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is a nostalgia, romantic work of a
sun-drenched garden in soft bright
colOrs, seen from large veranda
The elderly owner of all this mag
nificence. is dwarfted by it, and
almost invisible to the beholder
Mr.. Soyer's glimpse of himself at
his easel, surrounded by others of
his works, is completely engaging
One wonders. though, If he really
paints with his left hand, or whether
this is a mirror view.
Paintings of the Var
The exhibition deals with the
war in only few instances. Out
standing is Washington artist
Mitchell Jamieson's cold Dawn of
D day." lent by the United States
Navy. The painting of haggard
faces and alert eyes under helmets
carries strong conviction.
George Grosz' The Survivor" is
a blood chilling depletion of a man
who has miraculously escaped alive
from unimaginable terrors, whether
of this war, or of some unrelated
disaster, it is not possible to guess
The German born artist. who came
to the United States u years ago
has painted a number of war pic
lures from imagination and his
memories of World War I.
This Was Our Home" by Miron
Sokole depicts a peasant woman
seated in the ruins. Despite ones
sympathy with the subject, this pic
ture leaves one cold. 1t is not
nearly so impressive as Carl Gaert-
ners The st. Clair Fire" which
does not deal with the war, but with
tragic disaster in Cleveland last
year. 1t has all the immediacy of
first-hand reporting and inter-
preting.
Portraits and Figures
The biennial is alive with pic
lures Of people. A place of honor
is given to Alexander Brooks dis
tinguished portrait of Gina Brook
in subtle color scheme Sue and
Margaret Oakes" by John c. Jo-
hansen is an excellent example of
traditional portraiture. Edward
Lanings Mary" is characterful,
conservative performance. An ar
resting child portrait is Leon Karp's
capture OF his son in parka, which
won the Fellowship Prize at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts last month.
Franklin Watkins got individil-
ality into his thinly painted portrait
of Miss Minney Lloyd" a dainty
child absorbed in her play. Albert
SerwaZi enhanced his portrait of
his wife by adding to it nicely paint
ed flowers, fruit and still life. Alex
ander James is represented with a
portrait of young woman, ap-
parently Russian, done in his COM
petent. quiet, individual manner.
Eugene Speicher has contributed
beautiful figure painting, Torso
of young woman obviously posed,
while Jerry Farnsworth's Girl Dry
ing Her Hair" is completely un-
self conscious. Robert Brackman's S
charming little painting of two
women on a beach, in soft rose,
gray, blue and white, will probably
draw accusations that he repeats
his motifs; but some of us are happy
to see them in variations. 1t is
good, too. to see another of Ivan
Olinskys cool and lovely figures
Figure paintings of different
type, penetrating characterizations
include Joseph Hirschs two old
men, THE Confidence" to mention
but one.
Landscapes and Urban Scenes
Paintings of country and city in
the biennial, are frequently en-
livened with figures. Women and
children bathers add human in
terest TO Leon Kroll's large, serene
Plum Cove" Waldo Peirce has a
similar subject, very differently
handled, in his lush outdoor scene
War Babies" Henry E. Schnaken-
berg provides piquant contrast be-
tween living young people and a
sculptured classic figure in his
painting People on a Monument. +"
Peppino Mangravite has done
what is perhaps the most imagina-
tive, romantic painting in the
show: "The Lovers" with a theme
akin to that he did year or so
ago, in his Song of the Poet" 1t
is a complicated landscape. The
young couple are sitting near the
edge of precipice, completely OBJ
livious of rising storm, a raging
sea, a burning city in the opposite
distance, and beast of prey in
the foreground.
Other aspects of the biennial will
be considered, 1t is hoped, in the
coming six weeks during which it
will vote for the painting to re-
ceive the popular prize of 5000 for
which every work in the exhibition
Is eligible.
Bergman Cartoons on Tiep
At C0rc0ran
The Corcoran Gallery of Art is
also opening today an exhibition
of cartoons by Clifford K. Berrymar
selected from group he gave to
the gallery's permanent collection
at the close Of his golden anniver-
sary exhibition there in sum-
mer, 1943.
Ben Hur News
Representative Michael j. Kinds
father, district No. 20, will address
P0t0m0c Curt ~, Mondou opS A.