Evening star., 1926-03-28
l he is legitimate and not uninter'

field he is legitimate and not uninter-
esting.
And still nothing has been said of
the works of Oppi, of Cadorin and of
a number of others who deserve at
tention. Oppi, 1t will be remembered,
was the gold medalist at the Carnegie
Institute, Pittsburgh. last year. He Is
represented in this exhibition by
Breton Girl" and FISHERMEN at
Santo Spirito."
Not the least interesting portion of
this notable exhibition is the sculp-
ture. Like the painting, some is mod
ernistic. but in a number of instances
ii is found that those who have gone
farthest are apparently on the road
home, not with unaccomplished pur-
pose but with new vision. Such, for
instance. is Adolfo Wildt, whose de
lightful little child, with dark eye
holes peering out of a polished, eX.
q,Iisitely modelled marble face, and
subtle Interpretation of The Virgin"
contrast amazingly with his wild, gro
tesque masks shown in the gallery
with the works of the futurists. 1t
would be difficult to say too much in
praise of his beautiful mask of THE
Virgin" so amazing, subtle and at
moSpheric. so lovingly carved.
1t is said that years ago two little
ragamuffins in Naples presented
themselves at the door of an artists
studio, saying in chorus, Master,
teach us your art" One was Mancini,
the painter; the other Gemito. the
sculptor, whose superb bronze, THE
Philosopher, and beautifully mod
eled child's head in this exhibition
put him in the class of the great mas
ters--the class of Donatello.
Thx IDl IX, -
Print, is a beautiful conception beau.
tifully rendered--the child of the fam.
lily in the poise of a Buddha. Dazzi's
"Antonella," Maraini's THE Kiss"
and works by Selva are also full of
this traditional beauty and evidence
their heritage.
There are two works in sculpture in
an unusual medium-iron. The art
ist Gerard was a blacksmith. and he
was true to his medium. These por-
trait masks or reliefs have been beat
Ell out of iron with amazing skill.
-Four artists are represented in the
division of graphic arts. One is
Romano Dazzi. the son of the sculp
tor, Arturo Dazzi, who astonished his
parents at the age of four by his
imaginative drawings OF figures in
motion. and at eight was producing
work of extraordinary brilliancy. He
is now scarce 20.
There are woodcutS by De CAROLS.
which most certainly bark back to
Durer. De CAROLS is also a mural
painter but he owes his chief fame to
illustrations in black and white of the
works of d'Annunzio and Pascoh. and
he is credited with the revival of
modern Italian book illustration.
In the decorative arts there is a
group Of beautiful glassware, made
in Murano. upholding the traditions
of that famous factory. They are
the work Of Paolo N'enini, whose am
bition is to have Venetian glass return
to the classic purity of form which
was it's original charm. 1t is inter
esting to know that the designs of
many of the models here exhibited
were taken from the paintings of
Veronese, Titan and Holbein. In this
section, too, is seen beautiful silver
plate by Renato BroZzi, who has ac-
quired fame as a painter of animals.
The silver plate exhibited shows RAD
bits galloping around its margin. not
banally. but through a floral design.
II is said that he has the habit of
making hundreds OF sketches before
attempting the metal relief, which has
all the accurate delicacy of japanese
painting.
A handsome catalogue has been
published by the Italy American So
ciety. under whose auspices this ex
hibition has been brought to America.
with a foreword by Christian Brinton,
notes on each of the exhibiting artists
and numerous illustrations. Happily,
the exhibition will be on view here
for the next three weeks.