Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04

permanent collection of the Bibliotheuue Ma
tionale, Paris, and in museums in this country.
This is his first showing here in Washington.
WITHIN the last 10 years interest in prints
has greatly increased in this country and
with this increase in interest has come an M
crease in private collections. The Art Institute
of Chicago held recently an exhibition of litho-
graphs and woodblock prints showing about
400 When the exhibition closed fully half CT
the numbers had been sold. That such thing
could have happened in connection with an ex-
hibiticn Of paintings Is almost uncomfortable.
On the 9Th Of January there will open in
Brooklyn the annual exhibition of the Brook
1yn Society of Etchers, of which for some
years John Taylor Arms, formerly of this Nity,
now Of Cincinnati was president, and is now
secretary Next month"; in Chicago, the Chicago
Society of Etchers win hold an annual exhibit.
tion in the Art Institute of Chicago and about
the same time a great international exhibition
of prints will be held in Los Angeles, under
the auspices Of the Print Makers Society Of
California
Recently, when Prof Arthur M Hind. Charles
Eliot Norton lecturer in poetry at Harvard Uni.
versity l9J0-31, brought his lecture at the
Museum OF Fine Arts, Boston, on "Engravings
and Etchings" to an end, he said by way of
advice to those who were collectors: do net
buy merely for great names, for rarity or
market value. Start with something you care
for cit doesn't matter what. Try and educate
your taste by constant reference to the fine
things done in the past, which are universally
recognized, and you will probably end by coll
lecting good things. Above all do not belong
to those who only buy old masters. This is
the mark Of a lack Of appreciation of art rs a
living thing, thing, too. from which artists
must live, or if you disregard them, starve. Buy
modern works; make your own mistakes and
don't regret them; you viii probably have learnt
thereby, and enjoy the occasional experience OF
finding something unrecognized that is really
good"
1t viii surprise some to hear that from a
recent exhibition of prints held at the Smith
sonlan Institution, where no effort to sell is
made, sales amounted to over $3.50 to chaiSee
visitors.
"A the Arts Club December 2s there were
placed on view, to continue to January
10, exhibitions of oil paintings by Edith Hoyt
Of this city, water colors by Giles FranckIvn-
OF Paris and sculpture by Louise Kidder Spar
row of Washington
Miss Hoyts paintings are to be seen in the
main reception room and adjacent dining
ROOM They are, almost without exception,
Canadian subjects painted during the Summer
near Murray Bay and in that more destitute
country, so little visited, near the mouth Of
the great st. Lawrence. In many instances
they are pure landscape, but not infrequently
little house or q church or group of houses
is seen nesting among the hills. There Is
something very simple, naive and charming
about these paintings, done with great direct
ness but reticence and evident appreciation Of
the beauty of the theme.
1t is interesting to know that Miss Hoyt's
work was so appreciated by the Canadians that
a representative of the Canadian Railroads pur-
chased one Of her paintings last Summer and
arranged with her for a complimentary trip
through the Canadian Rockies next Summer
as the guest of the railroads with the nnder-
standing that the gift OF a painting made en-
route would be regarded as adequate compen-
sation- 1t was through invitation similar
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