Evening star., 1933-01-29

h IONE, it would seem. could fail to find
pleasure well merit in the delightful
etchings now occupying the walls of the draw
ing room and dining room at the Arts Club.
Certainly this art has made tremendous strides
in recent years, both in the matter of pro-
duction and that Of appreciation. When an
important exhibition of etchings Autographs
and woodcuts is announced thousands Of prints
are submitted by etchers in all parts of the
country. We have in the United States today
three large and important societies of etchers
the American Society of Etchers, New York;
the Chicago Society of Etchers and the Cali
fornia Printmakers' Society," with half dozen
smaller groups such as the Prairie Print Makers
the California and the Northwestern Etchers
Furthermore, there are a number Of print
clubs. made up mostly of laymen interested
in collecting prints, such as the Cleveland and
Philadelphia Print Clubs. Only lately q wood
cut society has come into existence restricted
exclusively to those who use woodcut as a
medium Of artistic expression and to those
interested in collecting such prints. The head
quarters OF this new society is in Kansas City.
But to return to the etchings now on view
at the Arts Club. Here are etchings of sailing
boats, with all their inherent charm by Philip
Ksppel Zone of which. incidentally, has been
sold); etchings Of sailors and those who live
by the sea, by Gordon Grant; dancers ex-
quisitely light on their feet, full Of motion and
its most exquisite rhythm by Troy Kinney
scenes Of our Far West and. interesting enough.
one Of Venice, by Levon West, and delightful
landscapes typical American scenes, by Chaun-
cey Ryder, whose Cutting the Pines" in this
exhibition is rare work. Here, too, are scenes
Of New York-"croSs- s-sections"-marvelously
rendered by Martin Lewis, with q perception
which IS keenly human IS well as artistic;
here again we meet Robert Lavson's little
people Of folk-and-fairy lore. and John Costi-
gans groups of country children out Of doors
and in; Kerr Ebys sincere interpretations of
land and sea- and finally Rockwell Kents
moving epics. Each Is utterly different from
the other, and yet all have the magic touch.
Many of these works have been selected
from among hundreds as the finest Of q par
ticular year; none was issued In q large edi-
tion, some are rare. Yet the highest priced of
all IS Rockwell Kents "Boatman" at 500;
whereas, the other hand, one of Robert
Lawson's imaginative prints can be purchased
for as little as $12. How can those with money
to spend resist such temptation?
THE January exhibition at the Sears, Roe
! buck & Co. Galleries continues only
couple of days longer. Among the major ex-
hibits of the month are portraits by Nicholas
r. Brewer of New York City and st. Paul:
group Of paintings by Cleveland artists cir
culated by the Cleveland Museum of Art;
paintings chiefly of Gloucester and vicinity. by
Allan Freelon of Philadelphia; water colors,
etchings and autographs, by Henry c. Pitz.
of Dresdel Hill, Pa, and series of photo
graphs, "Old Ironsides Sails" by jeanette
Griffith of Few York.
standing of Father Ducey, the other of
Dr. Leroy Brown.
The Cleveland painters have a style quite
their own-admirable in its way, but not alto
gether ingratiating. There is a strength and
vigor about their work which is impressive,