Evening star., 1932-11-20

drawings of contemporary life in Paris chow
much that was lovely or inspiring, but one has
q feeling that Daurnier still retained faith in
his fellow man. end if he revealed the worst CT
human nature in his drawings it was with
purpose. One cannot but fancy-possibiy IN
justly to the artist-that Peggy Bacon has
liking for human nature at it, vorst-not
wicked, but coarse. voluptuous degraded. Take,
for example, her "Patroness," or her pluto
crat," or even her Push Cart Man; take her
pictures of contemporary life, Pleasure Bent"
One does not have to moralize about them-ar-
tistically alone they are repulsive. Is she, like
Daumier, sounding warning, or is she extend
ing the interest in this phase Of life
Any one who can draw SO well and SO aptly
must be judged not merely by technical achieve
ment, but choice of subject matter. What is
Peggy Bacon-a great artist or a great carica-
turist? For some it may be hard to say.
A FORTNIGHT from yesterday the Corcoran
Gallery's Biennial Exhibition will open
with q private view. During the last week or
more pictures offered by individual artists for
submission to the jury have been arriving
In great numbers. OF these all that attain to
the required standard win be admitted. but the
chances are that admissions win be compara-
lively few The jury of selection and award,
with Clifford Beal as chairman will meet here
next week When the awards are announced,
ten chances to one they will create criticism and
discussion. Partly to demonstrate the wisdom
Of past juries and the excellence of their choice
Mr. Minnigerode, director of the Corcoran Gal
lery of Art, has decided this year to show in the
galleries in the west wing occupied until
Thanksgiving day by the Bicentennial exhioi-
tion) paintings by American artists which have
received awards and honors in previous biennial
exhibitions, together with ether recent acquisi-
tions likewise by American painters. This will
give opportunity for the public to see and COM
pare the best of the contemporary work ac-
uuired within the last Is or more years and the
work of the moment. goodly company. 1t VIII
be found-neither extreme nor conservative but
sound works which have won awards fairly on
their merits-works which in some instances
were by young painters who had not then at
tanned distinction but who have since come into
their own. 1t is excellent idea and should
add an interesting and novel feature Of the 1882
biennial.
1T is with pleasure that many will learn, espe-
! cially print collectors, that Gordon Dun
thorne has opened gallery at zoos Ccnnecti-
cut avenue where he is showing at the present
time an interesting collection of early English
flower prints moderately priced at from 81 to
500 There is quite vogue for prints of this
sort at the present time. They are quaint and
botanically accurate. Some are exquisitely
A
NAH Ca recently acquired a book folio size.
published more than a hundred years ago, cen
tanning beautiful reproductions in color of vari-
GUS flowers wild and cultivated, with interest,"
ing and scientifically accurate descriptive text.
Some of the prints in the Dunthorne exllibi-
ton may have come from just such publica-
tions. Certainly they date back to the early
part of the nineteenth or the late eighteenth
century and have been wonderfully preserved.
On one wall in his gallery Mr.. Dunthorne Is
showing at the same time group of etchings
and water colors by Joseph Gray of England.
q most capable artist both as etcher and
painter His paintings of Scotch scenery, moun-
tains and lakes have the appearance OF htho-
graphs in tint, and are found. upon examina-
ton, to be interesting combination of water
colorS and crayon.
COLLECTION OF etchings and drawings
n by Benson Moore of this city is being ex-
hibited in swinging frames in the Federal
American Bank Fourteenth and G streets. Al
though placed little too high for the average
person to examine with ease, these works give
a very excellent idea of the artists scope and
achievement. Quite number of the e-chings
are of birds or animals and we're made at the
Zoo; are Of nearby landscape and of char
acteristic and picturesque old buildings in and
about Washington. Interest is enhanced, as one
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