Evening star., 1940-10-13

National Museum ldSt spring, WHICH
undoubtedly reduced source materia
so. the drop in standard is more tina
Obviously, there is confusion in the
elsewhere, as to which trail to follow
To this exhibition three painters
have made outstanding contribution.
They are Minor S. Jameson, Roger
M Rittase and Garnet Jex. Mr..
Jameson shows house in landscape
setting, I'm Westmoreland," and
pure landscape, Mountain IN
Autumn" The former derives charm
not only from composition, but from
nlav of sunlight and uniflcatlon OF
theme. The latter, which is a oroao
view of a mountain seen from a
distance, with cloud shadows creep
ing across it, is most pleasing III
nattern as well as in color-a su-
premely fine work.
Mr. Rittase, who has been making
steady progress in recent years, eVl-
dences. in his two contributions, IN
creased facility and command OF
medium. His color is fresh and de-
lightful, the way it is laid on very
knowing. I'm July" is a picture OF
9 field filled with wheat sheaVeS so
nainted by Mr.. Rittase that near
and far views meet without inter-
ruption and in such wise that
sense of oneness prevails. Even more
unusual, and possibly more cleverly
painted, is a canvas entitled Along
the Roadside" which is, in reality,
an outdoor flower study brilliantly
executed.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Jex, who is rep
resented by four paintings IN his
usual vein, is at his best, perhaps,
in a little midsummer landscape.
I'm Virginia" and in a picture OF
Hampden Hall, stately Southern
mansion which he has pleasantly
peopled by group of persons stand
ing before the door. He also shows
Farm at Crabbottom" and "Ohio
River at Weirtown, W. Va which
likewise are good in composition and
painted with evident pleasure-the
pleasure of one who is moved by
the beauty of nature and a desire
to pass on this pleasure to others.
For what other reason should
landscape ever be painted?
There is colorful charm in Road
in Autumn" by A. j. Schram. H.
w. Olson's "Corey Creek, Pa" is
strongly and simply rendered. James
H. Turner's Gray House, Leesburg,"
also has much to commend it-al-
though. far from being gray, this
delightful old house is built Of the
reddest of bricks. Rowland Lyon
shows Sand Dunes" and Roy Clark
"Old Oak" both paintings being in
modern mode, direct in treatment
and skillfully handled. Robert E.
Motley's Mill at Atholay" has some
fine passages, but falls short in the
matter of composition, being a bit
unbalanced. His Quartz Rocks in
the Potomac" is, on the other hand,
good in pattern and strong in treat
ment, but less sensitive.
Varied Display.
AS a rule, the Landscape Club ex-
hibits only landscapes by its men,
bers, but in this display number
of other subjects have been intro
duced. Henry Wadsworth Moore
shows a portrait of Col. Syndex M.
Hedges: Alfred Smith and Newman
S. Sudduth. each portraits of chill
dren, and Andrea Pietro Zaraga, a
picture of his colleague. Oke Nord-
gren. at work at his easel Whether
or not a club formed to promote
interest in outdoor painting weakens
its position by thus widening its
scope is question.
The water colors included in the
exhibition are to be found in the
reception room, hall and dining
room. There are two excellent ones
by Charles c. Council, one of
''North Pueblo, Taos, New Mexico"
and the other Of Bow Lake, Cana
dian Rockies" both of which show
the medium used with clear under
standing of its potentialities. r.
Bruce Horsfall exhibits two pic
lures of ducks in water color. Pin
tails" and "A Good Day for Ducks"
painstakingly rendered, picturesque
and scientifically correct as we'll.
Benson B. Moore has contributed, in
addition to a landscape in water
color, two excellent color etchings-
one of Large Mouth Black Bass"
swimming, the other of a Robin"
sitting on a twig, both finely ham
died.
Oke Nordgren has three oil
paintings in the dining room, where
also is to be found Charles Bittin-
gers excellent interior of the Bos-
ton Atheneum. In the hall are two
water colors by o. r. Darlington,
colorful and effective at a distance,
impressions swiftly registered but
not carried beyond this initial
stage: both are Of buildings.
Different in style, but also archi-
tectural In theme, are two water
colors by Hugo linden in The re-
ception room, one entitled 1890
Block, H Street" and the other &C
Street Sc" neither of which is
calculated to create pride in the
hearts of Washingtonians 1t is
an amazing thing how persistently
artists today seem to turn to the
commonplace for inspiration.
The exhibition was announced as
continuing to October rs, but it will
give place next Sunday to the