Evening star., 1923-10-12
Contemporary European artists
. Work Exhibited at C0rcOra1
Colorfm Display Selected From Pitts
burgh Exhibition Includes SIXTY
Notable Works.

size 1t would seem to have covered
sufficient space, but IL is exquisitely
painted, with the same reserve and
refinement and beauty that one would
expect to find In a work OF small d.
and in its exaggerated size
II still holds its own. 1t is more than
a painting: 1t is a poem.
British Tell Stories.
The British artists have always
loved the story element In art. and
Colin Gill shows in this exhibition a
| most elaborate composition, entitled
| "Allegory," presumably the allegory
of life. painted not a little as the
great Flemings of renaissance days
might have painted had their imag1-
nations taken such flight. Undoubt-
the fancy, piques curiosity. but 1t
would seem to hastir little esthetic
or emotional delight.
The British are also. it should not
be forgotten, SreaC .'srt4
There is a head in this exhibition by
Augustus John which will interest
| those who have followed cotemporary
British achievement in this field.
There is a Girl in White Dress" by
Sir William Orpen, evidencing his
Charles Sims shows q portrait of the
Countess of Rocksavage and her son.
lent by the countess herself, which is
quite out of the ordinary.
Among the Italians one notes with
special interest an interior with fig
ures, Serene Hour" by Alessandro
Pomf, young Venetian painter. who
has rapidly, in the last few years.
won high prominence and renown.
Italico Brass. who some call the
a typical Venetian picture. 1.-THE Ter
race" purchased recently by the Car
negie Institute.
Among the Swedish delegation one
misses in this selected exhibition GER
tain very brilliant paintings that
were shown in Pittsburgh, such as
Gustav Fjaestad's Winter Night
With Orion" and Bruno Liljefors'
White Rabbit" but one may we'll
be grateful for the opportunity of
matte figure composition of a woman
and child, entitled "Forlorn"; Anna
Boberg's superb rendition of Arctic
Winter Splendor," and Anshelm
Schultzberg's Sunset Glow in the
Forest-Winter."
Belgian Work Good.
There are five Belgian artists rep
resented, but among them all none
makes quite SO striking a display as
Anto Carte, who shows an essentially
modern Descent From the Cross"
which has all the religious fervor
and dramatic force of a primitive
work, and doubtless for this reason
the Carnegie Institutes jury.
Holland has but one representative
and Denmark one, neither particu-
larly strong, but Holland and Den
mark have not been producing great
artists in the last few years in equal
measure with the other countries.
The majority of Europeans have lit
tie idea of the art that is being pro-
duced in America. Americans like
wise are in but few instances IA
miliar with the works OF cotempo-
rary European painters. The reason
for this In both cases is lack of op-
portunity for observation. To become
familiar with the literature of a
foreign country one must know the
language. The language Of art, how
ever, fortunately is universal. The
opportunity of seeing such exhibi-
tions as this removes all excuse for
ignorance and gives a basis for bet
| ter understanding.
LEILA MECHLIN.