. Catalogue of paintings, etchings, engravings and sculpture [electronic resource] \ . s craft is atanchor near the shore, the quaintly cut sailsand graceful outlines appearing boldly sketchedagainst a sunset sky. An element of joy is re-flected from the waves and in the sparkleof warm hued lights, and there are suggestionsof motion in the vibrating atmosphere, givingreality to the scene. It is true to Brittany, andtrue to the newer art in France, in which a deco-rative quality is vitalized by an emotional touchand feeling for nature. Le Gout-Gerard is conspicuous as a coloristin the group of
. Catalogue of paintings, etchings, engravings and sculpture [electronic resource] \ . s craft is atanchor near the shore, the quaintly cut sailsand graceful outlines appearing boldly sketchedagainst a sunset sky. An element of joy is re-flected from the waves and in the sparkleof warm hued lights, and there are suggestionsof motion in the vibrating atmosphere, givingreality to the scene. It is true to Brittany, andtrue to the newer art in France, in which a deco-rative quality is vitalized by an emotional touchand feeling for nature. Le Gout-Gerard is conspicuous as a coloristin the group of the younger painters exhibitingin Paris. 11 Low Tide. Oliver Dennett Grover The blue waters of the harbor have quietlyslipped out to sea on a midsummer day. Hereand there a pearly crest creeps landward on thesurface of the ebbing tide. The yellow sandsare bared and groups of piles rise from the shal-lows. 12 By the Sea (water color). George F. Schultz The surf breaks upon the rocks that fringe theshores of a New England coast. The headlandis covered with sparse herbage, and dwarfed. Catalogue of Paintings 17 evergreens stand out against the sky. Reflec-tions of tender green appear in the creepingwaves, and the pervading blue of the quiet seareaches to the far horizon. The atmospheresuggests a salt breeze blowing gently from theocean. Purchased from special exhibition by the artistat the Art Institute, Chicago, 1907. 13 The Pool at Hawks Nest. Henry W. Ranger In the midst of a grove of scattered oaks, thewoodland pool lies dark and silent beneath theshadows of an autumn sky. Near its marginrise the monarchs of the forest bearing the richcrimson and bronze foliage of an early frost, andthe herbage at their feet repeats the tones of anOctober pageant. Alone stands a dead tree,bearing in its topmost branches the desertedhawks nest. While pictorial with a woodland charm, thiscomposition is unusually decorative. The har-mony of a rich and well-modulated color schemehas been evolved w
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