Evening star., 1928-02-12

Sented by picture 0t the Sums, "A
Little Madonna. which evidences In
childhood maternal instinct. john
Sloan is represented by The Old Clown
Making Up" both of which are toneful
works. characteri3ationS rendered with
sustained strength.
The modernlSts almost without cx-
ception have been gi"en the opposite
wall and included in the showing arc
: James Chapins portrait study Of Enl-
NETT Marvin. the farmer. possibly tho
same Marvin who, with his daughter.
painted by Cnapin. received the Temple
gold medal at the Pennsylvania Acad-
envy this year. Marvin In this picture
is interpreted with greater strength.
however. kind of Sculpturesquc vigor
and a sincerity which casts aside tech
MEAL tricks. To Maurice Sterne the
position Of honor on this wall hes been
given. and here one sees his After
NOON" a portrait study of young
woman OH "a balcony. and his outdoor
painting of reapers in a field, Here Is
Kenneth Hayes Milers "The Card
! Player" hard. strong delineation; and
Stephan Hirschs Mill Town" curl
ously unpicturesaue but haunting work:
besides Carl knaths' ugly Studio
Table" and new work by Bernard
kariiol. The Island" strangely real
istic. and Guy Pene Du Bois' Soldier
and Peasant" full of sWacgcr and dra-
matte significance. Here, too. Is an in
terestng new painting, a bit Of rugged
Landscape by j. Allen Tucker entitled
The Risc"-sreat variety and abundant
na: rial for thought.
Finally, there is the Little Gallery.
with It's choice group OF works BY
American old masters. many OF whict,
the gallery visitor has seen before, but
with AT least one notable addition,
portrait study of music master by
Frank Duveneck. an old master, in-
deed This, we are told, dates from,
the Munich period, and comes from Il
German collection. As MIR. Phillips
himself says. If Duvcneck had painted
nothing else this work alone would en-
title him to place in the front rank
Of American painters. In COMPANY
with this are WhistlerS Miss Woakes''
ard Fuller's Ideal Head" as we'll as
Thomas EakinS' gravcly rendered por-
trait of Miss Van Buren,. Here also
arc Wcirs beautiful still life. Roses
three mastery little works by Ryder.
Winsiow Homers powerful painting.
To the Rescue and landscape b.
George Inness.
Such a collection as this tri-unit cx-
adequately in so brief a review All
that one can hope for Is to give a
glimpse which will encourage inspec-
ton. which will evidence the ailuring
Quallty CT the showing as a whole.
This tr.-unit exhibition will continue
through February and March. possibly
for part of April, but to be fully ap-
preciatcd Ii should be visited not once.
but again and again.
MONDAY afternoon. In the YorEe
AA Galleries. 1000 S street. there was
opened with private view an exhibl-
ton Of paintings by Jean Nagulesco. a
Eumanian painter. under the patron
age of the Rumanian Minister George
Cret2iano This exhibition includes 81
paintings portraits. Landscapes. still life
subjects. besides numerous drawings
and etchinGs. AT the opening reception
more than $1,000 worth OF sales were
made TO which another 5000 was added
the following day.
The catalogue of the exhibition con-
tains tributes TO tho painter By Duncan
Phillips. Rockwell Kent and Richard it
Gallicne What painter could ask more?
Mr.. Phillips has further evidenced his
appreciation by purchasing four of Mr..
Neguleaco's works~~three landscapes and
still life study. OF MIR. Neguiesco. Mr..
Phillips says: THE time may come
when Heaulcsco will paint emotions re-
membered in tranquility. and when his
art will grow deeper with reserve. Yet
even If this never occurs. brilliant
future can be predicted for an artist
who evidently loves life SO much. sees
1t So variou&!y, and responds 10 1t 80
sens!tively. He In rOmanticist and
decorator by temperament and turns
experience into expression With an I'm
plicit reliance upon his own instincts
and emotions"
Rockwell Kent declares that Ncgu-
iescos work rs distinguished to a rare
degree by the high quality OF precision,
the precision OF a mind conscious OF It's
own intention" and that the beauty Of
his work appears SO easily and fluently
achieved reveals The artists sp!ri; 10 b.
simply and directly responsive to what
in lie IL beautiful"
Richard Le Gallienne. the poet. finds
in his portraits always "a striking inner
resemblance. soul, mood. iden-
teal with the person. which shines
like lamp from the painters fan
tastic toy-house Of design" and IN his
landscapes both mystery and charm" /"
Among the paintings included In
! this exhibition are portraits OF queen
Marie Of Kumania. Of Mr. George
Crctziano. Rumanian Minister. and
of his daughter: OF Mis- ka:alina Kent,
and Of Mrs Tracy Dows. His land
seapes were painted III Humanla and
other countries, Ills paintings also in-
ellide architectural subjects In Paris
This exhibition viii continue until
February 10.
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AT the Arts Club. 2ai7 | street. the
"a exhibitions change today. In the
upper room are nov 10 be seen oils by
Bernhard 0uttman Of New Britain,
Conn. Who has studied In Dusseldorf
and in Karlsruhe. Germany, and In
Paris. lie liz IL member OF the Allied
Artists of America, the .Salmaaundi
Club Of New York and the Silverm,ne
Group vi Artists ot Connecticut.
In The lower roIn are 10 be seen
waller a,lors by Susan Is. Chase of this
city, IL member of thr Arts Club, The
Wa u.ngtun Wafer Color Club, me
Society oi Washington ARTISTS and thc