Evening star., 1928-03-04

style of the old-fashioned English
school,
Augustus John is represented by n
picture of n small boy in a green frock
with white collar. clcvcrly executed, but
not comparable with the painters best,
for Augustus John is one OF the giants
of the English school OF today. although
not always pleasant painter.
u. Y. Cameron'S contribution Is
Marll." with perfectly simple lumi-
nous sky. sky which would have de-
lighted. had he lived to sec It. Richard
Wilson Cameron it will be rcmem-
bercd, is first ctchcr. then painter--onc
of the greatest etchers not only of our
time but of all time His paintings arc
Invariably of the Scotch Highlands and
are interesting in pattern, spacious in
eifcct~-works which suggest the re-
motcncSS as we'll as the great silence
OF nature.
Julius OLSON is represented by no
less than four paintngs-one of 'Loch
Lomond after Shutdown" another
Moonlight on the Sea at Brighton"
OLSON is one Of the great marine
painters Of our time. one of the great
est England has produced.
The late Ambrose McEvoy is repre-
sentcd by painting entitled The
Thames" painting considerably in
the style of the French imprcSsionists
and not fully representative Of the
painter. But McEvoys works arc in
great demand and it probably was i'm
possible to secure the loan OF n more
representative canvas.
Arthur Wardle years ago won rcpu-
tation as a painter of animals. and
quite a number of his paintings were
ctS t,,f Y1tc,l ~
lery when he was at the height of his
achievement. He Is represented in
this exhibition by painting of two
lcopards resting on desert sands. en-
titled In the Heat Of the Day"
The distinguished director of the
National Gallery. Trafalgar Square, Sir
c. j. Holmes. has generously contrib
utcd a painting. The Canal Bridge" :"
Berwick, which shows him TO be tra-
ditionalist and painter of real at
tainment. fine craftsman with nice
sense of values and OF technical skill.
There is very interesting decorative
composition. "A Station of the Cross:
Veronica Wipes the Face OF Christ" ION
vellum). by Jessie Baves: and strange
solemnly rendered religious subject.
"Eccc Amelia Domini," by Robert An
ming Bell
ioned flower paintings. very exact and
elaborately rendered. by Laurence Bid
die. There are flower paintings In tho
extremely modern style. the style of
Matisse. for example. one by Leslie Hun
ter. There are realistic and unplcas-
antly hoTely but virile figure paint
lngs which If produced in America
would be labeled Main Street" but
coming from Great Britain have the
titles, The Girl from the Village" and
The Yellow Awning" both the work of
Florence May Asher. There is a drab
but extremely original and haunting
painting of small baby and homely
nurse seated on a park bench. George
and Mana" BY Betty Pagan
There Is plenty 10 like and dislike.
but there is little that does not have
the ring Of sincerity. that is not soberly
done, that does not show capability.
The public is privileged 10 draw con-
clusionS. TO discover and maintain
preferences. II will he we'll, however. If
in 50 doing the fact Is kept in mind
that scmc OF Britaln'S greatest painters
are not here represented. and that this
exhibition gives general survey of the
art OF painting in the year 1928 when
perhaps that art Is not at as high
leve! as in the past or as 1t may be in
the future: and furthermore that this
Is not a collection taken from the Ma
tional Gallery. London, or the Tate
Gallery: has not been sent over 10 be
treasured but to be seen.
E<BEN F. COMINS has announced an
exhibition OF his recent portraits In
his studio, 1911 Connecticut avenue.
from today TO tomorrow week. On Sun
days. March 4 and II. the exhibition
VIII be open in the afternoons and tea
served from 10 O'Clock. During the
week visitors will be admitted from II
O'Clock In the morning In O'Clock. A
special invitation has been extended 10
art students in the public and private
schools OF the city on Wednesday and
Friday afternoons at 3:l5 O'Clock, at
when time Mr.. Comins will give an in
formal talk on portrait painting.
Among the recent paintings exhibited
at this time are Mr.. Com:ns' portrait OF
Col Liudbergh standing beside his IA
nous plane. The Spirit of st. Louis.
The portrait. which was made from
sketches and studies. Is full length and
| Is entitled We" Other notable works
are lately completed portrait OF Judge
/ Henry Wade Rogers OF the New York
/ appellate Court, and a portrait OF Miss
| Tncodora Catalani of this city An
| proximateiy so paintings will be on view.
| Mr. Comins Is in the same building
| In which he has resided for some wears,
| but has moved his studio to a lower
floor This exhibition. therefore, in n
measure Is given by way OF house
| warming TO inaugurate his new quar-
| tcrs.
+ II
ItL1.EN EMMETT RAND, one of The
most distinguished OF our American
women portrait painters, will hold an
exhibition at the Yorke Galleries. 1000
s street beginning tomorrow and con-
tlnuing through March H.
mrs. Rand spent part Of Winter
In Warrington some years ago executing
q number Of commissions She has also
been represented regularly In the b.
ennial exhibitions of the Corc0ran Gal
ifry of Art. most notably by a portrait
of Mr.. Donald T. Warner, Judge Of the
Superior Court Of Connecticut, which
incidentally. viii he included In the eH-
hibition which opens here tomorrow
This exhibition VIII also include pof-