Evening star., 1922-01-15

John Leslie Breck was porn III low
and died, as the result of an accident,
in 1899 He was the eldest son o,
Lieut.. Commander ]. b. Breck, U. >.
N. for whom the U. S. destroyer
Breck was named. and was educated
at st. Marks School, in Massa-
chusetts. and abroad. He studied
painting in Boston. Munich. Antwerp
and in France. In the latter country ne
came in contact with. and under the
influence of. Claud Monet and ne
adopted the methods and tenets OF
Paris worlds fair of 1883 and In Ger
tain other important exhibitions ne
received awards, but he was OF a re-
firing disposition. more interested IN
producing than displaying. thorough
ly absorbed in his art and compara,
lively Indifferent to the plaudits OF
the world. For this reason ne was
comparatively little known.
BY Twachtman, of whom he was q
friend and neighbor. he was styIed "a
painters painter because ms VOTES
possessed those qualities which made
chief appeal to the initiated At the
time his pictures. now on view at the
Arts Club. were produced they were
considered revolutionary. for impress
siohism was then in its infancy. but.
now seem curiously conservative.
Monet, who opened the windows OF
art and led the way to the interpre-
tation in landscape themes of the IL
fusion. of light and air. was regarded
as one of perverted vision and his
pictures as absurdities. They are
now eagerly sought. purchased and
treasured. John Twachtman's works
when produced could not be sold for
AS little as $500 and now cannot be
h,.l at r,IAi N q
today generally foilowed-in fact.
Childe Hassam is about the only ex-
ponent of 1t in this country now-but
he opened the way which has led to
the splendid Interpretation OF the
outdoor world which we haze today.
In no other branch of art has real
progress been made since the days OF
Renaissance. No such landscapes
have been painted before our age as
are painted now.
ment in art at the time Of its incep-
tion. as well as because Of their own
inherent merit. these paintings by John
L. Breck are Of exceeding interest.
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The Landscape Club of Washing gton
is sending out on its own initiative
and under it's own management
travelling exhibition composed OF 100
little pictures, measuring 8 by 10
inches each. by its members.
From January to 16 the collection
will be in Lynchburg. Va. from where
1t will go to Charleston, $. c., to be
exhibited under the auspices of the
Sketch Club of that city, and later TO
Racine, Wis.
While this exhibition is in Charles
ton the Landscape Club will exhibit
here an exchange collection from the
Charleston Sketch Club Delegates
from the South Carolina Society and
ha Cncietv and other
organizations of that state will be
guests of the club on the opening
evening.
The Public Library. X street be-
tween eth and 9th streets. has re-
ceived as loan from Mrs. John b.
Henderson seven paintings by .Lucien
tion scenes. The exception Is
marine.
The library has been fortunate in
having as loan from Mrs Hender-
son for some years two very large
paintings by Mr.. Powell-one a ma
rine and the other a View of the
grand canyon. which have been hung
on either side of it's great staircase;
and served somewhat as mural dec
orations of an effective order. :-
Mr.. Powell has fine sense of color
and pictorial effect. and his pictures,
Turneresque quality He SrSseled ex-
tensively. both in Europe and the
United states, and specialized in pic
lures of Venice and the great west
Mr.. Powell occupied studio In the
old Corcoran building. When this
building was torn down he removed
to n studio on New York avenue. For
been residing and painting in Vir-
a.
This will be the last week of the
Corcoran Gallery's current exhibition.
The votes cast during the past week
and this afternoon for the most popu-
lar picture will be counted tomorrow
and the award announced Tuesday or
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The attendance at the exhibition has
been very gratifying, and the atten.
tion the exhibition has attracted
throughout the country has been
marked. These exhibitions. upheld to
ing the National Capital In the cata-
CORY of the leading art centers.
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Felicie Waldo Howell, formerly of
this city, is holding an exhibition Of
pictures of New England. streets at
the Macbeth Gallery. New York. which
is attracting much comment of d ia
vorable character. A little foreword
to the catalogue, which lists fifteen
works. says that these New England
streets were painted because associa-
tion with them is "congenial and ap-
pealing," not because they need re-
storing. like some half-blotted- -out
record of a civilization past and gone.
but because it was pleasant to fput
down something which has retained
its early charm and individuality and
which gives one the assurance Of per-
manence."
Six Of the pictures represent streets
of old Marblehead, which, as the art
ist has said, "climb uphill and down
and turn and wind so crookedly. no
dreamer Is required to find the charm
and Quaintness OF former days there
in" One is of Lafayette corner.
where, because of the parrowness of
the turn. a corner Of the house was
cut off to allow Lafayette's coach to
perhaps. has so foreign an atmosphere
and SO quaint a charm os old Marble
head. and it Is these that Miss Howell
has set forth. Her exhibition, like
the towns themselves, seems to pre-
sent "a refreshing intermission in our
modern life, inviting one to return"
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Portraits by Philip A. de Lasxlo,
formerly shown in the Corcoran Gall
lery, are to be exhibited at Knoed-
ler's, New York. beginning tomorrow.
Included in this collection are the
I'ershing. Elihu Root, Lord Lee, Ar
thur ]. Balfour. Lord Beatty and Mrs.
Marshall Field. :
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