The New York herald., 1922-02-26

COURTESY or d.
artist may be seen gaining ripeness of
style and assuredness in manner.
There is peary grayness that seems
to linger all through his color that car
ries a far off suggestion OF the pastels
of Manet. He is at his best in interiors.
with figures which he manages to make
charming with the minimum of actual
drama taking place. The collection has
the extra interes. Of including two small
studies of the aged Renoir, who was
Andres friend and teacher. In one Re-
noir is seen painting and N the other
playing at backgammon with his wife.
The Gallerie Intime has an exhibition
Of the decorative screens ard STAGE de-
signs of John Wenger and gives them
occasionally the advantage of musical
evenings. the Gallerie Intime being open
evenings. Music ought to help John
Wenger's art. since he delves deeply into
the abstract and imaginative. On, of lis
subjects Is Under the Sea-" and the Sc
crets of the deep sea he seems to have
apprehended, for the bubbles of air, the
strange follation and the mysterious
colors creep into ell OF his decorations.
known and much appreciated. and in the
galleries are to be seen long series of
the motifs he afterward applied to set
tings for such productions as "Pe-
troushka" at the Metropolitan Opera
House, Les Praludes" for the Capitol
Theater and the "Menuet" for the Rivoli
Theater.
Agnes e. Mayer, who painted the only
portrait of the blind philanthropist. Sir
Arthur Pearson. that was ever permitted,
is holding an exhibition of her work at
the Ainslie Galleries. 1t includes por-
traits and imaginative pieces. One of
her best is small decoration called
"Serenica" with a crouching female flg-
ure. pleasingly handled.
The study called Grief Is indeed
stepped in woe, almost exaggeratedly so,
and the portrait of Majo: Dudley is
rather sprawling and owe. large. The
best of her portraiture is in the work
called Andrea" in which .here Is sin
cere feeling.
William Sartain's portrait Of "Mrs.
j. s." Is the most distinguished work In
collection of modern portraits in the
Ferargil Galleries. This painter, whose
fine qualities are entirely too much dis
regarded by the careless throng, is al
ways serious. with a kind of serious
ness that seems to be vanishing from
the world. He takes no end of pains
with his painting. but never degenerates
into mechanicalness. ]. H. Garder
Soper is another OF the exhibitors, who
sends clever portraits of Mrs. Junius f.
Crsvens and Miss Susan Fish-Dresser.
The prevailing craze for everything
Spanish will benefit, no doubt, the ex.
hibition OF the nawest works of Louis
Kronberg in the Knoedler Galleries. for
most of his pictures are of Spanish
dancers. Mr.. Kronberg has long been
interested in dancers and dancing, per
sc, and such prediction always leads
one In the end to Spain. When Mr..
Kronberg painted Partisan ballet girls
with their fluffy tulle skirts he reminded
people little too much of Degas--who
may be said to have owned permanently
that sIbject-but with his arrival in
Seville he seems to have forgot, happily
the work OF the French master and to
have found some emotions OF his own.
Lolita" "Jaleo," La Linda" La
Sevillana" and La Zingara" are pos
s'biy as well known TO the general public
OF Seville as Babe Ruth and Mary Pick
ford are to this. 40 those who are
hlretog ucep IN tne cult OF uanclns Will
be glad TO make their acquaintance by
pictures. The portrait Of LA Zingara"
has some OF Mr. Kronberg's best draw
ing in IL. although her eye~ seem lustre.
less. Possibly that's because she is In
repose. Doubtlcgs when la Zincara"
dances II r. different
Painters and sculptors OF animals
have formed into a society and exhibit
in the Macbeth Galleries All the
artists are well known and exhlbi, with
the other societies OF the city. but the
OF an entire exhibition
upon n given theme. especially when
the given theme happens 10 be animals.
ought to awaken "A response from the
public One OF the noticeable contribu-
tions is the head OF Rocky Mountain
Bighorn." by Belmore Brown. in which
the majesty OF the beast Is emphasized
There are some cattle in the sparkling
Autumn Sunshine" by @. Glenn
Newell; some spirited Texas Cow
Horses" by Frank Tinney Johnson. and
an interesting picture OF the sheep fold
by Matilda Browne. other contributors
are Charles Livingston Bull. Max Her
man, Henry r. Poore. Carl Rungius,
Edward G. Volkert. Carleton Virgins,
Eli Harvey. James L. Clark, Grace M
Johnson, A. Phimister Proctor. +. O.
r. Roth and Charles Cary Rumsey.
What is called the American Etch-
er's Salon" Is now taking place in the
galleries of Brown Robertson. The
number of men who have taken up
etching In America has Increased enor-
OF late years and the standard
of skill mounts with each annual exhl- |
bition. We do not yet vie with the
British etchers, but the gap between the
two groups is lesscning. and certainly
our product now commands respect
wherever shown
A little known etcher who stands out /
in the present exhibition Is Edward I
Hopper, whose Evening Wind" and I
" "Eastside Interior" show positive prom.
Use. The Evening Wind" IN particu-
lar. is full OF spirit. composed with a
sense of the dramatic possibilities OF or
dinary materials. and IL we'll etched
Clifford Adams "City Towers IL also
an admirable thing. etched with q
approach