Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03

Secretary Wilbur, the ship from whose
decks airplanes can rise and on which
they can find resting place. This por-
trait is very direct In rendering strongly
modelled, realistic, but by no means In
the category of the usual Official work"
1t Is destined, it is understood, for
placement in a semi-public building In
Secretary Wilbur's home State.
A third important canvas lately COM
pleted by Mr. CominS is portrait of
the Right Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee,
first Bishop of Washington, portrait
which is purposed to memorabilia him
in the Washington Cathedrals collec-
tons. 1t was painted from photographs
and from criticisms by members of
Bishop Satterlees family and close
friends. by whom it is found eminently
satisfactory. 1t represents the late bish-
OPP as a younger man than the majority
If Episcopalians in Washington will re-
he first took up his episcopal duties in
this city. rather than when, years later
he laid them down. It represents essen
italy a spiritual man and one of beau
tiful manly countenance. He. too, Is
pictured seated and is seen wearing his
episcopal robes.
Mr.. Comins has been experimenting
lately in pure fresco painting-that is,
painting on wet plaster, as did the old
masters of Italy. In this medium he
has produced one or two interesting
panels in the spirit of the twelfth CEN
fury, one an "Entombment of Christ"
In which a group OF figures is seen
carrying the body of the crucified
Savior 10 the tomb provided by Joseph
OF Arimathea. The other is a picture
Of the Christ-very simple, somewhat
elongated, essentially in the spirit of
primitive art. The latter he has done
not only in frescc but in oil paint,
illustrating thereby the special rich
ness OF the plaster medium. OF Mr.
Comins' versatility as well as Of his
command Of several mediums, this ex-
hibition gave eloquent witness.
A CROSS the street, at Gordon Dun
thornes, 1928 Connecticut avenue,
there Is now TO be seen an exhibition
Of paintings by eighteenth century mas
ters, lent by NJ Knedler g. Co OF
New York, which, with the beautiful
old English furniture contained in this
gallery. are seen to delightful advan-
tage. Here are works Of supreme merit
"a Gainsborough portrait of Capt
Bragge painted about 1852, 10 the right
of which hangs portrait of Mary Ann
Sykes by John Hoppner. and to the left
portrait of Mrs Jane Dawkes, after
ward Mrs Morris Robinson, by George
Romncy The Rnmney and the Hopp-
ner are both studies In white and are
fine examples.
Here also is a Portrait of a Lady,
by Allan Ramsay, and an amazing por-
trait In pastel of Mrs Chambers, net
Plat. and Her Child" by John Russell
which was shown in the Royal Acad
envy London, in 1888 and is as frest
today as then.
OF great interest in this group is {
PORTRAIT of Boy With TWO Dogs" b.
Nathaniel Dance, which comes from tn
collection of the late Duke Of Hamilton
and is supposed by some TO be por
trait of William Beckford. the younger
when a child.
Here is group of paintings Of Lon
don and Its vicinity. done with tina
same care that Canaletto bestowed OF
his pictures OF Venice. Two are b
Samuel Scott One is a View of OIL
Putney Bridge" which Whistler painte'
many years after but which has nov
long since disappeared. The other
Of THE Thames at Barnes
Here are works which have stood tn
test Of time. the test which jefferson
applied works which generations hav
Agreed TO admire" and which are a