Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03
\ WENTY-F FIVE paintings by Cliff
ford Ashley OF New Bedford,
Mass, are now on view IN the

ford Ashley OF New Bedford,
Mass. are now on view in the
! Vandyck Galleries, 1911 Con-
necticut avenue. New Bedford was one
of the great centers Of the whaling in
dustry and the port from which many
of the whalers called. The romance OF
that life stil fingers along the New
Bedford water front and has been re-
vived and given vivid expression by Mr..
Ashley's paintings.
Clifford Ashley was Il pupil of How
ard Pyle. one of the greatest illus
teacher of illustration that America has
produced. Mr.. Pyle. il will be remem-
b"red, was a writer and historian, as
well as IL painter and illustrator. and
while emphasizing the Importance. OF
good craftsmanship and composition
! and urging technical prof tiensy, ne
directed attention to the rich field Of
American history as material for Illus
tiation and decoration. Thus, In
adopting and making specially Of
whaling pictures, Clifford Ashley has
: followed the lead of his old master.
/, The pictures in tie present exhibit
/; ton show the handsome old square
rugged vessels. now obsolete, but
( studied by the painter from models and
from Old prints. and In his pictures ac-
: curitely reconstructed. They give
glimpses of the New Bedford water
fiont: thy show the ships which the
whalers met with on the high seas
They picture. in one or two instances.
trcpic lands. the Indies which played
a notable part in the martins life o!
New England in those early days.
Three OF the twenty-five pictures shown
have been lent by private owne
Lifting Ai@t" is the ln"peIty of WI
ard salisbury: 1.-THE Water Front" OF
Frederick 4. Deiano. and THE Battle
Ftt-
The pictures are broadly painted
and strong in color. The subject
matter, however n almost every
: instance dominates the so-cailed
i aesthetic etements-Jhat Is TO Sd!
that these paintings derive their at
traction from their subjective inter-
est rather than from tone or compo-
! S,tton or surface treatment. or those
! other elements of artistic expression
which to an extent diiferentlate
! works purposed for reproduction
! from those created as unique express
sions Of art-the so-called easel pic
ture.
! THOSE who visit the Eandyck Gal
J leries at this time should not fail
to take note of bronze head OF
F.: Jeanne Dare, which is b. Geromr
| Brush. the son Of George de Forest
Brush. the we'll known painter 1t Is
; life size and shows the Maid of Or
i leans as little more than child. but
wearing a helmet, and so sensitive!y
! and suhtly is the ne I'd modelled that
! I possesses poignant beauty. 1t Is
an exquisite work and one which
! dares comparison with the works OF
! the classic period, tand yet it pos
i sesses Il spiritual quality which.
strangely enough. belongs peculiarly
! To han js 1hvctr
! is plastic, but the face is full OF sup
pressed emotion. There is tragic
loneliness about it which one asso-
ciates with the fearless :dealism OF
, youth. This head was modelled by Mr.
Brush some years ago and reflects
perhaps his own youthful vision. IL
! also shows the influence of his father.
who has for many years been seeker
Renaissance. though of our own day
and generation.
7 the Art Center. ll06 Connec-
: ticut avenue. Cameron Burnside's
| paintings are on view. together with
! some remarkable works in sculpture
| by Arnold Ronnebeck. miniatures by
/, Allyn Williams. anG : couple of por-
traits by Margaret Lindsay Williams
| also of England.
| Mr. Burnside is an American
! painter. who has long resided in
| France. An exhibition of his WORKS
! was held q short time ago at the Arts
| Club, besides which two of his paint
| ines were included in the Corcuran
! CaIlery's recent exhibition of CON
temporary American paintings. These
We're an impressive figure compost
| ton which terminated the long vista
! OF the east galleries and IL charming
| uainting of a French cottage stepped
+, in sunlight.
| Mr.. Burnside is essentially poet
! PAINTER, an expressionist rather than
! an impressionist, interpreting lowell
! ness in nature and subtfy employing
the play of light and atmosphere To
! produce effects. His pictures are OF
2. traditional sort. but extremely per-
! sonal pictures. which would neve:
! force themselves upon the observer
I attention. but possess full measure
of beauty.
i: i: * *
TT is interesting to find the Burn
7, .ida naintings sharply contra ed