Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17


~ Eoekport' Mass, is now on
view ~ the Arts Club OF
Washington, 2ol7 street. Mr..
stevens is :. Eockport boy. having
been born in that interesting old
Cape Ann town in June, 1883. He
studied at the Boston Museum School,
but is largely self-taught. He has
neither travelled far l.or made inti-
mate acquaintance with the works Of
those i'll the past who have built ira
dition. With an instinct for color,
d feeling for form and strong urge
TO interpret through the medium of
painting beauty in nature which
awakened emotion in him, he has
gone far toward placing himself in
the ranks OF good painters-those
who in the present day and genera
ton unconsciously but none the less
surely are themselves building ira
ditions.
Mr.. Stevens has been accorded
membership in the Boston Arts Club.
the Boston Society of Water Color
Painters and the New York Water
Color Club. Two years ago he was
n Il
in the Corcortsn Gallcry's biennial eN-
hibition--a well merited reward for
courageous and conscientious effort,
Well directed employment of talent
and those Sho remember meeting
him then will recall that he brought
with him to Washington at that time,
to share his honors. his mother. In
the Corcoran G4llery's recent exhibi-
lion he was represented by an eX-
cellent and spirited painting Of Il
scene in one OF the Rockport quarries.
a picture so excellent and essentially
nationalistic In tendency that it was
invited and has been sent with the
American collection to be shown at
the international exposition in Venice
this summer.
In the Arts Club exhibition are to
be seen several different interpreta-
ttons of the same theme, one very
similar to the painting now on it's
way to Venice. Apparently, the
painter has haunted this place and
has found delight in picturing it from
various viewpoints. Hanging over
the mantel in the Arts Clubs i'm
provised gallery is q painting of the
sea in winter. The observers view
point is the shore, snow covered,
and the vision is over an uninter-
rupted stretch OF blue water to the
straight horizon, but between is a
row of trees Introducing series of
interesting perpendicular lines and
balancing with Il network of leafless
branches against the sky the weight
OF mass in the foreground. 1t is
most decorative composition and
beautifully rendered with virility and
Il keen sense OF artistic quality. 1t is
an easy matter to predict for Mr..
stevens greater achievement in the
future. His work shows individual
ity, character and great promise.
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IN an adjoining room at the Arts
Club there is to be seen at this
time an extremely interesting collec-
ton of aquatints by Beatrice Levy Of
Chicago. Many of these are in color
and almost all are charmingly decora-
tive. Miss Levy has experimental
extensively with this medium of ex-
preston. She uses. as a rule, three
plates for each print, and with these
she has produced some extremely
beautiful efects-effects which are
AT the same time subtle and positive.
1t is her custom to sketch from ma
ture. but to make her aquatints from
memory. Some of the prints that
are shown in this exhibition are the
result of feeting Impressions
glimpse from car window, but had
she not trained vision such glimpses
would not have registered with such
accuracy and satisfying result In
several cases she seems to have re-
duced her compositions to the lowest
terms, but never at the sacrifice of
that which she desires to emphasize.
1t is excellent and engaging work,
and all" who are interested in print
making or collecting Will be glad
to have It brought to their attention.
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IN the lower room at the Arts
Club a collection of garden pic
lures. water colors. by Flora Pilking-
ton of London Is on view These are
all done with minute accuracy. some-
what In the style of miniature paint
ing, and not little suggestive Of
the work of the late Walter Paris, a
British artist, who for many years
made his. home and maintained a
studio in this city. The pictures are
delightful, colorful bits, recalling to
the traveller glimpses OF English gar
dens and emphasizing the charm Of
masses Of Towering plants producing
wilderness Of bloom.
All three of these exhibitions con-
ttnue until February %. W. en- they
will be replaced by water colors by
Floyd Ciymer OF Connecticut. dry
points by Cadwalader Washburn Of
California and oil paintings by Mrs.
Ella Condie Lamb Of New York.
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AT the Smithsonian Institution,
under tho auspices of the depart
ment of graphic arts. there Is now
10 be seen an exhibition OF etchings.
soft ground aquatints. dry points and
autographs by BENJAMIN e. Brown.
rio,y of California, and HIS brother.
Howell G. brown. secretary of the
Anne organisation. The=, Two broth.
sru have don. much 10 auicken art
iatsress on o.. fs.inc coas, M,
"sts has The Print Msksfs' Hs.,s,, ~
CALIFORNIA; faF several Asafs naa held