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THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO 
 CATALOGUE OF TWO EXHIBITIONS 
 OF PAINTINGS BY ALEXANDER AND 
 BIRGE HARRISON FROM OCTOBER 
 TENTH TO OCTOBER THIRTIETH. 
 NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN 
 
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 FOR INFORMATION REGARDING EX- 
 HIBITS FOR SALE AFPLY TO MISS 
 WILLARD ATDESK IN ROOM 25 
 
PREFATORY 
 
 SO great is the rush of our American life, so strenuous 
 the daily existence, it is perhaps well at times to 
 pause, have a little introspection, take an estimate, as 
 it were, of our accomplishments in an artistic "way, find out 
 in a measure where we stand, what our attitude is, and 
 what our relation to such things. In no part of our ener- 
 gies have we manifested more unrest than in an art direc- 
 tion. We have experimented in new movements; we have 
 had strange fads, strange wanderings, and there have been 
 unsatisfactory results in the sum total of our investigations. 
 To tell the truth, however, the American artist, happily, has 
 felt the unreposeful tendencies of the age far less than 
 his European brother. He has been, first of all, more an in- 
 terpreter of nature than an investigator into technique. 
 The theme has been his first concern; the manner of ren- 
 dering it quite a secondary consideration. And to his credit 
 be it said he has not failed properly to convey his thtmghts 
 <m canvas. Incidentally, it was an American, Sargent, 
 whose technique has received the great compliment of im- 
 itaticin throughout the world of art, upon which he has had 
 a remarkable influence for the past thirty years. 
 
 Alexander Harrison, the elder of the two brothers to 
 whose exhihition this is a foreword, has been a maker of art 
 history, an important figure for more than thirty years, in 
 Europe as well as in his own country, where, by virtue of 
 his originality, his scholarly attainments, and his poetic <iut- 
 look on nature, he has held attention and serious admira- 
 tion. The sea, the figure, landscape, all these he painted 
 
in a manner so ncjvel, so personal, so C(jnvincing, so entirely 
 his own. that literally all Europe sat up and took notice". 
 Said the eminent German art historian, Richard Muther, 
 keeper of the New Pinakothek in Munich, " Every one of 
 his pictures was a palpable hit. ' In Arcadia ' was painted 
 with such virtuosity, felt with such poetry, and so free from 
 all the heaviness of earth, that one hardly had the sense of 
 looking at a picture at all. "When Harrison exhibited his 
 ' The ^Vave,' sea-pieces by Duez, Roll and Victor Binet 
 were also in existence, but his was the best of them all. 
 The rendering of water * * * was so extraordinarily faith- 
 ful that one was tempted to declare the water of the others 
 was absolutely solid compared with this elemental essence 
 of mi)isture." His "In Arcadia," a large canvas of nudes 
 out of doors, made a veritable sensation when it was shown 
 in the Paris Salon. It was bouoht for the Luxembourg 
 Gallery, and the man's fame was settled for all time. Yet, 
 happily, his success never feazed him for a moment. He 
 remains to-day the faithful student, ever searching, experi- 
 menting, relying absolutelv on himself and blazing his own 
 trail. 
 
 Birge Harrison, but a year younger than Alexander, 
 came tcj Paris and entered the studio of Cabanel, in the 
 ''l5cole des Beaux-Arts," where he worked faithfully to such 
 good purpose that his Salon canvas, '• November," an early 
 work, received an award. It was a figure picture. The 
 human element held his attention onlv a short while, when 
 he turned to the landscape and the sea, excelling in both 
 directions, disclosing fidelity to the varying moods of the 
 
itals, canvasses that have been epoch making, that have 
 changed the direction of art thought and processes. 
 
 We are too apt to take such things f(ir granted, for I 
 think we are an unemotional race. Yet we must remember 
 that it was no simple matter to go unherakled to the strong- 
 holds of art, and almost at a single blow to down conven- 
 tion, and in the face of serious competition establish the 
 highest j>ossible position. There were no thoughts of the 
 baubles of fame either. I'he work was dime conscientiuusly 
 before nature, with the sole purpose of wresting her secrets, 
 the reward beinir in the return of her disclosing' her beau- 
 ties, her poetry, her charm, with tlie added jov of the labor. 
 It is a lonely professifin, that of tlie painter. MiMi in other 
 ways of life have books of reference, traditions, jirecedi'nts. 
 Xot so the artist. His is a new prfiposition each chn'. tn be 
 worked out in his own personal way. if he is to amount to 
 anything. ''If a man love the lalji^r of an\' trade," sa^'S 
 Roliert Ijouis Stevenson, "apart fi'om an-\' (Question of 
 success or fame, the gods have called him."" I. who have 
 known both these Ijrothers long, and Ik.iUI them in deep 
 affectiim. may hazard the suspicion that their call was 
 
 unmistakable. 
 
 AiiTiiui; HoEiiEi:. 
 
ALEXANDER HAKKISON 
 
ALEXANDER HAERISOX, X. A. 
 
 BORX"^ in Phil;idel|ihia, Pennsylvania. January 17. LS'jS. 
 Studied in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine 
 Arts, and later in the Eeule des Beaux-Arts, and un- 
 der Gerome, Paris. ]\Iember National Academy of Desio-n, 
 1901, Society of American Artists, ISSo, Century Associa- 
 tion, National Arts Club, and the National Institute of 
 Arts and Letters, New York; Art Club of Philadelphia, 
 Philadelphia Water Color Club (honorary member); Paris 
 Society of American Painters, Cercle d'Union Artisti(|ue, 
 Soeiete Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris ; Royal Institute 
 of Painters in Oil Colors, London; Society of Secessionists, 
 Berlin; Society of Secessionists, Munich. Awarded Temple 
 Silver Medal. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Phil- 
 adelphia, 1887; gold Uiedal, Exposition Universelle. Paris, 
 1889; medal of second class. International Art Exhibition, 
 Munich, 1890- diploma of honor. Royal Society for the En- 
 couragement of the Fine Arts, Tricennial Exposition, Ghent, 
 1892; gold medal of honor, Pennsylvania Academy of the 
 Fine Arts, 1894; medal of honor, .lubilee Art Exhibiti(jn, 
 Vienna, 1898; medal of the second class. International Art 
 Exhibition, Berlin. Chevalier and (3fficer of the Legion of 
 Honor, (3fficer of Public Instruction, France. Honorary 
 degree of Doctor of Science, University of Pennsylvania. 
 Rep)resented in the Musee du Luxembourg. Paris; Royal 
 National Gallery, Dresden; Budapest ^Museum; JIunicipal 
 Museum of Fine Arts, Quimjjer, France; Pennsylvania 
 Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadel])hia ; Corcoran Gallery 
 of Art, Washington, D. C; City Art Museum, St. Louis; 
 ^Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Art Institute of 
 Chicago; Wilstach Gallery, Philadelp)hia ; X'ational Mu- 
 seum, Buenos Aires- also in many important private col- 
 lections both in Europe and America. 
 
 Notable articles on the work of Alexander Harrison, 
 with reproductions of his paintings, have appeared in The 
 Interxational Studio for .June, 1912, pages 280-281 ; in 
 Paris Notabilites-Etkaxgeres for December. 1911 ; in the 
 History of A.mericax Paixting, by Samuel Isham, pages 
 410-411; and in the Story of Americax Paixtix<;, by 
 
Charles H. Caffin, page 265. Attention should also be 
 directed to the article by Charles L. Borgmejer on Mr. 
 Harrison in the September number of the Fixe Akts 
 JouKNAL, copiously illustrated, and to the article on the 
 work of the two brothers, also fully illustrated, to appear 
 in the October Academy Xotes, issued by the Buffalo Fine 
 Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery. 
 
CATALOGUE 
 
 1 In Arcadia 
 
 Lent by the Luxembourg Museum through the kindness of M. Lc'onee 
 Be'neclite, Director, and the French Government 
 
 2 Solitude 
 
 Lent by the Luxembourg Museum through the kindnesp of M. Le'once 
 Bt'ne'dite, Director, and the French Government 
 
 3 Les amateurs 
 
 Lent by the Art Institute of Chicago 
 
 4 Twilight 
 
 Lent by the Corcoran <-;allery of Art. Washington, D. C. 
 
 5 Twilight 
 
 Lent by the City Art Museum. St. Louis 
 
 6 Misty morning 
 
 Lent by Thomas Burke, Esq., Seattle, Wash. 
 
 7 Monterey sands 
 
 Lent by ]Mvs. Chaunci-y J. Blair, Chicago 
 
 8 Rose twilight 
 
 Lent by Mrs. (.'hauncey J. Blair, (.'bicago 
 
 9 Curling breakers, Brittany 
 
 Lent by M. Knoedler and <.'o., New York 
 
 10 Moonlii^ht on the water 
 
 Lent by M. Knoedler and Co., New York 
 
 11 The thinker 
 
 Lent by Charles L. Borgnieyer, Eeq., Newark. N. J. 
 
 12 Bay of Biscay 
 
 Lent by the O'Brien (ialleries, Chicago 
 
 13 Lunar mists 
 
 Lent bv the O'Brien (Jalleries. Chicago 
 
14 Copper ciilored miMin 
 
 15 Moon foam 
 
 16 Caressing waves 
 
 17 The maritime Alps 
 
 18 Iris lunaire 
 
 19 Tidal waters 
 ^f) Olive trees 
 
 21 Alpes ilu midi 
 
 22 Solitude 
 
 23 Countrv studio 
 
 24 The Cypress trees 
 
 25 Breton poet 
 
 26 Study: Xyiuphs 
 
 27 Twilioht rose 
 
 28 Water snake 
 
 29 Swimming girl 
 
 30 Innocence 
 
 31 Forest nympli 
 
 32 Golden nymph 
 
 33 Birch nymph 
 
 34 Bathing boys 
 
 35 Model and spider 
 
 36 Seaweed boy 
 
 37 Tragic calm 
 
 38 Dreamer 
 
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39 Scientist 
 
 40 Sun foam 
 
 41 Finistere 
 
 42 Rose colored foam 
 
 43 Wave glitter 
 
 44 Sun sea 
 
 45 Bay of Biscay 
 
 46 Gentle breakers 
 
 47 Breton sands 
 
 48 Golden sands 
 
 49 Orang-B plow 
 
 50 Tidal inlet 
 
 51 Prairie sand 
 
 52 Low tide 
 
 53 Lagoon 
 
 54 Midnight 
 
 55 Haze 
 
 56 Fleeting clouds 
 
 57 Breton sands 
 5S Twilight 
 
 59 Moon-waves 
 
 60 Gentle night 
 
 61 Night sea 
 
 62 Rosy Adriatic 
 
 63 Yellow harmony 
 
G4 Tan criers 
 
 ()5 At Tangiers 
 
 6') Morocc(5 sands 
 
 67 Beach, Tangiers 
 
 68 SuVjurbs, Cairo 
 
 69 Gulden dunes 
 7(1 Cloud night 
 
 71 Black waters 
 
 72 Copper moon 
 
 73 Timid 
 
 74 Temper 
 
 75 Dreamer 
 
 76 Water and sand 
 
 77 The three hours 
 
 78 Red harmony 
 
 79 Red harmony 
 
 80 Flying sails 
 
 81 Rising moon 
 
 82 The golden Adriatic 
 
 83 Twilight foam 
 
 84 Centre jour 
 
BIEGE HAHRISOX 
 
BIRGE HARRISON, N. A. 
 
 BORN in Philadelphia, OctobBP 28, 1854. Studied in 
 the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later 
 under Cabanel in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Carolus- 
 Duran, Lefebvre and Boulanger, Paris. Traveled exten- 
 sively and painted in Australia, South Seas, and the vs-estern 
 part of the United States from 1889 to 1893. Member of 
 Society of American Artists, 1883, Associate of National 
 Academy of Design, 1901 (Academician, 1910), National 
 Institute of Arts and Letters, New York Water Color Club, 
 American Academy of Arts and Letters, Ends of the Earth 
 Club, Century Association, MacDowell Club, Salmagundi 
 Club, National Arts Club, (honorary member). New York; 
 The Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the 
 Fine Arts, Philadelphia; American Federation of Arts, 
 A\'ashington; Union Internationale des Beaux- Arts et des 
 Lettres, Paris; London Authors' Club. Author of "Land- 
 scapie Painting," Charles Soribner's Sons, 1909. Founder 
 and for five years head instructor of the AVoodstock School 
 of Landscape Painting of the Art Students' League of New 
 York. Silver Medal, Paris Salon, 1887; Medal of the Sec- 
 ond Class, Exp)osition Universelle, Paris, ,1889; Hors Con- 
 oours Paris Salon, 1890; medal. World's Columbian 
 Exposition, Chicago, 1893; medal, Pan-American Ex- 
 position, Buffalo, 1901; silver medal, Louisiana Pur- 
 chase Exposition, St. Louis, 19(J4; second p)rize, Washing- 
 ton, 1904; gold medal, Philadelphia, 1907; first medal, 
 Dallas, Texas, 1912. Represented in the permanent collec- 
 tions of the museums at Marseilles and Quimper, France; 
 the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; National 
 Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C; City Art Museum, St. 
 Louis; Toledo Museum of Art; Detroit Museum of Art; 
 St. Paul Institute of Arts and Sciences; .John Herron Art 
 Institute, Indianapolis; Art Association of Nashville, Ten- 
 nessee; Nebraska Art Association ; Municipal Collection of 
 Oakland, California; Municipal Collection of Spartansburg, 
 South Carolina; the National Arts Club, New York; the 
 Calumet Club, New York; the Union League Club, Chicago. 
 Important articles on the work of Birge Harrison with 
 reproductions of his paintings have appeared in Sceibner's 
 
]\Iagazine for November 1907, pages 576-584, Academy 
 Notes, Albright Art Gallery, for January, 1909, pages 
 113-116; International Studio for July, 1911; The 
 Craftsman^ January, 1908, pages 397-399, and Art and 
 Progress forNovember, 1911, pages 379-383. An article 
 by Charles Louis Borgmeyer, with many reproductions 
 of Mr. Harrison's paintings, is now in preparation and is 
 shortly to appear in The Fine Arts Journal. A paper 
 devoted to his work by Henri Girardet appeared in the De- 
 cember issue of Les Tendances Nouvelles, of Paris. An 
 illustrated article on Mr. Harrison's work is now in prepara- 
 tion and will appear in the October number of Acadejiy 
 Notes, the quarterly magazine issued by The Buffalo Fine 
 Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery. 
 
WOODSTOCK JIEADUWS IX WIXTEl;— BI l;(;E IIAI!l;lsoX 
 (Lent by tlip Tulfil.. Mu>.-uin cf Art) 
 
CATALOGUE 
 
 1 AVoddstock meadows in winter 
 
 Lent by the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo 
 
 2 The Flat-lr(in after rain 
 
 Lent by the City Art Museiiin, St. Louis 
 
 3 A crlinipse of the St. Lawrence 
 
 Lent by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Philadelphia 
 
 4 The tobo£i-gan slide 
 
 Lent by the Bressler riallery, ^Milwaukee 
 
 5 The old inn at Cos-Cob 
 
 Lent by the Bressler Gallery, Milwaukee 
 
 6 The first snow 
 
 Lent by the Bressler (Tallery. ^Milwaukee 
 
 7 Mocjnlio'ht on the St. Lawrence 
 
 Lent by the Bressler Gallery, Milwaukee 
 
 8 f)rifting 
 
 Lent by the Bressler Gallery, :\Iilwaukee 
 
 9 The red mill at Cos-Cob 
 
 Lent by the Bressler (iallery, Milwaukpe 
 
 10 Moonlight on the river 
 
 11 AVinter afternoon 
 
 12 Late moonrise 
 
 13 The pool 
 
 14 Moonrise off Gloucester 
 
 15 Quebec by moonlight 
 
 16 The departure of the ^layflower 
 
 17 The bridge at Cos-Cob 
 
 18 Fifth Avenue in winter 
 
TUE J-'LAT-ri;oX AFTEH liAIN— lllJH.E IIAIIKLSUN 
 
 (Lent by the- City Art ]\Iuseiiin. St. Eoiii^) 
 
19 On Lake Cayuga 
 
 20 The shipyard 
 
 21 Hazy moonlight 
 
 22 The lower town, Quebec 
 
 23 The Flat-Iron in a blizzard 
 
 24 Sunrise from Quebec 
 
 25 Sunset from Quebec 
 
 26 Evening lights 
 
 27 Moonrise on the beach 
 
 28 The heights of Levis 
 
 29 The evening star 
 
 30 The pink cloud 
 
 31 Misty moonlight 
 82 The cathedral ofate 
 
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 33 Down the St. Lawrence 
 
 34 Floating ice 
 
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 35 The winter twiligfht 
 
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 36 The old saw-mill 
 
 37 Morning on the Mianus 
 
 38 Moonlight on the marshes 
 3U Sunrise at Plymouth 
 
 40 October in the Catskills 
 
41 A frosty night (Pastel) 
 
 42 November moonlight 
 
 43 Madison Avenue in winter 
 
 44 Nevs' York City from the river 
 
 45 The Flat-Iron at twilight 
 
 46 The lights of Levis 
 
 47 The farmstead in winter 
 
 48 A day of forest fires 
 
 49 Twilight on the Seine 
 
 50 !Moonrise in Charleston Harbor