DOI issue:
No. 208 (June, 1914)
DOI article:In the Galleries
DOI Page / Citation link: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.43455#0483
In the Galleries
N THE GALLERIES
With the arrival of spring, and with the
Carnegie Institute in full swing, the galleries
are making their last appeal, while the dealers
are busy preparing for their customary departure
for Europe. In a measure it is a good time to see
Courtesy The Macbeth Galleries
BY JOHN LA FARGE
KWAUNON MEDITATING ON HUMAN LIFE
pictures, for there is no crowding and the visitor
has a better opportunity to enjoy such spectacles
as are offered.
The Macbeth Gallery has filled its upper and
lower galleries with exhibits by fifty American
artists, mostly represented by a single canvas,
some by two or even three. Some of these pic-
tures are old friends that we have seen at the
Academy, such as Frieseke’s La Poudreuse, repre-
senting a cherry-lipped maiden at the toilette
table, putting the finishing touches to a well-
composed complexion. A better picture by the
same artist is On the Beach. A young girl walking
along beneath a sheltering sunshade is well
painted and thoroughly related with the scene;
atmosphere and rendering of draperies make it a
very pleasing subject. Emil Carlsen’s Venice,
Ben Foster’s Evening on the Hillside, Richard
Miller’s nude, Prendergast’s curious Seashore are
old friends to those who visit the current exhibi-
tions at the Academy and elsewhere. November
Haze demands attention. Carrol Brown’s work
is very beautiful, but in regarding the little worlds
contained in his frames one is reminded of Rous-
seau’s effort to introduce everything that he could
gather of the infinite facts facing him. One feels
that he is over-conscientious and could have
obtained better results with less work. Still, his
colour and brushwork have arresting quality.
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N THE GALLERIES
With the arrival of spring, and with the
Carnegie Institute in full swing, the galleries
are making their last appeal, while the dealers
are busy preparing for their customary departure
for Europe. In a measure it is a good time to see
Courtesy The Macbeth Galleries
BY JOHN LA FARGE
KWAUNON MEDITATING ON HUMAN LIFE
pictures, for there is no crowding and the visitor
has a better opportunity to enjoy such spectacles
as are offered.
The Macbeth Gallery has filled its upper and
lower galleries with exhibits by fifty American
artists, mostly represented by a single canvas,
some by two or even three. Some of these pic-
tures are old friends that we have seen at the
Academy, such as Frieseke’s La Poudreuse, repre-
senting a cherry-lipped maiden at the toilette
table, putting the finishing touches to a well-
composed complexion. A better picture by the
same artist is On the Beach. A young girl walking
along beneath a sheltering sunshade is well
painted and thoroughly related with the scene;
atmosphere and rendering of draperies make it a
very pleasing subject. Emil Carlsen’s Venice,
Ben Foster’s Evening on the Hillside, Richard
Miller’s nude, Prendergast’s curious Seashore are
old friends to those who visit the current exhibi-
tions at the Academy and elsewhere. November
Haze demands attention. Carrol Brown’s work
is very beautiful, but in regarding the little worlds
contained in his frames one is reminded of Rous-
seau’s effort to introduce everything that he could
gather of the infinite facts facing him. One feels
that he is over-conscientious and could have
obtained better results with less work. Still, his
colour and brushwork have arresting quality.
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