Evening star., 1935-11-17

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Exhibition water colors by
| Rowland Lyon.
ing in distant hills. This, even more
than the portrait. is academic In treat
ment, and, although less spontaneous
and free in execution. still very re-
markable. The third is landscape
and of the three the least individual
istic
Edward Bruce, who is also, it will
be remembered, business man turned
artist, Is represented by two land
scapes hung in the main gallery
simple enough in composition but IN
rather forced manner and dull In
color, by no means representative OF
this accomplished painter at his best,
when his paintings are indeed very
very charming.
From Mary Lewis Hall OF this city,
who has studied under some Of the
best masters in New York, have come
two portrait heads-one OF man, the
other of woman-painted, per-
haps bit thinly but well, in cool col
ors-studies rather than finished
works, but betokening genuine gift and
understanding.
Nan Watson-the wife Of Forbes
Watson, art writer and critic, attached
at the present time to the Painting
and Sculpture Section Of the Treasury
Department-has contributed a por-
trait study of Philippa Gerry, as well
as a small study of a young girl and
a stilI-life group-flowers. All three
have a dash of personality but no
stability. The portrait Is outstanding
in some respects, but not In interpre-
tative quality.
Alice Kindler-Mrs. Hans Kinder,
wife OF the distinguished leader OF our
National Symphony Orchestra-con-
tributes two large canvases-ohe Of a
Winter scene in foreign city DOM
mated by a church edifice-the other
of "Moroccans on Horseback"
On merry-go-round Both are painted
rather fatty In dry color and with
considerable restraint. There is no evi-
dent attempt in either instance to
focus the composition, and the eye
therefore wanders a. little afmlessly
over the canvas-but both have an
air Of authority and convey convic-
ton.
GEORGE BIDDLE, who is one of
the artists commissioned to paint
murals for the Justice Department
Building, is represented by a head in
fresco. From Allen Flavelle has come
a portrait study of an old man, which
has scme power.
David Silvette Of Richmond. who is
represented in the Corcoran Gallery
of Art and was awarded lately the
contract for mural paintings in the
court house at New Bern, NJ c., shows
two large canvaSes, one of a man in
unconventional pose an obvious
study-and the other of Gertrude
McGovern" In aggressive mood. Across
the canvas in the latter a piece of
red, white and blue bunting with stars
is draped, jarring with the color
scheme and adding nothing to the
composition. Just how this picture
won inclusion In this exhibition it Is
difficult to surmise, unless 1t were to
emphasize how bad an academic paint
ing can be at its worst.
There are quite number Of land
scapes. but none in oils which seems
to have real distinction. One of the
most interesting, perhaps, is a picture
Of Mount Vernon by Adrian Glen,
seen from a considerable height and
painted in the naive style that is now
known as American primitive"
Somewhat similar in effect, although
very different in treatment, Is
painting by Alice Acheson of Pad
dock"-in which, likewise, tender
green Is the dominant color, with scat
tered objects-horses, men-lending
diversion. but also causing confusion.
Alexis Many is represented by a
single canvas dramatic rendering
in dark; heavy colors of a rocky noun
tain gorge with cactus in the fore
ground, perhaps, Of all the canvases
displayed, the most effective.
Herman Maril has several exhibits.
He has painted a haycart, COW. a
tent-in a thin, fragmentary manner,
quite his own. which sets them apart
and draws attention. Although these
works seem to affect simplicity. while
in fact sophisticated, they are inf1n-
itely preferable to such paintings as
Marvin Jules Sweat Shop" Elton
Fax's Chain Gang" Edward Rosen-
fields ugly Interior" and other works
Of the same type which seem to have
had no excuse for being, even If only
done as stunts or for the fun Of the
doing. g.
T UNDOUBTEDLY the most accept
able exhibits are to be found
among the water colors. Eliot O'Hara,
one Of the few artists included in this
exhibition who also exhibits with the
local professional organizations, is
represented by group Of strong,
broadly rendered paintings, with the
minimum amount of subjective beauty
works which might well have been
rendered as demonstrations for his
classes. Janice Holland, who has late
ly held an invited exhibition in the
Corcoran Gallery, is doubly represent
ed in this section and at her best.
Richard Sargent shows no less than
five water colors, including an interior
of the Decatur House. Prentiss Tay-
lor, who has lately become instructor
in lithography at Studio House, ex-
hibits group of water colors evidence
ing to q degree the influence Of the
Currier and Ives prints upon his
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