Evening star., 1924-03-09
by Frederick Carl
Frieseke now occupy the semi
circular special exhibition

opened on March and will continue
until March so, consists of thirty pic
lures painted within the last twenty
years, all of which are in q style
moro Parisian than Americana
style. however. which is entirely as
sooiated today with this painter and
his confrere. Richard Miller.
Frederick Carl Frieseke was born
In Michigan in April, 1874. After
studying at the Art Institute of Chi
Cago and in the Art Students League
OF New York he went abroad and
became pupil of Constant, LA-urens
and OF Whistler in Paris. For many
years now he has lived in Paris or
its neighborhood. and although he
contributes to the majority of the
leading American eXhiUitions and is
Il member of some of the foremost
profess -onal art associations. such as
the Naliunal Academy OF Design and
the New ork Water Color Club, he
does not in his work reflect in the
smallest degree any natiOnaliStiC
tenden lies.
Primarily Friescke is an exponent
Of tne French imp!eSSionist school,
painting in a high key, concerning
and atmosphere. lis PICTURES axe
extremely delicate in color and in
some inalances partake OF the nature
of wattr cclor. Tney have Il chalky
whlteneSs whicl suggests froStine.iS
OF atmu:s. .,.ere and bring to mind
IreSco paintings or the early masters.
and again aquareiles, IN WIN II The
whiterc:is of the paper shows through
tran.ii aren't wath. Sometimes he enl-
pioyj ne short, reiterated stroke
which Monet brought into vogue, and
mis- palette. while having short range.
shows pr.ssmatic hueS What he
1nanifeSrs in his pictures is what
might be called veiied loveliness-
hn4 l.
enjoyment. The people he paints are
not real people-pulaating alive
but mere subjects, providing an ele-
lncnt of design or a note of color in
ms compositions. In almost every
case the women he pictures are seen
with eyes cast down and are used
In the finest sen&e merely as models.
But AIr. Fricstrke has deilcate
sense of beauty and his color schemes
are wrought with evident ability to
ADJUST va'ue with the utmost nicely.
lie pile up la aaes and silks and fig
ured fabrics and pants them in such
wise that they b 'ome lin themselves
q JOY and a delight to look upon.
Again, 1t should be noted, his view
polnt is essentially that of the
Parisian. the Par.ian of impeccable
taste.
One picture in this exhibition, a
IDENTIFY before he fell under the spell
or impression. II, of all the works
shown, is carried beyond the initial
stage ana show beautiful surfa es
and complete finish. The twenty
nine oenrr exhibits are in the newer
style, truly impressions, suggesting
but seldom passing beyond, what
might be termed a beginning stage.
Two of the paintings included in
the collection are owned by the Cor
Goran Gallery of Art-"Peace." u
large canvas &howinr a young mother
sitting beside a much decorated
craoie, composition which mas in
II Just hint of sentiment. and THE
Dressing ROom," . small painting
lately acquired.
In the majority of these paintings
the composition has been found in
doors. but i'll a few cases as, for in
stance, The Last Flowers" the in
ferpretation is of landscape. Curl
ouSly enough, the effect of atmosphere
Is better rendered indoors than. out
ana. best of all, when tho observer
IS allowed, as it were. to look through
Il room out of q. window.
10 students of Cotemporry paint
ing TINS exhibition cannot fail to prove
OF considerable interest but Frieseke Q
is not a sufficiently great painter to
gam by aggregation, and the effect
OF the thirty works seen in a single
gallery tends to lessen rather than
.flrrrase his rank. That he is clever
a"u Filtec none VIII Gainsay.
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NE hanuEcH Galleries, 1911 Con-
hecticut avenue, Will open tonnor-
row with a private view an extra
ordinary exhibition of oriental art,
brought to this city by Parish-Wat-
son & Co. of New York. which should
prove OF the utmost interest to the
public. who will be admitted freely
from Tuesday on until the goth OF
the month This exhibition will be
n'ade up OF museum pieces, objects
which only those of large wealth can
require. Such. for instance. as a
Rhages vase q rare piece Of Persian
pottery which was di covered on the
site Of the ruined city of Rhages de-
Stroyed in 1921, and is valued at sS5.-
oHo; ana Chou bronze, which COM
l,areS with the finest examples in the
Freer collection. Also there will be
an lspahan carpet of the sixteenth
century, anu an Indian carpet of the
formerly in the Ellsworth collection
one valued at $4,000, and the other
at $4,000. There will be furniture
tapestries and other works which will
have not only artistic, but human in
tereSt.
1t is a knowledge of such objects
OF art as these that establishes
standard and gives a means of meas
rrlng merit in contemporary work;
also it helps to develop taste, and for
those already knowing" it provides
rare opportunity for pleasure.
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A I the Arts Club, 2017 / street,
there opened yesterday three lit
tie Xhibitions-decorativ LANDSCAPES
by Mrs. Eva. Brook Donly of New
York, Mrs. Clara Stroud of Brooklyn,
and Ruth Ann Tillnfan of Cleveland; :;
a group of oil paintings by Henry S.
Eddy of New Jersey, and oil paint
ings ard charcoal drawings by Anna
Abbott of Washington, all of which
Will lie on view until March 21 A
reception in honor of the exhibiting
artists will be held this afternoon
from 4 to 6.
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At the Anderson Galleries, New
York, on the afternoon Of March
4. reception was given to Dr.
and Mrs. Charles D. Wa1cott of this
city. on the occasion of the opening
Of an exhibition of water colors by
Mrs. WaIcott for the book on North
American wild flowers. shortly to be
published by the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition. Among the patronesses were
Mrs. John w. Alexander, Mrs. An
drew Carnegie, Mrs. Z. H. Hartman.
Miss Emily Tuckerman and Mrs
Henry White. Some of these draw
ingS have already been exhibited in
this city at the Smithsonian Institu-
tion and the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Referring to this exhibition the