Annual Exhibition Carnegie Institute

Author(s): Special Correspondent

Source: Fine Arts Journal, Vol. 30, No. 6 (Jun., 1914), pp. 288-295
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VILLAGE
IN WINTER"
'THE
IV. REDFIELD
By? EDWARD

Cour?tesy

COw nlegie Institute

Department

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of Fine

Ai ts

AND MAGGIE"'
"HILDA
WATSON
By G. SPENCER

Annual

Courtesy

Exhibition
By

Special

Carnegie

Carnegie

Inistitutte Department

of Finte Arts

Institute

Correspondent

wvho have died witlhin the last year. This

year there are four deceased artists repre
sentea in the exhibition, they are: Sir
Alfred East, Albert Neuhuys, Gaston La
Totiche,
and Jacques Ruch, Sir Alfred
every part of United States. The eighteenth
exhibition,comprising East is represented by two paintings in his
annual international

1JHE annual international art exhibi

tion at Pittsburgh is one of the events
in the art world that is eagerly antici
pated every season by patrons of art from

paintings,which
threehundred forty-three

characteristic,digni.fiedmanner. Albert

in progress, promises to be quite

as successful as previous exhibitions. As
usual the paintings are all by contemporary
artists with the exception of several men

i\Neuhuys' painting, "Bread and Butter," is

a Dutchl genre in his familiar style. The
two paintings by Gaston La Touche
are

is now

permeated with the golden charm that one

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290

"TIHE STRING
By RICHARD

A.NNUAL

QUARTETTE"
JACK

EXHIBITION

CARNVEG]E

Courtesy

Carnegie

JIVSTITUTE

Instztute Department

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of Fine

Arts

ANNA UC

C
'-.l RAT
l;
;RNcIE

EXHIBITION-

-N,

-PORT OF DOUTARNENTEZ,
By CHARLES
COTTET

BRITTANY

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Courtesy

finids in all lis works, btut the subjects are

not quite so fanicifuLlas some of his other
paintilgs.
The entrance gallery of the exhibition
is lhLiung
witlh twenty-seven paintings by

Coclyie

Institute

Deportment

of Fine

Ar ts

$i,ooo
for lis painting. "A String Quia
tette." The atmosplhere in the painting is
wvell established anid a unity of miood is
prevalent. It is interestinig to note that both

of these paintings were purchased dturingr

A great deal has been
Paul Dougherty.
the first week of the exhibitioni.
written about Mr. Doughertyvs force, trtuth,
George Bellows, who wvas awarded the
anid vigor, anid one feels on entering this bronize medal anid $500, for "Cliff D-well
room that the group conitained in it sets the ecrs," like Redfield arouses the admiration
of the initiated by his teclnicqie: more
official seal on all that has beeni saicl. This
is not the first time that M\Ir. Dougherty's
over, he freqiuenitlvN
causes the smtug to feel
abilitv has been recognlized in Pittsbturglh as
conlscioUs of the brutal facts of life; tlhtus
a si!ver miiedal was awarded him in 1912
for his painting
-A Fr esheniing Gale."
Edward Redfield was awarded the gold
medal alnd a cashl plrize of $I.500
for his

is Mr.

Bellows, perhaps tinintentionally, a

vorker for social bettermient. Ericlh Kips
gives us a breadth of vision in lis painting,
"To Wander,
to Wander"'
which was

painiting entitled "The lVillage in 1/iWnter." a\varded an honorable miientioln. All de

MIr. Redfield's
positioin in the Amllerican
tail is suippressed andl onie is grippedl by
world of art lias long, been assured; a nmas
the elemiienitalfeeling of powver and freedom.
ter of teclniqtue
lhe presenits American
Miss Hilda
Fearon and Mliss Beatrice
sceines in a wav peculiarly American-.
Howxr, botlh Engblish artists, received honor
\Jr.
Richard Jack. an English artist. well
able menitions. -Miss Fearon in 'Silver anid
kniow-ni for hlis Roval Academny contrilbui Green." inliprcsses one with hier competenice,
tiollS, Xwas aw7arded

the silver medal

and

andic a sor-t of B'ritislh vigor noticeable

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292

NVAUAL

EXHIBITION

'THE CLIFF
By GEORGE

DWELLERS"
BELLOWS

in the work of I-aura Kiniglht. -MissHow,

seemiis to
who has long lived in France
have absorbed some of the Gallic tempera
ment; for there is a subtle qualit) about lher
that rather
painting "WlVoman,and Child"
baffles onie for the exact literal expression.
M1r. WVill Ashtoni and Mlr. G. Spencer
\Vatson, also English artists, receiv7ed the
'Mr. Ashton's
same distinction. Although,
painting is a landscape, Ont the Sebie, while
MIr. Vatson's paintiiig is a figure subject,
If ilda and M1aggie, there ismuch akin in the
way they are rendered; for both artists

IN'S

CARN\EGIE

Courtesy

T I T C T E

-_

Corn egie Institute

Department

of Finie A4rts

hiave worked deliberately and carefully,

achieving good canvases.
M\Ir. Charles Rosen,
the only American
to receive an honorable menition, is repre
sented by two paintings. The honor paint
ing, "Iceboun d Coast,`
is a clear-colored,
realistic picture of a bit of the iAlaine coast
in winter.
Other winter scenes are ably depicted by
Gardner Symons, Schofield, Bruce Crane,
WVendt,Grabach, Young, Carlson, MXIeundel,
Birge Harrison, Newton, WVagner, Dudley.
Kroll, Jonas Lie, Alexander Bower, George

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ANNUAL

EXHIBITION

OF THE FAMILY
ATrAN- JEAN

'{PORTRAITS
B"O EDMOND

CARNEGIE

OF AMlAN-JEAN''

It is interesting to
Sotter, and Fjaestad.
note that most of these artists are Ameri
cans, a fact which presupposes a monoton
ous collection of familiar landscapes. This,
however, is not the case; for each artist
has imbued his canvas with his own per
sonality, hence there is both variety in sub

jects and individualityinhandling.

There

year.

are many

Gari

interesting portraits this

MAelchers, Orpen,

and Hein

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Ctourtes1y Carnwxegie Inlstitulte Deparltm1entt of Fiite Arts

is painted against an orange back

Orpen
ground upon which are superimposed neo

impressionistic
figures.Mr. A. Chevallier

Taylor has a portrait of the artist, Sir Ed

ward Poyntor; Robert Vonnoh has one of
the sculptor, Daniel
French;
Monsieur
Prinet,

a portrait entitled "The Author";

and Mr. Louis Betts, one of William Owen
Goodman, Esq. All these paintings are as
diverse

in handling

as

the varied

profes

by self-portraits. sions of their subjects; and like the

riclh
Knirr are represented
Mr. Melcher's portrait,"In the Studio," scapes are individual in expression.
represents MAr. Hugo

Reisinger

as well. Mr.

Orpen's portrait has attracted considerable

attention. The
very real figure of M/lr.

land
Olga

de Boznanska and Fechin, although distinct

ly unlike, have the common undercurrent of
psychical

feeling paramount

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in their work.

294

ANNUAL

CARNTE(G IE

EXHIBITION

INSTITUTE

.~~~~~~~~~LA

"HARBOR
By HAYLEY

ST. IVES,
LEVER

CORNWALL'

Courtesy

William Chase, Robert Henri, and T. Atis

ten Brown have painted three interesting
sm a 11 boys entitled "MIaster Rolanid,"
in His Red Coat,"' and "John,"
"Thomas
respectively. Mr.
Alexander
and MIiss
Beaux are both represented by paintings of
American
girls. i\iiss Beaux's
painting,
"A4fter theMlleeting," is characterized by a
spontaneitv, delightful in its optimism. Mr.
Alexander's
painting, "Her Birthlday", has
a charm of color and feeling that one al
Ways finds in his work. Other notable por
traits have been painted by Birley, Hacker,
Blanche, Nicholson, Jean AMIcLane,Haggin,
M\arion Pooke, Nordell, Fiske, Crisp, Emily
N. Hatclh, Steichen, and Victor Hecht. It is
to' be regretted that more of the portraits
can not receive special mention; but there
are so many good ones that space only per

Carnegie

Institute

Departmnent

of Fine

Arts

mitted of this brief resume.

Paintings by impressionists are numerous
in this exhibition. The pioneers as Nvell as
the younger meni in the movement are rep
resented. Claude MXIonet has two paintings,
one of the water lily pictuires and the other
entitled "Hai, Stack: Sunset."
Both are
beautiful in color. The two paintings by
Mfary Cassat are not very recent, btut are
characteristic clhild subjects. Aman-Jeani is
represented by a distinguished
portrait
group, rhythmic in line and reposeful in
feeling. Henri M\Iartinhas two paintings,
"Under the Pergola in Summiner" ald "'The
Village of Labastide," both are good exam
a)les of his skillful and scientific technique.
Le Sidaner
is represented by a beautiful
MA\Ioonlight."
Frieseke entertains with a gay
ballet girl. "Bcfore Her- Appearalice";
and

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ANNUAL

EXHIBITION

CA.1IRNEGIE

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Mitchell, who lives in Scotland part of the

time, is represented by a Scotch subject.
C. J. Taylor has a landscape of Sandy
Mr.
Cottet, Hayley Tever, Hambtichen, Mar
very refined in handling and fine in
Creek,
tinez-Cubells y Ruiz, Griffin, Lindner, \Villy
MIr. Sotter is represented by two
feeling.
der W/Veyden,and Hellwag
Sluiter, Vand
one a winter landscape, "A Hill
paintings;
depict ports, far away from the gray mo
has already been purchased
which
Road,"
notoniy of inland Pittsburgh, in a manner
private collection and the
notable
for
a
that commands admiration.
other is similar in subject to those of M r.
Three of the members of the jury this
Gorson and MAr. Sparks. Mr. Seyffert. M r.
and Garber-have
Lathrop,
year-Davis,
al
and X1r. Blumenschein,
Hildebrand,
landscapes of distinctive charm. The inter
though not now resident in Pittsbturgh, are
esting paintings of foreign landscapes are
included in this group, because of the local
inany; among themmay be mentioned those
pride that is felt in their success.
Forbes,
Lee, O'Lynch,
of Fred- Milner,
This year the benefit of the international
Pietzsclh, Kaiser, M\orrice, Roy Brown,
exhibition Nwillprobably not be confined to
Hughes, Stanton, Dauchez, Anna T. Lang,
the Pittsburgh people and those to whom it
B. Eastlake Leader, Sir Ernest Waterlow,
is possible to make a special journey to
Birch, Benno
Arnesby Brownv Lamorna
for officials of the American
Pittsburgh:
Fanner,
Vollmann,
Becker,
Clarenbach,
Federation of Arts in arranging with Ji
Ravlin, Coheni, Junghanns, M-Waufra,Stree
a circulating
to organize
rector Beatt
toIn,and Dill.
group of paintings from the exhibition. In
Pittsburgh is xvell represented in the ex
the evenit that the custom formalities are
hibition this year. M\r. Gorson and Mr.
satisfactorily adjusted, the art galleries in
Sparks have pictured the local mills at
WVorcester, Chicago, Buffalo, St. Louis, and
painting is a soti
night. MIlrs. Hailman's
Detroit will exhibit a collection of some
renir of a trip to the W/VestIndies. MAIr. fiftypaintings selected from the present ex

Ochtman charms with a lyrical note in "The

Brook it Spring."

Demmler's

painting

is a figuLre subject,

portrait of a vioung girl seated, in profile,

her head crowvned bv a black hat wlhich
gives

the painting

its

title. Mr.

Clyde

hibition. This plan will be of benefit to

many thotusands of people in- the United
States who are interested in contemporary
art.

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