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Madison Fred Mitchell
Daniel Putnam Brinley
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Daniel Putnam Brinley
Saturday, March 25, 1911. Excerpts from the Newark Evening News newspaper, in the “Civics and The Fine Arts” section Page 22, entitled, The Dawning of a New Era in Esthetics: Putnam Brinley’s Lyrical Lilt: A review of D. Putnam Brinley’s second solo exhibition & sale at The Madison Art Gallery on Madison Avenue, New York City: (The critic’s name not mentioned). Complete article text approx. 800 words.
“…It was a fearful waste to spend Anatole France’s good phrase on Alfred Steven’s for the brush never laughed so joyously as when in the hand of D. Putnam Brinley. Mr. Brinley’s annual exhibition is now on at The Madison Art Gallery and it is the most enjoyable show of the season, save one-Mr. (Child) Hassam’s very important exhibition-which is saying a good deal; for “The Ten” are now in town, and ordinarily they take first place. “Every picture that I paint” Mr. Brinley once said to us, “represents an emotion” and we have never doubted it; for although he is a natural colorist-the first perhaps since Mr. Hassam appeared- that is not his chief distinction. It helps him though to make the paint sing and he has a great lyrical gift….” His pictures are lovely songs…. so is it not strange that General Israel Putnam’s grandson should turn out to be a painter of lyrics.”
“…To be technical Mr. Brinley’s color has a quality that very few men get at his age and many never get at all. And (certain) canvas’s have a surface quality that is delicious because the paint is so unobtrusive and most modern; paint as sticky as flypaper-like the sticky muddy surfaces of the absurdly high-priced modern Dutchmen…” (referring toVan Gogh). “…The (professional New York) painters say that Brinley’s work is full of truth, and there’s no doubt about it. And is it not virile? Why is a polo pony or a prize fighter in action more vigorous that a poppy that grows against the fence or a daisy flea-bane that grows in the meadow, so existent that you could grasp it’s stalk…It’s a hard show to break away from”.
February 22, 1913 Excerpt from a New York Post art review article entitled INTERNATIONAL ART, [The American Works Shown Carry Out the Inspiriting Idea of the Armory Exhibit—Paintings by Weir, Twachtman, Davies, and Others-Sculpture]
on The Armory Show in which Brinley was an organizer & exhibitor: The un-credited writer for this article wrote a small blurb only on select artists:
“…The beautiful ‘Emerald Pool’ by D. Putnam Brinley, which was lately shown at the National Arts Club, is here, seen to full advantage, and with it are two large colorful canvas’s saturated with light and a number of fresh ‘color notes” (small pastel drawings). |
