Evening star., 1930-11-30

the National Association OF Woman Painters
and SculptOrs, the New York. Washington and
Ohio Water ColOrs Societies and the Columbus
Art League; graduate of Pratt Institute, Column
bia University, Teachers College and pupil
of Henry B. Smell.
In the auditorium of the Arts Club there
will be shown at the same time paintings by
Edgar Nye Of Washington. who studied orig
inally at the Corcoran School of Art later under
individual masters, and is one of the leading
eXponentS in this city of modernism employing
to great extent the cubistic method Of tran.
scription.
A the Smithsonian Institution during the
coming month-December to January A.
book plates from the collection of Mrs William
S. Corby will be exhibited. replacing the etch-
1ngs by Frederick T. Weber, shown during
November.
TREASURE hunting is associated with otheY
days, but is pursued as srduously today az
ever. To dig something valuable out of the
ground or to discover an unknown masterpiece
of art will never lose fascination for both the
initiated and the unini lated. But today, as
of old, such quest is only rarely crowned with
success, and for the one who is successful there
are hundreds who fail.
Recently the unexpected and unusual did oc-
local connoiSeur. who prefers to remain anony-
nous, found and purchased for a small sum
portrait which proved to be q work Of rare
quality and great value which he has now re-
sold for considerable sum- This remarkable
find, the merit Of which the original purchaser
himself discerned, has proved to be portrait
from life of Lord Mansfield England's gfeat
lord chancellor, pain ed by none other than Sir
Joshua Reynolds, and, after being put to tha
most severe tests of authenticity-that Of tina
X-ray, as wen as other means of expertizing-
It has been purchased by the Law School OF
Harvard University to be placed In the library.
1t was found that there was repainttng
on the picture and that 1t was genuine Rev.
nolds throughout. The impression prevails that
1t was q study made by Reynolds for the famous
portrait Of Lord Mansfield which was afterward
engraved by Bartolozi. When sold at auction
1t was simply listed as Portrait of Barrister:
unfinished; English school, early eighteenth
century"
A N exhibition of contemporary American art
sponsored by the College Art Association
opened with private view Tuesday Noyember
IS, at the Howard University Gallery of Art.
1t viii continue through December 6. In the
main room of this well arranged little gallery
the SO paintings included in the exhibition
Coils and water colors) have been hung. Artists
working along conservative lines as well as thosa
OF more advanced tendencies are adequately
represented. OF the former, paintings by
Chauncey Ryder, Ernest Lawson, Jane Peterson.
John Whorf and Hayley Lever are interesting
examples. Charles Rosen,s "Village Corner
Georgina KIitgaard's Mount Tobias" and
Waterfront" by Florence Ballin Cramer, may
be ciassed with the latter group. Special in-
terest attaches to the characteristic water color
ON the Bridge" Of Guy Pene de Bois: beau-
tifui little study of Peasant Women" by Eu-
gene Higgins, reminiscent of Daumiers Jewell
like paintings, full of rich shadow and glowing
color, and the charming "Farmyard," by Ed.
ward Bruce-very simple In composition, very
subdued and subtle in color. The prints which
supplement- the paintings admirably dis
played IN the small room which opens OF the
main exhibition gallery
The art department Of Howard University,
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