International studio (48.1913)

In the Galleries


BY SHOLTO DOUGLAS

Courtesy of Messrs. Scott & Fowles
H. H. PRINCESS PATRICIA OF CONNAUGHT

Following this exhibition came Chavannes, Degas
and Renoir, represented by twenty-seven exhibits,
mostly by the first-named, and chiefly small
sketches used in his large decorative work, fres-
cos, etc. Teodor de Wyzewa damns him with
faint praise. “M. de Chavannes can neither
draw nor paint, but he has genius ”—and it is just
this genius we admire, especially in a drawing of a
sleeping woman, entitled Le Sommeil. Renoir
has a large pastel of interest, called LeQon de Piano.
A young girl sits at a piano, practising, while an-
other bends over her, turning the leaves; the face,
hair and attitude are masterfully conceived. In
another room are some fine decoratively painted
seascapes by Maufra.
John Lavery, the Irish painter, is seen at the
Cottier Galleries in seven Tangier subjects.

The current art season in New York
maintained its prestige ably in the last week
of the old year by displays of great variety
and interest. Old masters and moderns, water
colors and etchings could be enjoyed in endless
profusion.
Christmas week Was typically represented at
the Ehrich Galleries, with such subjects as Holy
Family, Nativity, Adoration of the Magi, and kin-
dred conceptions. A Madonna and Child is a
striking canvas by Laurent de la Hyre, betraying
a strong influence of Murillo; a Francken canvas,
very rich in tone, depicting the Magi in adoration,
has all the force and color of Rubens; a Holy
Family by Marco Palmezzano, a pupil of da Farli,
is full of sweet 'expression;
one particularly pleasing
picture is the Flight by
Night, by Jan Steen, admir-
ably composed and full of
modernity. Messrs. Ehrich
have now a most important
exhibition of early Spanish
masters, including first-rate
works of all the great men,
excepting Velasquez, and
the picture by Mazo is an
efficient substitute; it is
only quite recently that this
portrait of Dona Mariana
of Austria was proved to be
by Mazo and not a Velas¬
quez. This exhibition will be
noticed in the next number.
The Durand-Ruel Gal-
leries showed sixteen paint-
ings by Pissarro. He was
not content with the disso-
ciation of tonalities, merely
juxtaposing taches of the
primal tones, but accentu-
ated his work with fine
points to bring out effec-
tively the vibrations of
light. In a word, he was a
Pointiliste. His pictures are
all French scenes; among
the best may be reckoned
Becheuse, Cours-la-Reine d
Rouen, and a picture of the
Louvre seen through the
haze of early morning light.

TN THE GALLERIES

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