New York. a picture OF
roof tops and upper stories, painted
from the window of Il high building
by none other than Mrs. Duncan
Philips. who has had works accepted
by the artist juries of some of the
leading exhibitions. This view of
New York. even more than her pre-
vious landscape paintings. places her
among those of high attainment. and
evidences not only discriminating
theme. and it has been presented with
extreme simplicity and charm, re
vealing a loveliness which the aver
age eye would not have discerned. No,
only are the buildings we'll drawn
the difficult problem of perspectiv.
admirably handled. but an extremely
delicate color scheme is most skill
fully presented. Right we'll does
this picture take its place on the
long wall with works by Twacht-
man. Weir. Whistler and Spencer.
On the opposite long wall prominent
place is at present given to Il com
paratively early painting by Arthur
B. Davies. an unusual figure picture
showing two young women. one with
auburn hair. painted with the finish
and the richness of color of the mas
ters of the old Venetian school. Here
also are works by Jerome Myers
George Luks. John Sloan, Clifford Beal
Monticello. All unusual subjectively