International studio . followers of the new painting. It marked theappearance of a new man of talent; it revealed adecided improvement in another painter of abil-ity; and it gave us an exhibition of two modernKuro|)eans of considerable reputation—Derainand Vlaminck. Burty, a newcomer, whose work was exposedat the Modern Gallery with that of Derain and\laminck, [assessed, in his So. 24, the best pic-lure on view. This canvas of a womans head,though fiat in treatment and set down with manyof the new tricks of colour, had that planar divi-sion and balance which has been made familiarto us by Pica
International studio . followers of the new painting. It marked theappearance of a new man of talent; it revealed adecided improvement in another painter of abil-ity; and it gave us an exhibition of two modernKuro|)eans of considerable reputation—Derainand Vlaminck. Burty, a newcomer, whose work was exposedat the Modern Gallery with that of Derain and\laminck, [assessed, in his So. 24, the best pic-lure on view. This canvas of a womans head,though fiat in treatment and set down with manyof the new tricks of colour, had that planar divi-sion and balance which has been made familiarto us by Picasso, Bracque, Gris and is a painter of talent, though he displaysno sensitivity to colour, form or drawing; buthis pictures reveal a certain charm of light touch,a quick aptitude for imitation, and an easy at-tainment of the slight (|ualily which he is after. Like Gris, Rivera, Ortiz and Man Ray, Burtyis stri\Hng only to achieve the llat, balanced andeccentric de|>iction of reality, with certain tex-. < imtUiy Dan MUMnyf^ ON 1 ORSl;HACK BY CHARLES DEMUTH xrvii In the Galleries the headquarters, see only the finished surfacewhich is superimposed on an inadequate founda-tion; and they imitate and vary it, obli\-ious tothe deeper needs of three-dimensional composition. The pictures of Derain seen in this exhibitionare far from being his best. In them is littleactual colour, and no sensation of colour what-ever. They have the coldness which results froma detached mental process; and the womensheads might be school studies. On the whole, thepictures are disappointing; and the greater partof them are unworthy of tliis artist who has donemuch creditable and solid work in past water-colours bear no relation to Derainsbest work, and are direct imitations of Matisse,though lacking Matisses sensitivity to fiat formand colour harmony. Even the still-lives are un-interesting and of little value Unearly. Vlamincks work is much better. Here is apainter wh
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