Evening star., 1924-04-27
Notes of Art and Artists

whereas his craftsmanship and sense
OF the pictorial stand him in, good
stead, he has not yet acquired that
command Of his medium which en-
ables painter to produce great
works of art.
Take, for instance, a painting by
one of the old masters a portrait:
What first catches the eye and causes
q thrill of delight is beauty in de-
sign, in adjustment Of values, in color
relations and in surface treatment. II
is the way the thing is done. the art
OF the painter that rs summoned to
the doing, which makes the produc+
ton a work Of art. 1t must be con-
ressed, however, that comparatively
rev modern portraits come up to this
standard. Why, 1t Is hard to under
stand. but the art Of portrait paint
ing ebbs low today, and, after all, we
can only acknowledge II.
THE Corcoran Gallery Of Art opens
today an exhibition comprising
works by a group OF cotemporary
American painters who have been
strongly influenced by the modern;st
movement and yet are far from ex-
tremists in this field. They are Gif-
ford Beal. George Bellows, Arthur B.
Davies, William j. Glackens, Robert
Henri. Leon kroll. Ernest Lawson.
Jerome Myers, the late Maurice 3.
Prendergast, John Sloan, Maurice
Sterne, Augustus Vincent Tack and
Allen Tucker, each showing two or
more works. The Prendergasts have
been lent by the Phillips Memorial
Gallery. as have also the works b.
Arthur B. Davies
This exhibition was arranged By
the director. Mr.. Minnigerode, espe-
ciaiiy with the idea OF giving the
becoming acquainted with the leaders
or this movement and SO forming
their own judgment as to It's rneriI
ana significance. The exhibition will
continue until May 18 and will be
renewed at length in these columns
later.
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A COLLECTION Of thumb-boa
sketches, water colors, etc, b.
Hayley-Lever is now on view in the
cases in the upper atrium of the Cor
coran Gallery Of Art. Mr.. Lever
studied In Paris, London and New
York and worked for some time at
st. Ives Cornwall. England. He is a
member Of the New Society of Art
lists, New York: the National Arts
Club, the Royal British Artists, Lon
don. and other professional associa-
lions, and he is the recipient OF
numerous medals and other awards.
HIS work is familiar to Washing
.onlans through frequent inclusion.
IN the Corooran Gallery's notable BIZ
ennial exhibitions. He is resented
furthermore, in the permanent col
iections Of the Brooklyn Museum, the
Pennsylvania Academy Of Fine Arts
the Detroit Institute Of Arts, the Ma
1,onal Art Museums Of Adelaide,
South Australia, Syndey, New South
wales and other important institu-
tions For q number of years he has
spent MS summers at Gloucester
Quite a number of the. sketches in
GUIDED in this collection were made
school Of what Mr.. Cortissoz has
characterzed as the painters of the
slashing stroke; in other words, he
paints broadly and follows in the
steps or the impressionists, purposinG
TO create unified impression by direct
methods He is strong painter.
THE Freer Gallery Of Art an
nounces lecture free to the pub
lie, to be given in the auditorium OF
the gallery on Tuesday afternoon.
April %, at 4:45 o'clock, by Prof. Paul
Pelliot Of the College of France, en
Chinese Bronzes Jades and Sculp-
lures" The lecture will be illus
| trated and will be given in English.
Prof. Pelliot is the most eminent of
French Sinologists. 1t was he who
followed Sir AureI Stein in the exca
vation at Toun-huang, in western
China, and his lecture will have a
special interest as dealing with a
part of the F'reer collections less well
understood perhaps by laymen.
This is the first opportunity the
information concerning these valuable.
collections, and it is one which un-
doubtedly will be gladly seized.
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THE division Of graphic arts Of the
= United States National Museum
is exhibiting in the Smithsonian build
ing from April &c to May % a collec-
tion Of etchings and drawings BY
Franklin T. Wood, a member of the
Chicago Society Of Etchers. Mrs
Bertha E. jacques. secretary Of this
society, says:
For sincerity Of treatment, deli
SoSS VI ~ NSpetVh aio 6Oou toSlS, L
think we have no one in our list OF
lis active members, practically from
all over the world. who surpasses
him. Nor is delicacy and refinement t
his chief charm, for he has done Wig
orous drypoints. like the head of
Jean Marie, which is as strong and
forceful as anything | know.
The fact that his output is small
not only shows DISCERNING on his
part, but makes him a favorite of
collectors, who are apt to he shy o.
the voluminous ctcher
Every year our society purchases
from our exhibition the finest prints
and preseass :hem 'he parma ne n
collection of the art Institute Mr.
Wood has had the honor of having
had four SO selecte /. and a landscap.
of his was used with one OF ,.ur an
nual publications"
LEILA aIECIILLN.