Evening star., 1924-05-04


Mr.. Saint-Gaudens warned prospec-
tive visitors before the exhibition
opened, it is not altogether pleasant
showing. The French section in par
ticular. which was selected by the
most distinguished and conservative
painters of France, among them,
Besnard and Menard, is distinctly
modernistic in tendency-painfully so
but as Mr.. SaintGaudens has re-
marked. the French seem not to be
time. The Spanish section is ex-
tremely interesting and engaging;
the Czechoslovakians make good
showing. There are some fine
works in the Russian section Italy
may be proud of the contributions
that her painters have made.
Great Britain and the United States
are of all the most sane and conServa-
tive; There is a beautiful panel in
the large American gallery which has
Agnew of Tachnaw. and as neighbors
Seyfferts portrait of Frank C. Logan
of Chicago and Cecilia Beaux's por-
trait Of Henry S. Drinker, both dis
Bears The Lobster Fisherman"
Schofield's "Sunlit Cove" Spencers
Other Shore" and Dougherty's ma
rlne, Rounding the Point" On the
opposite wall is to be seen the paint
ing by Daniel CARRIER, '.Syca mores"
third-class awarded to il. the on1v
American in this exhibition receiving
special honor Near by hangs John
Z. JohansenS Land of the Hunter"
painting somewhat in the Menard
manner, showing vivid Imagination
and keen sense of classical beauty.
Near 1t Is a charming and character
istic painting by Elizabeth Nourse,
The Open Window" One washing,
ton artist is represented, Catherine G.
Crltcher, who shows one of her ad-
mirably painted Indian heads.
The first prize of $500 went to an
English painter. Augustus E. John.
Tor his painting entitled Mime. Sug-
gfa" playing a cello. The second
prize OF. $1,000 went to an Italian.
Giovanni Romagnoli of Bologna, for
titled After the Bath" The first
honorab BILE mention carrying with ii
prize OF $500 was awarded to Othon
e1nfstio sTiesz OF Paris for distinctly mod
Paquereau;" The three other honor
able mentions went respectively to
Ambrose McEvoy, English, for his
portrait Of Mrs. Rosen": to yincenc
5enes iSTact ,Czeehosloyakian, for his
Sorine. Russian. for his Russian Ora.
matic Artist" which. by the wav. was
shown recently in Washington at the
NATIONAL Gallery OF Art
There Is vast amount of interest
paintings which are quite different.
strongly tinged with national char,
acterlst1cs and the work of painters
VINO take their art profoundly seri-
ousy: 1t is we'll worth the Journey
from Washington to see il, and thos.
who may have the opportunitv to
make the trip will he glad to know
that the closing date is still some
weeks In the future. being June Is.
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a RECENTLY completed portra;+
of Chief. Justice Taft and otbe,
paintings by Emily Burling waite
are now being exhibited at the ward.
man Park Hotel. Miss Waite ts ner.
maps best known as an etcher Sns
IS represented in the current Intcrna-
tlonal exhibition of etching Rain.
heid In New York under the auSnicer
OF the Brooklyn Society Of Fsrcberr
and her works have been renror,oo.
oy some Of the leading publications.
She has lately made an exc.,,.,.
tTalt etching of Mr. Tolman ba,s
me department of eranbic ar.. OF
National Museum. % VI the
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friday and SATURDAY. of tbis
week the association of nuseu,,
directors will meet in this cftv The
association consists of the dire,,or,
OF the art museums in the I-n;,e5
states who at this time of year reg
uiariv get together to discuss nu-
scum problems. The meeting is Tin,
eo IN order to accord with that of tbo
American Association of uuser
th Wnlch begins May 10 and continues
.hrough the 18th and that of tbo
american Federation of Arts wbinb
opens on the 14th and ront;pno
tnrough the 18th. These oreaniasD
tlonS VIII bring to Washington with
IN the next fortnight more than t,ro
hundred persons from different narts
OF tne united States interested in the
proinotlon or art and its appreciation,
MISS HATTIE E. BURDETrE rs-
Gently completed a beautiful
miniature of Miss Vanderbilt now
Mrs Cecil. which was the BRIDES
wedding. gift, to her fance. Ii is
small oval showing the head and
shoulders only, and is painted with
extreme delicacy as BELTS portrait
on ivory. The head exquisitely drawn
and. poised is turned slightly to tie
side and the left hand holds the err
mine cloak which enwraps the Shout
ders. The background is a rich
green.blue, against which the fest
tints take on lovely purity of TIM
Miss Burdette was careful in no par
ticular to overstate her subject and
sees today a miniature more exuuis-
the work shows in its rendering sub
tlety of touch. 1t is seldom that ono
sees today a miniature more exquis-
itely wrought. Miss Burdette is now
completing a miniature of Miss Han
na,. the Granddaughter of the late
Mark Hanna, which is likewise
wedding gift of a. bride.
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INVITATIONS have been issued by
group of art lovers in Washing
ton to an informal talk on etching
by Caroline Armington of Paris, illus
trated with her own etchings, to be
given at the Cosmos Club tomorrow
afternoon, May at 5 o'clock. The
invitations are issued in the names
of Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, Mrs. Err
nest p. Bicknen, Miss Helen Wright,
Miss Grace Guest, Miss Grace Lin
coin Temple and Mrs. E. Quincy
Smith, LEILA MECHLIM