Evening star., 1923-03-18
MOTHER collection of etchings
WAS placed on exhibition in the
Corcoran Gallery of Art last


~ was placed on exhibition in the
I Corcoran Gallery of Art last
| week and it will remain on
! view for a fortnight. Sears Gallagher
! OF Boston is the etcher and his work is
{ as different from that Of the. other
/ "tchers VINO have lately been exhibiting
F! here as could possibly he. It seems, in
| fact quite marvellous that. using the
sam" medium of expression, each etcher
! can express himself so individually.
| Mr.. Gallagher's exhibit is made UP of
! thirty prints-twelve ry-points. eigh-
! teen etchings. AT ii glance the visitor
| vii! probably be most attracted 10 the
] former. for they are extremely brilian:
and show strong contrast Of light and
shade. Very simple in composition.
J views treated with great breadth ana
intimacy. There are large space Of
| white against which are spotted deep
| veIvety blacks. Several ot the dry
! points show children on the sea shore
! and are delightfully."- suggestive. the
childish figures. supple and possessing
! III" spring of youth. take their place
admirably AS part of the composition.
| one recalls Immediately Potthast's
paintings. which are, however, more i'm
presSiGnalistic and less elegant than
these dry points OF Mr.. Gallagher. OF
| all. The West Wind" is perhaps the
most attractive, showing two little chill
| dren on the shore. the wind blowing
their dresses. the effect being pregnant
with the spirit Of nature The Charles
| River and 'Pickerel Pond" are both
excellent pure landscapes. "Haying
! Time" is a delightful farm picture and
| there are two coast scenes. showing
! fine treatment of rocks. though perhaps
! a less successful treatment Of sea. Mr..
| Gallagher succeeds in giving an impress
| sion of foam but does not render as
I for instance. Charles Woodbury. does in
! his etchings. weight of water or the
! swing OF heavy water In mass.
! The pure etchings in this collection
are more reticent than the dry-points
| and are not quite as spontaneous, but
| they are so admira BILE, so genuinely ar
| tiStic in feeling and treatment that il
! may be that they would prove even
| more valuable upon longer acquaintance
| In most instances they are OF architec-
| tural themes. and to a great extent
| these themes have been found in and
/ around Boston. One Of "Old and New
Boston," contrasting sky scraping
| modern tower with old houses. is pc
culiarly attractive. as is also the facade
| of the old State House. The T Wharf
! from the Harbor'' is well handled and
/ pleasing, and the etcher's adventure into
| to commend in il.
! Mr.. Gallagher was born in Boston in
! SG3 and studied first in Boston and
| then in Paris. His eichings are in
! Atufu III the permanent corrections
! Of the Boston Museum OF Fine Arts
/ the Art Institute of Chicago. the New
| York Public Library. the Brooklyn
| Museum. and the Library of Congress,
as well as in many private collections
| y y
| D OBERT FULTON LOGAN. who has
been holding an exhibition Of
| etchings and silver prints at the Cor
| Coran Gallery of Art, was most sue
| Cessful. not only making numerous
sales. hut securing several orders for
! silver print portraits. Among the pur-
| chasers. il is understood. is the Lii
! brary of Congress, which has under
considerat tion the acquisition Of
group of his prints The artistic worth
of Mr.. Logan's work is attested by the
| fact that it becomes more impressive
and enjoyable as II becomes more ia
miliar. In other words. it wears well
and does not declare it's full measure
of merit at glance. His etchlngS