Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
BY LEILA MECHLIN.

ISIS mas just GDSHeu ttS NHi -
sixth annual exhibition i'm the
Corcoran Gallery of Art
These exhibitions have invari-
ably been upheld TO high standard
and the present one is no exception 10
the rule. One does not look IN cur
rent exhibitions of this sort for mas
terpieces, but one does occasionally
find, and in this instance more than
occasionally find, extremely clever and
thoroughly enjoyable works
The general appearance or the eX-
hibitIon is pleasing. The first impress
sion received is of good color in
abundance and virile brush work. and
ss the eye swiftly surveys the semi
circular and fiat walls one and an
other well painted theme catches and
momentarily detains attention.
The pictures are numbered chrome
logically, beginning on the fiat wall
10 the visitors left upon entrance.
No. is painting, Flowers and Fig
ures" mote that emphasis is placed on
the formerl, the work of Catherine G,
Crichter, who. while still retaining
her residence in this city and spend
ing her Winters here, is now mem
her of the famous Taos Society of Art
lists, with Summer studios at Taos,
n. Mex. This is an excellent work
q daring composition well rendered.
The flowers, cut and in bowl, are in
the foreground, between the observer
and the Indians depicted. and it is the
flowers which, through their brilliant
coloring, give key TO the picture. This
painting would undoubtedly find a
welcome in any collection. But it is
no more modern in style nor colorful
in effect than many of its present
neighbors. There is vogue today for
strong color, and never before have
the painters found more vigorous eX-
preston than at this time. The day
for subtlety. to a great extent, seems
TO be past; at present we are essen
TALLY downright, direct.
In that first sweeping survey of the
walls on which are hung this exhibit
ton bits of admirably painted still
life-flowers and ohjects-cannot have
failed to be noted, pieasurably noted.
Next to Miss Crichter's picture hangs
a picture entitled Jar and Fruits"
by Harriet B. Kuhne; a little farther
on is an exquisite Interpretation of
purple petunias, by Marguerite c.
Mum; in the center of the fat wall,
in the position of honor, is a beauti-
fully rendered group of old china, by
Hugh H. Breckenridge. painted with
that same meticulous care with which
William NJ. Chase once painted huge
fish, but with a full, flowing brush.
Beyond, again to the right, are some
Autumn Flowers" by Mary G.. Riley,
and on the opposite wall may be noted
another still life by Marguerite c.
Mum. more Autumn flowers by May
c. Marshall; Fall Flowers" by Mar
guerite Neuhauser: large canvas en-
titled THE White Bowl" still life and
flowers, by Elizabeth Muhlhofer, and
an exquisitely painted Bottle and
Brass Kettle" by Ruth Porter Ward,
who exhibits this wear with profes-
sional artists for the first time
To the right and left of the Brock
enridge painting hang canvases by
Cameron Burnside and Theophilus
Parsons. The former is entitled pass
ing Cloud-Folly Cove" the other
Dry Northeaster" Mr.. Burnside and
Mr.. Parsons use somewhat similar
technique. one which suggests GER
tain kinship with the French impress
sionist school, but does not follow d.
rectly in its footsteps. Form, plane
and definition of line paintings all
seem engulfed in color.
Utterly different both in point of
view and attack is THE Port" by
Edgar Nye, large painting and a
complicated subject reduced to the ut
most simplicity. in which form and
line and fiat simple color are en-
ployed to produce dynamic effect. Va
riety in viewpoint as we'll as in mode
of execution lend interest to the viva
cious art of today.
There are some excellent and ex-
tremely interesting landscapes in this
exhibition--two by Lucia B. Hollerith.
a. pupil of Mr. Burnside; two by Gar
net w. Jex, secretary of the Land
Scape Painters Club: two by Ruth
Osgood, all in entirely different vein.
Tom Brown has sent paintings en-
titled along the Potomac" Spring
Comes Round Again" and Autumn
Day" all full of atmosphere and beau
tifully neutrality-suspicious. which any
might covet to own. Benson b.
Moore is well represented by two
Winter landscapes, Edith Hoyt by a
very charming picture of ''Vetch and
Birch Trees" rendered with nice ap-
probation of values.
Gladys Brannigan has sent "A pic
ture entitled by the Old Canal" a
virile and admirable work which once
seen will not easily 10 forgotten. Eva
Springer shows two paintings, one of
which is a typical scene in New Mex
leo; while from Marguerite Lent has
come a we'll constructed and sincere
Interpretation of bit of upland road,
which. through it's merit, lends note
of distinction.
There are fewer pictures of boats
and wfarves than commonly. An eX-
cellent one of THE Old Ferry" Glou-
cester, however, has been contributed
by Clara r. Saunders, and from Elsie
Brooke Snowden has come a notable
canvas entitled 1.-THE French Steve
dore.'
There is a good sprinkling of figure
paintings in this exhibition. Mrs.
Bush Brown has sent a portrait of
Margaret French Cresson, showing
this accomplished young sculptor in
her workshop as pausing while at
work.
Mrs. Cresson has herself contributed
two portrait bustS to this exhibition