Evening star., 1925-11-08
NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS
Corcoran Gallery of Art Be Open One
Centennial Exhibition Grows-Concerning the Henry
Ward Ranger Bequest-New Paintings in
Phillips Memorial Gallery.

Winter in this gallery and which will
be on view again during the coming
season.
A n exhibition OF landscapes and
marines in otb by James Perry
Wilson and Frederick William Van
Duyne, jr., may now be seen at the
Arts Club of Washington. They oc-
cupy the walls of the reception room
on the first floor and make an excel
lent showing-little pictures, mostly.
but of a very pictorial character and
well done. Mr.. Wilson has been for
some time in the New York office Of
Bertram Goodhue, the architect of
the building for the Academy of Sci
ences in this city and of many other
notable architectural works. Fred
erick William Van Duyne, jr., is the
son of an Army officer, a young busi-
ness man, who turns TO art as a
recreation. pupil of Mr. Wilson.
Both young men live in Newark, n. j.,
and most of the paintings shown were
produced on a Summer holiday at
Monhegan, Me.
Mr.. Wilson's chief exhibit. however.
is painting of the National Academy
of Sciences, seen in the light of a
Summer moon, it's beautiful facade
and entrance reflected In the first of
the series of still pools at the foot of
the broad steps-a charming theme
we'll rendered. With this exception,
his 26 exhibits are little pictures,
larger. perhaps, than the ordinary
thumb-boX, but not as large as the
usual canvas. The Village. Foggy
Night, Is a nocturne; THE Clearing" :"
wood interior: The Shroud." a pic
nf
Maine headland-pictorial themes all,
perhaps little tightly rendered, with
an inclination to Photographic detail
but still very good.
Mr.. Van Duyne shows 5S little pic
lures, among them "A Spring Freshet
Potomac River" and very attrac-
tive nocturne, The Harvest Moon" :"
His style follows closely that of his
teacher-colleague, but there is dis
tinguishing difference.
This is an interesting and COM
mendable display and will continue
for another week
A T the Metropolitan Museum. New
York, a memorial exhibition of
George Bellows paintings and litho-
graphs is at present on view This
comprises 63 paintings and SO litho-
graphs, besides "a drawings. all Of
which are listed. described and Illus
trated in the catalogue Of the exhibit
ton, which contains. besides, a sympa-
thetic and highly appreciative intro
ductton written by Frank Crownin-
shield, son Of the we'll known mural
painter, who was onetime director
of the American Academy in Rome,
and who is himself editor of Vanity
Fair. The paintings are all displa yed
in one large gallery and make an
extraordinarily impressive showing.
Whatever else may be said Of George
Bellows, certainly his work was not
lacking in originality or strength.
Mr.. Crowninshield compares it with
the paintings of Homer and the
poetry of Whitman. and ventures the
opinion that the works Of these three
will be seen to constitute "the most
inspiring, the most native and the
most deeply favored performances in
American art"
IN the Grand Central Galleries. New
York, this month a group of 35
small works in sculpture by Emile
Antoine Bourdelle, one of the most
distinguished of living French 'sculp-
tors, is OH view.
Bourdelle is a modernist, one who
draws his inspiration from prehis-
toric works and the cruder presenta-
tionS of those OF genius among prirni-
tive peoples. He has, however, 81 long
list of achievement, and by his own
nation he is held in highest esteem.
1t Is Interesting to know that Bour-
dele designed the cover for Isidora
Duncan 8 first American program, and
that this was Americas introduction
to his work. Single examples Of
Bourdell's sculpture have been seen
in this country before, but this is
his first comprehensive showing. He
is the sculptor of an impressive monu-
ment in Buenos Aires, an equestrian
figure of Gen. Alvear, the base of
which is surrounded by symbolic fig
ures of Victory" Force" Flo
quence" and Liberty" He is also
the sculptor of numerous present day
war memorials erected in France.
At the conclusion of the exhibition
in New York the collection will be
sent on a tour Of American art
museums.
= ton OF Sargent's works was
opened in the Museum Of Fine Arts
as memorial and in connection with
the unveiling Of the 12 new mural
paintings and 6 reliefs which, happily
were just completed before the paint
er's death. An illustrated catalogue
Of this memorial exhibition contain
ing reproductions of 90 or more oil
paintings and about so water colors,
with n foreword by J. Templeman
Coolidge. has been issued in connec-
ton with the exhibition.
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