New Britain herald., 1929-01-15
ART EXHIBITION
At THE institute
Sculptures lnd Paintings Valued
It $4,000 On Display

m9me0I OF OOXlIlk IHdeGh' !" o1'N
OF the features OF the exhibition OF
$4,000 worth OF paintings and
bronzes by American artists which
opened at the New Britain institute
this afternoon. The works of art
form a separate exhibit specially
prepared for New Britain by the
Grand Central Galleries Of New
York city and present a great va
riety of subjects calculated to con-
tain something to satisfy the taste OF
everyone.
.The Knockdown" il = large piece
and shows one fighter, Z smile OF
grim earnestness on his face, still
lowering over the form OF less
fortunate opponent who. with his
face showing his desperate condi-
ton, has just struck the canvas and
still has one leg raised from the
force OF his fall. The expressions OF
the boxers. their ripping muscles
the jerked forward hair OF the fall
EN- man, and above all the sense OF
power and action imbued in the
whole piece make it outstanding. 1t
is valued at $3.50.
A small representation of "Bac-
chante," the work by Frederick w
McMonnies, the original of which
caused such 4 furore in Boston when
it was proposed to erect 1t in pub
lie place, is included In the repre-
sentation 1t proves to be rather
mild nude with none of the char
acter imputed to it by the Puritanl-
cal Bostonians. "Crce," by Grace
Talbot, proved more interesting
showing the tabled sorceress shun-
ming one Of the enchanted boars
.Icebird," by Prof. f. TAFT Mcken
zie, a specialist in athletic subjects
is a rhythmic creation of an Ice
skater. An unique ashtray with the
handle in the form Of woman j.
intriguing in its conception and eN-
ecution. 1t was done by Edward Nc
Cartan. whose "Faun" is also in
the show. Other sculptures arc
Mabel Conkling's Water Baby and
violet" by Edward Bcrge.
The paintings offer wide Narief,
OF subjects, both In portraits and
landscapes. The most interesting Of
the latter is a Mexican" by l.. w
Lee, former New Britain man, tht
supercilious, even cruel smile Of the
cynical Latin being caught perfect
ly. Other portraits include a sombrt
Portrait Of Lady" by Oliver Den
nett Grover, "Girlhood" by Charles
Hawthorne, katherine" by Gerri
Beneker, Capt. Cavalliania" b,
Leopold Seyffert. and "Our 1ittlt
Gypsy" an appealing and vivaciou'
young girl painted by Calemia Whit
hurst.
Two seascapes by Frederick J
Waugh are prominent. These, "Sil
yer Sea" and "Fall Cliff" are SINH
lar in the black anger of sea. sky
and rocky shores. This is perhap
better expressed in the former can
vas, where there Is more detail, blu
the latter also has power IN IT
Swallowed silhouettes of blackness
The forbidding rocks and waves o
the Maine coast are shown in similar
fashion in Edward Redfield's JUNE
in Maine" A huge canvas by Pau
Dougherty entitled 1.-THE Big Wave
displays sure and powerful handling
OF the difficult subject, with none o
the tremendous surge lost in thu
painstaking detail OF the work.
"L'ere de st. Marten" by Horatit
Walker Is another feature Of the ex
hibition. portraying French peas
ant woman against background o
autumn fields The deep shadows o
the valleys and the brightness o
the snow-capped. sunstruck noun
tain tops are sharply contrasted II
Chauncey F. Ryder's "Rhone Val
ley" the picture being almost divid
ed into two halves. each with its owl
mood.
John Lavalle's winter Solitude
IL an unusual picture which will
either be greatly liked or greatly dis
liked. 1t shows deep greenland
blue pool amid heavy SHOWS, witt
the sunlight filtering through tree
about to make delicate lights an
shadows upon the white ground
After the Rain" by Charles II
Davis Is an odd canvas with outline
vague and suggested. Peculiar green
bordering on the olive form tn
mass of w. Elmer Schotield's elf
Farm"
In Wood Sprites," by Gustav
Cimiotti. much the same effect ha
been achieved with greens as Max
field Parrish has effected with hi
blues. A rather unreal and mysteri
Gus but exalting background Of rio
green's gives the picture a charmin
allnrement. 1t contrasts sharply wit
Echo Valley" by Charles Morri
Young, in which many browns an
grays are used for a fall huntin
picture.
"Ore Dust" by 4. IT. Gorson is AN
other unusual picture. 1t shows
smeIter at work in the night, and TIL
strong and strange lights and re
Elections give it an almost unidn
character. Autumn" was built up b
Wilson Irvine directly from the pair
tubes and presents a brilliant varlt
CATION OF colors.
Other pictures in the exhibition ar
BLUE Rock" by Paul King. an ultra
colorful ION the Waterfront" u
Harry A. Vincent. Startled" by {
Glenn Newell; Mountain Road b
Gardner Svmons. 'Upla nds i
Winct" by Leonard Ochtman 9TH
White Cabin by Carl Kraft
Spring Mists" by Cullen Yates.
rich. deep Sailing Ships 10y Gcorc
Pearsc Ennis, Late Afternoon" b
Henry Parton. Gay October" h
Robert Strong Woodward. and ''rh
Reservoir" by Randall Davey. TheI
are only two pictures Of still lift
"phIox" by Carl Blcnncr and "Te