The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-23

de Jeu'' and the cleverncss Of Max Lieb-
ermann is sufficiently apparent in his
colorful etching Of the Beer Garden"
The extremely modern men are not par
ticularly to the fore In any country.
The American. Marin, sends an early
study Of the Cathedral. Rouen." which
has charm. but Is not yet modern Pos
sibly the best or them Is Matisse, whose
heads, in extremely loose lines, have
sometimes flowerlike radiance.
or the wood block exhibition AT
Brown Robertson the same tale must
be told. The foreigners still seem able
to put more mastery into their work
than we are able to attain. That is to
say, / hesitate to insist that any OF
these foreign wood cutters have any
more command over their medium than
our Mr.. Ruzicka, but Mr.. Ruzicka Is
cool almost to the point OF hardness
at times. and the foreigners seem to
know how to let their hearts speak
through their skill. / put Mr.. Ruzicka
forward. too, with some misgivfng, as
fear. with that name OF his, that he is
one OF our adopted citizens. and not
| native born. However. decentralization
will face more and more problems OF
that sort as time goes on and the world
becomes one state.
In this particular congress of the ma
lions the Czecho-Slovakians seem to
stand out for vigor and assurance. The
French are elegant and clever but not
robust, and the English in this exhi-
bition do not impress one by eIoQuence.
The American wood block men. like the
American etchers, make constant prog
ress. but look too much upon the work
of approved artists for their guidance
We appear to have almost enough
I.n 1adU - hA IN MA rya mt
going direct to nature for our fnspira-
ton, and when our artists realize this
we shall cut larger figure among the
nations
Mr.. Murphy sends two large wood
blocks that have been given the center
of the wall. In them he has achieved
some rich blacks, but has not progressed
since his recent exhibition. To be sure
that has not been so long ago, but at
the same time noblesse oblige and Mr..
Murphy should not rush his drawing. In
the print called "Haulers of the Load"
the drawing is negligible.
Mr.. Wills. Dutch artist. signs some
delightful architectural prints In color.
and others who do noticeable work are
X. Tondi KareI Vik, Cilovsky, Eugene
Dete. Raoul Duffy. Cecil Butler John
Nash and J. J. Lankes. Nearby in the
Weyhe Galleries, there is a collection of
woodcuts by the Frenchman, Vallotton,
that would have materially broadened
this exhibition.
George Townsend Cole comes East
from California to show us In the
Kingore Galleries his studies of the
Painted Desert. Mr. Coles subjects are
SO astonishing that most of those at
the private view on Tuesday talked
OF them rather than OF the method OF
painting, which. while not astonishing.
merited being talked about
The Painted Desert Is one Of those
regions-and the knowledge Is Cleaned
from Mr.. Coles paintings--in which
the rocks and cliffs have been cut by
the processes of nature. into archi-
tectural forms. Evidently the forms
and spaces are not so vast as at the
Arizona Canyon or Mr.. Cole has con-
tented himself with segments that are
within human comprehension. for his
compositions are always compact, clear,
and decorative. He paints thiniy on
smailish canvases, but he does not lack
decision or dramatics. His color. also.
answers all the demand he puts upon
II. Upon the whole, IL may be said
that the artist puts forward a recog-
nizable style that viii not be easily
forgotten.
Ruston vicaji OF London Is made
known to Americans as a water color
ist by his exhibition In the Enrich
Galleries. This artist appears to paint
by preference In Venice. and certainly
much OF the romance of that romantic
place informs his style. His color Ia
excellent and his method original. His
effects. II fact, resemble those obtained
in monotypes. although the fIatness
Of the monotype IL evadcd by certain
skillfuly placed and vigorous touches
The Doge's Palace, the Lido. La
Salute. the Rialto and other famous
spots In Venice figure In Mr.. vicaji'e
drawings. and always colorfuiiy ana
dramatically. IL Ia likely that his work
will meet with popular success.
Hobart Nichols shows his recent
vcrh In che Ferargil Galleries. Trls
landscapes are full OF cuie. sincerity
and show, as he says OF hiirse +. a WILL
ingnoss 70 adapt method 10 a theme.
The subjects range through the seasons
from spring 10 winter. and through the
hours from daylight till dara. One OF
the most interesting IL a moonlight
study, the "Nocturne. Gloucester" and
equally successful Is the winter woods
In deep snow and the coIorful study,
Autumn"
Henry II. Rittenberg. a painter with
careful. conscientious methoi. Is show
ing collection OF portraits In the Ar