International studio (53.1914)

American Art at Shepherd's Bush

are other great Americans. Abbey is represented
by numerous sketches, and by one noble painting,
Che Queen and Richard. The centre of the paint-
ing is taken by Richard, clad in Abbey’s red.
Who else of Americans has shown such dramatic
quality in colour and conception? There is
deviltry in Richard’s face and desolation in that
of the queen. Assuredly her eyes can never look
softly on a man again; that mouth can never

friend claimed to be the best painting in the
exposition. But Bostonians will prefer the su-
preme portrait of Mrs. Cabot, because it fully
renders the Cabot quality. That lady’s children
and their children can have perfect satisfaction in
their ancestress’s adequate portrait.
Sargent is represented by one portrait of a real
woman, simply and perfectly painted. His sev-
eral other sketches shown have already been sold
to Americans. At Berlin

two years ago Gari Melch-
er’s admirers were not satis-
fied. Here his one picture
satisfies all who see it. More-
over it is a man’s picture of
men.
Tanner’s two pictures
make one wish that such a
good fellow and such a good
painter should take a more
conventional line. Some are
obliged to be Secessionists,
but not Tanner.
There are two Bridgmans
entirely worthy of the artist;
one, Aw Oriental Merchant, is
worthy of any artist of any
time or any country.
Max Bohm has a portrait
of his wife which makes one
say that Mr. Bohm will be
a great artist of the first
rank as soon as he paints
other ladies as well as he
paints his wife.
Some of Wiles’ best por-
traits are here, and several of
Friesekes in his usual style.
No living man can paint
fish or onions better than
W. M. Chase paints these
objects, as shown here.

MY DAUGHTER
smile any more, least of all on a man. There are
years of work in the faces of the men, women and
children of the retinue; masculine strength, fem-
inine beauty and child-like innocence. Those who
say they like Whistler may lie, unless they narrow
down to the painting of his mother; those who say
they like Abbey surely tell the truth.
Ivanowski, New York’s painter of actresses, is
represented by one solid work, Marianna.
Tarbell has a dreamy lady that some British

Happily there is just a
small dash of Cubists and
the like, and a very few examples of the dilute
imitations of Whistler’s nocturnes. Just enough
of the last two for one to be thankful there is no
more.
On the English side surely there is a continuance
of the courtesy to guests. The exhibition is not
as representative of the British as of the American
pictorial art.
The Millais Sir Isumbras at the Ford is some-
thing to be grateful for. It is strongly painted

BY F. W. BENSON

Photographers, Henry Dixon & Son, London


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