New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-25
ART. MUSIC AND DRAMA.
FINE ARTS.
,uF NATIONAL ACADEMY or DEsIGN-FoRrY-ElGHrH
ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
S,roMd Noh2.l
FINE ARTS


rhe hest mixtures of the present Exhibition
~ Gathered in the large South Rosm, though there are
or,l oood ones scattered through the three other
Inns Following the order OF the catalogue come,
81, entering from the East Room, upon group OF pic
u between the door and the entrance 70 the corridor
which deserve some notice Here pictures by East
man Johnson, William Page, W. whittredce, Edward
Moran and Louis c. Tiffany, ono Of them principal
work Of it's paiuter and yet with the exception OF the
,pe by Mr. Tiffany, the best that tho Academy
ta. 10 show us Of the skin of these artists, all
of them distinguished and successful here at
BONE, as We count distinction and success III
The artists felt toward the Academy as
would seem 70 be natural for them TO feel and tney
respected the public to nothing OF themselves more
Than with the evidence Of the Exhibitions OF 'he iS.
i've years or so we think they do, we should Eo'
have President OF tho Academy sending as Ms SOY
contribution 70 the yearly Exhibition hastily ruDOo1
m portrait and VIC should have from the artists we udV
named and from others who yet 10 De naueu' uo'
The slghtest OF their years performances but Tue
still we suppose may be glad that any al'is's y
uto have thought it worth while 70 send anythin
all They might have abstaintd altogether anu
70 would have been no matter for surprise - -
tbrnr, have been going on OF late II they H'N
We believe the secret OF the shaDpy cN"i"''e'
% the recent Exhibitions Hes III "u' nv
The artists think that IL does not pay " scuu t'i
pictures 10 the Exhibition II they are unsod ana l!
soil he
~ have them ex Inhibited So far as the purchasers are
srcerncs II opce IL could 10 be the established
o for artists 10 sell their pictures or 70 take com
missions with the condition that the picture should ne
sent 20 the Exhibition believe there would ne TO
difficulty And for the alleged lmpossiohty oil
ceiling pictures that have been exhibited, we never
-o,d understand why New-YOrk should he so diherent
III this rcspect from London and Paris. There, AS we
i've beore explained, every artist sends the work OF
Ella vesr that he thinks bis best 10 tie Royal
Academy or 20 the Salon, and their having oeeh
.ybibited makes no difference in their chances
5f sale Our artists show queer want OF confidence
In good work. such shown by men OF any other
profession Good exhibitions exhibitions, thai IS uae
IN BY the best work Of every artist have in The conn
rv would raise the standard Of art, would excite great
interest IN the community and would be sure 70 pay.
People can no help buying good pictures Than they
Fan help buying peaches or roses. Does anyood' Ah'"
where there are any really good pictures that The piOht
Aows Of. lying unsod and unstable ;un.ess neid al
unreasonable prices For, we don't
&c have spoken before of Eastman Johnsous pictures
d ~ present. Exhibition. Catching the Bee NO 49,
r chiefly valuable az a pretty study Of Holly hooks IN
,up,hne No 2O3 "The sulky Boy" is not 50 agreeable
subject II ought 10 be a rule artist should ever
wish to violate that only those thugs should be painted
which right minded people take pleasure I'm looking
a. Mr. johnson seldom violates this plain rule % art
hat ought not 10 take much notice OF the present
IL
Room No 49, is a very pretty composition and Las that
harm Of naturaness which belongs 10 everything thar
DR. johnson touches, only this time the natnralness
7-c4lIs. yet without any trace Of imt9ton
come Of those groups of the Renaissance that had the
itduo art for father and the artists experience
or mother. This might almost be Holy Family ot
s,rnigauo or Correggo. and IN the hands OF less n
.eussly modern artist than Eastman Johnson would
lavs suggested treatment OF the subject hitherto
r.ed. Mrs James NJ Harris Nautilus Shell ana Flow
~ No I92 Is raw and uncomposed in color and shows
Jut little grace. feeling for grace IN the arrange
ueut Of the objects. For ourselves judge that this
0r Of made up picture without permanent interest or
ralue even when painted by mlsterLand Ike that OF
Descone or OF Bakalowicz No doubt when these men
snt bricbrac the result IS astonishing; bur It only
sstonishing not beautiful valuable in ITSELF Painted
tsexercise by beginner it may be good training Tor
aim or her but ought not TO be shown 70 the public as
work OF art.
necessary 70 catch sight OF the French number
l5es on Mr Charles L. Dub0is's Forest OF Fnaine-
oeau" No l93 ana September Est Room. No 81. 70
Know where the artist has been studying He Is learn
ur how To do in the schools Of Paris, where all our
Young men who would be painters or architects nova
DAYS think they 60 without waiting. as good Bo
tcniaus do til they de. Il Is custom more tohored 10
the breach than ia the Obser rance but 1t VIII doubtless
continue 70 be observed until a sufficient number OF
Young men With brains have mad them added ID Paris
rest Of their lives in the unremuueratve task Of buryine
their talents IN napkins We can point 10 many clever
Young artist who has ruined all his promise as an aTi
by going 20 Paris study but cannot name one who
has not been less hurt by it. As for our aIcm
this not the place 70 show the irrepaIdoie W mat
has been done by the introduction OF French eN-
smples Of the worst time into our practice OF the
profession II with real regret that We hear Of promis
ING boys TO Paris learn architecture. The uue
Tor . Young architect 20 70 abroad is when be has
aed an ne can here and is ready begin the practice
o. ms profession at home. Then he might - on AIS
Year Of Wandering and gather what hints be could bui
% begin his professional studies asd 10 pursue them out
of country which he i 70 practice them Is d. ae'F
folly 100 painting and architecture and sculpture a.
would se in Jaw or business Mr. Dubcs j. an example
90 pOiut He is not looking at Nature through es own
Carrot and COurbot and TroyOD and Rousseau nave
t0ue hat h5 is looking az Nature the studio rules
direct him. He the SO trees ana these skies
Tuey DO not exist any than the prize panses ana
-eriniums exist that adorn the catalogues OF
seductive se-dsmeR But why should We preach
20 Mr. Dubois He will gperhaps come brayeE
a b tho end with a medal, and return 20 New
Boston aud up the last French importation ana
turn nuumerabe pretty young heads and lay down the
w IN art for best society. So we viii wlsn our best
society good of t. and turn 10 somebody who Is content
20 leGsn n America to work for Americans. In nj. A
h Wyants The First Winter" No. 1914 there is
pcas ng painting OF the dTst the distant
hills but the foreground Is unreal and conventional
IN the Woods. No. 1879 by W Whittredge, is ceyerly
done. We mud this artist best when he is willing 10
trust himself 20 the simple beauty OF an unpretending
subject. But now can much growth be expected OF an
artist who confines himself almost exclusively 70 q
leld Of nature Except that there rarely color
enough 10 please us, ike Mr.. Edward Morans pic
lures very much. His pictures are picturesque his
water wet his winds blow, ana when
hs vessels are in motion they move, and to
say This Of marine painter is 70 say much.
But has he never thought how much more stylish 20
thing would be 20 20 20 Paris and learn 70 paint water
d. Lrn and Courbet paint It, instead OF c0ntenung ht