Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-09-11

hibitions to open in washington
galleries are traditional in char
acter-a circumstance which
should enable the public to shake
off any lingering summer lethargy
and start gallery going with
paintings and prints that of1e1
the pleasures of recognition.
Just opened in the National
Museum foyer of the Natural
History Building) is the first ex-
hibition in the United States OF
works by the eminent Dutch paint
er, Nine. Henriette Reuchlin
Under the patronage OF E. N. Var
Kleffens, Ambassador of the
Netherlands to the United States
the show will remain through Sep
TENDER %.
Comprising nearly 200 works
paintings in oil and water color
and graphic arts in various media
the exhibition constitutes a sur
vey of Nine. Reuchlin's career
Born in Rotterdam, the Neither
lands, in 1877, she is a contem-
porary of KEGS van Dongen ano
Jan Shutters. She studied WITH
Alexander van Maasdijk and Olde'
welt at the Academy of Arts IN
Rotterdam.
After her marriage she con-
tinued to work and study and al
ter her husbands death she made
Paris her headquarters for some
IS years, during which she trav-
eled constantly.
Known Throughout Europe.
Her work is we'll known In many
European cities as well as in he1
native Holland, and several con-
tinental museums own examples
Three gold medals awarded to her
in France are among the honors
bestowed upon her art. She has
had many solo exhibitions, in
GLIDING q large retrospective at the
Municipal Museum in Amsterdam
1880, and in Rotterdam, 1947.
Nine. Reuchlin's current exhibit
ton has an extensive range OF SUBJ
ject matter, which along with the
different mediums and variations
in sizes, enhances its interest
Late impressionist, in character
her paintings reveal her technical
competence and have mellow
harmonious color schemes.
Far-reaching landscapes, noun
tain scenes, ancient architecture
picturesque villages. characterize
people, and well-arranged still life,
are on view in such numbers that
it is difficult to single out few
for specific mention.
All Treated With Great Care.
She has had q catholic interest,
finding beauty now in the piano.
rama of some great continental
city, again in the crinkled leaves
and subtle color transitions OF a
large head of cabbage.
These subjects are treated with
equal care and painstaking OBJ
servatio0.
One turns from the life-size por-
trait of q meditative, intellectual
man, to a still life Of fish, cop
per kettle, a few flowers and other
objects, effectively arranged, rem
dered with painstaking differen-
tiation of textures. Other paint
ings celebrate the seasons from
springs Towering fruit trees in
high-keyed landscapes, to the deep
organ-tones Of autumn and win
ter's SHOWS. ...
The visitor should not overlook
the prints, many of them minia-
lures, displayed in cases down the
center of the foyer, while larger
prints and drawings are hung with
the paintings.
Armin Londeck Exhibition
Opens at Smithsonian
An admirable exhibition opened
since Labor Day is that of Armin
Landecks superb etchings, dry
points and engravings in the Divi-
sion of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian
building.
He is no stranger to Washing
ton; his work has been shown IN