Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-18
BY LEILA MECHLIN.
TTENTION has conferred durinc

~ Clark Collection in the Cor
4 \ coran Gallery Of AT which was
opened Saturday. March 10
with q brilliant reception. On sun
day afternoon. March II. a very RAINY
day. the attendance was a.4toNlmat"N
5000 over 1900 umbrellas havlnh been
checked at the entranr2.
Every ono has been .oud i'll praise
not only of the collection bit of lis
beautiful installation, CreG't Tor which
is entirely due TO MIR M!nNgcrude. tho
conphshed in little over three weeks
after the building was completed makes
II the more extraordinary.
Since the opening. q portrait bust
In bronze Of the late Senate; Clark ny
Sally James Farnham has ocen pre-
scented TO the CorcO'an Gallery OF Art
hv the Senator's daughter Mrs, dc
Brabant. and has been placed. on view
in the south gallery opening into the
Clark wing. The only portrait az Sena-
tor Clark included in the Clark Collec-
ton is that by Besnard which hangs IN
An adjacent gallery. OF the I've. the
Farrham bust is much the more nat
terirs likeness, enc which recalls Sena-
tor Clark as he appeared during his
wears IN Congress when he resided n
ing. however one may obtain NOR"
vital impression of the man who
achieved. and who found time, IN an
exceedingly busy life, to asscmbi" M
extremely varied and comprehensive
art collection.
CTNCF the Corcoran Gallery has been
~ rearraneed, tho rooms on the right
iva a..
building have been reserved Tor tran
sie1t exhibitions. and one of these IS
now given over to a group exhibition OF
ua,ntines by Carl MelChers and bN
EDWARD w. Redfleld. Both Melchers
and Redfieid have robust style. are
v1riie painters: therefore, their WORKS
ere in excellent accord. The fact tha-
the majority Of Melehers' are fg'Ie
neintincs and all of Mr.. RedfieldS are
ian6scapes and SeaScapes gives TO the
showing variety and interest.
Included in the Melchers group is
his well known painting. The Smlfny,
lent hv the Phillips Memorial Gallery
srlcndid piece Of realistic painting.
Another loan is his Madonna OF me
Papnahanrock," owned by Judge John
Barton Payne, which usually hangs
In Judge Payne's Office at the keo
Gross. Here. too. is the portrait OF
Mrs, John W Garrett. which was IN
Guided In one Of the Corcoran CAL
lerv's recent biennials. and his well
known painting Of Mcpherson ana
Mcdonald" Scotch pipers IN tneir
plaids. III.
OF utmost importance in the collec-
t,on is an exceedingly large canvas
yeoresenting The Last Supper
naintinr BIZ Mr.. Melchers which Is
well known through reproduction-a
work reveyentiy rendered but not deeply
religious IN feeling. There is little that
ts reminiscent Of LHermitte, httie
which savers OF the Salon picture OF g
double decade or more ago. a little
that is illustrative rather than essen
f,aIlv artistic. and yet 10 many 1t makes
strong appeal ,,,,.
Technically and artistically brilliant.
touching as high note as this painter
has ever touched. is his portrait OF MRS.
Melcners In this collection. a portrait
painted with great vivre and extraordi-
nary brilliancy; portrait which COM
mares with Sargent's best and with the
best Of the great English school.
Prom the standpoint of purely tech
nical achievement the painting in this
exhibition Of a Young woman wearing
a blue figured veil is extremely notable.
Not only is IL fine in color. but most
skillful liz treatment--a tour dc force
Mr.. Melchers versatility is evidenced
by another canvas. "Mending. liKe-
wise a portrait Of Mrs. Melchers,
though unnamed. She is seen in
Summer gown seated before an open
window. The effect is subtle, the rem
dering reticent There are no virile
colors. the whole subject is enyeloped
IN atmosphere. the atmosphere OF
warm. bright Summer day.
Note should be made OF several stall
life paintings, paintings OF flowers, by
Mr.. hselchers which lend color and
charm and which are painted with no
less evident pleasure than the more
imposing subjects.
THE Redfeld paintings are likewise
vigorous and coloriul, even the
paintings Of Winter in which Mr.. Red
field has specialized. OF late one has
noted perhaps In some Of Mr.. Redfleld'&
works little tendency 70 over
pictorialize. in spite of his strength 70
evidence IN his work q certain unneces-
sary prettlness. bu. In Winter Eve
ring" and more especially IN THE
Brook" Ia this exhibition. he Is az his
best and Mr.. Recfieid's best few can
better The Brook" Is an extremely
simple composition, snow ard q scrap
Of dark water snow which Is not
powdered sugar or icing. but which
represents 2 pause. SotineEs. slience-a
beautiful Interpretation u nature.
OF late Mr. Redfeid mas taken To
painting the sea. ana three Of his works
IN this collection ere SEA pictures. in
each instance er..Yened ~ boats. They
are not The sea as waugh has rendered
IL. a. Garrison has seen il nor 81 WINS
lox Homer presented II they ARE the
pleasure -6-ekeTFS SEA. the sra that one
observes cnloyably Oh holiday.
But aow completely joyous the works