The New York herald., 1922-11-12

so far, as have said, In America par
ticularly. II seems to be worked out
better away from the throng. l ike
Mr.. Weston's living on the mountain,
but at his age, since / seem to be pre-
scribing for him. trust he will come
down TO US occasionally, II only to be
scolded.
A danger, for instance, flaunts itself
already above the surface of his work.
There can be no question whatever
of his sincerity. nor of his deep en-
thusiasm. His enthusiasm in fact al
most runs away with him. He appears
to have freshly discovered the world.
which is charming OF him. but In
his eagerness and breathless haste to
seize all the beauty before II escaped.
he did too much. That is, he at
tempted too many themes. 1t Ia Inn
possible to live so many pictures as
Mr.. Weston has painted since the war.
for the artist Is one OF those who In
! terrupted his studies to serve across
tho seas. Even landscapes have to
be lived into. but especially the monu-
mental kind.
Mr.. Weston uses small sizes but
aims at big things. as may be in
itanced by the Wilderness" picture
built upon an emotion that the artist
obtained from a movement In Dvorak's s
Fifth Symphony" The Wilderness
does not fail, by any means. 1t Ii
simply not great. Facility. In other
words, is the danger that has been
hinted at.
r.loo~a tu n %agr+ auopeation of Van
Gogh in the sweeping decorative lines,
but 1t is very faint. The design is al
most invariably sound, and the color
IS personal. Upon the whole. Mr..
Weston makes a commendable debut.
Van Rinl<huysen as Painter.
The late II. G.. Van Rinkhuyzen,
whose paintings are now being shown
in the Kingore Galleries, would GER
tainly have had the good will of collec-
ors had he chosen to exhibit during
his lifetime. Though not himself pro-
fessional, his style Is. He painted with
absolute assurance and ease and there
vas something in his feeling for paint
that was strictly In line with the best
Dutch traditions.
The painter, who died about year
ago, was given a memorial show in the
alleries of Bernheim, Jeune ct Gle.
In Paris, last spring, and before that
limo had not been known as an ar
tist by the Partisan critics. They all
agreed instantly. however, upon his
great talent for painting and regretted
that II had been possible only to give
him posthumous praise. Most of them
noticed. what Is indeed noticeable but
not pronounced, the influence that Van
Gogh and Cezanne had had upon
Rinkhuysen. These slight influences
do not detract from the RinkhuyZen
success, since his character and style
appear to have been mature enough
to permit q few quotations without
obscuring his own personality.
| Most OF the subjects are still-lifes.
but there are some landscapes and ma
rines. In all the color Is vivid without
rawness. and the texture Is sometimes
rendered with great effect. There is
one little picture of q bowl and some
| flowers, In which the bowl is an amaz-
| ing example of the brevity and force
| with which values may be recorded
Although Rinkhuysen was a great ad-
mirer OF Van Gogh, his own pictures
are not what Is now called modern
and will have the more success with
collectors for that reason. The buying
public for the innovators in America
| is still q small one.