Evening star., 1923-12-23

Asst Wednesday the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art announced tn
purchase of nine pictures from
its current biennial exhibition
for it's permanent collection. as well
as the sale of three pictures to prl-
vate individuals.
One of the Corcoran Gallery's pur-
chases. all of which have been al
ready published. was a work by
Washington painter. picture OF an
Indian. ny Miss Catherine Carter
Critcher Miss Critcher has no less
than three paintings in this exhibi-
tfon and all three conform to a high
standard
Catherine Carter Critcher is the
daughter of the late Judge Critcher
of Alexandria. She studied first at
the Corcoran School of Art, under E.
f. Andrews. and later in Paris. At
first her style was rather academic,
her work extremely toneful. but In
the spirit of the past. During her
early period. however, her paintings
were exhibited by and shown in the
Paris salon. A few years ago she
changed her style completely and be-
gan doing work of a colorful nature.
under the influence of what may be
called the Provincetown school. A
year ago last summer she went to
Taos and again this last summer she
has painted in this interesting and
artistic little southwestern city. The
paintings by which she is represented
now in the Corcoran Gallery of Art
show the impress of the Taos school.
a ombination of the academic and
the modern. They are all three of
Indians, broadly rendered. strong In
feeling, impressive in effect we'll
drawn. colorful. virile.
THE Corcoran Gallery of Art hon
ored itself by securing for it's
permanent collection Cecilia Beaux's
Girl and Black Cat a replica of
which few years ago was purchased
by the French government for it's
national gallery. This is one of Miss
Beaux's earlier but best known
works. 1t shows her -eminently
master of technique and capable, as
few have been or are capable. of rem
dering with amazing simplicity the
exquisite gradationS of tone of white
"a mastery painting. to be counted
among the really great works pro-
duceu IN tne last uOuDle uecdue III
America, and one to which the trus-
tees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art
will always be able to point with
pride. 1t is matter of rejoicing
TO know that this picture will al
ways remain henceforth in Washing
ton.
THE National Gallery Of Art for
mally accepted last week, with
expressions of appreciation, four
paintings bequeathed by the late
George H. Story. Backhuysen, THE
Storm; a Delacroix, Figure of
Turk and two delightful paintings
by Gilbert Stuart, a portrait of John
Head and unfinished study of a
lady; also a most interesting sketch
large picture, THE Philistines At
tackled With Plague" now in the
Louvre, the gift Of William H.
Holmes, the director Of the gallery,
and a collection of twenty-five por-
traits and portait groups in pastel
seventy portraits in all-of Federal
and Confederate veterans of the civil
war, by Walter Beck, the gift of the
artist.
These gifts emphasize anew the
generosity of the artists and art low
ers and the necessity Of building
in the near future to house the ma
tional art collections, in order to ade-
quately care for such gifts and ex-
hibit them appropriately.
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A T the Arts Club of Washington,
in the upper galleries, from De-
cember Is to %, collection of oil
paintings by Mrs. Cherry Ford White
and of water colors by Charles Biesel
Of Chicago will be found on view.
Mrs. Ford's paintings, which inclrde
portraits, landscapes and still-life
subjects, are in the front room. Mr..
BieseTs water colors, which are land
scapes and boat pictures, are in the
library.
TN the library Of tire Corooran CAL
k-y of Art is to be seen at this
time portrait Of the Chief Justice
by Emily Burling Waite Of Worces-
ter. which was received too late to
be submitted to the jury Of the bien-
nial exhibition. 1t is a large canvas
and shows the Chief Justice seated in.
his library, the we'll filled book
shelves of which serve as q back
ground. 1t is q striking work and as
q likeness has received commenda-'
tion.
Miss Waite Is spending the winter
in Washington and has her studio at
willard Courts on 18th street.
TN the atrium of the Corcoran Gall
lery at present is to be seen. in the
cases usually given over to etchings.
q very interesting collection OF draw
inRs in pastel and silver point by
Thomas w, Dewing. who IL 50 fully
represented in the Freer Gallery, and
who shows also two oil paintings in
the Corcoran Gallery's biennial. A
fuller notice Of this charming col