. What pictures to see in America. HI aE CmO 3o . 3)O g o « HI SYRACUSE 205 ness of the artists daughter. It is difficult todecide when Mr. Weir is at his best, in por-traiture or in landscapes. The museum is for-tunate in owning splendid examples in bothbranches of his art. Again note that it is thesimplicity of composition, tempered with aself-restraint which has eliminated everythingbut the essentials, that charms us. The ar-rangement of the hair, the gown, the pose—allare in perfect harmony. There is no cateringto the ultra-modiste that savors of the ridicu-lous, either in artist or subjec
. What pictures to see in America. HI aE CmO 3o . 3)O g o « HI SYRACUSE 205 ness of the artists daughter. It is difficult todecide when Mr. Weir is at his best, in por-traiture or in landscapes. The museum is for-tunate in owning splendid examples in bothbranches of his art. Again note that it is thesimplicity of composition, tempered with aself-restraint which has eliminated everythingbut the essentials, that charms us. The ar-rangement of the hair, the gown, the pose—allare in perfect harmony. There is no cateringto the ultra-modiste that savors of the ridicu-lous, either in artist or subject. (See TenAmerican Painters, page 186.) In the picture of the Mother and Child(Fig. 130) Charles W. Hawthorne is at hisbest. The young woman is a beautiful typeof motherhood. The mystery of a new lifelies in the depths of those wide-open eyes, yetshe scarcely comprehends its meaning. Shefeels the pride of possession as never before,for a great responsibility is knocking at herheart; the faint smile of ownership is givingplace
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