Evening star., 1932-04-03
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Washington Arts Club. Fifteen of her paint
ings in oils and three portrait drawings are on
view in the reception rooms at the Arts Club.
Most of the paintings were apparently done in
France, as they depict the landscape ancient
buildings and picturesque towns of that coun-
try. Miss Townsend's choice of rather low
key, even for sunny scenes. seems apropos, as
it conveys something of the pensive, rather
melancholy atmosphere characteristic of rural
France. Les Vieilles Maisons,' depicting in
earth colors winding village street lined with
old houses, on a cloudy day; Canal Near Sa-
mois,' with trees and clouds reflected in the
mirror-like surface of the water; 'Moret,
Gray Day" and "Montigny' are particularly
pleasing. These paintings have solid forms.
greatly simplified, but without distortion. Two
portraits in oils prove Miss Townsend's COM
petence in this type of subject: one of a young
woman of warm brunette coloring wearing an
earth-red shawl, and excellent likeness OF
the artists father. long resident of Wash
ington.
r Bruce Horsfan Is well known for his work
i'm Mature Magazine" of which, he is staff
artist and for his paintings exhibited with
the Landscape Club of Washington and other
organizations. The present exhibition in the
Arts Club gallery is composed OF more than
Loo water color paintings of birds Of many
species, minute1y and exquisitely rendered
Thirty~two of the paintings are fairly large
in size. The remainder are veritable NINA
lures, arranged in series of IL to each mount,
comprising studies of the varieties in single
bird families, which are illustrations for the
Bird and Animal Book
Painted primarily as archaeological studies,
Mr.. HorsfalfS bird portraits are things OF beau
ty, both as to subject matter and treatment.
and markedly decorative. Some of them, in
which the bird is depicted on a towering
branch, or on the wing, against plain tinted
background (among these Purple Finch the
Cal
ifornia Jay ON Western Dogwood') are strongly
reminiscent of Japanese paintings of similar
subjects. Again Mr.. Horsfall gives his feath-
cred models delightful landscape settings such
as the opaleseent sky and plains in "Sandhil
Crane, South Dakota and the Carolina peach
orchard in full bloom in Wild Turkey" Such
paintings Snowy Owl" though wholly nat
uralistic, would fit admirably into an interior
In the contemporary style, its white and gray
color scheme and dull silver frame suggesting
aluminium furniture with textiles in tones OF
rose strawberry some other warm color
p S. b.
THE Society of Washington Artists is holding.
by special invitation. an exhibition in the
Anderson Galleries, Richmond, Va This sx-
hibition includes ST paintings and is beauti-
fully shown in two large communicating rooms
Of good proportions and well lighted. To Eben
Comns' portrait study of "A Young Hunter"
position of special distinction and prominence
has been given. To portrait study of O. young
woman by May Ashton another central posi-
tion has been given, bnt every picture in this
exhibition is shown to advantage and at
time has the versatility well ability of
local artists been mere patiently demonstrated.
Miss Critcher is represented at her best by
two of her Indian studies --.
Lewis p. Clephane shows his charming paint
ing of Provincetown-a picture Of roof tops and
towers seen in Summer sunshine. Joseph C.
Claghorn contributes a delightful study OF q
house surrounded by trees and betiabbled ny
sunlight and shadow Clara Saunders is rep
resented admirably by two well-rendered little
landscapes presumably painted in the vicinity
Of Washington. Mrs Leisenring shows large
still life OF light -colored flowers against gor-
geous red background, to which position Of
honor has been given. Another excellent flower
Mrs. Zimmele shows exceedingly attractive
painting of deer in a forest painted presuma-
bly, near her Summer home at Great Bar
rington. Minor Jameson, Garnet lex, Benson
Moore and other members Of the Washington
Landscape Club are we'll represented by char
aeteristic works Charles Dunn shows his pow
erfuly painted little "Crucfixion." From Mrs.
Hoover has come one of her quaint interiors
with figures in costume, representative of the
Victorian era, while Mr.. Hoover shows a study
of old houses in Georgetown. Ruth Porter
Ward has contributed her prize picture, Be
gonaS." which is much remarked and admired.
while MIR. Meryman has added to the interest
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