Evening star., 1937-12-19

SPORTING ART IS EXHIBITED
Exceptional Success Credited Collection Shown by Modern
Gallery-Swedish Prints Impress Visitors and Make
Delightful Exhbion-Ba Boheme Plans

country, Gloucestershire, and were
painted for Robert Brookes, ESQ.,, an
old Gloucestershire sportsman who
was said to have paid ten guineas each
for them, the usual price for paintings
Of this type.
Arthur F. TAFT, 1919 to 1905, Is
represented by two excellent paintings
OF birds, Quail" and "A Close Point" /"
the latter st,essing dog. rs well as
birds.
OF special interest here in our coun-
try is q painting by Edward Trove,
'The Dawson Children painted about
1856 at Spring Hill, Mobile, Alabama,
where the two boys represented. one
on pony, the other standing, lived at
that time with their parents. Also of
almost local interest is the painting
entitled November on the James
River" quail hunting scene by J. M.
Tracy.
Outstanding among works by con-
temporary painters is A. ]. Munnings'
portrait Of the Duke of Windsor in q
pink hunting coat on his mount. This
was painted several years ago when
the Duke was Prince of Wales, and
is exceedingly good. both as a por-
trait and as a picture, broadly rem
dered, atmospheric and vital.
Admirable, too, is Mr.. Munnings'
painting entitled Going Out at Ep-
son. a canvas which as a work of
art has no occasion to lean upon
subjective interest.
Two paintings of dogs by Percival
Rosseau, whose death occurred most
recently are attracting much favor
able attention from sportsmen and
lovers of dogs. Mr. Rosseau was born
II New Orleans, received a commits
sion from Clarence H. Mackay to paint
his prize-winning field dogs in 1912,
when living at Rolleboise, near Rouen.
france, but after completing that
commission returned to America and
became a member of the Old Lyme
colony in Connecticut.
Sixty paintings and a few little
bronzes make up this engaging show,
which, once seen will not soon be for
gotten. 1t will continue through
January 8. and will be open to the
public from ll:30 to $50 on week.
days, with the exception of Monday,
and on Sunday afternoon from Q to S
o'clock. Admission on Wednesday and
Sunday Is free; on other days fee
OF rs cents is charged.
Notable Exhibition of
Contemporary Prints from
SWeden Sponsored by Spedish
Ministers.
THE collection of contemporary
Swedish prints which was to have
been placed on exhibition in the Lii
brary OF Congress on December 5, but
did not arrive until a week later, has
now for several days been on view and
is found well worth waiting for. It
came to this country as an exchange
for collection Of prints by contempo-
rary American printmakers assembled
by the Society of American Etchers
under the leadership of John Taylor
Arms, president, who conceived the
! ANS" VA a oASeSAAiaA6 touI LA O"CuCh d
year ago. The Swedish collection, in
cluding 1e4 prints by "a well-known
Swedish printmakers, was selected by
a distinguished jury in Sweden, ap-
pointed by the Swedish National Fine
Arts Association, and is shown here
in Washington under the patronage
Of the Hon. Wallmar F. Bostrom,
Minister from Sweden to the United
States.
Naturally the first thought that oc-
ours in connection with works from
a foreign country is that of national
ity. Do We, or do we not note ma
tionalistic tendencies? In this in
stance the reply must be in the mega
tive. These prints from Sweden might
have been made here in America or
in any country developed under West
ern civilization. Drawn so closely to-
gether as we are today by increased
facilities OF communication, ease of
travel, common sharing Of news and