Evening star., 1923-10-12
Contemporary European Artists
Work Exhibited at COrcOrdn
Colorful Display Selected From Pitts
burgh Exhibition Includes SIXTY
Notable Works.

size it would seem to have covered
sufficient space but it is exquisitely
painted. with the same reserve and
and beauty that one would
expect to find in work of small d.
and in its exaggerated size
Il 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 imagi-
nations taken such flight. Undoubt-
edly painting of this sort appeals to
the fancy. piques curiosity, but II
would seem to hestir little esthet't
or emotional delight.
The British are also. it should not
be forgotten. great pO.L.L..
There is a head in this exhibition by
Augustus John which will interes,
those who have followed cotemporary
British achievement in this field
There is a Girl in White Dress" by
Sir William Orpen, evidencing his
cleverness, but not his strength
Charles Sims shows a portrait of the
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
Pomi. a young Venetian painter. who
has rapidly. in the last few years
won high prominence and renown
Italico Brass. who some call the
Canaletto of today, Is represented by
a typical Venetian picture, THE Ter
race" purchased recently by the Car
Among the Swedish delesation one
misses in this selected exhibition GER
tain very brilliant paintings tina,
Were shown in Pittsburgh. such as
Gustav Fjaestad's Winter Night
With Orion" and Bruno Liljefors
White Rabbit" but one may well
be grateful for the opportunity OF
seeing Elsa Backlund-C Celsing's dra-
matte figure composition of a woman
and child, entitled "Forlorn"; Anna
Bobergs superb rendition of Arctic
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 fervol
work. and doubtless for this reason
was awarded honorable mention by
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.
i 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 fol
ignorance and gives a basis for bet.
ter understanding.
LEILA MECHLIN.