Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06

an easy pose and an excellent likeness; a
straightforward piece of portraiture which
possesses exceptional dignity.
Mr.. Slade studied under Dumond in Boston
and Laurens in Paris He paints not only
portraits, but landscapes and genre. And he
is one of the few cotemporary painters who
has chosen to interpret in his paintings re-
lgious themes. Some years ago he painted q
whole series of pictures of "The Children Of the
Bible" and on the order Of John Wananiaker
he did a large canvas illustrative OF well re-
membered incident in the life of Christ. He is
represented by three paintings in the Isabella
Stewart Gardner collection, Fenway Court,
Boston, and has works in numerous other public
collections.
Within the last two or three years he hastl
painted portraits of many distinguished persons,
among them Charles G. Dawes. Ambassador to
Great Britain; former Attorney General Sargent
and Senator Borah. During his recent stay In
Washington he painted not only Senator Over
man. but Senator Tydngs, Senator Brookhart
and Judge Abbott. It Is certainly very crafty
ing to have those in high official positions
painted by one of our leading American
artists.
THE Landscape Club of Washington opened
its Spring exhibition at the Mount Pleasant
branch of the Public Library last Tuesday, to
remain on view throughout the month. Forty
five works are included in oils and water color,
the majority being landscapes, marines and
harbor subjects. There is one portrait, two
large studies of still life, and a few bird and
animal studies, lending interesting variety.
Three of Benson B. Moore's competent land
scapes manifest the uniformly high quality Of
his work and depict scenes of serene beauty,
mostly in the vicinity of Washington. A. H. o.
Role also shows several paintings, the most
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scape of russell trees against warm blue sky.
BY Charles Hoover are three oil paintings Of
contrasted technique and obviously European
subjects. The largest, which appears to be Of
the book stalls on the bank of the Seine in
Paris, is simpliied in design; with stark tree
forms in the foreground. One of the smaller
paintings which instantly recalls Rothenburg,
Germany, with the "Weisser Turn prominent
(although it may be some other medieval
town. is rendered with more attention to de-
tail. Equally suggestive to the observer is q
painting by Garnet Jex, apparently showing
Harpers Ferry. Louis S. Dergans exhibits a
show scene in which blue tones predominant.
This, like all of the Landscape Clubs exhibi-
tons, comprises works produced with evident
enthusiasm and consistent progress on the part
of the painters
A T the Yorke Gallery is now to be seen a COD
lection Of water colors by Fred Pye painted
in the Canadian Rockies, Southern France, italy
and Corsica.
Mr.. 2ye uses transparent color and white
paper and thus obtains sparkling effect. He
is one of those who follow to an extent tradi-
ton, and realistically transcribes things seen,
delighting in the beauty Of nature and endeav-
oring to make it manifest to all Those who
have Travelled in the West or have spent vaca-
ton days in italy and the south of France
will find these paintings by Mr.. Pye charming
souvenirs and Of lasting interest.
A UNIQUE exhibition is in progress ut
Gordon Dunthorne's, consisting of a coll
lection of paStels of flowers by ErneStine M.
Burrage of Maine The ~ works included III.
the catalogue represent the achievement Of
season and the work of one who until last
year had not attempted to paint Mrs. Bur-
rage is lover of flowers as any who visit this
exhibition would quickly know, and it was
desire on her part to interpret the beauty Of
her garden favorites that led her to experiment
with pastel.
There is something lacey, exceedingly re.
fined and elusive in these works-something
far removed from purely academic achieve
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