Evening star., 1929-12-15

But tnaJ interest ana merit Is by no
means negligible, for included in the
collection are impressive paintings by
some Of our foremost American painters
For example. Cecilia Bsaux. Edmund
G.. Tarbell, Emil Garrison. Edward w.
Redfield, Daniel CARRIER, John C.
Johansen, Childe HaSsam, Oc1tman
Walker, Schofleld. Gardner SymonS,
Waugh. Irving Wiles and William
Wendt.
The collection is hung in the large
center gallery and three adjacent
smaller galleries, counting the broad
hall on the main axis as one. They
are large canvases and of necessity are
hung frame to frame, in some instances
two-deep, conditions imposed by the
limited space of these improvised gal
leries But even so, they are effective.
In the main gallery a position of spe-
cial distinction has been given, midway
of the right wall, to Cecilia Beauxs
portrait of Dr. Drinker, formerly preSi-
dent of Iehigh University, a portrait
entitled, Man in White"-a thoroughly
representative work-a brilliant piece
of painting. The subject is seen seated
in Windsor chair by an open window
holding in his lap a yellow cat con-
tentedly browsing. The play of light
on the head, on the white Summer suit,
is superbly interpreted. There Is q
quiet dignity about the whole fgure
immensely impressive. Broadly painted,
instead execution amazingly skillful.
In an adjoining gallery one finds a
recent and extremely engaging double
portrait by Edmund C. Tarbell, Mar
gerry and Little Edmund" a portrait
painted out of doors, very different in
style from Mr.. Tarbell's earlier works
but no less successful. To this paint
ing was awarded the Isidor medal in
the most recent Winter exhibition of
the National Academy of Design, from
which exhibition, just closed, it was
in this work that force, strength and
vitality for which the modernists
strive, and he has combined with it
that beauty of color, form and the
illusion of light through atmosphere
which they almost never achieve. Here
is q painting essentially of our time,
typically American in spirit and yet
closely akin to enduring tradition.
The Benson painting is still life,
shown. If one remembers Alright. in
one of the Corcoran Gallery'S great
biennial exhibitionS-a painting which
derives its charm from the artists
Interpretation of beauty in common
and uncommon things-a bowl of fruit,
a bowl of fiowers--colorS harmoniously
brought together, loveliness Of surface
texture, tone, imposed by atmospheric
conditions within doors. This, too, Is
a great work.
There are interesting and impress
sively fine paintings by artists of Cali
fornia whose works are less frequently
seen than perhaps they should be here
in the EaSt-a landscape by William
Wendt; picture of the sea In It's rela-
ton to man by Armin Hansen, en-
titled Storm Birds"
Here one may see Lillian westcott
Hale's charming portrait of her daugh-
ter Nancy" with which acquaintance
was made in one of the Corcoran CAL
lery's biennial exhibitions. This is a
portrait which has pictorial charm as
well as Interpretation OF personality.
Beautifully has Mrs. Hale painted the
wintry atmosphere seen through the
window by which Nancy is seated.
Charmingly has she recorded In all its
subtlety the atmosphere Of the home.
Daniel CARRIERS landscape painted
near New Hope, Pa, entitled ITO
hickon," is already familiar to National
Gallery visitors, having been early as
signed to the National Gallery and for
some time on exhibition here. 1t Is a
superb work which loses none of its
strength and beauty by becoming q part
Of larger whole. @
Thomas w. Dewing, who is so well
represented in the Freer Gallery, is
represented in this collection by a typi-
cal work, a painting Of two women en-
titled "A Reading" assigned to the
Cincinnati Museum, by which it Is now
lent. 49,
It is q matter Of considerable local
pride to find included in this exhibition
paintings by Hobart and Spencer N1chs
OILS, by Everett Warner and Jerry Farms
worth, all formerly of Washington.
1t is worthy of note that the Taos
school, in one-time distant New Mex
leo, is well represented in this coilec-
tion-Ernest L. Blumenschein by two
paintings, THE Gift" assigned tempo
rarily to the Fort Worth Museum Of
Art, and The Burro," assigned to the
Brooklyn Institute Of Arts and Sciences;
Berninghaus by picture of Indians
entitled Their Son." lent to the Art
Club Of Erie; Couse by representative
Gods" lent to the Toledo Museum; E.
Martin Hennings by q beautiful picture
of Indian horsemen seen against the
golden foliage of the aSpens in Autumn.
Passing By" lent to the Museum of
Fine Arts Of Houston.
Irving Wiles, among our leading fig
ure painters, Is represented by por-
trait Of Mile. Maria Safonod" seated
at the piano, and Ernest Ipsen by a
striking study of lady in black, Cap
tain Taylor'S Sister"
Charming and beautifully rendered is
John C. JohanSens Evening Interior"
a picture of the living room Of his own
home, in which he and Mrs. Johansen
(Jean MacLane) are seen seated by
lamp reading.
Childe Hassam is seen at his best
and what more could one desire?--in
a painting of "A Long Island Garden"
showing in the foreground q lily pond
in bloom
Emil Carlson is represented by Hem
lock Grove" probably in tempera-cool