Evening star., 1925-11-29

Il ulStlnct cessation In ar
tiStic activities, especially
in the field Of exhibitions. at the pres
ent time. This state of affairs. how.
ever. will not continue long. The Cor.
coran Gallery will reopen. II Is conf.
IDENTIFY expected, before the end Of this
week, the work of reinstalling the
paintings IN its permanent collection
progressing rapidly.
The National Gallery of Art will be
closed until next Saturday evening
when the private view of the notable
loan exhibition OF early American por.
traits. miniatures and silver assem-.
bled by the Washington loan exhibi.
ton committee will be held This eX-
hibition will comprise paintings by the
foremost early American artists. Cop
leT, West and Stuart will be fully rep
resented. There will be a large repre-
Sentation also of paintings by the
Peaies and Sully, and there will be
works by even earlier painters-John
llesselius, John Wollaston and others.
The portraits win in many Instances
be of we'll known personalities. men
and women famous in the political
and social history of the new republic.
To great extent these have been
& lent by local owners. and are old
family portraits. a number, however,
have been lent by the Corcoran Gal
lery of Art. the Capitol. the Depart
ment of Justice, and other branches of
the Government. Besides these, Her
bert Pratt Of New York. who has one
of the finest collections of early Amer
lean portraits in this country, has gen
erously contributed five choice works
of priceless value.
The miniatures numbering over
goo. come not only from Washington
but from Baltimore Philadelphia, New
York and Boston. and constitute what
is possibly the largest collection Of
this sort which has as yet been as
semhled. II viii contain two rare
miniatures by Gilbert Stuart and quite
a number by Malhorne, by Fraser, by
the Peales and by others of almost
equal distinction.
Numerically the silver is the largest
collection of all. It. too has been con-
tributed 20 a great extent by out-of-
town collectors, although Maj Gist
Blair, MIR. and Mrs. Breckenridge
Long and Mrs. John Henry Gibbons
have all made valuable contributions.
hhe collection will include over so
pieces Of silver by Paul Revere, the
majority of which have been lent by
Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer of Boston. 1t
will also comprise works by famous
Silversmiths of Boston, New York, AL
bany, Philadelphia. Baltimore, Annap-
fore 1900. These pieces have been
carefully selected by member OF the
staff of the Boston Museum Of Fine
Arts, each for its intrinsic artistic in
terest.
This exhibition, opening next Satur-
day evening. will be free to the pub
lie from December to January g. An
Illustrated catalogue will be issued.
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THE Corcoran Gallery of Art on the
same day will place on exhibition
collection of paintings by Philip A.
de LasZlo of London, one of the lead
ing portrait painters of our day, who.
after several years absence, is again
visiting this country. Mr.. de Laszlo
Is an Austrian by birth. but a natu-
rallied citizen of Great Britain. He
spent some little time in Washington
a few years ago painting portraits
here, among them portraits of Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding, and at that
time an exhibition Of his portraits was
held in the Semi-circular gallery at the
Corcoran Gallery of Art, attracting
wide and favorable attention. He is a
virile painter, but his style is essen
TALLY suave. He discovers the best in
his sitterS and sets it forth with tact
and skill, and shows in all Of his work
keen sense of the refinement OF
beauty. Irwin Laughlin, American
minister to Greece, owns quite a num-
ber of Mr.. de LasZlo's works. which
are here in his home on Crescent
place Few have had more distin-
guished sitters, and yet none turns to
his art with more serious purpose
than he. Mr.. de Laszlo has had what
many in the present day lack-sound
and prolonged training, in addition to
which he il a sincere and very gifted
artist His portraits carry conviction
in the matter OF likeness and are at
the same time frankly works OF art
Thev have charm and distinction.
The De Laszlo exhibition will be set
forth in the south gallery on the main
floor of the Corcoran Gallery OF Art
Mr.. and Mrs. de Laszlo Will be IN
Washington for some little time in De-
rember, and on the evening of Decem-
her 10 will be the special guests OF
honor at a dinner at the Arts Club.
TIE Society of Washington Artists
will be in possession of the semi
circular gallery at the Corcoran Cal
lery of Art from December to Janu-
ary 3, holding therein their thirty
fifth annual exhibition. This will con-
Sist of oil paintings and sculpture not
before publicly exhibited in Washing
ton and selected by a jury consisting
of the officers and executive committee
of the society. Two prizes will be
awarded in the form of silver and
bronze medal for the two most merl:
torious paintings shown.
HN December / and continuing to
~ January ! an exhibition OF etch-
ings and other prints by the Print
Makers Society of California Will be
~ iar Iy0 n
ton, set forth under the auspices OF
the division of graphic arts. This
promises to be an extremely interest
ing display and should afford oppor-
runity for lovers of prints to make
purchases for Christmas.
The Print Makers Society of Cali
forn!a is a unique organization. 1t
was organized by group of California
artists, and has now for several years
set forth annually a large, important
international exhibition of prints,
which has comprehended the works Of
the best print makers of the leading
nations of the world. 1t also circulates
such exhibitions as this which VIII be
shown here sending out five or six
every Winter and thereby extending
the knowledge of this division or the
graphic arts and encouraging print
collecting The society has not only
artist but lay members, and each year
it selects and issues print to its mem
bers. For the fortunate print maker
whose work is selected this is very
tangible honor, and to the members of
the society 1t becomes a valuable pos
session.
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A T the Arts Club during December
"A the annual members exhibition
will be held. This will consist OF small
paintings. drawings, prints or works in